My toothbrush has logged me out. I have seen the future and it's stupid.
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@sjvn
Watch out, there may be pictures of your cavities all over the internet by now 😁 😁 😁
Oh well, maybe not that far yet, but everybody knows at what time your brush your teeth, how many times, and when you are not home (ouch! )
Watch out, there may be pictures of your cavities all over the internet by now 😁 😁 😁
Oh well, maybe not that far yet, but everybody knows at what time your brush your teeth, how many times, and when you are not home (ouch! )
@sjvn You "win," I was about to complain about having to unplug and reboot this stupid tea kettlebat a friend's place 😵💫🙄
@sjvn Install Linux on it. Some teenager somewhere probably already has it running Doom.
I know what I said.
@sjvn For the record, the Oral-B app on Android works fine without network permission. I removed its network permission on install, and it just entirely hid every UI component related to the account system and stored all data locally on-device. It still connects to the toothbrush, lets me change settings, track brushing sessions, etc.
I didn't even know Oral-B had an account system until someone else told me!
@sjvn Your toothbrush wants your password? 😂
This is a previously unplumbed depth of absurdity.
@sjvn Utterly insane!
@sjvn You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn.
@sjvn assuming the preposterous for a second — that having your toothbrush logged into an account on their server gives you something extra that's useful — what's the threat scenario that requires a password here?
what bad thing will happen if another toothbrush maliciously logs into your account?
@sjvn this reminds me of the time I couldn't get a cup of coffee because the coffee machine was doing a system update
@sjvn The future is 25€ sonic toothbrush compatible with Philips brush heads from Drogerie Markt. Cheap, no nonsense, repairable sonic toothbrush.
I'm a tech freak, but this is just stupid. You absolutely don't need a god damn account for a fucking toothbrush.
@sjvn That doesn’t look like your toothbrush. That looks more like Oral B’s toothbrush.
@sjvn Good thing I just used an old-fashioned Toothbrush! Nothing to worry about...
@sjvn Enshittification at it's best or worst.
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Are there no simple non-electronic toothbrushes available in the market? I have always been amused when I have seen electric toothbrushes in movies. Couldn't imagine what addition benefit I would get if my toothbrush is electric.
Are there no simple non-electronic toothbrushes available in the market? I have always been amused when I have seen electric toothbrushes in movies. Couldn't imagine what addition benefit I would get if my toothbrush is electric.
@sjvn my lawnmower does this every month
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Waiting for the "Unauthorized toothpaste detected" error
@sjvn "brushing experience" 🙄
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And it's not only stupid but I'm not so sure it saves time or makes things easier. The future is off line!
And it's not only stupid but I'm not so sure it saves time or makes things easier. The future is off line!
@sjvn literally I would throooow it
@sjvn never needed to log on for The Jimi Hendrix Experience
@sjvn I refuse to buy any device that needs to be connected to the internet to operate.
They do NOT need to know when I brush my teeth, make my coffee, wash or dry my clothes. They just do not.
(I'm also completely over Roku etc)
@sjvn The CISO at the toothbrush company takes your safety very seriously
@sjvn I bought my first electric toothbrush this year and intentionally went with the dumb model, an Oral-B series 3. I don't need them selling my brushing history as a service to my dentist.
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Is this real. What I mean to say is this our dystopian future or our dystopian present.
@sjvn Reboot. Clear cache. The usual suspects.
@sjvn You actually don’t need an account for Oral-B. You can skip it. I don’t have an account and it still works fine even with offering data to Apple HealthKit. I think Phillips ones however do require registration and fill your mouth with innocent blood while they still do trade in Russia. Two reasons to avoid theirs.
@sjvn Does the toothbrush have a little tiny keyboard?
@sjvn
wait for your new brushing experience abo for only 45€ a month with 2fa per facerecognition☝️
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Toothbrush log out ----> Teeth fall out
@sjvn Obviously it has fingerprinted the configuration of your teeth but you've developed a new cavity which means you don't fit the profile anymore. /sarcasm
@sjvn do you have to show your id now?
@sjvn "it's got a computer she said look it's got an onboard computer I said well that's different if it's got a computer on it cuz at the moment I'm using a separate toothbrush and laptop"
@sjvn Even George Orwell didn’t see that coming
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