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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does anyone else feel like technology - specifically consumer tech - kinda peaked over a decade ago? I'm 37, and I remember being awed between like 2011 and 2014 with phones, voice assistants, smart home devices, and what websites were capable of. Now it seems like much of this stuff either hasn't improved all that much, or is straight up worse than it used to be. Am I crazy? Have I just been out of the market for this stuff for too long?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I dunno, did they have those alarm clocks you have to chase around 10 years ago?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Maybe? I remember seeing an alarm on Think Geek back in the late 00s that would fire off a helicopter that you'd have to bring back to the base station to turn it off. I was debating between that and the ninja boom alarm clock (which I think had a disk to vibrate the whole damned bed) for a good while.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They had them 20 years ago

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I sure hope not. Building a new PC this weekend.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Does anybody else

Yes, pretty much always.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Virt-a-Mate, in case anyone is wondering about adult VR apps.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

No. You mean AI has not at least wowed you?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I suppose my intent for this question was a little more nuanced than what I posted, so my bad. Generative AI wowed me initially, but it very quickly lost its appeal to me the more it became anti-consumer. As I learned more about the models and saw how it just aggregates and plagiarizes human created content it all really soured on me. I suppose it's still technically impressive, but I really struggle to see how the benefits outweigh the cost.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

What about the privacy invasion that are voice assistants?

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