Air Con: $1697 for an on/off switch

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Post by ranebo » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 1:28 AM UTC

Air Con: $1697 for an on/off switch
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Post by aledalgrande » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:19 AM UTC

That "not on AA hardware" error from an app running on a plain Android tablet should be criminal.

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Post by syntaxing » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:20 AM UTC

I don’t quite get why snipping the data line on the PoE to USB fixed the connection issue. Is it because the USB has “two” data lines?

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Post by lelandfe » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:26 AM UTC

> For whatever reason (I suspect some sort of storage failure) everyone’s tablets die around the same time.

What a fun, completely coincidental quirk that that time appears to fall outside the warranty window, hey?

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Post by poidos » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:27 AM UTC

What a waste. Real great for the environment for this company to (probably) just be junking a ton of hardware in perfect working order every couple years to make a buck.

Fun read otherwise and wonderful to see someone stick it to them this way, but that type of thing really pisses me off.

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Post by redact207 » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:29 AM UTC

I love that this man resurrected his blog after 10 years just to write this. Anger and spite are strong motivators.

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Post by irjustin » Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 2:30 AM UTC

lelandfe wrote: post #4

> For whatever reason (I suspect some sort of storage failure) everyone’s tablets die around the same time. What a fun, completely coincidental quirk that that time appears to fall outside the warranty window, hey?

knowing a lot of these companies. it wouldn't really matter if it fell inside of the warranty. they would simply screw a lot of people over until there's a class action lawsuit (or whatever equivalent is in that country) where they get a slap on the wrist for not honoring warranty claims.