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Re:Why is the Oral-B iOS app almost 300 MB? And why is Colga... by layer8 on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:29PM (#41371855)
That’s every other tech guy. It’s a common effect.
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Re:Why is the Oral-B iOS app almost 300 MB? And why is Colga... by lloeki on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:48PM (#41372122)
> I work in IT, which is the reason our house has:

- mechanical locks

- mechanical windows

- routers using OpenWRT

- no smart home crap

- no Alexa/Google Assistant/...

- no internet connected thermostats

>> Tech Enthusiasts: Everything in my house is wired to the Internet of Things! I control it all from my smartphone! My smart-house is bluetooth enabled and I can give it voice commands via alexa! I love the future!

>> Programmers / Engineers: The most recent piece of technology I own is a printer from 2004 and I keep a loaded gun ready to shoot it if it ever makes an unexpected noise.

- https://imgur.com/6wbgy2L

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Re:Why is the Oral-B iOS app almost 300 MB? And why is Colga... by FredPret on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @05:18PM (#41373171)
I think this happened when tech went mainstream. I used to love cutting-edge gadgets.
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Re:Why is the Oral-B iOS app almost 300 MB? And why is Colga... by latexr on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @06:46AM (#41378098)
And it’s common in many industries, not only in tech. We even have an idiom that refers to it.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/how_the_sausage_gets_made

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