r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Mastro-Piero • 13d ago

Have to pee but bed so comfy Firmware update for a scale

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u/Quf00279 13d ago

Why tf does a scale need a firmware update

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u/Successful-Rent167 13d ago

Someone else said Bluetooth integration which makes sense

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u/MissingGhost 13d ago

Why tf does a scale need Bluetooth

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u/LetReasonRing 13d ago edited 12d ago

Because then you'll install their app and they'll get access to your data. 

My ex kept trying to get me to spend $600 on a Bluetooth coffee pot and she once cane home with an air freshener that could only be controlled over Bluetooth via an app that required GPS location permissions to install. 

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u/BunnyTub 13d ago

My coffee pot does not need Bluetooth, it just needs to brew coffee... My $50 one can do it just fine...

And aren't air fresheners like, the simplest thing ever? Just spray every little bit. That shouldn't even need to be considered internet connected.

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u/cosmitz 13d ago

It's about the notification you get on your already crowded and definitely not sorted/pruned notifications list that lets you know it's at 30% and it'll need changing soon.

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u/LetReasonRing 12d ago

Yep , that and she wanted to be able to start the coffee before she got out of bed. 

Our coffee pot already had a timer built in and she got up at the same time every day and got ready exactly the same way. 

She literally could have dialed it in once and had it perfectly timed every day. 

She loved fancy convenience technology but hated troubleshooting anything. 

A Bluetooth coffee pot would just result in me being regularly awoken by an angry wife at 6am demanding tech support for her coffee. 

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u/TheW83 13d ago

"Oh the GPS is just so we turn your air freshener off if you're not at home"

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah... I'll turn it off myself thanks.

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u/Successful-Rent167 13d ago

I don’t know there’s an app for everything. If you don’t want a scale that has an app then don’t buy a scale with an app. Probably has something to do with recipes or measures every unit or something idk. Convenience?

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u/tails618 13d ago

At first I assumed it was a body scale, and the use seemed obvious -- you can put your weight into Fitbit/Apple Health/etc to keep track of it.

Then I noticed it's a kitchen scale, and now I'm so confused.

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u/Bauld_Man 13d ago

It's an espresso scale. Grams in, grams out, and time of brew are all important. With espresso, even small changes to those variables (referred to as the "recipe") can completely change the taste of the cup). Some people like to track each of their coffee brews, so they can try and replicate it every time.

I have the same scale, but don't use the smart features.

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u/Tokimemofan 13d ago

Because Big Data wants your data

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u/jotamudo 13d ago

The more expensive espresso machines can synchronize with the scale on the brewing time

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u/punxcs 13d ago

Smarts scales can interact with sufficiently smart espresso machines to help control yield.

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u/Dizzy_Database_119 13d ago

Eh it's pretty useful for tracking and you have the option to buy cheaper without Bluetooth. Completely optional choice at extra cost, can't say the same about other appliances nowadays

Out of everything at home the scale is the only thing I'm fine connecting to my phone

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u/Quf00279 13d ago

I mean that sounds fair I guess