this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

You have to admit, it is funny.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This has /b/ written all over it. Or it would have, back in the days.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Not everything needs to be connected to the cloud. I wish manufacturers would stop. It’s fine to have LAN access for things like cell phone notifications, but it should never be accessible via internet.

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

What is the intended purpose of having a speaker capable of playing anything more complex than a simple beep? Is it there to announce things like "Low Battery"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

To play "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner while cleaning, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

To boost 'features' to sell this crap.