Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
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Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#2I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#3I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.
They'll just show you the chart that shows the resulting increase to ad revenue and then put their fingers in their ears.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#4I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.
https://www.greathillpartners.com/ceos/jim-spanfeller/
Shoot him an email. Maybe ask him why he's such an herb.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#5I am genuinely sick to death of people taking up arms in some sort of faction war against their supposed "opponent" technology.
I see it everywhere. PlayStation or Xbox! PCMR or Console! MacOS or Windows! iOS or Android! Disturbing tribalism.
Liking Apple does not make you cool, not liking Apple does not make you cool. Apple produces hardware and software, it is not a religion. I see so many people taking up arms against Apple as if it's some kind of religious crusade or imperative for the betterment of mankind, while at the same time rallying behind Microsoft (of all companies).
I'm guilty of a bit of elitism too, I can't stand Windows and it hurts me to see people using it when I know better things exist (or, better for me at least, I'm one of those pesky linux users) but at the same time: It's a fucking tool, you don't see tradesmen getting all pissy about people buying DeWalt power drills.
For the love of all that is good: stop giving a fuck unless it affects you directly.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#6Now that my kids are officially "grown" (18+), here were/are my tech rules for the house:
1) We (my wife and I) do not want to know any of your passwords.
2) No content filters on any device or router level.
3) Mixed OSes (we had Linux, MacOS and Windows in the house).
4) NEVER share your passwords with friends.
5) Anything you email, txt or post to anyone... consider it public. Nothing online is private.
6) No consoles.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#7I would love to have a discussion with the person(s) who think that having an autoplay video pop up and cover 40% of the article I’m trying to read is a good idea.
It doesn't have a close button, either.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#8I wish that a significant portion of people today held the tech industry to such high standards.
Imagine the progress we would have made if our industry was forced into making sure that tech is extremely reliable and highly functional.
Instead, we get half baked broken things with all notions of quality and craftsmanship completely abandoned to make room for fast iterations.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#9I am genuinely sick to death of people taking up arms in some sort of faction war against their supposed "opponent" technology. I see it everywhere. PlayStation or Xbox! PCMR or Console! MacOS or Windows! iOS or Android! Disturbing tribalism. Liking Apple does not make you cool, not liking Apple does not make you cool. Apple produces hardware and software, it is not a religion. I see so many people taking up arms aga…
Yeah, I thought that. Though disliking Apple products isn't abnormal, making that part of your identity is sad.
Making your preference for "contrasting" Microsoft products (or whatever) part of your identity is even sadder.
Re: Tech my dad banned in our house when I was a kid
#10My father didnt want to have cable tv. On antenna we only got ORF (austrian television) and local one (which sucked). I needed almost 10 years to actually hear how Captain Kirk in Raumschiff Enterprise really sounds (everything is synchronized to german) like.
Side effect: I also fluently speak german.
And banning social networks is positive for your kids. Also ads.