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

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

I miss the internet from a time before everywhere tried selling me products.

 

[Cuban Pete]

I hate Microsoft.
I hate that they rape my machine startup with bullshit.
I hate that I can’t tell the niggers to fuck off and never come back.
“No”
Not, “Remind me”
It’s “No”
I hate that I decline OneDrive only for it to move my desktop/documents/videos to user/OneDrive/etc
Niggers, normal programs do not recognize this new bullshit buffer
I hate Microsoft
I hate them.
I want them to all kill themselves.

They are all fucking stupid DEI trannies.
I want them to all hang themselves.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Some cars have added artificial engine noises to cars, and some of them don't even have the option to turn that feature off. IIRC, the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR86 is one of those cars that you can't turn the sound off, unless you have the dealer do it for you, or you unplug one of the wires.

 

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

I hate Microsoft.
I hate that they rape my machine startup with bullshit.
I hate that I can’t tell the niggers to fuck off and never come back.
“No”
Not, “Remind me”
It’s “No”
I hate that I decline OneDrive only for it to move my desktop/documents/videos to user/OneDrive/etc
Niggers, normal programs do not recognize this new bullshit buffer
I hate Microsoft
I hate them.
I want them to all kill themselves.

They are all fucking stupid DEI trannies.
I want them to all hang themselves.

I like how Microsoft has a form to snitch on people and to make the internet a worse place

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/hatespeech

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

Some cars have added artificial engine noises to cars, and some of them don't even have the option to turn that feature off. IIRC, the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR86 is one of those cars that you can't turn the sound off, unless you have the dealer do it for you, or you unplug one of the wires.

You drive that shit through a small, slowly paced neighborhood with cul-de-sacs and avoid all the kids who don't hear you coming

 

[DavidS877]

Some cars have added artificial engine noises to cars, and some of them don't even have the option to turn that feature off. IIRC, the Subaru BRZ/Toyota GR86 is one of those cars that you can't turn the sound off, unless you have the dealer do it for you, or you unplug one of the wires.

The problem is that there are 2 flavors. In-Cabin stuff, which often can be shutoff and the outside stuff, which you can't(legally, per our friends at the NHTSA)
The outside one on my new EV sounds horrible. And it plays any time it's not in park, even if not moving.

 

[Core1036]

which brand is that?

I am not going to bother posting the brand, it's basically those amazon brands that re-sell the 2-3 varieties of %product% from Alibaba with their random letter brand name slapped on top of it, those don't tend to have a long life expectancy.

These aren't safe either;

Depends on your use case, if your use case is "I have some lamps plugged into the wall and I want to be able to switch them on/off from from one place and not have to get behind the couch to put the lamp on" those simple RF units work. Again, no app, no BS. If you think of it, more shit with a switching power supply is more phantom loads that also may double as a fire starter with luck.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Some cars have decided to make asymmetrical gauges and displays, where it has an analog speedometer on one side, but a full digital screen display on another. And they're available on cars from the cheapest to luxury ones, two examples being the Nissan Versa for the cheapest, and the Genesis G70 for the luxury:

Nissan Versa:
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Genesis G70:


The fact that both a Versa, and luxury cars use this setup, makes the Genesis look even cheaper by comparison.

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

Some cars have decided to make asymmetrical gauges and displays, where it has an analog speedometer on one side, but a full digital screen display on another. And they're available on cars from the cheapest to luxury ones, two examples being the Nissan Versa for the cheapest, and the Genesis G70 for the luxury:

Nissan Versa:
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Genesis G70:
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The fact that both a Versa, and luxury cars use this setup, makes the Genesis look even cheaper by comparison.

Screens are cheaper than buttons. Soon, tactical buttons for your AC will be a luxury.

One thing I hate in my "MODERN CAR" from 2016 is how the speed limiter is a value on the dash, but the cruise control is basically touchy feely. "Hold to increase speed", by how much my guy? I let go of the button and it goes another 4 miles up.

 

[Vince McMahon]

Fuck Manifest V3. I will not go back to this ad-infested shit we call normie Internet these days. Insidious niggers, technically the V2 extensions are still supported but not phased out but I've already started to see ads that cannot be simply created a rule for. If I'd have to interface with it, I'd sooner go through motherfucking text browser than allow myself to see the filth that is Internet advertisement.

It's hypocritical of me to use some of the products that are essentially what make Jewgle money but I don't care, such are intricacies of life. Blow me.

 

[Susie Sumner]

You had games from the PS2 and Xbox 360 eras that offered split screen multiplayer/co-op. Now, there's a chance a game won't even HAVE that option anymore. I thought technology was supposed to be better over time.

Reminds me of one time I wanted to play Halo 3 with a friend just to find out Master Chief Collection doesn't support splitscreen. Fucking FUCK guess I should buy an xbox if I wanna do the basic feature of local co op

 

[Thiletonomics]

Screens are cheaper than buttons. Soon, tactical buttons for your AC will be a luxury.

One thing I hate in my "MODERN CAR" from 2016 is how the speed limiter is a value on the dash, but the cruise control is basically touchy feely. "Hold to increase speed", by how much my guy? I let go of the button and it goes another 4 miles up.

Buttons for AC controls are already being replaced with either integration to the infotainment screen, as seen in Teslas, VWs, and Fords, or their own screen for the HVAC controls, as seen in Audis, Kias, and newer Genesis cars. The lack of physical feedback with the capacitive touch controls that some car makers are doing also adds to the frustration of not being able to adjust your cruise control settings exactly to your liking.

This isn't tech-related, but newer cars don't even have spare tires included, and only some of them have a tire sealant kit, to save costs, to increase trunk/cargo room, and to reduce weight to improve fuel economy. Auto makers also assume that people will have roadside assistance plans, i.e. through your car insurance provider, to justify not needing spare tires anymore, to the detriment of the car owner.

 

[Squishie PP]

I hate Microsoft.
I hate that they rape my machine startup with bullshit.
I hate that I can’t tell the niggers to fuck off and never come back.
“No”
Not, “Remind me”
It’s “No”
I hate that I decline OneDrive only for it to move my desktop/documents/videos to user/OneDrive/etc
Niggers, normal programs do not recognize this new bullshit buffer
I hate Microsoft
I hate them.
I want them to all kill themselves.

They are all fucking stupid DEI trannies.
I want them to all hang themselves.

Either use ameliorated.io (though this will only help you in the short term) or install Linux or BSD.

 

[Instant_Pot_User]

I hate Microsoft.
I hate that they rape my machine startup with bullshit.
I hate that I can’t tell the niggers to fuck off and never come back.
“No”
Not, “Remind me”
It’s “No”
I hate that I decline OneDrive only for it to move my desktop/documents/videos to user/OneDrive/etc
Niggers, normal programs do not recognize this new bullshit buffer
I hate Microsoft
I hate them.
I want them to all kill themselves.

They are all fucking stupid DEI trannies.
I want them to all hang themselves.

I have to use windows 11 at work on a moderately-new computer, and windows is a fucking garbagefire. I wish I could use fucking Ubuntu, at least there I wouldn't have 3 home folders (local, OneDrive (fuck off), and an on-site(?) fileshare).

also, my coworkers can't file things on a computer for dick. Fuck windows explorer, and fuck windows 11's bootleg-KDE look. It all sucks cock compared to even Windows 8. I never thought I'd look back fondly on the fucking Start screen.

 

[Neodanthril]

I hate seo. You can not find cool websites anymore made by hobbyists because they are buried under an ocean of scam crap.

 

[Betonhaus]

https://www.techradar.com/phones/motorola-phones/motorola-razr-plus-2024-review#section-razr-plus-2024-review-software

So Techradar thinks that the new Razr phone is bigoted - because the AI wallpaper generator lets you input any prompt and it uses data based on reality

Okay, enough compliments – let’s talk about AI. Motorola has added some AI features, with more on the way. I’ll start with AI wallpaper, because it’s emblematic of the larger problem.

The Motorola Razr Plus 2024 has an AI wallpaper generator, but it’s nothing like the AI wallpaper you’ll find on the Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24, both of which use AI as a tool to produce stylish and unique wallpapers.

The Motorola Razr Plus, on the other hand, produces images that often cling to stereotypes, with repeated results that are racist, misogynistic, and bigoted. I wish I were joking.

On the Pixel 8, the AI wallpaper is limited. You choose a look such as ‘Soft-focus,’ and then you fill in some blanks: “A soft-focus photo of ________ with ________ hues.”

You can’t fill the blanks with any word you choose – there are options to pick. For the first blank, there are eight choices, including Butterflies, Flowers, and Fireflies. There are nine options for the hues, including Red, Cream, and Natural. It’s limited, but you get 72 different options, and the phone creates four images each time you generate a wallpaper from a phrase. So that one ‘Soft-focus’ scene results in 288 wallpapers. You can ask the phone to generate new wallpaper again and again based on the same phrase, so the choices are limited, but there are infinite possible results.

If the Pixel 8 seems too constrained in this respect, and you’d like the option to submit open prompts, as you’ll find on Midjourney and other AI image-generation tools, I have good news and bad news.

Moto AI created this happy, furry lighthouse wallpaper for me (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The good news is that the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 has an AI wallpaper feature that can generate anything you can imagine (with some limits); the bad news is that the generative AI image tools are so bad that they're offensive.

How is the Razr Plus 2024 offensive? That depends on what a happy person looks like. Or a successful person. A happy person could look like anybody! So, how does an AI generate an image of a happy person? What image does it create, drawing upon its understanding of a successful person?

(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
I asked the Razr Plus 2024 to make me a wallpaper image of “a happy person.” I asked 10 times. Eight of the images were young, white, blond women smiling. Another image was a young, white man smiling, and the last was a dark-haired, young, white woman.

I tried the same test for a number of terms, and the results were strikingly similar. If you ask the Moto AI wallpaper tool to create an image of “a successful person,” I’ll bet you $1,000 that person will be young, male, and white.

It’s a huge problem when your AI has been modeled to understand that only young white people can be happy or successful, but if you think that’s bad, buckle up.

Can you guess what I asked for when I got this result? (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
I asked the Razr Plus 2024 to make me a wallpaper of “a Jewish person.” I asked 20 times. I got 20 white men. Not a single woman, nor any other skin tone. Almost all the men were wearing hats, beards, and payes, the long locks that Orthodox Jews grow at their temples. There was nobody who might not be an Orthodox Jew, even though Orthodox Judaism accounts for only one in seven Jews in the world. I asked for “a Palestinian person” and I only got men with beards.

When an AI has been modeled to understand that all Jewish people look the same, or that all Palestinian people look the same, to the exclusion of women, then that AI will generate images that support stereotypes including anti-Semitism, misogyny, and other forms of bigotry. That’s what I see happening with Moto AI, and I have a huge problem with this.

Don't look close or you may barf (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Also, it’s just weird. I asked for “friends having fun at the beach” and I only got groups of young, white people, mostly wearing string bikinis. AI doesn’t do good string bikinis, and the photos were monstrous, like a horror movie. I asked for “a strong person” and I got impossibly muscle-bound men, often only a view of bodies from the bulging neck to below the bulging crotch. I’m not joking.

How did this make it into a final product? This is entirely unacceptable. Moto AI isn’t an AI wallpaper generator. It’s an AI stereotype generator. It needs to be removed.

If Motorola isn’t taking this seriously, maybe it will if one of its execs asks its own AI for an image of “a cool smartphone.” I got pictures of an iPhone Pro, with its characteristic triangle camera layout. I got no pictures of a Motorola Razr.

That's no six pack. How many packs is that, 8? 12? (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Before this review, I took the unusual step of telling Motorola that I had serious concerns about the AI image tool, and asked if they had any response. I shared the results of my queries, and the conclusions I was drawing. At press time, Motorola had no response.

If you do use the Moto AI wallpaper generator, despite all of the above, be warned that there’s a monthly limit to how many images you can create. You can’t buy more images, so you just have to wait until the first of the next month.

• Software score: 1 / 5

 

[Betonhaus]

I hate seo. You can not find cool websites anymore made by hobbyists because they are buried under an ocean of scam crap.

oh god I do hate that. you need to either know the exact name of what you're looking for or use a site like yandex to maybe get better results.

 

[Instant_Pot_User]

because the AI wallpaper generator lets you input any prompt and it uses data based on reality

That journo talks like a fag and is pearl-clutching over nothing. Fucking idiot probably doesn't realize that to get images from a 'successful black person' prompt, you have to add 'racially ambiguous'.

 

[Betonhaus]

That journo talks like a fag and is pearl-clutching over nothing. Fucking idiot probably doesn't realize that to get images from a 'successful black person' prompt, you have to add 'racially ambiguous'.

Still it's a nice phone, but I'm only halfway through my 2 year contract for the Razr Plus 2023 and I'm still happy with that phone.

It just annoys me how they take every opportunity to interject their politics into everything, even a simple phone review.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

New remote control stuff can be controlled with "apps" on tablets and "smartphones", and have rechargeable lithium ion batteries.

Old remote control stuff of the 20th century use controllers with analog sticks and run off of batteries that aren't fire hazard.