We still have zero app-controlled (or internet-capable) appliances and I hope to keep it that way forever… though I’m starting to worry that maybe in the future we won’t have much choice.
Yeah, I still opt for the ‘lower-cost’ options when buying appliances. There is always the used market, so by the time I must but one I’ll probably have a strategy ready to go.
Maybe I’ll have an old phone I’ll put on a separate vlan WiFi with a special account just for that. A service account, if you will.
“Create an account to continue” being considered normal for everything.
They’re so certain they even dropped the “please” at this point.
Also you need an app for even the most basic things
Yeah, app-gating is something I struggle against.
App-controlled appliances are absolutely one of my pet peeves. I would much rather prefer an analog knob.
We still have zero app-controlled (or internet-capable) appliances and I hope to keep it that way forever… though I’m starting to worry that maybe in the future we won’t have much choice.
Yeah, I still opt for the ‘lower-cost’ options when buying appliances. There is always the used market, so by the time I must but one I’ll probably have a strategy ready to go.
Maybe I’ll have an old phone I’ll put on a separate vlan WiFi with a special account just for that. A service account, if you will.
There were plenty of “log-in to view this image/link” back then. Some forums still do that abuse.
I fucking hate forums that do this shit.