JuhisAug 11, 2024

When the company calls their home appliances "smart", what I hear is:

- they spent money on features I don't care about
- those features will be worse than standalone devices but will drive them out of market (looking at you TVs)
- the appliance is more likely to break
- my data is likely being sold to advertisers
- when the company loses interest in it and cut support, I will need to buy a new device

So no, I don't want "smart" home appliances.

Show threadJuhisAug 11, 2024

If I buy a TV, I want a TV that shows channels and to which I can plug other devices to watch the other stuff.

If I buy speakers, I want to connect whatever I have to them and not risk remote bricking of devices by manufacturer.

Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEAug 11, 2024
@hamatti Other people have other use cases. I *don't* want a TV that "shows channels" as that would be no use to me as I don't have a TV licence. I want a TV that plays DVDs (and yes, I accept that that's via another device) and shows stuff from the internet (and I don't see why that should need another device, it's only software and the telly already has a computer in it).
Show threadRoderickAug 11, 2024
@TimWardCam @hamatti non UK readers might not understand the concept of a "TV licence". In Britain, you can't watch TV until you've taken the Television Aptitude Test, or TAT, which gauges your understanding of BBC4 arts programmes, your ability to follow long running soaps in a regional dialect, and whether or not you laugh at Ant and Dec.
Show threadKyleAug 11, 2024
@rvkennedy @TimWardCam @hamatti As a USian, am genuinely unsure whether you are joking.
Show threadiam-py-test 
@Kyleric @rvkennedy @TimWardCam @hamatti They are joking; TV licenses are just a required fee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_Kingdom
Television licensing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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Show threadSite Reliability Enby🏳️‍⚧️🏁🔦📈🐺👗😷Aug 12, 2024

@iampytest1 @Kyleric @rvkennedy @TimWardCam @hamatti In other words a tax.

Literally funding bigotry, because that money goes to the BBC.