Technology you hate

Will12785

Will12785

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The big one for me is facetime. I absolutely hate it. If i get a facetime call whomever is calling gets a view of my ear, because I'm normal and hold a phone to my ear.
 
Bluetooth. Damn is it ever convenient when it works but when it doesn't I want to smash my phone into a million pieces
 
Drive by wire shit in newer Toyotas. Gotta spend $300+ for a damn controller to deal with the throttle lag. What's so damn hard about running a cable from an accelerator pedal to a throttle body?
 
The Internet, specifically the shitty ISP we have at work. When the web goes down, everything goes down.
 
Basically every technology in cars since 2000. Infotainment, backup radar, pet-safety airbag systems, keyless entry, the little nubbly area on a BMW door you have to stroke in just the right way, $300 keys, TPMS stupid...
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Anything that collects my data and sells it without my consent or to advertise to me. So everything LOL! The tech is cool, but it all seems to be a data mining honey pot.

I will also add why does evreything have to be wifi connected and computer controlled? I had to override all the door sensors on my LG dishwasher because it kept thinking the doors open and faulting out because a physical locking latch would be just too damn hard. Fuck I sound old now!!
 
subybaja said:
Basically every technology in cars since 2000. Infotainment, backup radar, pet-safety airbag systems, keyless entry, the little nubbly area on a BMW door you have to stroke in just the right way, $300 keys, TPMS stupid...
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I hate bullshit auto technology, but I do love being able to punch numbers into the door of my ferd. The key literally has not been out of my '04 f-150 since I bought it from the stealership.
 
MT-TOY said:
Drive by wire shit in newer Toyotas. Gotta spend $300+ for a damn controller to deal with the throttle lag. What's so damn hard about running a cable from an accelerator pedal to a throttle body?
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Because Asian's. Talked to a guy who was in powertrain development for Hyundai, He stated they had different pedal response curves for asia and the US because asian's were lightswitch drivers and if they had 'Merican style pedal response everyone in the car would get motion sickness.
 
MT-TOY said:
Drive by wire shit in newer Toyotas. Gotta spend $300+ for a damn controller to deal with the throttle lag. What's so damn hard about running a cable from an accelerator pedal to a throttle body?
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Manufacturers can combine the throttle body, idle air control, cruise control, and traction control into one with an electronic throttle. Emissions regulations probably have something to do with throttle lag.

That said, my 2010 Tundra is drive by wire it will downshift and snap your neck if you breathe on the throttle too hard. :laughing: The 2017 GMC I use at work I have to put it in tow/haul mode to get it to downshift out of double overdrive and not lag for 5 seconds.


Technology that requires a bunch of login bullshit before you can use it is irritating as fuck. Looking at you, JOOGLE! :mad3:
 
That shit where you talk on the phone to a computer and it listens to your responses and makes its next decision.

Computer voice: Say "Service Representative" if you'd like to talk with someone..

Me: "Service Representative"

CV: Ok, did you say "Cancel Your Service"?

Me: :mad::flipoff:No!

CV: Thank you, bye!
 
McCracken said:
That shit where you talk on the phone to a computer and it listens to your responses and makes its next decision.

Computer voice: Say "Service Representative" if you'd like to talk with someone..

Me: "Service Representative"

CV: Ok, did you say "Cancel Your Service"?

Me: :mad::flipoff:No!

CV: Thank you, bye!
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Protip, most of these are programmed to understand "human" or "person" to mean to talk to an actual person. Skip the menus and selection shit, literally just scream "HUMAN!" at the fucking thing at the start.

Now, this will be really embarrassing if it turns out you're not talking to a machine. :laughing:
 
Scott Cee aka 2drx4 said:
Protip, most of these are programmed to understand "human" or "person" to mean to talk to an actual person. Skip the menus and selection shit, literally just scream "HUMAN!" at the fucking thing at the start.

Now, this will be really embarrassing if it turns out you're not talking to a machine. :laughing:
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I'll give it a shot but I'm not holding my breath.
 
McCracken said:
That shit where you talk on the phone to a computer and it listens to your responses and makes its next decision.

Computer voice: Say "Service Representative" if you'd like to talk with someone..

Me: "Service Representative"

CV: Ok, did you say "Cancel Your Service"?

Me: :mad::flipoff:No!

CV: Thank you, bye!
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I see your from TN, take your sister's dick out of your mouth, spit out your chew, and put your dentures back in and the machine will understand you better. :flipoff2:
 
Touchscreen typing. I miss smartphones with physical QWERTY keyboards. I've got bigass hands, I mistype like crazy on a phone and it's irritating as hell since I type like at 140 wpm.
 
McCracken said:
That shit where you talk on the phone to a computer and it listens to your responses and makes its next decision.

Computer voice: Say "Service Representative" if you'd like to talk with someone..

Me: "Service Representative"

CV: Ok, did you say "Cancel Your Service"?

Me: :mad::flipoff:No!

CV: Thank you, bye!
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Scott Cee aka 2drx4 said:
Protip, most of these are programmed to understand "human" or "person" to mean to talk to an actual person. Skip the menus and selection shit, literally just scream "HUMAN!" at the fucking thing at the start.

Now, this will be really embarrassing if it turns out you're not talking to a machine. :laughing:
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You can spam 0 on most of them as well.
 
Touchscreens in cars!!! Jesus H, I just want to listen to the radio. No I don’t want to have to reprogram the damn thing every time!:mad3:
 
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