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When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

IMO both features mentioned sound good, but they shouldn't be a showstopper if they don't work as intended. Can you jailbreak a roomba?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. It's interesting tech, but just not useful. I don't need to start it from my phone when away from the house, and it loses its maps and makes new ones that don't have the whole house if it encounters closed doors; if you then put it into the room it forgot and start it, it just sits there confused. It gets confused when furniture moves too. We have to close doors a lot to keep dogs separated, teens close their doors all the time, my house is not static enough for this detailed mapping function. I tried giving it zones but even then the closed doors break the maps.

There are things I like about the app. Getting the details on what an error message means, finding it more easily when it's hiding. But overall losing the ability to just set it down anywhere and let it run without mapping was a bigger loss than what was gained.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Gee, now that's just crappy work. It should be able to add (or remove) a "wall" without assuming away the rest of the house.

Overdesigning is one thing. Missing obvious functionality while doing it is quite another.