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Technology sure has come a long way (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

When I was last shopping for furniture, one of the immediate disqualifications was anything that required a power cord. I don't need or want anything motorized, built-in chargers, bluetooth speakers, and I especially don't want LED lighting in my chairs. All that crap is designed to fail / break. Not to mention that standards change quicker than furniture gets updated in my household. Most of those USB ports were old 5V USB-A crap that can't keep up or crappy old bluetooth standards & antennas with poor quality speakers that I would never use anyway because my receiver is far, far better. And fuck LED lights in everything. Fuck that to Hell along with the people that make/invent that bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Charged a weed vape using the Xbox once. Times have changed

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Wait, does this mean that if you have a smart doorbell, someone could just walk up to it, grab it, and walk away with it?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's also true of a regular doorbell

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but that's just a button and maybe a light.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I swear this is getting stupid. One day someone is going to shove a battery pack up the butt with USB port sticking out "omg tech dude, I can charge with my butt"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

It’s pretty bold of you to to assume that this hasn’t been done already; I’m sure there are more than a few with a flared base for safety.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You should probably ensure you have patent rights on that before you go spouting off about it in public spaces.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I once recharged my vegetable chipper at my desktop computers which honestly was weird enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah but why would you want to need to?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because I want to go back and time and fuck with people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is why you're not allowed a time machine.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imaging explaining that to someone in 2025 would work too. Didn't know that either of these existed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never seen a Ring doorbell?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay but the most important question: where do I get a couch like that?

My cord is always the wrong length lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We actually have electric recliners and it just dawned on me that they should have usb sockets since they’re connected to an outlet.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ok, conclusion:
Charging things with the couch is cool and smart and I want it.
Needing to charge your doorbell is very silly, I do not want it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My recliner has a USB plug. It's slower than fuck. Like plugging into an old pc USB.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

shouldn't be too hard to DIY a modern USB-C PD solution in there

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yeah, this is some how a problem in this future. My electric couch is outdated, and it's not even from my ass.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

My 50 year old "dumb" doorbell doesn't need to be recharged. More proof that "smart" technology isn't actually smarter and isn't actually making our lives easier.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure you know what proof is

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

A doorbell like this requires recharging because it is wireless.

Meaning you don’t need to drill holes, just connect it to your WiFi.

Maybe screw the holder into something (or just command strip it to your door).

It removes to recharge.

Other smart door bells connect to existing power, and don’t need recharging.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they had a 50 year old doorbell they could replace it with a better version of the pictured one that is powered by the old doorbell circuit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

My Ring doorbell like this does connect to my existing power supply for a 'dumb' doorbell. This version shown is a wireless model aimed more at apartments which don't have existing wiring or for a tenant who wants a removable version to take when they move.

I am not not associated with Ring, just a customer.

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