• @LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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    637 days ago

    Making “smart” devices that can’t do routine mundane things without an active internet connection is completely fucking stupid.

    • @Taleya@aussie.zone
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      127 days ago

      I’m just boggled by the fact that “a toilet you flush with your phone” ever gof off the stoner couch. who the fuck wants to pull out a phone and press a button every time they take a piss.

      Sensors if you move, yeah they’re a thing that’s given us all a surprise shifting our weight but a fucking app???

      • @LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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        57 days ago

        Yeah I would expect a “smart” toilet to flush when I stood up or moved away. Why anybody would ever require a phone to turn on a faucet is beyond ridiculous.

        • @Fribbtastic@lemmy.world
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          47 days ago

          “Smart” apparently doesn’t mean “it does things on its own” but simply “you can control it over our app”

          • @LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
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            6 days ago

            You not only can control it with our app, you have to - so when we start showing un-skippable ads on our app you can either watch them of buy a new faucet. Smart like a fox!

      • who the fuck wants to pull out a phone and press a button every time they take a piss.

        There could be a use case in public restrooms or retirement homes, but a usage sensor and timer would do the job better.

      • JackbyDev
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        27 days ago

        I mean, obviously a manual handle would be a requirement, but I could possibly see it? Like the idea of an app controlled bidet is not that far fetched because they have a lot of buttons and settings (obviously I want physical buttons too).