Louie Mantia, Jr.

I feel I have to say that while I have a video camera doorbell, it is... not connected to the Internet at all?? It’s just a closed circuit situation. It’s... normal in Japan, every home has one.

It’s absolutely nutso that Ring ever became popular, because the technology to do this without the Internet already existed.

Feb 9 at 10:36pmWeb
Show threadMax MellmanFeb 9
@louie damn and I bet they all don’t verbally remind you that “you are currently being recorded” every time you walk by your neighbors’ houses.
Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.Feb 9
@belovedmelody yeah well um, they’re only recording when someone rings it so—
Show threadMax MellmanFeb 9
@louie what a novel concept 🙄
Show threadSteve RoyFeb 10
@louie I don’t know if it’s just a western world thing, but I find that people are very gullible when it comes to technology. I hope it’s not the case everywhere, is it?
Show threadJarrettFeb 10
@louie Intercoms are nearly universal here/in Japan; video doorbells are just very common.
Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.Feb 10
@JayEssGee I gotta say, this is one of the strangest “well, actually” reply guy replies I’ve received, because it doesn’t seem to me that it makes any significant correction. But, go off!
Show threadJarrettFeb 10

@louie Yes, I was addressing a minor point in your argument, not the main thrust of it.

You “went off” much harder than I didn’t at all.