It's 2026 and I had to reboot my kitchen vent hood because it couldn't connect to Wi-Fi. This is not the utopia I was aiming for as an 1980s tech nerd.
@chetwisniewski Oh you must have the same one as me. I also had a notification to my Apple Watch telling me that my microwave had installed a critical security update, while I was walking up a mountain last week. Similarly, not what I imagined 2026 to be like.
@chetwisniewski I feel like you could just duct tape a pedestal fan to the rangehood, instantly improve your UX and never have to worry about that nonsense again.
@chetwisniewski most dystopias were "sold" as a utopia.
@chetwisniewski we got a smart fridge freezer awhile ago, and in its defence it did once text me a message when I was in bed, to say the fridge door was open, but we changed internet provider and its completely forgotten to be smart ever since, and now works as a content stupid fridge freezer...
@chetwisniewski @Binder Yerp. Coming soon: β€œCan’t go take a dump this morning because my toilet needs a firmware update.”