New Rule: Reverse Improvement | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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[@TheNefastor]

I'm an engineer and I endorse this message. As Dilbert once said, "if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet".

[@ludo5475]

Dilbert is my role model :)

[@TheNefastor]

@@ludo5475 I started out as an Alice but as wisdom grew I'm now more of a Wally.

[@leondarcy7367]

@@TheNefastor "They say that when the student is ready, the master will appear."

[@barryamato101]

Great Dilbert.

[@ImmortalInflames]

Then other companies that should know better just blindly follow apple and also start removing that very feature... I have wireless earphones, but damn it I still use my wired headphones daily!! (no battery to worry about either!)

[@cjdr.4145]

My uncle was a car mechanic (back in the day) He could easily take apart the malfunctioning part, repair it or replace it, re-install it and it was good to go. That's because the parts were separate and they were not all "integrated." Nowadays; one part malfunctions and it literally takes other mechanical systems with it. It is no longer car repair, it is now computer repair.

[@robothunter1035]

If the trunk opens while you're driving the bodies bounce out.

[@georgehugh3455]

@Robert Hunter - Best post I saw today

[@harishsubramanian1241]

On the plus side you can genuinely ask the officer "What bodies?"

[@contrafax]

I hate when that happens.

[@shadowfire_08]

like #69

[@trajan74]

I think in Bill's case that would be his drugs.

[@mochtegerndane7097]

Some 15 years ago, when my son went to Kindergarten, the father of another kid was a pilot. One day we discussed a recent plane crash and he said something, that basically explained it. When something hits the fan, you need to have pilot using the reflexes, that come from years of flying planes. The increased use of computers make that impossible - and that is a major problem. So here, Trump, and Maher, were right.

[@TravisHouze]

“I’m here on earth to have a good time, not read instruction manuals” Great quote to sum up my life

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

"I came here to lead, not to read."

[@amandab3946]

This’ll be my instagram bio and tinder bio.

[@krisaaron5771]

My kid and I have manuphobia, the fear of being forced to read the manual that comes with anything more complicated than toothpaste. Not put on this earth to read instruction manuals. Not no how, no way. However, the grandbrats and their kids were born with cell phones in their hands and are the ones writing the manuals... stinkin' little white sheep of the family!

[@redrum2612]

I was going to write this quote and seeing yours, cheers!

[@AmateurSpaceman]

Yeah, great to see Bill advocating for stupidity after Larry Charles just talked about the existential war we're having with it. Just because you don't like or understand something, Bill, doesn't mean no one else does.

[@Joker-gs6cl]

This is sooooooo true. More tech is not necessarily better. Sometimes keeping things simple and basic is the best option.

[@sandhu22GI]

A lot of grey area there buddy.

[@thenostalgiabusiness]

@Kelli Barnhouse I mean, I definitely agree that sometimes having a manual option is better, but like the first reply said, you're leaving a lot of grey area with sweeping statements like "new technology is bad!" You realize VHS tape incorporated new technology for its time? I'm sure technophobes back then said "VHS is needlessly complicated! Simple 8mm film is better!" And when film was new, "Film is needlessly complicated! Still images only!" We can do this ad nauseam until we regress to projecting shadow puppets on cave walls. My point is, everybody is nostalgic for the simpler past. And when the children of today grow up, they'll be nostalgic for the simple technologies of 2019 that some current adults deem "needlessly complicated."

[@LuisHernandez-xv7nn]

I totally agree. ....hi tech not necessarily represents improvement. ..

[@SuperKenndog]

Yup. Backup cameras on cars. Sure, cool feature. But turn your lazy ass head around and it's not really necessary. Lol

[@TangoNevada]

Joker Totally agree. A horse is much better than a car. If you leave a bar or Saloon drunk, you're horse will drive you home.

[@CorvusCorax.]

"Open the trunk? F/k no!" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bowedpsaltery]

So brilliant - I've got tears rolling down my cheeks!

[@susanjaskulek4280]

Spot on...computer everything....nightmare on car designs

[@CJusticeHappen21]

It's not fear of progress or technology, it's utilitarian rage at inefficiency.

[@jessstuart7495]

Technology has become like fashion. It's mostly about adding "high-tech" extraneous features, and making products look "smart". Not improving the user experience by focusing on getting the core product design absolutely right.

[@Codacoli]

This can't be thumbed up enough!

[@krisaaron5771]

YES!!! What you said! Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@DrSmokeTrees]

Wrong, Bill is a fucking Luddite

[@2126Eliza]

Omg yes. Inefficiency is infuriating

[@lockedin6699]

Like how phone manufacturers now are removing the headphone jack. No one asked for that. NO ONE.

[@Pretermit_Sound]

@Mia Basqua no they’re not, they’re already doing that on other ways. They’re forcing us to buy additional/or brand specific items to increase revenue. Not everything is a conspiracy

[@williamcondon7729]

Wireless headphones were going to take over eventually, they just pushed the industry over the edge

[@proudvietvet2926]

They did that to sell more Air Pods @ $150.00 a pair. Use your head! Follow the Money.

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@williamcondon7729 Yeah right. Why the fuck would I want cheap, always easy to find headphones with amazing sound, when I can instead buy something that costs 10 times as much, and after I drop it into a backpack (or it just falls out of my ear randomly), I will never see it again? It´s like Windows XP. It was so good no one really wanted to get rid of it, so they eventually just started designing software to be incompatible with it. And until Windows 10, it still remained the best Windows on the market.

[@dreamerabe]

Best exemplified by the removal of the headphone jack from smartphones, for no useful reason at all.

[@agentK1896]

There is a reason.. that's how they make you buy their wireless earphones, USB to 3.5 mm adapter, type C earphones etc.

[@dreamerabe]

@@agentK1896 Definitely, but as I said, there's no useful reason to remove it. Consumers don't have a better experience without it.

[@agentK1896]

@@dreamerabe often times these companies dont have the consumers in their mind when thinking of new features. They are thinking of their shareholders.

[@Sina-aka-potatosupreme]

They removed it so people have wireless earbuds and now there are companies that sell cords you put on them so you don’t lose these damn fuckers.

[@MrLionniol]

But that is less tech.

[@danielbaqueiro7245]

So true, motion sensitive bins, mechanical recliners, so much tech is made for novelty with 0 practical utility

[@Tom44224]

In the case of bins and taps in bathrooms they kind of help with hygiene. Better than grabbing a tap that everyone else did after wiping their asses. As long as the sensor works...

[@hhiippiittyy]

Fridges and toothbrushes that have WiFi...

[@soccerplayer2277]

I did Business cases in University. I wish you could hear some of the impractical business plans that would win these competitions. Thank God I did mathematics as well and went into Finance. I couldn't believe people could be awarded for some of the ideas they came up with even if their plan was incredibly well built, it would be absolutely useless to the company.

[@danielbaqueiro7245]

@@Tom44224 For taps I agree but I don't think it's worth it for bins, especially when a foot lever can open it quicker and protect hygene with no electricity

[@Wustenfuchs109]

@@danielbaqueiro7245 Then why not have a pedal (foot lever) operated tap as well? It is only running as long as you step on it. And it could a seesaw-like pedal who's ends are cold and hot water while the degrees of mild are in between. Completely mechanical, no hands required. There are examples of it actually. And while you CAN leave the regular one on and leave (so water is wasted) the leg operated one would turn off as you leave with no extra sensors needed - working the same way as electronic sensors but way simpler and energy efficient. In broader picture, this shit comes from the western consumer culture - the shit that culture invents to be sold is simply baffling sometimes. You won't see that shit coming from, let us say, Russia (just an example of an eastern engineering mind - now mostly dead due to ever growing allure of capitalism and money making). They make ugly things, simple things, but things that work and last. That is why their economy finally failed in 1980's. For each of their cheap products that work the basic function it is designed for and lasts for, let us say, 10 years, a US company would sell an overengineered, nice looking product for much higher price and you'd need a new one every 2 years because it breaks down. In the end, you have a company that makes orders of magnitude more cash out of people while, basically, providing the same service. That is how China managed to get out of the gutter - shitloads of pointless cheap crap that was practically a single-use. For a company, that is great! But for people and environment, it is a disaster. But capitalism does not care about people or the environment, it cares about the bottom line at the end of the quarter so... get used to endless sea of pointless, overengineered crap that does not work and/or breaks down easily.

[@wrightflyer7855]

"I'm sorry Dave" Priceless........

[@clarkkent3864]

This video should be shown to all user experience design students :))

[@wii166]

As a massive geek and network administrator have to agree 100%

[@joemartinez2720]

Bill Maher is GREAT ! Please keep it up

[@Sina-aka-potatosupreme]

They now sell cords for your wireless earbuds so you don’t lose them. 🧐

[@MrSidney9]

Lol

[@reneangulotrujillo1]

Humor is the great equalizer! Mr. Maher is a geniU.S. Thank you!

[@boogerz2000]

There will always be these useless tech upgrades because companies always need to sell you something. As an added bonus, all this tech also breaks more often and needs more maintenance, another revenue stream, and another reason for companies who now try and get you on monthly maintenance plans for EVERYTHING. It's all about money, not practicality and sensibility.

[@megahappy2bemeIntheStarz]

Yup- they could really improve the quality of their products and I don;t mean upgrades etc. but don't so they break more often. This has gone on for a few decades. At one time they built things to last or at least for many years .

[@birbluv9595]

And the fancy new stuff costs a fortune to fix. Cars are totaled because of the cost of fixing/replacing a smart bumper or something. I’m going to keep my 2012 Honda with an actual CD player going as long as I possibly can.

[@dylanappenfeldt2442]

Getting in an Argument with Your Car! My Life Story! Thank You

[@Sina-aka-potatosupreme]

In Germany we have the word “verschlimmbessern”. It means that you want to improve something but instead you are making it worse. I think the English language needs a word like that.

[@GundamGokuTV]

We have a saying in America. Keep it simple stupid.

[@prestonbrewer9255]

We also say "quit trying to reinvent the wheel"

[@neonpaintsplash]

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

[@zipeilei4840]

We have a phrase here called "make Ametica great again". Same thing

[@contrafax]

In America the word is Microsoft.

[@robertgraziano]

Bill you keep me sane in a crazy world. Thanks from Canada!

[@terrylovesenegal]

Oh Bill you are so right! I am so happy with my basics that most of these imposed 'improvements' drive me nuts!

[@ignatzmeyer1978]

One of the recent examples is the removal of the audio jack for the stupid air pods.

[@dinobotpwnz]

Yup. And removing USB ports and matte screens from laptops.

[@denny1527]

And non-replaceable batteries/cpus/ram

[@stormwatcher59]

"I'm hear on Earth to have a good time..." Works for me!!! :-D

[@mazdarex7]

@Spanish Moustache LoL your point proven.

[@jeffjenks2533]

"here"

[@dalethomas7944]

THIS WHOLE THING WAS HILARIOUS!

[@tatitorodriguez376]

Who else thought back to the future 2 when he talked bout self lacing shoes..........

[@samuelperezgarcia]

That's the only reason Nike made those. There are laceless shoes that work perfectly fine, there's no need for Nike's tech.

[@justdog5506]

Motion sensitive paper towel dispensers in bathrooms are the worst.

[@HaploidCell]

Dude, that shit with the over-engineering is hilarious. And the car industry is so guilty of this, it's unbelievable. Spot on there. When they started to figure out how to make everything in your car be controlled by electronic buttons instead of mechanical means (remember actually having to crank the window down?) they had to implement secondary computer processing modules. The car needs one of them already because the motors have also gone from being purely mechanical to being these control-freak, fine-tuned things that need constant monitoring. It's a problem of twisting the concept of what a "car" is into whatever they are able to sell. You can't just have one Model T for everyone, you have to have the two-seater racing engine, the family mini van, pickup truck AND the city hopper. It used to be that you only had to apply electricity to fire the cylinders in the motor, but now you've got to specialize and tarry out engines that are built in funny ways so they can fit into cars that are built to be city-slick, and gas-mileage-efficient. Not practical. Oh, you want a sporty sort of gear feeling, but you're too cheap to actually buy the thing? Let's add it as a software "mode" that'll give you slightly enhanced acceleration. So even the basement-priced "sporty" cars that us peasants can afford are able to give you the feeling of that Lamborghini you always see on TV. And you know what? Some idiots in the early 00s had the bright idea to save some money on most car models, and to combine the computer module that handles all of your necessary car electricity with the module that deals with all the new added-features luxury items, like electronic car keys, electronic windows, the AC, the speed-o-meter, the electronically adjustable side mirrors, etc. Needless to say, it was a disaster. A lot of cars had to be recalled, and I remember Audi the most clearly, because their new PC boxes had the issue of running twice the wattage through a computer package that was still the same size. They didn't change the layout of the car at all, they just tried to put all the electronics into the little box under your dashboard that was originally designed to be THIS big, and not an inch more. False connections happened. Audis started malfunction, but there are plenty of other examples. I just remember clearly that my dad came home one day and told us that he had locked the car with the remote key, and it sat there for, like, 2 minutes after the beeping had confirmed it was indeed locked. And then it rolled down all of the windows. Fucking perfect.

[@shankoff1]

If your i phone doesn't work why not call TIM APPLE?

[@loveday3447]

Hahaha Tim apple. That moron trump

[@szahmad2416]

(Howie from Big Bang Theory voice): “How can I call Tim Apple WHEN I CAN’T TURN ON MY PHONE, MA!?”

[@ohmyblindman]

oh I see what you did there-very clever, but Tim Apple will have the same trouble.

[@lurchlogan]

My Xbox service went down recently, so I called Bill & Melissa Microsoft & gave them a piece of my mind!!

[@TheLegendOfAndrew]

Self lacing sneakers will be the new velcro shoes.

[@zemaria566]

no, they wont have a future

[@hawkeye5955]

Didn't Futurama have self-lacing shoes? 🤔

[@juanQuedo]

@@hawkeye5955 it was in Back to the future

[@RWAsur]

@@zemaria566 neither do velcro shoes

[@benhoppe24]

Self lacing shoes will be awesome for athletic people. Shoe laces suck in the heat of a workout or a game. When you’re in the moment, you want a tight, firm fit. When you’re at rest, you want to loosen that a bit to relax, bring your heart rate down, and let your body recover before going back at it. Just because something might potentially be useful for one group of people, it doesn’t mean it is for everyone. There is a reason Nike doesn’t sell these things at Walmart. They are a niche product for a niche group. In the case of their first release, basketball players. Future releases will probably be targeted towards Crossfit and Functional Training and other areas where people are pushing for peak performance.

[@Martin-xl2fs]

Finally something both conservatives and liberals can agree on.

[@Asher_Tye]

Give it a day...

[@yvetjo9568]

I must confess, sometimes all of the computerized stuff in my car makes me paranoid.

[@carlitoab]

So true! I am sick of everything becoming more and more complicated. I swear they're doing it to sustain their existence. Some shit just doesn't need reinventing!

[@CloudsGirl7]

Agreed on so much of this. I do NOT want to rely on computers for everything. Quit automating EVERYTHING. (In some places it's fine - necessary, even. But I think I can wipe my own ass - or tie my own shoes, for that matter.)

[@BjossiAlfreds]

Automation being often unnecessary aside, AI just isn't dependable yet, like that rental car and Apple video so aptly demonstrated.

[@robm6726]

in before no Alexa stop! becomes a cry for help from the "Smart Toilet" draw your own conclusions lol

[@MrLionniol]

The self lacing shoe was actually made for their basketball players. They then decided to pass it down to regular consumers because there was demand for it.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

If there's something that really works, never make it more complicated.

[@PUABored12]

I also grow tired of constant updates to the apps on my phone.

[@jamesdylan100]

Yes Bill is back

[@seangelarden8753]

My grandfather said "everything I ever loved has been improved"

[@RobertJohnson-cc5cp]

Even those who hate this guy have to like the segment!!

[@H8B7L]

A movie theater I visit installed those faucet. And of course, the two in the mens bathroom didnt work on the Friday I used them.

[@totalnewb123]

It’s like Demolition Man with the seashells in the bathroom.

[@Carewolf]

You don't know how to use the three seashells? LOL

[@Codacoli]

You still use toilet paper? LOL

[@jazmaan]

They actually include an extra "old" style mouthpiece in the box. He was probably too stoned to notice.

[@jul9cuz]

Bill Maher is a National Treasure

[@genghiskhan9269]

Kremlin Donnie Caligula Pennywise Pussygroper Trump is a national disgrace

[@amireftekhar7665]

I think self lacing shoes are made for people with disabilities. It can be physically or mentally! :)

[@burger_kinghorn]

Except how are they going to go through all the steps of getting it paired with the phone and then controlling it from there?

[@tbay101]

@@burger_kinghorn I assume their family member and/or Carer could help them set it up first if needed. Every disabled person is different. They might be able to operate the app themselves after that.

[@johndanielson3777]

There are so many devices that don’t need improvement.

[@Nivola1953]

i absolutely agree on the stupidity of “improvement “ for the sake of changing something without adding value to the experience, just because “hi tech” it’s good, it really infuriates me when i come face to face with a piece of engineering stupidity. For the case of the 737 Max8 MCAS malfunctions instead, Trump got it totally wrong again, this was not an unnecessary improvement or complication for the sake of hi tech, the MCAS system was introduced to help pilots fly a new version of the 737 that had become more “unstable” after installing heavier and more powerful engines that shifted the center of mass. Fly by wire has been in use since the F 16 and all Airbus planes started flying and has helped relieve pilot fatigue preventing accidents and saving fuel, apparently the grave mistake here was the reliance on a single sensor and the poor training for the pilots, plus the poor response of FAA and Boeing to previous reports of such failures, let’s wait for the investigation results and let’s listen to pilots and experts opinions instead of talking of going back to “good old time” of which we know nothing.

[@zeewann]

Question (not trolling; I'm asking because I truly want to understand) - why were heavier and more powerful engines installed in the first place. Speed? And if they caused the plane to go significantly faster cutting travel time (did they?), why wasn't plane's structure revised to accommodate the change in the center of mass?

[@SwissTHX11384EB]

Exactly my thoughts. Thank you!

[@MrJbroo144]

zeewann "In mid-2011, the objective was to match the A320neo's 15% fuel burn advantage, but the initial reduction was 10-12%; it was later enhanced to 14.5%: the fan was widened from 61 inches to 69.4 inches by raising the nose gear and placing the engine higher and forward, the split winglet added 1-1.5%, a relofted tail cone 1% more and electronically controlling the bleed air system improves efficiency.[73]" TLDR: Boeing wanted better fuel efficiency, so needed wider engines, needed to shift engine position, which shifts CoG.

[@MrJbroo144]

zeewann overall, the weight of the plane is around 2.9 tones heavier than the previous model, if Wikipedia is accurate.

[@Democlis]

@@zeewann Not everything is made for more speed, in this case the new engines are vastly more efficient, allowing it to actually reduce fuel consumption and increase carry capacity (although part of that increase will be spent moving the engines themselves). These are the two major factors you take into consideration when buying a new plane for an airline, the vast majority of expenses they have is with fuel and maintenance, so if they can reduce the fuel consumption and increase carry weight (allowing for transport off more things/people) they can increase their profits by quite a bit. Speed is no longer a factor in plane design, we reached a point where the cruise speed reached by the planes have the best cost/benefit possible and trying to increase speed only makes things too expensive and not worth it, just see the failure of the Concord, it was so expensive despite making trips twice as fast, due to the large amounts of fuel and reduced carrying capacity, that using them would just bankrupt the companies.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

It's like every software "upgrade" which consists of either eliminating features you used all the time, or keeping them but hiding them somewhere in the name of "looking sleek." I'll take functionality, thanks.

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

Anyone who didn't laugh at the sink joke isn't a fan of film hahaha

[@Harrison_Duff]

I'm reminded of a quote from one of the Star Trek movies "The more complicated the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the drain."

[@dale8809]

The car thing is the reason I drive a 16 year old car. The more features they have the more shit there is to be broken.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

Wait...there are voice-activated cars? Also, that's hilarious!

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

I was thinking the same thing. I hate machines that try to do my thinking for me. I spend most of my time trying to override their stupid decisions. I'm talking to you, computer.

[@fabiesque]

a dump in the middle of Studio 54 is my fav!

[@whocares2087.1]

Don't get me started on automatic toilets, the toilets that don't flush when you want them to!

[@shuichiboy]

How about cars with giant iPads as the center console control? When I want to turn the heat up in my car, I don't even have to take my eyes off the road. I just reach down and turn the knob. I don't want or need to navigate a damned menu just to access the climate controls.

[@Vekoma1261]

I hate those, my dad has one in his car and when the screen stopped working (yes, it did) he was totally fucked.

[@shuichiboy]

@@Vekoma1261 Yup, that's the other problem. Now, one thing goes wrong and takes everything with it.

[@tperk]

Updated tech: "Oh but it's so cool it does this." Me: "I don't care about cool. Just give me something that works."

[@burger_kinghorn]

It's the difference between being innovative and experimental

[@xSUBIACOx]

The scripts on this show are getting better and better as time goes on.

[@Maser209]

Wish Elon Musk was on the panel during this New Rule.

[@jirkazalabak1514]

As far as I know, he is mostly on the side of useful progress.

[@ender003]

@@jirkazalabak1514 Doesn't he want to add video games to the Tesla?

[@TheBrothergreen]

@@jirkazalabak1514 There was a glitch where, if a certain sensor went bad, you wouldn't be able to shift your testla into drive (because it thought the door was ajar.) Also, the model S has a new door handle designed to "pop out and greet you when you walk up"

[@asadullahkaisar2809]

I think Elon would've found this hilarious. Guy has a great sense of humor.

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@ender003 Video games(as long as the driver can´t play them) don´t really interfere with functionality. Generally, adding new independent features isn´t a problem. The problem starts when new features that are not properly tested yet become mandatory for the basic functions of the machine, like the sensor TheBrother wrote about. Personally, I would say that having an electric car instead of a petrol car is a big enough useful innovation for me to forgive most of these glitches. Having said that, I hate these things as well. Why the fuck do I need a sensor to check if my door is ajar? Can´t I just check it myself? And even if the sensor makes sense, why the fuck can´t I start the car anyway? What if I need to get away quickly and don´t have the time to close the door? Why does everyone need a reminder that their kid is still in the back seat? I could list a thousand other features.

[@shawnsimmons1308]

I have a friend who is an injured veteran. He lost both of his arms to an IED. Those self-tying shoes get my vote!!!

[@burger_kinghorn]

So how does he control them with a phone?

[@tbay101]

@@burger_kinghorn Possibly voice recognition, Alexa, Siri, etc

[@DISGUYROX]

Making things better electronically: I've been in the appliance repair business for almost 40 years. My own washer & dryer are old~25-30 years old. They have analog timers, the kind you turn and they click. I can turn the washer to "spn" and it spins. I do NOT have to wait for it to decide to maybe drain and then spin~~MAYBE. You can move them to do exactly what you want them to do. Then there are the electronic controls from hell. They are DESIGNED TO FAIL. In some of these P'sOS, you cannot get them to do exactly what you want. Then there are the ranges and refrigerators with a read out for "fault codes". They say F1, F2 and/or etc. I always tell my customers to wait a minute or two and it will say FU~2.

[@jeromedragon5287]

on my fourth dishwasher due to panel failure.

[@sunshine3914]

Never giving up my two 30-yr-old analog washers! Never a service call, yet all my friends and neighbors had multiple problems with their $1,000 washers... usually from the very first month.

[@budbloomingfield]

That was great.

[@feYslYa]

best new rule so far lost my immersive shit

[@thunderforthrc7457]

This is one of the best ones I've heard

[@thehellyousay]

Since when did being self sufficient and self capable become losing? Oh, yeah, when greed became good.

[@frodostump]

I will check back on this video 10 years from now. That will be interesting.

[@egezort]

I will remind you if I don't forget about it

[@braustin1]

Good stuff. Technology is getting out of control.

[@robertmoore6149]

More features means more price tag. New model means new price tag

[@Wolfboss7]

At the end of the day, most of these tech upgrades really just end up making people lazier than they already are. And potentially more stupid.

[@lacrartezorok4975]

My old cheap crappy phone had radio, my new expensive smart phone hasn't and i have to connect to WiFi to listen to it.

[@DevinGrayGaming]

Reverse improvement: Getting rid of headphone jacks for no reason.

[@dartboycmh]

BRILLIANT!!!

[@jjwalter5897]

Engineers over engineer because if they stopped at perfect they would be unemployed.

[@jeffjeffries3469]

Dude is on point.

[@toriesout2702]

TBF a lot of these benefit people with reduced mobility but I agree they are not things most people need.

[@CameronBrtnik]

Oh man this is one of the funniest monologues I've seen in a long time 😂

[@lau_dhondt]

Great segment. Should also do one on companies that used to engineer their products to break after a number of years, to create a needless consumption cycle. After this was uncovered with the i-pod scandal, it became more about strangulating software updates. Thug tactics.

[@jeromedragon5287]

still being done with dishwashers, on my fourth in the house, panels designed to fail

[@icns01]

a great lesson for us designers - Something to consider when we are building upgrades...Funny, but so very true - LIS👍 - from a true master of Satire..

[@3of19]

Germans already have a word for that: Verschlimmbesserung, literally “imbadprovement” :)

[@ignatzmeyer1978]

enworseprovement

[@moun7522]

that auto controlled trunk technology in cars would be helpful for those who get kidnapped hahaha

[@IceColdProfessional]

Tech was meant to make real life easier, not take over. Just follow that mantra and you'll be fine.

[@Mysucculentchinesemeal]

I knew he was blazin too! He’ll yeah Bill! Maher for prez!

[@Jan_YTview]

electric toothbrush with multi-press on/off button . . 😪😖😟

[@Amenti_H]

...and with Bluetooth to connect to your phone...

[@DisenfranchisedLiberal]

Working from home the last 4 months has made this increasingly relevant. I just want my products to work right now. I don't want to read an instruction manual every time I have to take a shit or drive my car. There's a ton of other things I should be worrying about and focusing my attention on.

[@cpilkey2010]

I hate overly tech bathrooms. Motion sensor sink, motion sensor soap, motion sensor paper towel, motion sensor toilet; and none of it ever works. Sorry I can’t flush the toilet or wash the shit off my hands, nothing works in the bathroom!

[@1drummer172]

What’s really screwed up is when you go into one of these bathrooms that has only half the stuff motion sensing, or the motion sensing is too sensitive or not sensitive enough.😡🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@1drummer172]

Puppet Master 🤣

[@1drummer172]

A Person Too many times I’ve had a toilet automatically flush the clean toilet seat cover down the drain right after I put it on; frustrating!😡😂

[@LordNanfoodle]

I can't stand those motion-sensor faucets. I can hardly ever get them to run, and then when I do, all they want to run is scalding hot water. Can I just get a faucet I can turn on and off myself that I can choose whether it runs hot or cold... I want cold water, dammit!!

[@1drummer172]

Lord Nanfoodle I was trying to wash my hands in a supermarket restroom just a week or so ago; there I was, waving my hands under the faucet and could never get any water to come out but with every wave the soap dispenser kept squirting soap on the back of my right hand in the sink!😐🤷‍♂️ I finally gave up trying to get any water to come out, so I dispensed a paper towel, wiped all that soap off the back of my right hand and left. It was crazy; I kept wondering if it was a joke and whether someone was laughing their butt off watching the whole thing on hidden camera.🤦‍♂️

[@ursaltydog]

Didn't mention those upgrades created problems with the planes that if the buyers wanted to avoid problems, they had to pay extra for the "safety features" that would counteract the problems..

[@burger_kinghorn]

Like mob "protection"

[@alfresco4976]

I guess this means I will have agreed with Agolf Twittler on one thing. Well... a stopped clock is right twice a day too.

[@stewartseymour1276]

Design and common sense need to be together.

[@lacountess]

This is why I still have windows 7 on my pc. It was a nice, stable OS so why the f would I upgrade to thumbnail circus?

[@ge2623]

There's a saying I use ALL the time: "You want to help?....Don't"

[@jayrosen6663]

I don't know if cars today have more useless features than Jared Kushner, hysterical!!!!

[@zzczlozsmh7922]

Bill beginning to sound like and old funny man. Best show.

[@NewMessage]

My Dad once had a 10 minute argument with a car about the door being ajar. In the car's defense, my Dad had no idea what 'ajar' meant, and was pretty sure that a car who didn't know a door from a jam jar wasn't safe to drive to Florida in.

[@stormwatcher59]

LMAO

[@Ryan88881]

Is your dad Bill Hicks

[@MatthewSmith001]

The 2001 callback killed me.

[@EpistolicErv]

Can’t help but feel like I am listening to an old man yell at the moon

[@justinm2697]

I understand but is he wrong? I'm only mid 30s and the first time I saw one of those Dyson turbo hand drier things in a public bathroom I had no Idea what to do. Tie your shoelaces with an app? A smart toilet? The technology is getting "smarter", the users are getting dumber.

[@denniszenanywhere]

Bill did praise tech that analysis your pee but a toilet that puts you in the mood?! And he's also right about how it's hard to wash your face on those automated faucets. And why is that even needed when you're in a hotel room. That's useful in a high traffic area, but in a hotel room? I do some UX design work and it's mostly about common sense. Not all technology is perfect or meant to be. After all, they're all made by humans who last I checked, also make mistakes.

[@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King]

Can't help but feel like I'm reading the comment of someone who doesn't engage in critical thought, so they don't recognize it in others.

[@vitakjesiolowski5913]

Ive got a car with a radio I haven't worked out how to turn off. That is iff it can be.

[@theriffwriter2194]

Yeah, but: everyone once in while Trump sends out a tweet where I'd bet my children's eyes that he didn't write the thing. The above tweet, would be an example. Way, way, way too thought out and concise.

[@dinobotpwnz]

The wonderful invention of a sign saying how much a product costs has been shunned at the newest Amazon stores. Better to pull out your phone and feed them market research data every time you check a price. I'm amazed at the people who say they enjoy this.

[@thejarjosh]

Dude cant handle his weed. I could put together ikea furniture no problem stoned or not.

[@rickc2102]

Some of us are a lot more patient stoned than not.

[@thejarjosh]

@@rickc2102 For real. I use some before housework or yardwork and its a breeze. I can power through it without much thought. Well I do have my high thoughts but I can think them while working so it works out.

[@CADJewellerySkills]

It seems far too much of the Internet of Things consists of devices built "because we can", and far too few of them were built because anybody actually needed that new functionality.