dan seifert

dan seifert @dcseifert

@scbaldwin i don’t think what i want exists even in santa’s workshop :( — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

and like, don’t burn my house down please (USB device wattage is actually quite low, even with the most powerful USB draw) — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

i swapped out a wall outlet with USB-A ports for one with USB-C ports earlier this fall and i think it was a mistake — i constantly need to use a brick to charge USB-A devices still. i want a wall outlet with two power outlets, two USB-A ports, and two high-power USB-C ports. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

explain it to me like i’m five years old because i am actually five years old — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

i wish the Reminders app on mac/iOS would show a badge number for how many remaining tasks i have due today and not just for overdue tasks. seems like a simple, obvious option to add. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

RT @verge: Alexa is nagging you more because Amazon knows you don’t care about its new features https://t.co/0OQov9UW5Q https://t.co/Sbn7jc… — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@bettaboy123 nah, the market is huge. very few people have problems with them in their homes in the larger context. many people actually like them a lot, even if all they use it for is weather and music. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@saschasegan @dsilverman hmmmm. not been our experience so far! — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@dsilverman @saschasegan as some of my own staff have noted, it greatly depends on the beat you’re covering. if you’re covering TVs or laptops and want to get hands on impressions of the new products, that’s very hard to do remotely. even with pre briefings in NYC in December. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@saschasegan @danieljturk @phonewisdom i mean, i’ve wondered why pepcom and showstoppers still exist for at least as long as i’ve been slinging blogs — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@saschasegan CES hasn’t been a news/press show for half a decade now. it’s very much reverted back to a trade show where Best Buy’s buyers are like “we’ll take 10,000 of that TV, and 10,000 of that TV, and 5,000 of that TV”. of course a lot of that happens off the show floor — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@braddobbs the Home app provides a UI for viewing / managing any running timers or set alarms on each HomePod too https://t.co/l95u8zi5G8 — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@braddobbs you couldn’t at launch, but you can now https://t.co/2bBjDBbnxE — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@nattgarun rip to ur menchies — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

i don’t need jokes, or games, or weird gimmicks i’ll never remember to use. and I definitely don’t need to have a conversation with a smart speaker. woof. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

there’s a joke to be made here that Siri doesn’t have these annoying nags because it can’t do anything other than basic shit anyways, but tbh that’s fine with me weather, music, podcasts, audio books, smart home control, grocery lists, timers, & alarms. that’s really all i need — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@MishaalRahman yes, with Alexa it was like always following a request to set an alarm at night! Why are you bothering me now anyways, good riddance — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@vicmsong did you find out what pikachu had to say or — PolitiTweet.org

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i guess i should have replied “by the way, did you know i can replace you and i will” — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@jareddipane yeah i’ve been really cognizant to only buy devices that support four platforms, which is super annoying, but gives me flexibility. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

this is the primary reason I’ve been switching my home over to HomePods and Siri control, even if that’s inferior in a number of ways. it wasn’t privacy concerns, it wasn’t because of speed, it wasn’t because of lack of features. it’s because Alexa has gotten too damn annoying. — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

this would explain why Alexa incessantly asks “By the way, did you know i can do this?” after every simple voice request for the past year or so https://t.co/yMWQfmJFwS — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

heard you like touchscreens and trackpads so we put a touchscreen in the trackpad so you can touch while you track — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

this is a nice and useful thing (that arguably shouldn’t be necessary if our government got its act together) that will likely never be readily available to buy https://t.co/oPvdPOGxEZ — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@iainfarrell probably. i use handbrake so infrequently that i have no idea how long this conversion would have taken the last time i used it — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@RDRv3 god this is forever going to be out of stock isn’t it — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

also me, the one time every five years i use handbrake: “should’ve bought the M1 Max” — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

me running a handbrake encode run on my M1 Pro MacBook Pro: “ah so this computer does have fans, neat” — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@thatautguy it’s almost like the smart home is a pretty challenging problem to solve and do right! — PolitiTweet.org

dan seifert @dcseifert

@hobiehenning @MsDurex tried rebooting the missing HomePod a few times, no dice. will look at rebooting… other things — PolitiTweet.org