#dumb tech

[shnookiems]

I want an mp3 player with tactical buttons and no touch screen. I don't need Bluetooth or a camera on it it just needs to hold a shit ton of music. Any recommendations??

[transgenderballofanxiety]

im actually getting so sick of "smart" technology

it's at the point where im using a calender, sticky notes, and i would also be using a notebook if i knew where my blank ones were. like we just got a dedicated blueray player and oh my GOD is it lovely

i want dumb shit. dumb tv, dumb speakers, dumb mics, dumb phones, make everything dumb. all this smart stuff is killing my brain cells

[burglar-bird]

AI glasses are so dumb to me. Like, you mean I have to focus my eyes within 1 inch or 1/2 inch of my face? Are you stupid? Glasses are hard enough to wear because you have to retrain your eye to focus through the lens (hence, nasty headaches every time you get a new perscription) and that's without adding an interface full of flashing lights to it. There's no way I'm going to put a computer face that close to my face. The only people who'd think this is a good idea are people with perfect vision who've never had a migraine.

[thelyesmith]

The next previously-was-dumb-now-inexplicably-is-“smart” device that asks me for a login in order to use it is getting its firmware flashed with linux.

Don’t test me, Sonos Sound Bar. I body horror tech as a hobby. You’ve been hardwired into my TV for two years. Act like it before I turn you into an eReader. >:(

[blue-m00nz]

Im trying to remove myself completely from my phone. Ive already limited my app use on a regular basis, but im gonna say bye bye to social media during my academic hours. Its kinda cold turkey.

I have so many form of entertainment that could distract me during the day that aren't my phone, and id like to invest time in those. Hopefully it will make me more creative and mentally present as well. I think i spent 7 hours on youtube today. I wasnt even watching the video, I just wanted background noise. I could play audio books in that time, which is much more interesting.

[weatherreportshusband]

I have been complaining about apps and smartphones and other modern tech being addictive and making me feel like my brain is sludge for too long but now I am actually going to do something about it god damn it

I dumbed down my phone as much as possible (I want s dumb phone but that may not be possible for me so heavy restrictions are my current solution) and I am looking at getting other devices that will replace my phone so I lessen using it

The good bit is my budget is feasible and the bad bit is my paycheque sucks

[buggledy]

Every big tech company at some point is like "AR glasses are absolutely the move" and tbh I don't know anyone who was asking for that.

[sexyspacerobotclownlady]

Today in things that tech bros made worse by trying to reinvent it:

vending machines

This is an “AI-powered unmanned convenience store” at Changi Airport, Singapore. The idea behind it seems to be that it works just like a convenience store, but without a cashier. You use your credit card to enter and pay without having to interact with anybody.

The problem I find is that this concept already exists: it’s called a vending machine. This particular convenience store was stocked with ramen, chocolates, drinks and snacks - all things that could be efficiently delivered by a wall of vending machines. If it had been a wall of vending machines, that also would have been more user friendly because people could get exactly what they want from the exact machine they want without having to navigate around other people trying to get different things in a very small space.

What’s worse, this particular one didn’t even work for everyone, leaving some people unable to enter the shop, which was beyond inconvenient for those people!

Tl;dr, don’t use smart machines when dumb machines solve the problem easier for everyone.