flummoxed by technology
It was much too hot in my place last night, but not quite hot enough to turn on the a/c or anything. So today while out running errands, I stopped by Target to get a new fan. I mostly wanted a quiet one, and wound up getting a tower model because of its black and chrome finish.
So I get it home, and wtf? It has the longest, most confusing instruction manual of anything I've purchased recently....and that includes the xbox 360. It's a goddamn oscillating fan! But apparently it's got all sorts of crazy functions, like a "breeze mode" that will randomly vary the oscillation and speed, the ability to automatically turn on if room temperature goes above a certain level, timers, a remote control with flashlight, ionizer, and stuff. But still, it's a fan. I'm a smart guy, it should not have taken me half an hour to turn this thing on.
I will admit that that breeze functionality is pretty sweet, but I see this as just one ominous step until the day the robots take over.
So I get it home, and wtf? It has the longest, most confusing instruction manual of anything I've purchased recently....and that includes the xbox 360. It's a goddamn oscillating fan! But apparently it's got all sorts of crazy functions, like a "breeze mode" that will randomly vary the oscillation and speed, the ability to automatically turn on if room temperature goes above a certain level, timers, a remote control with flashlight, ionizer, and stuff. But still, it's a fan. I'm a smart guy, it should not have taken me half an hour to turn this thing on.
I will admit that that breeze functionality is pretty sweet, but I see this as just one ominous step until the day the robots take over.