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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>VCRs needed clocks so they could record unattended. Stoves have had clocks for a long time, also to control cooking time. </div><div><br></div><div>As for manuals, my SOP is to download manuals. So I can find them in a folder on my hard drive, instead of hoping it’s in some physical drawer. It can also be helpful to search the text. Sometimes I download manuals before buying to evaluate the features I expect to use. </div><div><br></div><div>But cell phones. When I am home, mine is usually on the charger and not far from my car keys so I can find both when I’m going out. But that means the phone is not normally in the kitchen. </div><div><br></div><div>Here’s my latest “issue”. A well known organization recently sent digital passes so I didn’t have to remember to take the physical ID card. The install required putting it into a “wallet”. So I had to install the wallet. Because the wallet might also be used for credit cards, I now have to enter a passcode every time I use the phone. </div></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Paul</div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, March 15, 2024 at 05:08:52 AM PDT, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@webthatworks.it> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">On 3/15/24 2:14 AM, Rick Moen wrote:<br clear="none">> Quoting Les Faby (lfaby2018@gmail.com):<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">>> The cheapest interface is the owner's smart phone running a simple app. You<br clear="none">>> have got a bigger touch screen, etc<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Not a bad idea. Perhaps the wave of the future will be near-field<br clear="none">> communication (e.g., Bluetooth) from the owner's personal electronics<br clear="none">> to the cheap device.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> After all, it's already routine for cheap laser printers to have<br clear="none">> built-in Web servers to do administration and look up information.<br clear="none">> Why not have that plus near-field communication built into your next<br clear="none">> clock-radio (assuming clock-radios continue to be a thing)?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Because "supporting" Bluetooth/NFC costs as much as "supporting" the <br clear="none">whole damn internet accessing your device and it is easier to sell to <br clear="none">most people. It probably costs more in terms of development too.<br clear="none">There are tons of framework for authentication + webview... controlling <br clear="none">the hardware even with some good api is going to be harder even if just <br clear="none">a little bit, but harder.<br clear="none">Want a web app that control your toothbrush... go to a "web agency".<br clear="none">Want to control NFC... well well well maybe not terrible with android + <br clear="none">iphone api... but you'll start to appreciate the difference between them <br clear="none">more and you won't be able to go to a "web agency".<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/toothbrush-hack-cyber-attack-botnet-b2492018.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/toothbrush-hack-cyber-attack-botnet-b2492018.html</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The competition between companies is not to convince the microscopic <br clear="none">market that is aware of the risk or to build up a loyal customer base... <br clear="none">they just want to: sell, seem enough interesting to be acquired, sell <br clear="none">you some other service, trap you to some other service, get your data.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">And they can do this at the same cost of selling you an NFC device, so <br clear="none">they don't get more competitive selling you an NFC device, they get less <br clear="none">competitive.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">BIG TECH has no interest in changing this.<br clear="none">And I don't think there is any force on the market that's going to <br clear="none">change this unless something bad happen that is going to make apparent <br clear="none">the cost of continuing in this line.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">But you're perfectly aware that people are happy to pay hidden costs of <br clear="none">stuff for decades even when they surpass the benefits.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">BTW<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.european-cyber-resilience-act.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.european-cyber-resilience-act.com/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">as usual mixed bag...<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">Ivan Sergio Borgonovo<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.webthatworks.it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.webthatworks.it</a> <a shape="rect" href="https://www.borgonovo.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.borgonovo.net</a><div class="ydp1eb642dfyqt7014808604" id="ydp1eb642dfyqtfd58946"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">conspire mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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