Re:Why the Luddites Matter
by noir_lord on Sunday May 13, 2018 @04:12PM
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I'm with you, there are entire classes of technology I resent and avoid and it's getting worse as I get older.
My "smart TV" is a 4K Samsung with all it's smart features turned off connected to a PC running Xubuntu because that way I have control over it.
I don't own a single IoT thing, I have about 5 apps installed on my phone (4 of which are Chess related, 1 is my bank), I use the mobile web for everything else, if you don't have a usable web app I don't use your product.
I deliberately minimise the amount of technology to 'plain' computers running Linux because I understand those and feel in control.
Re:Why the Luddites Matter
by UncleMeat on Sunday May 13, 2018 @11:13PM
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Great? Most people are HN readers who can do this sort of thing. Most people have "tv that can just show tv" and "new technology that can also embed netflix or whatever" as options.
My "smart TV" is a 4K Samsung with all it's smart features turned off connected to a PC running Xubuntu because that way I have control over it.
I don't own a single IoT thing, I have about 5 apps installed on my phone (4 of which are Chess related, 1 is my bank), I use the mobile web for everything else, if you don't have a usable web app I don't use your product.
I deliberately minimise the amount of technology to 'plain' computers running Linux because I understand those and feel in control.
No smart toasters for me.