I’m 99% with you.
OTT, we were offered a set of pepper and salt grinders at Xmas. Each of which
takes 6 (yes, you read SIX) AAA batteries… I said thank you, but was fuming,
INSIDE, as the advert went …
Amities
Philippe, still on no watch or a self-winding omega, with a grandfather’s clock
on the kitchen wall, that goes tick-tack, and again :-) ;-)
> Le 11 avr. 2019 à 21:04, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Do you REALLY NEED a wireless keyboard and mouse? USB works good enough,
>>> except in certain situations where you move things around a lot.
>>
>> ... batteries are the bane of our existence. Everything from
>> wall clocks
>
> I wind mine every month. I also wind my wristwatch every time I move my arm.
> It doubles as a "fit bit" sort of thingy: when my mechanical self-winding
> watch stopped running because I wasn't moving enough, I knew it was time to
> go to the doctor, who diagnosed pneumonia.
>
>> TV remote controls
>
> What is this "TV" of which you speak? Is that something like YouTube?
>
>> cell-phones
>
> I'm a resister.
>
>> mice, keyboards
>
> Already remarked on those.
>
>> headsets
>
> Now THERE's what I consider a reasonable reason for wireless, and subsequent
> batteries! But I think we, as humans, simply lack the restraint to not do
> silly things, if they are possible and if you can get the marketing
> department behind you.
>
>> vibrators
>
> I have a battery-free digital one. And a battery-free oral one. They both
> have sensors and use Artificial Intelligence to instantly respond to
> feedback, including "Not tonight; I have a headache." :-)
>
>> plug-in automobiles
>
> Okay. There's another legit use. Most of the rest are just marketing
> exuberance. "Hey, this thing that works pretty well and lasts forever, how
> can we possibly sell more of them? I know, make it WIRELESS and put AI on the
> box!"
>
> Surprised you didn't mention digital cameras! That's another legit use of
> both wireless and batteries, IMHO.
>
> So maybe I'm just an old fuddy-duddy.
>
> Jan
>
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