u/overlord-07

robot delivery machines roaming sidewalks still feels like sci fi

robot delivery machines roaming sidewalks still feels like sci fi

saw one of those small delivery robots on the sidewalk today making a delivery and it looked so unreal

a little robot delivering someone’s food while everyone around acted like it was completely normal

if you showed this to someone 15 years ago they would think it’s from some futuristic movie scene

crazy how fast people get used to newer tech nowadays, it just feels like we are living in a sci fi movie

u/overlord-07 — 3 hours ago

android 16 honestly feels more like google os now than android

miss when android phones actually felt different from each other

back then samsung, htc, sony, lg all had their own weird ui styles, sounds, features and overall vibe

now every android phone slowly feels like the same google themed software with slightly different icons and camera apps on top

feels like android used to be a operating system brands customized and now it’s slowly turning into google’s ecosystem first and android second

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u/overlord-07 — 8 hours ago

some people genuinely haven’t gone a full day offline in years

noticed this the other day i probably havent spent one completely offline day in a really long time

even if i stop using social media there’s still youtube, spotify, or random apps to manage my daily schedule

and i think this is normal for most people now

last time i was properly offline was probably like 6 months ago when i went camping with friends and had almost no signal the whole trip

kinda weird thinking about it now because outside of that i’m basically connected to the internet every single day without even noticing it anymore

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u/overlord-07 — 11 hours ago

every app becoming short form video content eventually

why does every app eventually turn into short form videos now

instagram became reels, youtube pushes shorts everywhere, facebook copies it, snapchat copies it and now even apps which had nothing to do with videos somehow have infinite scrolling feeds

worst part is youtube instantly opening shorts the moment you open the app and now even instagram has auto scroll stuff to keep feeding you endless short videos before you even reach what you originally opened the app for

eventually all companies will add some short form video feature just to keep people endlessly scrolling and addicted inside the app

u/overlord-07 — 1 day ago

people really buy $1500 phones just to use instagram and whatsapp

i always find it weird how people buy new flagships every single year just to mostly use instagram, whatsapp, youtube and basic apps

these phones can edit videos, run heavy games, do insane multitasking and a million other things but most people barely use even 10% of that power

then next year same mobile has a new flagship with minor upgrades and a new camera layout and they will upgrade it without any though

sometimes i genuinely cant tell if people actually need these phones or if buying expensive phones every year just became a flex/trend now

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u/overlord-07 — 1 day ago

companies racing to add ai before knowing what it’s even useful for

every company suddenly wants ai inside their product now even when it makes absolutely no sense

photo apps, mails, note apps, browsers, search bars, fridges, literally everything is getting some random ai feature added in it for no reason

and half the time it feels like companies are adding ai just because investors and marketing teams expect it now, which is why so many features end up feeling pointless like ai summaries for 2 line emails or random assistants inside apps nobody even wanted one in the first place

feels like companies are scared of looking outdated now so they just keep shoving ai into everything first and figuring out the actual use later even though this makes the product worse in my opinion

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u/overlord-07 — 1 day ago

people spend more time optimizing setups than actually using them

i have know people who spent weeks researching keyboards, mouse, monitor arms, desk layouts, rgb lighting and productivity setups just to end up not using the setup most of the time

they will just use a laptop work in a more preferable spot or use the setup for just for browsing or watching random stuff

why do people put so much effort into building the perfect setup and then barely use it for the thing it was made for

feels like people enjoy upgrading, tweaking and customizing the setup more than actually gaming or doing productive work on it

u/overlord-07 — 2 days ago

tech support in movies is either a genius hacker or completely useless no inbetween

movies always show tech people in the weirdest ways possible

either they’re typing at light speed breaking into government systems in 30 seconds or they’re the most socially awkward human alive who cant even explain how wifi works normally

and somehow every hacker scene still has green text flying everywhere while someone yells “i’m in”

what are some other random stereotypes made by movies about tech in movies which you find weird

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u/overlord-07 — 2 days ago

random software subscriptions slowly draining bank accounts every month

was checking my bank statement and realised i’m paying monthly for so many random digital things now without even thinking about it anymore

music app, cloud storage, ai app, vpn, game pass, youtube premium and probably some other subscription i forgot exists

individually non of them is expensive but if you forgot them they keep on stacking in the background it could become very expensive while you never used half of these subscriptions.

anyone else also have this problem ?

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u/overlord-07 — 2 days ago

does rgb actually make setups look better anymore

feel like rgb looked way cooler when it was mostly just keyboards and pcs

now every gaming product has rgb slapped onto it by default

headphones glowing, speakers glowing, desks glowing, microphones glowing, even routers looking like alien spaceships now for no reason

sometimes clean setups with almost no lights honestly look way better to me now

what side are people on with rgb stuff these days

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u/overlord-07 — 3 days ago
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Bluetooth speakers basically killed dedicated home audio setups for normal people

remember when people used to have entire home theatre setups with giant speakers and huge subwoofers shaking the room

now almost everyone just has one bluetooth speaker sitting somewhere in the house doing everything

and the funny part is most people genuinely dont care anymore because modern bluetooth speakers sound good enough now without all the wires and setup headache

feels like convenience completely won over proper home audio for normal people

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u/overlord-07 — 3 days ago

newer games have massive open worlds now but somehow feel less memorable

new pokemon games like scarlet and violet have bigger maps, better graphics, more freedom and better animations compared to older games

but somehow i still remember pokemon emerald way more clearly

i still remember random all emerald routes, hidden item spots and little things like that but with newer games its not the same. they are not memorable or leave a big impact in my memory

it’s probably nostalgia but i feel like newer games become repetitive faster because the story and world dont leave the same impact older games did

u/overlord-07 — 3 days ago

weird how every smart device eventually wants a subscription now

friend bought a smart camera for his house and later realised the thing doesnt even save recordings properly unless you buy their monthly plan

so without paying extra the camera basically just watches things happen and forgets everything after

companies really found a way to put subscriptions on the most basic stuff now

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u/overlord-07 — 4 days ago
▲ 344 r/TechNook

7-Zip. Name an app with 0 haters, I'll start

Over 20 years old. Same slightly ancient interface. Free to download, free forever. Not a single nag screen in its entire existence.

Every time I reinstall Windows, 7-Zip goes on within the first five minutes. Opens .zip, .rar, .7z, basically every compressed file format you'll ever encounter - no questions asked, no "upgrade to premium to unlock .tar support," nothing. Just works.

The WinRAR comparison lives rent-free in my head. WinRAR technically keeps working after the trial "expires" but hits you with that popup every single launch like clockwork. Meanwhile 7-Zip has been sitting there since 2002, quietly compressing files, asking for absolutely nothing in return.

I genuinely cannot find one person who downloaded 7-Zip and said "this is bad." The UI looks like it belongs in Windows XP and people will tell you that. But that's it. That's the entire complaint. And somehow it makes it more charming.

Free compression software, no ads, no bundled garbage, no subscription - that's it. That's the app.

What's yours?

u/overlord-07 — 4 days ago

every household probably has one drawer full of dead electronics

i dont know about most people but i have noticed almost every house has one junk drawer filled with random old electronics, tools, batteries, old phones, cables, chargers and other random stuff

all kept in the hope that one random day it might become useful again

and for some reason even if half of it is junk or you dont even know what some cables belong to anymore, nobody throws it away

even though realistically most of that stuff is probably never getting used again

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u/overlord-07 — 5 days ago

What’s the oldest piece of tech you still use regularly

still have a old 500gb seagate hard drive lying around with movies, games, school projects and random junk from years ago

still works somehow even after years of use, it even makes weird noises sometimes but i still use it anyway

what old tech are you all still using

u/overlord-07 — 5 days ago

Streaming services are slowly pushing people back toward piracy

Streaming used to be the thing that finally made people stop pirating stuff because it was just easier

Now one show is on netflix, another on disney, another on hbo, another on some random platform nobody even remembers paying for

And even after paying you still get ads, missing movies, not available in your region and non of the platforms have old shows which are less popular and worth the effort to get a streaming license 

At some point people are obviously gonna go back to piracy again because somehow the illegal option slowly became less annoying than the legal one.

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u/overlord-07 — 5 days ago

Physical buttons and mechanical sounds made devices feel more satisfying

old gadgets just felt more satisfying to use because you could actually hear things happening inside them

pressing buttons on old stereos, closing a cassette player, camera shutter sounds, even dvd drives making all those weird noises before reading the disc

half the experience was the physical feedback and sounds those devices made while working

now everything is just smooth glass screens with tiny vibration motors trying to fake the same feeling again

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u/overlord-07 — 5 days ago

why do so many new robot vacuums have live camera feeds connected to company servers

saw news that someone was trying to connect their gaming controller to a robot vacuum cleaner and they accidentally got backdoor access to all the vacuum made by that company

he got live video feeds and controls of other functioning vacuum cleaners too. luckily he reported it to the company and didnt abuse the exploit and got 30,000 as reward.

but my question is why does a robot vacuum even need live video feed connected to company servers in first place

i understand stuff like room mapping but some of these robot vacuums now have cameras, microphones, wifi, remote controls and cloud accounts like they are some security system instead of a cleaning device

and if a random guy can accidentally access all this because of bad security then does this mean the company itself can also technically access these live feeds too?

it just sounds dumb that even robot vacuums now need cameras and internet connection to work properly

u/overlord-07 — 6 days ago

opening old devices and seeing how overengineered they were

opened an old cassette player recently and the inside looked absurd compared to modern gadgets

tiny gears everywhere, springs, belts, moving parts all packed together just to do one simple thing

now most modern devices are just one battery glued to a board with almost everything hidden under black plastic

half the fun was hearing all the little clicks, spins and moving parts inside while it worked

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u/overlord-07 — 7 days ago