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Re:Computers should expose their internal workings as a 6th ... by throw3849 on Sunday August 29, 2021 @11:42AM (#28347591)
No!

Computers should have normal auditable log files, board schemes and spare parts. If it works right, it should be invisible. If it stops working, I call plumber who will fix it very cheaply.

This "computers are magic" is just BS. I refuse to "interact" with my thermostat. Soon this 6th sense will feed ads into my subconsciousness.

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Re:Computers should expose their internal workings as a 6th ... by Talanes on Sunday August 29, 2021 @07:42PM (#28351520)
>I refuse to "interact" with my thermostat.

You... refuse to feel temperature? I'd wager that more people operate their thermostats based on their ambient reading of how hot/cold the room is rather than a data-forward approach.

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