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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] FireRetardant 127 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Or even like modern wifi. I saw a vacuum with wifi capabilities. Do I really need to check my vacuum battery level from my phone?

[–] aeronmelon 96 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you don't pay your monthly vacuum fee, Hoover will turn it off remotely.

[–] FireRetardant 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unlock more power for an extra $4.99/month*

*warranty period reduced by 1 week per use of MaxPower mode

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Hahaha

There’s a real life example of this somewhere right?

[–] fubbernuckin 10 points 9 months ago

Time to wrap my vacuum in tin foil

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I saw a Bluetooth toothbrush that send reports to your phone on how good you brushed your teeth, like wtf?!

[–] mrfriki 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It also send reports to they corporate overlords. Most probably anyway.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh I'm sure your health insurance would love to know the condition of your teeth to increase your rates.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Missed cleaning routine detected January 5, 2024: claim denied

[–] HowlsSophie 10 points 9 months ago

EXACTLY! Hubby has one of those, that function got old pretty quickly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

TBH I use that to make sure my kids brush their teeth before the electronics get Internet in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Or to make sure they learn hacking skills. Win or win!

[–] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 9 months ago

Your internet is solar powered?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

My home assistant picked up my toothbrush, forgot it had that feature*

[–] AA5B 1 points 9 months ago

It does seem silly to me as well, but is it really any different from people who want personal data for their sleep habits or exercise habits?

[–] ours 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Saw a "smart" steam ironing board.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'll call it smart when it will iron my shirts!

[–] ours 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are a few that do that but feel gimmicky. It looks like the upper half of a dummy and throws vapor to wrinkle out the shirt.

Yes, I've considered it in the past.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 9 months ago

Those things have been around forever and work very well. For domestic use it's probably only worth it if you have a lot of shirts.

[–] mdurell 6 points 9 months ago

Adding Bluetooth to a vacuum cleaner does make it suck more.

[–] toofpic 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, this is something that I actually used. I have a robo vacuum. I was preparing my home for some guests once, when I saw that the vacuum wasn't charged fully (because it was mispositioned on its base). I put it to the right spot, let it charge for half an hour, started it and left to buy groceries.
At the store, I checked the app where I have my apartment mapped by the vacuum that shows its route and cleaning progress. And I saw that with the current charge, it will have to go back, charge and continue. So I set it from "max" power to "normal", to let it at least finish the job.
It is a cool and useful thing

[–] FireRetardant 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This was not an automated model of vacuum. Connection features for automated models makes sense.

[–] toofpic 3 points 9 months ago

Ah, ok, then yes. If it's just an indicator on the vacuum against "indicator in an app + register + give us all your data+ "buy vacuum 2.0" notifications", then fuck them

[–] AA5B 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes? Maybe the battery was left uncharged, or used up, so you’re waiting to do more cleaning. Why shouldn’t you be able to check?

I have an automation in my Home Assistant setup to notify me when batteries need to be replaced or charged. Currently it’s only for the smart devices in that deployment, but yes. I want my home automation to keep track of all batteries, so I can see status at a glance and be reminded if one needs attention

[–] FireRetardant 1 points 9 months ago

Or i could just plug my vacuum in when I'm done with it.