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Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org
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[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 38 points 5 months ago (2 children)

why
in
the
name
of
christ

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I only purchased this toothbrush from Amazon because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Alexa speaker that I wanted for the bathroom.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I only purchased this toothbrush because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Corporate Surveillance Device that I wanted for the bathroom.

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago

I only purchased this toothbrush because that was the only way to get the water-resistant Entertainment Center/Speaker/Corporate Surveillance Device for the one room in my house that is the least comfortable, has the worst acoustics, and has the strongest expectation of privacy, and also I can't just put a regular Alexa in like a plastic bag or something because I blew my plastic bag budget on a fucking app-controlled toothbrush or whatever the fuck this is supposed to be, jesus christ

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That NSA agent is going to have a grand old time, listening to poop concertos.

[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 2 points 5 months ago

I thought you were gonna say he's going to have a grand old time listening to Grand Old Flag

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 9 points 5 months ago

I think we need to look a bit back in time for the answer:

“If they pay a penie or two pence more for the reddinesse of them..let them looke to that, a foole and his money is soone parted.”

— From Dr. John Bridges' Defence of the Government of the Church of England, 1587.