Gina

My fancy #Sonos soundsystem:
“I need two apps to work, all your personal info and your location data. Maybe I'll work today. Maybe I won't. Idk maybe I don't feel like connecting to Spotify today. Who knows, haha certainly not you.”

My shitty €30 JBL Bluetooth speaker:
“You left me in the car? That's ok, I'll still connect, no apps needed. Yeah my battery is endless. Leave me in a WW2 bunker idc I'll connect through any layer of concrete for you baby.”

Sep 10, 2020 at 8:52amWeb
Show threadIljaSep 10, 2020
@Gina I'm certainly intrigued by the relationship you and your JBL speaker have, none of my gadgets call me "baby" - though I might like it, if my headphones did x)
Show threadfatboy Sep 10, 2020
@Gina Surveillance Capitalism is everywhere! It's really concerning.
Show threadFiXato (fallback)Sep 10, 2020

@Gina
oh, and #Sonos used to brick your speakers if you set them to #RecycleMode to trade them in: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/5/21166777/sonos-ending-recycle-mode-trade-up-program-sustainability

Which JBL speakers do you use?

Sonos getting rid of Recycle Mode that needlessly bricked its older devices

Sonos is getting rid of the controversial Recycle Mode that forced customers participating in the company’s trade-up program to permanently brick their older devices.

The Verge
Show thread@Ducon_OfficielSep 10, 2020
@FiXato
I love JBL speakers and use JBL Flip 4 or JBL Flip 5 (+ pulseeffects on my Ubuntu laptop)
@Gina