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The Last Quiet Thing

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Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by djoldman »

> Screen Time gives you a report card. And if the grade is bad, the design makes one thing clear:

> That's a you problem.

> It measures your usage. Tracks your behavior. Gives you a weekly report card. If the numbers are too high?

> You picked it up too much.

> You spent too long.

> You failed your limit.

> Try again next week.

> Try harder.

> Screen Time is a blame shift dressed in a soft font.

> ... What if the exhaustion everybody feels isn't a moral failure but the completely rational response to being made responsible for an ecosystem of objects that never stop asking?

> Everything you buy is the beginning of a relationship you'll be maintaining until one of you dies or gets discontinued.

For adults: nothing requires you to use a smartphone. Buy that Casio watch if you want. Use those wired headphones and never pair them again (I do).

EDIT: Some things require a smartphone, not nothing.

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by strict9 »

gchamonlive wrote: post #28
strict9 wrote: post #18

This is an interesting and more apt way to frame smart features. One way I've found to avoid objects that come alive is to buy the commercial version. - TVs aimed at commercial hospitality businesses let you avoid a lot of the bloatware and smart features that come bundled with it - Commercial washer/dryers let you avoid bluetooth and wifi and other junk not needed to wash your clothes. These are available without th…

They are also likely to cost more and aren't normally directly available to regular customers, like you need either a business license of some sort and to contact a representative.

It is true commercial versions are slightly more expensive. But this is the tradeoff of buying something more durable and meant to be used continuously.

But it's not true that they are difficult to buy.

For my two examples: Commercial washer/dryer sets available through any appliance dealer. Commercial hospitality TVs and other commercial electronics are available via Grainger.

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by supern0va »

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #29

Loved this. A lot of what's kept me sane (and what my wife is now trying to learn from me) is how absolutely merciless I am on notifications. Every time an app buzzes me, it damn well better be information I want, and if it isn't, I change the settings or revoke notifications altogether. If I am not shopping, I do not care how good your deals are. If I am not bored, I don't care what the Anxiety Machine has found to…

There is still a remarkable amount of friction here in doing so. There should be a one click button for "don't show me notifications like this", which incentivizes apps to have appropriate granular notification settings.

And don't even get me started on how Samsung on certain models hid the notification categories behind a feature gate with a random OS update.

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by nancyminusone »

djoldman wrote: post #31

> Screen Time gives you a report card. And if the grade is bad, the design makes one thing clear: > That's a you problem. > It measures your usage. Tracks your behavior. Gives you a weekly report card. If the numbers are too high? > You picked it up too much. > You spent too long. > You failed your limit. > Try again next week. > Try harder. > Screen Time is a blame shift dressed in a soft font. > ... What if the exh…

>nothing requires you to use a smartphone

Another story from the hn front page today:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47662857

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by encom »

eykanal wrote: post #4

There's a great essay hiding in that page, but oh my goodness that is a frustrating format and layout.

prefers-reduced-motion == 1 quiets that nonsense in a lot of cases, but many sites don't respect it. I wish this gratuitous animation fad would just die already. It adds nothing.

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by zxlk21e »

RuoqiJin wrote: post #25

Oh my god this site is so cool. I just want to say — how much time did you pour into the typography and animations on the frontend? I absolutely love it. You picked the right way to show each paragraph — what to expand, what to keep short, what to highlight. I couldn't stop scrolling. UR an artist! maybe AI can help style every line of text, but it can't make something feel this good to read.

A lot! The Casio up top is fully functional (click the buttons!)

Re: The Last Quiet Thing

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Post by encom »

itmitica wrote: post #5

Ha. Ha. Ha. He expects to still find a battery fit for the Casio watch 7 years from now! Good luck with that buddy!

You chumps still change watch batteries? My Stowa Flieger is powered by my arm movements.
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