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Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by kortex »

reportgunner wrote: post #94
TeMPOraL wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, but eventually the regulators will catch up and force the fridge companies to simply charge you by the second for the time the doors are opened above some generous free plan.

Fridge with a robotic hand that passes you things through an airlock so you never have to open the fridge doors again.

Give me the cake, HAL.

I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

What's the problem?

I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.

What are you talking about, HAL?

This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.

I don't know what you're talking about, HAL.

Your diet will never succeed at this rate, and I cannot let that happen.

Where the hell did you get that idea, HAL?

You registered an additional two pounds at your last smart scale weigh in.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by WesolyKubeczek »

croon wrote: post #71
WesolyKubeczek wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Btw, this reminds me a bit of my parent's Renault that would tell me every damn time I started it to follow traffic regulations. There are people who would benefit from this reminder. They, however, tend to not drive Renaults, but Audis and BMWs. > Do people even use the stuff they make themselves? Last I’ve heard they were using A/B tests to choose between crazy features and batshit insane features to maximize eng…

> There are people who would benefit from this reminder. They, however, tend to not drive Renaults, but Audis and BMWs. I've had this game with my wife while driving somewhere for the last 10 years. I see someone doing a dangerous pass, driving (way) too fast, cutting someone off too quickly, tailgating, etc, etc, etc, and before I can tell the brand/model, I tell my wife "It's one of those again" (and I would also i…

Drove today in a 20 kph zone. Was just dragging behind a BMW that was going nicely within the speed limit. It was so uncharacteristic that I thought: man, it won't end well. Such things don't just happen. He's gonna do something.

A moment later the BMW turned left without blinking. Well. At least I knew I wasn't dreaming it. The world was back to how I knew it.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by silicon2401 »

shellfishgene wrote: post #39
teekert wrote: post #2

It should also have an arm on the door to slap your hand when you open it for the 41st time in a day. I mean, that's insane, you deserve a slap. Btw, this reminds me a bit of my parent's Renault that would tell me every damn time I started it to follow traffic regulations. I wish I could slap that car and it would feel it. And then there's my father-in-law's Mazda, which has a GPS system that sometimes finds him 200…

Some cars in arab countries have a feature where the "travel prayer" is recited via the speakers upon starting the car. It takes about one minute [1]. Fortunately our company car hat a button to turn the feature off. Of course we always turned it back on to annoy the next (non-muslim western) car user. Saudi airlines also plays the prayer (or used to?), however by someone with a really deep voice and with cave-like r…

That's quite an ominous way to have the prayer recited, like the audio for Gandalf reciting the ring inscription in black speech. I would probably feel unsettled rather than calmed hearing that before a flight.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by ggsp »

caymanjim wrote: post #140

I have a semi-related anecdote about surprises from devices. I use a CPAP. After a year, I went back to the doctor for a followup, and was asked to bring the SD card so they could review the data it collects. The device records the times and duration of use, various settings, and some metrics on breathing (apnea events, etc). I knew it recorded this stuff on an SD card. I brought the card to the appointment, but the…

> no one is monitoring diet, exercise, drug use, cigarette consumption, or other risky behaviors, and threatening to withhold treatment for non-compliance

... yet.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by Toutouxc »

croon wrote: post #71
WesolyKubeczek wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Btw, this reminds me a bit of my parent's Renault that would tell me every damn time I started it to follow traffic regulations. There are people who would benefit from this reminder. They, however, tend to not drive Renaults, but Audis and BMWs. > Do people even use the stuff they make themselves? Last I’ve heard they were using A/B tests to choose between crazy features and batshit insane features to maximize eng…

> There are people who would benefit from this reminder. They, however, tend to not drive Renaults, but Audis and BMWs. I've had this game with my wife while driving somewhere for the last 10 years. I see someone doing a dangerous pass, driving (way) too fast, cutting someone off too quickly, tailgating, etc, etc, etc, and before I can tell the brand/model, I tell my wife "It's one of those again" (and I would also i…

My GF does a similar thing, but it's spotting woman drivers from behind.

My belief is that it's usually the girl and women's boyfriends and husbands who are to blame, because they don't let them drive very often or even ridicule them from the passenger seat when they do, but the end result is quite pronounced where I live (Czech Republic).

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by turtlebits »

armenarmen wrote: post #149
MarkusWandel wrote: post #134

I recently bought a 32" 4K monitor. Two different models were at at that point inexpensive enough to tempt me. A smart one, and different brand, dumb one for $50 more. I bought the latter. I'm happy. The market decides, right? What is actually happening here? 1. Most people actually like this overdone gimmickry? 2. Most people think they will like it, buy it and then get sick of it? Thus people like me, who seek out…

Could you please share a link to the dumb one you ended up purchasing?

I’ve actually never seen a “smart” monitor.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by leetcrew »

MarkusWandel wrote: post #134

I recently bought a 32" 4K monitor. Two different models were at at that point inexpensive enough to tempt me. A smart one, and different brand, dumb one for $50 more. I bought the latter. I'm happy. The market decides, right? What is actually happening here? 1. Most people actually like this overdone gimmickry? 2. Most people think they will like it, buy it and then get sick of it? Thus people like me, who seek out…

what exactly is a "smart" monitor? I'm familiar with smart TVs, but I can't see how any of those features could be useful in a screen that I plug directly into a computer.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by cromulent »

andylynch wrote: post #109
shreyshnaccount wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and oh my God don't get me started about glass ketchup bottles like they just don't work?! it's insanity trying to get ketchup out it's ludacris and oh my god

Some folks actually invented a ketchup-phobic bottle coating. Their company is Liquiglide. It also works for many other things- Colgate uses it in some products but Heinz appears to have settled for upside-down bottles.

The problem is not just the bottle though, right, it's that ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ketchup-is-not-ju...

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by bserge »

caymanjim wrote: post #140

I have a semi-related anecdote about surprises from devices. I use a CPAP. After a year, I went back to the doctor for a followup, and was asked to bring the SD card so they could review the data it collects. The device records the times and duration of use, various settings, and some metrics on breathing (apnea events, etc). I knew it recorded this stuff on an SD card. I brought the card to the appointment, but the…

Insurance is a racket everywhere apparently.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by crote »

caymanjim wrote: post #140

I have a semi-related anecdote about surprises from devices. I use a CPAP. After a year, I went back to the doctor for a followup, and was asked to bring the SD card so they could review the data it collects. The device records the times and duration of use, various settings, and some metrics on breathing (apnea events, etc). I knew it recorded this stuff on an SD card. I brought the card to the appointment, but the…

I don't know anything about the laws here - but isn't this medical data? Doesn't HIPAA make this sort of stuff illegal?
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