I’ve never upvoted a Twitter submission – even if provokes a good discussion on Hacker News. I don’t think Twitter is conducive to meaningful discourse and I don’t want to promote it. Since they renamed to X, the situation has only worsened with its user-hostile UI and required logins.
I wish people didn't use Twitter links at all. They almost never convey real information, just a quick opinion. If they're useful at all, it's to point to a real article or study or whatever, so just point to the real ultimate source.
Zvi's blog is infuriating for this. He seems to think the whole world revolves around Twitter.
Can you imagine HNers in any other context defending a change from entirely open to mostly closed that was made purely to force people to create accounts / boost ad revenue?
This is a power product manufacturer. I'm sure at some point they considered porting this to an actual chainsaw; the lack of screen must have been a blocker. I guess a lawnmower is the next best thing they could come up with.
With the advent of good battery chainsaws we’re only a few years away from one having a diagnostics screen, and which point doom on a chainsaw will be possible.
I don't think that engineers must design product only because of "why not doing it if we can do it". There is a ethical value to what we design and produce. Some technologies are better than others.
I guess you're right, it's just that there are plenty of people who don't think it's unethical to put bluetooth in a toothbrush...? Even if it means putting in a computer which would've been a nice office computer 30 years ago?
Regrettably, electric toothbrushes now often feature displays, Bluetooth, analytics, and the pinnacle of terrible: DRM/forced replacement of brush heads.
Interesting! I was wondering what in the world you could do with a computer inside a toothbrush. From the product page[1]:
- Zone reminder for uncleaned aread
- Intense pressure reminder
- Some kind of tracking through an app
- Send each other stickers through the display
Typical case of very niche/almost useful feature set for smart devices.
If the zone tracking is accurate, it could potentially help a lot of people who have trouble concentrating on brushing. And some sort of reminder would be great I'm sure.
But bundling all that with an app and a big expensive display is just silly. An indicator LED and haptic feedback for over-bushed areas would be just as good (if not better) usability.
I'm sorry, that is cool and all, but since 2020 when somebody made doom run on a pregnancy test I am waiting for something as impressive. Even running it on a toothbrush seem "meh" to me in comparison, although certainly a feat.