@neil I feel like I'm being chased around the Internet by a slimy AI slop monster that's insidiously engulfing everything I use. It used to be I could just ignore the rubbish bits of the net I didn't like, but no longer.
I hate being forced to move just to avoid all this, not to mention the time involved in learning new tools. And who's to say the services/products I move to won't also succumb?
It's exhausting.
And it takes a huge chunk of enjoyment out of being a fan of tech and computers.
@steve @http_error_418 @JohannaMakesGames @gilester45 @neil
Oh this so much.
Mrs Sheddi has an electric VW. It has an API that our EV charger can connect to, so the charger can know how full the battery is and can automatically charge by the right amount. (There are good battery-life reasons not to simply "charge until full" every time.)
VW want £90 a year to give us access to our own car's info.
@sheddi @steve @JohannaMakesGames @gilester45 @neil waitwaitwait
So when it charges, the charger connects OUT TO THE INTERNET in order to know the state of the car it is charging, instead of having a way of directly querying the car through a physical connection you are ALREADY MAKING
@http_error_418 @steve @JohannaMakesGames @gilester45 @neil
Yes, that seems to be the case!
The charger and the car both connect (via their individual cellular data services) to their respective cloud servers, which then do whatever tango they've agreed.
All the while there's a physical (& electrical) connection between the two of them.
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