Most useless implementation of technology?

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*just for funsies*

I came up with the idea for this gem of a thread while having a wee.

In Paddington train station, no less. Upon entering the toilets, I was greeted with a curious display of information:

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I cannot fathom how this is helpful for anyone? The only potentially useful info is whether there are ANY free cubicles… and if there aren’t, how many people are in ‘the queue’. Even if there are no free cubicles, are people going to turn away… or enter the toilets to see the length of the queue.

In rageful protest, I span round super fast, spraying my wee around, eventually getting enough lift to hover out of the toilets and onto my train, on which I’m enjoying my Gail’s… albeit with slightly soggy shorts.

Can anyone think of anything else equally pointless? Home appliances wanting to connect to WiFi is another one… unless anyone has figured out how to load and unload the washing machine via the internet other than sending a nonchalant text to the other half.
 
Sorry but I find that very usefull, zero chance I want to use a public bog when there is a load of smelly old men in there taking a no 2.

If that sign says 20% + then I`m holding it in if possible.
 
Nitefly said:
Can anyone think of anything else equally pointless? Home appliances wanting to connect to WiFi is another one… unless anyone has figured out how to load and unload the washing machine via the internet other than sending a nonchalant text to the other half.
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I've just bought a new BBQ, the new line of them is WiFi connected. Clearly they never said the first part of WiFi out loud. I bought last years model that was discounted and had a nice analogue dial. "Sorry guys, we'll have to oven bake the burgers as I can't get any WiFi in the garden."
 
dave28 said:
Sorry but I find that very usefull, zero chance I want to use a public bog when there is a load of smelly old men in there taking a no 2.

If that sign says 20% + then I`m holding it in if possible.
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Your first error is enabling a situation that requires using a train station toilet.

But for those dire circumstance, surely a cacophony of gaseous eruptions is a more comfortably environment to hide one’s own ‘volume?

 
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I have seen wifi enabled coffee scales, not machines, but weighing scales. Here is one of the many....why? There is a screen there showing the weigh as I pour coffee into it...Why do I need to or want to look away and look at my phone instead?

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BOOKOO THEMIS Mini Coffee Scale

BooKoo Themis Mini Coffee Scale is a precise, smart, and compact scale with brand new visual recognition capabilities and a flow display function.
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I spent extra to buy a Bosch smart washer and dryer.

By default it's turned off and you have to remember to press a button every time (no one ever remembers) to be able to do anything from the app.

Yes almost completely and utterly pointless from the start, but even more so because of it not being a default on option.
 
The only network connected washing/dryer I think is useful is at self use hotel laundry where if you go back to your room you can see how long it has left to do at the TV in your room.

At home, you can just hear it anyway.
 
Raymond Lin said:
At home, you can just hear it anyway.
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You would think this, but my expensive new Miele is the worst UX ever. I love that it has a 10 year warranty but it is worse to use than my last house's £150 cheapo unit.

It finishes a wash silently and then turns the drum to prevent creasing. After 30 minutes it will then play a jingle and then itself off, like a grumpy sigh. It is also almost impossible to cancel a wash as it remembers its state even if you turn it off at the front panel or the wall.

I would absolutely love to have the option of connecting it to WiFi just so it can make my watch buzz when it's finished. However this is to compensate for a missing feature, in general connected appliances seems 100% pointless.

Oh, turning the oven on 20 minutes before I'm home could be good...
 
Useless implementation of technology is getting everywhere. I'm honestly past the 'this is cool' stage and well into the 'meh' this is boring phase..
 
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I've noticed recently on some trains, the display on the ceiling above you in the carriage, seems to rarely tell you what stations are coming up and instead goes round in circles telling you to watch out for suspiscious people and report it to someone, and then eventually what the next stop is?
They used to list all the stops and what time you'd get there, not many trains seem to now? Why has this been taken away?
 
deviation said:
I've noticed recently on some trains, the display on the ceiling above you in the carriage, seems to rarely tell you what stations are coming up and instead goes round in circles telling you to watch out for suspiscious people and report it to someone, and then eventually what the next stop is?
They used to list all the stops and what time you'd get there, not many trains seem to now? Why has this been taken away?
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I don't use trains so much these days so im not sure if its been fixed, but not so long ago there was a flaw in the coding for the arrivals boards and trains would be displayed as "On Time" even if their scheduled departure time had already passed. It used to annoy me disproportionately.
 
Nitefly said:
*just for funsies*

I came up with the idea for this gem of a thread while having a wee.

In Paddington train station, no less. Upon entering the toilets, I was greeted with a curious display of information:
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They've recently given the toilets at Euston a facelift and we've got those same signs. I too wonder why this is useful information. Do the Paddington loos have the light sensors above the door to each cubicle to detect when the door is closed? How much time, effort and money went into wiring all this up to show us the percentage availability of toilets?! :D
 
Nitefly said:
*just for funsies*

I came up with the idea for this gem of a thread while having a wee.

In Paddington train station, no less. Upon entering the toilets, I was greeted with a curious display of information:

LH6ElZp.jpeg


I cannot fathom how this is helpful for anyone? The only potentially useful info is whether there are ANY free cubicles… and if there aren’t, how many people are in ‘the queue’. Even if there are no free cubicles, are people going to turn away… or enter the toilets to see the length of the queue.

In rageful protest, I span round super fast, spraying my wee around, eventually getting enough lift to hover out of the toilets and onto my train, on which I’m enjoying my Gail’s… albeit with slightly soggy shorts.

Can anyone think of anything else equally pointless? Home appliances wanting to connect to WiFi is another one… unless anyone has figured out how to load and unload the washing machine via the internet other than sending a nonchalant text to the other half.
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The only way this could be better is if they required you to login with some sort of ID and then they informed people of who was doing what in which stall.

"Gray2233 is using urinal number 3, his stream pressure is X."

"Bob is using stall 5, his stool is firm and currently at 120 grams."
 
Gray2233 said:
The only way this could be better is if they required you to login with some sort of ID and then they informed people of who was doing what in which stall.

"Gray2233 is using urinal number 3, his stream pressure is X."

"Bob is using stall 5, his stool is firm and currently at 120 grams."
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"Mattyfez in trap 3-
error code 4936274-c: sensor reading anomaly. Reading is out of scope.
An engineer is en-route, please stand by".
 
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mattyfez said:
"Mattyfez in trap 3-
error code 4936274-c: sensor reading anomaly. Reading is out of scope.
An engineer is en-route, please stand by".
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And then they fine you accordingly for the blockage, and try to sell you a new dietary plan which results in smaller "samples" after breaking down your current food intake.
 
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