@siracusa just wait till they roll out heated seats (as a service) in your couch

@siracusa they put paragraphs 2 and 3 in the same message. wow.

@siracusa 🤮

@siracusa Heated seats, TV edition.

@siracusa It’s so nice to see them being explicit about the ad racket.

@siracusa
Coming soon: Elegant, ultra-minimalist remote with a single button to toggle power.

Unlock advanced features (channel, volume, mute, FF/RW, etc.) individually with subscriptions, including buy now/pay later with Klarna!

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Enshittification Maxxing

@siracusa those were the days. I remember trying to even GET a cable card from Comcast and they like...wouldn’t.

Not sure if you're in the market or if you're looking for an alt, but Channels is great: https://mastodon.dankim.com/@dan/117076886579915034

@siracusa FFaaS (Fast Forward as a Service)

@siracusa Strategy meeting. Today’s topic: ”how can we make sure nobody continues using our products?”

@siracusa when I bought my first TiVo it had a lifetime subscription w/ purchase. It only handled NTSC, so it’s been dormant at least 20 years now.

I lost the remote during the hdtv digital broadcast transition. It was still plugging away with scheduled recording until, perhaps after, I disconnected my cable.

I am curious as to what might be on its disk. There was a wifi widget and an app that one could connect to it via an old 2009 era MacBook, to transfer its contents. Unsure what to do now

@siracusa That is a new one, fast forward button is now a subscription service. Enshitification continues unabated.

@siracusa Genuinely, who on earth will pay for this?

@siracusa this is beyond parody. i’m still on an antenna tivo for certain shows but maybe it’s time to retire…