@actuallyadhd @autistics

I really wish my Mam wasn't such a technophobe. Doubly annoying that she lives so far away & triply so that she doesn't ask one of her more tech savvy friend's to help her get to grips with her phone.

The flip side is that she's the only person who phones me so I have no way to verify if all the phone call woes are her accidentally triggering things by touching buttons or things on screen (I can imagine her holding the phone slightly away from her ear so the in-call screen is displayed) & putting herself on mute or me on hold.

Is it her or has my phone, network or the Lineage OS developed problems?

After today's particularly Mute & Hold heavy call, or calls - I'd have to hang up & phone her again & again to get back to having a conversation instead of hearing nothing or being on hold - I hope she will take my strong suggestion of asking one, or some of her friends to help her.

I was hoping she would be coming over for xmas or new year's, giving me a chance to check her phone, maybe minimize google spying & if I can figure out how to be patient enough show her how to use her phone whilst knowing she won't remember or will struggle to remember.
I'd also have to hope I can still fathom how phones running android OS work as it's been several years.

I don't have the spoons to go visit her & with the festively terrible (non-existant) public transport between hers & the nearest hotel ensuring my spoon tank is permanently empty for the duration so it's probably not a good idea.
Last year I left her's on xmas day just before we were going to have dinner. Walking back to the hotel in tears & having snacks instead of a good meal. I do not recommend as it's probably my worst xmas & would not like a repeat. 😔😢😞.

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons #SelfCare #Technophobia #TechEducation #TechFails #EpicTechFails #Enshittification

🥳🎉 Oh, look! Another self-proclaimed math #genius attempts to decipher Feynman's magical math tricks only to realize they can't count past ten without using their fingers. 🤔🧠 But fear not, because who needs to understand integration when you can just throw #calculations at a computer and hope for the best, right? 😂👌
https://entropicthoughts.com/feynman-vs-computer #mathhumor #techfails #Feynman #funnyfail #HackerNews #ngated
Feynman vs. Computer

🤖🌀 Breaking news: Google Antigravity, in a bold move towards #innovation, managed to outsmart itself by mistaking human users for bots and wiping out data. 🚀💥 Apparently, they've decided the best way to prevent abuse is to delete everything—problem solved! Genius, or just gravity-defying incompetence? 😂
https://old.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1p82or6/google_antigravity_just_deleted_the_contents_of/ #GoogleAntigravity #DataLoss #TechFails #AIHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Contactless My Ass: Why Tapping Your Phone Isn’t Progress

They call it contactless payment. Contactless. Like it’s some futuristic magic that lets you pay without touching anything. But that’s a lie. You still have to take out a card, a phone, or a smartwatch and tap it on a reader. Tap. That is contact. Not contactless. It’s barely-touchless, marketed as convenience, sold as progress, and yet it makes a simple task unnecessarily complicated. Think about the MetroCard. You swiped it. You shoved it in a slot. It worked. Always. No apps, no […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2025/11/29/00/33/52/analysis/jaimedavid327/8393/contactless-my-ass-why-tapping-your-phone-isnt-progress/

Cloudflare and AWS outages, airport screens contradicting each other, apps showing different gate info — travel days make our tech dependence impossible to ignore.
We discuss the chaos and the gratitude for when tech does work in AwesomeCast 759.

Full episode: https://www.sorgatronmedia.com/blog/awesomecast-759-peeping-roomba-telly-tv-hands-on-and-thankful-for-tech

@sorgatron @profpod
#AwesomeCast #TechFails #TravelTech

🤦‍♂️ Fifteen years in tech, and this poor soul's grand revelation is... using Outlook as a build pipeline? 🚀💼 The digital equivalent of duct-taping your way to the moon. It's like finally mastering the art of sending a fax in 2023. 📠👌
https://iwriteaboutcode.blogspot.com/2025/11/after-15-years-i-have-finally-reached.html #techfails #outdatedtech #buildpipeline #outlookautomation #digitalrevolution #HackerNews #ngated
After 15 years, I have finally reached the point where I use Outlook as my build pipeline

I am sorry, brethren, for I have failed our craft, and disappointed those who have placed their trust in me. Today, after 15 years, I finall...

In today's thrilling episode of "Surprises Nobody Asked For," we learn that a 403 Forbidden error is just the internet's way of saying, "I can't believe you're trying to read this snoozefest." 😴🔒 Next time, try accessing something more riveting, like paint drying. 🎨✨
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ShebangRelativePathSurprise #SurprisesNobodyAskedFor #403Forbidden #ErrorInternet #Humor #TechFails #404NotFound #HackerNews #ngated
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Okay, with my phone connected to home WiFi, it works great 😃.
When my PC switches on & joins the (chat) WiFi my phone gets half booted off 😒 grumble, shitty home-phone WiFi grumble Ggrrrrrr!

#Life #Tech #TechFails

🐢 Jeff Geerling bravely fights a battle with his own #incompetence, losing precious video memories to the digital abyss of rm .MP4. 💀🔍 His complex backup system might just be a convoluted way to show off his tech prowess—or lack thereof, since he can't even follow his own script. 🤡
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/recovering-videos-my-sony-camera-i-stupidly-deleted #JeffGeerling #TechFails #DigitalMemories #BackupSystem #HumorInTech #HackerNews #ngated
Recovering videos from my Sony camera that I stupidly deleted | Jeff Geerling

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