@TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1456arrow-down13cross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up1453arrow-down1imageWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.com@TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-squareTipRinglinkfedilinkEnglish42•2 months agoFortunately my dad is a retired cybersecurity architect so they live as modern-day Luddites.
minus-square@SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink12•2 months agoI wish. My father currently works in IT and has “smart” everything (except locks, thankfully) He has multiple Alexa thingies (used to be Google homes), Internet thermostat, smart light switches, smart cameras/doorbells, smart plugs Idk why he does. The only thing that really provide any value are the light switches and plugs (scheduled lighting) and maybe the doorbell thingies
minus-square@SoulWager@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•2 months agoCould have gone the self-hosted route, but he might just think it’s a lost cause as long as you’re carrying phone that spies on you.
minus-square@whats_all_this_then@programming.devlinkfedilink12•2 months agoI love how it’s the people who know the most about how modern tech works that want nothing to do with 90% of it.
Fortunately my dad is a retired cybersecurity architect so they live as modern-day Luddites.
I wish.
My father currently works in IT and has “smart” everything (except locks, thankfully)
He has multiple Alexa thingies (used to be Google homes), Internet thermostat, smart light switches, smart cameras/doorbells, smart plugs
Idk why he does. The only thing that really provide any value are the light switches and plugs (scheduled lighting) and maybe the doorbell thingies
Could have gone the self-hosted route, but he might just think it’s a lost cause as long as you’re carrying phone that spies on you.
I love how it’s the people who know the most about how modern tech works that want nothing to do with 90% of it.