Tech you miss/ new tech trends you hate - ok boomers

[Puff]

I will find out who really owns and operates that fucking car warranty scam some day and it will not be a good day for them when I do.

It's my understanding that it's not a scam, but a legit extended warranty company that outsourced it's marketing to sleazeballs and is now the top warranty provider. I am not entirely certain.

the auto stop/start feature on new cars is really autistic

They absolutely have to install this because of CARB and the EPA. The fancier ones that cost extra money are nice though. They spin up the engine to idle speed with a more powerful AC motor instead of traditionally cranking. Real smooth.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

saw this quote and was reminded of the "Internet Of Things":

They never use any low-technology solutions; can you imagine seeing a bucket or a wrench in Star Trek? When their kids go to the beach, they probably take a portable forcefield generator instead of a bucket and shovel. But in real life, engineers don't always use the most advanced technology. In fact, the most elegant engineering solutions are those that require the least technology, not the most. A good example is a machine gun; it uses a simple, elegant and robust mechanical system to eject each cartridge and load the next, based on gas pressure, springs, rods, and other low-tech principles. The simpler, the better. With modern technology, we could design a machine gun that uses miniaturized robotics instead, but why? The resulting weapon would be far more expensive, and far less reliable. It would require a power source, and software. It would be far more difficult to maintain. But in the world of Star Trek, that's exactly how they would do it. In a world where medical isolation bays use forcefields instead of walls, and where dumbbells have touch-screen controls on them, even the dumbest application of excessive technology is not only approved; it's mandatory.

source: Star Wars vs Star Trek Essays: Engineering and Star Trek (written by an engineer)

 

[Orange Rhymer]

saw this quote and was reminded of the "Internet Of Things":

source: Star Wars vs Star Trek Essays: Engineering and Star Trek (written by an engineer)

The Religion of Science.

Not the application of science
Not actual science
Not even the pursuit of knowledge

just this new Religion.

 

[Molly White's Breast Milk]

The Religion of Science.

Not the application of science
Not actual science
Not even the pursuit of knowledge

just this new Religion.

Science denying anti-vaxxer!!!! Put your three masks back on NOW and take your fifth booster shot! Don't you know the ligma variant is only 99.7% survivable!?

 

[moocow]

Speaking of which, why does every car need a big screen? Cars are more reliant on computer parts than mechanical components now.

You can thank Uncle Sam for that. As of May 2018, all new vehicles sold in the United States must be equipped with rearview cameras. No exceptions. Even the shittiest model of the shittiest brand has to have one.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

You can thank Uncle Sam for that. As of May 2018, all new vehicles sold in the United States must be equipped with rearview cameras. No exceptions. Even the shittiest model of the shittiest brand has to have one.

The one on the Mitsubishi Mirage is hilarious

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

It's to stop idling. But, it can be disruptive.

Speaking of which, why does every car need a big screen? Cars are more reliant on computer parts than mechanical components now.

Turns out it's because of regulations that demand certain safety features. Those things don't look safe at all to me. I'm just some nutty goat posters, though. What do I know?

Extended warranties are only worth getting if you live in a home full of destructive hellions or you are prone to dropping everything and don't have Linus Sebastian money. If you are a normal person with non-demonic children, you don't need an extended warranty.

 

[Orange Rhymer]

Turns out it's because of regulations that demand certain safety features. Those things don't look safe at all to me. I'm just some nutty goat posters, though. What do I know?

Extended warranties are only worth getting if you live in a home full of destructive hellions or you are prone to dropping everything and don't have Linus Sebastian money. If you are a normal person with non-demonic children, you don't need an extended warranty.

Buy the extended warranty only _if you have a plan_

I would buy small electronics, with the extended warranty. When a better model came out, boom, free upgrade.
Also,
Buy the extended warranty with a fucked up guitar, that the HS dropouts at Guitar Center oversell you.
Brand new guitar. No fighting at all. Nobody asks questions.
I even got a hard shell case once, when the original guitar didn't come with one.

Have a plan. If you don't, then it's a waste of money. Any defects are covered by the Mfg Warranty 90% of the time.

 

[stupidpieceofshit]

Turns out it's because of regulations that demand certain safety features. Those things don't look safe at all to me. I'm just some nutty goat posters, though. What do I know?

Extended warranties are only worth getting if you live in a home full of destructive hellions or you are prone to dropping everything and don't have Linus Sebastian money. If you are a normal person with non-demonic children, you don't need an extended warranty.

You don't need a large screen for the backup cam, the one in my car is smaller then my smartphone.
I blame car makers making it harder and hard to see out back windows making the regulation somewhat necessary.
Fuck i didn't notice it at the times I test drove the car, but I have a blind spot that is most of the diver side if i want to look to merge.

 

[AnOminous]

saw this quote and was reminded of the "Internet Of Things":

I hate "Internet of Things." My preferred phrase is "Internet of Dumb Shit."

 

[Orange Rhymer]

I hate "Internet of Things." My preferred phrase is "Internet of Dumb Shit."

Skyrim Refrigerator Edition has just been released.

(I was gonna say 'Tesla Edition', but I think that's a real thing, now)

 

[Kiwi Lime Pie]

the auto stop/start feature on new cars is really autistic

I've heard this can wear out the engine quicker form the stop/start cycles, but I have no idea if this is true or merely puffery.

Speaking of which, why does every car need a big screen? Cars are more reliant on computer parts than mechanical components now.

As of May 2018, all new vehicles sold in the United States must be equipped with rearview cameras.

Even if it has a legitimate reaosn or is required for reasons/safety standards, it becomes super expensive equipment the moment it goes bad and needs to be replaced. If the markup repair shops have on parts isn't the killer, the labor rates are -- and auto stuff has become so complex it's become difficult to impossible for average normies to fix stuff themselves.

Remember when video game consoles had their own currency instead of using a country's equivalent?

I remember back in 1999-2001 when online merchants made a failed attempt at launching an online currency called Flooz that was even hawked by Whoopi Goldberg before the company behind it went belly up.

 

[moocow]

Even if it has a legitimate reaosn or is required for reasons/safety standards, it becomes super expensive equipment the moment it goes bad and needs to be replaced. If the markup repair shops have on parts isn't the killer, the labor rates are -- and auto stuff has become so complex it's become difficult to impossible for average normies to fix stuff themselves.

Oh I agree completely. The legislation is stupid as fuck (if you're such a horrible driver that you can't be bothered to look back over your shoulder when backing your car you don't deserve a license, and if your car has such lousy rear visibility that you need a fucking camera to see what's behind it you should sell it and get a better one immediately) and it definitely makes repairs much more expensive. Electronic parts fail faster than good reliable mechanical parts. Even when they try to make the electronics more durable.

 

[Toolbox]

Newer 'digital' car shifters.

Saw this in a Ford recently and it just reminded me of that Star Trek movie actor dying from an asinine design in jeep models, where the shifter would just automatically click back into place and you could barely tell what it was set on. This is almost as bad, it doesn't move back to the center when turned, but the fact it's a nondescript circle just tells me this was the cheapest way Ford could figure how to make their shifters. It defies all concepts of safety and muscle memory.

 

[Return of the Freaker]

the auto stop/start feature on new cars is really autistic

If you mean the thing where the engine cuts when you stop a long time, then cuts on yeah thats stupid and doesn't it wear the starter faster? At least my Mazda lets me disable it

 

[mikaylatoads]

I miss standalone chat software like aim, msn, xfire.

 

[Return of the Freaker]

I miss standalone chat software like aim, msn, xfire.

mIRC still exists

 

[blazeaster]

Modern tech things that make me cope seethe sneed and dilate:

-Smartphoniphied operating systems. It fucking sucks having to use windows that only has some dumb overlays and graphics that don't even look good, but most importantly they make it more difficult to access some basic stuff like network adapter options. It's just extra clicks for no reason​

-Getting verified journos shoved in my face by google and search engines showing only AI SEO optimized articles and shit like wsj, fox, cnn, buzzfeed etc.​

-Modern cars. They look horrible and full of useless features that are being used as selling points, but in reality those features are useless and only make maintaining a car pain in the ass. Every post OBD car is pozzed out. Never even liked OBD2 cars even though they're cars of my childhood and sheeeit​

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[mikaylatoads]

mIRC still exists

This is true, but the casual user culture is dead.

 

[🔪Cold Steel Brand Rep🔪]

I miss TVs that weren't connected to the internet and Blackberrys with scrollwheels and actual keyboards for my fat sausages. Everything else just seems like a side effect of those two changes.