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

[Absolutego]

Adding cloud-connected or AI shit to on-premises products.

I'm testing an upgrade for a product we use and the new web UI has been shit up with at least two things requiring another subscription. And you apparently can't even turn the fucking buttons off.

One is a remote analytics service, click on it and it says "please enter your subscription data in the setings" I found where it gathers and uploads data and now it says "please turn on data collection" No, I want the button gone.

Another is for an AI accelerator for writing code you run in the system, but all that button does is goes to their sales page for the tool. It's not even something this web UI would have access to as it's an add-on for the developers machines.

Fucking cunts.

This + Microsoft's vague branding philosophy is a recipe for maximum circular discussions in operations meetings.
I finally caved and started going for a Microsoft Cert this week after a decade of avoiding professional creds for their environment like the plague, and a lot of tendencies and conversations with coworkers who were alumni started making a LOT of sense.

 

[The ATF Disliked That]

Some newer cars now have electrically dimming sunroofs, instead of having sunshades. Two examples include the new Nissan Leaf EV, and the Lexus RZ EV:

2026 Nissan Leaf:
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2026 Lexus RZ:
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Do people not want actual sunshades for their sunroofs anymore? I guess we can blame Tesla YET AGAIN for inspiring this shit when they added their full panoramic sunroofs with no sunshades.

I was in Chicago taking a Lyft a month ago with some friends. One of the hottest days that day, and the top of the Tesla was like an oven. Not a fan of this at all.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

Also, has anyone else noticed that all the normies with their iPhones always opt for the cheapest ones? Kind of destroys the purpose of buying a phone based on conspicuous consumption.

Not going to pay $1,500 to 3,000 for an iPhone when I get get an older model that’s still new for $700 or so

The SE is pretty solid although it appears it will be the last reasonably sized iPhone in the foreseeable future. I really detested the 6 and never had one.

Currently using an iPhone 6s right now. Pretty good size just my provider is annoying saying I need to upgrade my phone by the end of the month to a device that has 5G as they are discontinuing their 3G network

 

[Pepe Cortisona]

Currently using an iPhone 6s right now. Pretty good size just my provider is annoying saying I need to upgrade my phone by the end of the month to a device that has 5G as they are discontinuing their 3G network

The iphone 6s also supports 4G, are they also dropping that network? This smells more like they want to force every customer to get new phones with fear mongering

 

[Max Weber]

they are discontinuing their 3G network

That's retarded. Can't wait for the future where everyone is forced to use 7G and we have to have cell towers placed every 100m!

 

[The ATF Disliked That]

The iphone 6s also supports 4G, are they also dropping that network? This smells more like they want to force every customer to get new phones with fear mongering

3G has been discontinued in 2022 by the major carriers. 4G isn't going anywhere for a while though.

 

[Lovely Kin]

When they remove random shit for a "sleeker" experience, but it makes it more confusing with more excess stuff.

 

[hog cranking frog]

Jira updated it's UI for what feels like the first time since 2012 and it's even more terrible.

 

[FloydsFeedandSeed]

Didn't feel like sperging out in the mechanical keyboard thread as it's more that I don't get why they're so popular. Why are they so much more expensive when decent higher end regular/membrane boards do the job just fine. I spend all day at work typing on keyboards.

I don't understand the supposed durability aspect either. My high end Logitech membrane keyboard from 2003 hasn't skipped a beat for 20+ years of use. The board I use at work is so ancient it's got the logo that was last used with Windows ME for the Windows key (it is beige USB and not PS/2) and not anything special.
My friend had his Logitech G613 mechanical develop a double typing issue on many of the keys after just 4 years for something that was more expensive. I work in IT. I've seen very few (maybe one or two) membrane board fail if it's treated right, the rule is generally it'll go for decades (although laptop boards fail more often) .

In terms of typing, they're good sure, and customizable for how you want it to feel down to the individual keys so that's one aspect they're better, but I just don't get the extreme hype. What's the deal with people being autistic enough about them to have shelves dedicated to them? Who else does this but mechfags?

 

[Zeftax]

And they are all almost completely identical and have as little buttons as possible! I currently have a random cheap keyboard I got because I spilled coffee into my old one and it does not have a num-pad and it sucks! They sometimes remove even the "middle section" that is between the letters and the numpad, sometimes even the f-keys! How are you even supposed to do that? Compose everything? Well it's shit even for that, gimme a space cadet keyboard - that would be cool! It is missing some keys I would like natively but the composing capabilities actually make up for it. When my current keyboard breaks I will probably buy a PC 122 keyboard from unicomp, if I have the money for it. I would be open to try the space cadet as well, but you cannot get that currently AFAIK.

 

[Sebben Crudele II]

Didn't feel like sperging out in the mechanical keyboard thread as it's more that I don't get why they're so popular. Why are they so much more expensive when decent higher end regular/membrane boards do the job just fine. I spend all day at work typing on keyboards.

I don't understand the supposed durability aspect either. My high end Logitech membrane keyboard from 2003 hasn't skipped a beat for 20+ years of use. The board I use at work is so ancient it's got the logo that was last used with Windows ME for the Windows key (it is beige USB and not PS/2) and not anything special.
My friend had his Logitech G613 mechanical develop a double typing issue on many of the keys after just 4 years for something that was more expensive. I work in IT. I've seen very few (maybe one or two) membrane board fail if it's treated right, the rule is generally it'll go for decades (although laptop boards fail more often) .

In terms of typing, they're good sure, and customizable for how you want it to feel down to the individual keys so that's one aspect they're better, but I just don't get the extreme hype. What's the deal with people being autistic enough about them to have shelves dedicated to them? Who else does this but mechfags?

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I also don't get collecting keyboards. Feels like collecting screwdrivers. It's a tool, brother what are you doing?

I do have a mech keyboard but it's an old model M. I found it in someone's old workshop that got flooded, they said it was trash so I kept it. After drying it and cleaning it it was working just fine, these things are beasts. Weight like 2kg too.

I think some company is making new ones now in the same form factor, but mine is literally from 1992 (to think ibm was putting the manufacturing date including day and month on a label on the back of these, man).

I don't get the craze otherwise, I don't get the 28748384 different colored switches, I don't get who watches the videos of random asmr women typing. They use words like "oiled", "creamy", "thocky", they buy a keyboard and open it and put tape inside of it to change the sound. This feels so alien.

 

[Spruce Supremacist]

Mandatory online menus at restaurants.
I've heard of them before but only recently experienced it in person when I went to a restaurant and they insisted that they do not have a physical menu and I must scan the QR code on the table or download their app to make a purchase. Never going back to that place again. I bet my fucking money that the QR code is not just some tidy link to a PNG or something with their menu items but yet another way for them to collect a bunch of random data that they can then sell to further profit off me.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

Mandatory online menus at restaurants.
I've heard of them before but only recently experienced it in person when I went to a restaurant and they insisted that they do not have a physical menu and I must scan the QR code on the table or download their app to make a purchase. Never going back to that place again. I bet my fucking money that the QR code is not just some tidy link to a PNG or something with their menu items but yet another way for them to collect a bunch of random data that they can then sell to further profit off me.

I’ve only experienced this in UK which was extra frustrating because the servers never did the rounds around the tables so there was literally no one to flag down so I could order (without going up to the bar)

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I hate the complete lack of manuals or explanation of anything from the first party.

Before Current Year, vidyas could have printed manuals that came with them. Now it's unusual to get even a little pamphlet with the vidya (assuming it's even physical copy).

 

[neal_rice]

Fuck M$ Teams. It is somehow even worse than Slack. That is all.

 

[Waifu Denier]

Before Current Year, vidyas could have printed manuals that came with them. Now it's unusual to get even a little pamphlet with the vidya (assuming it's even physical copy).

Manual? You are lucky nowadays to get an actual game disk in a physical box and not just a code. But really, it hasn't been since the 360 and PS3 that the disk was more than just a glorified ownership verifier.