ann-arcana

Queen of Burgers ๐Ÿ”

Writer, game designer, engineer, bisexual tranthing, FFXIV addict

OC: Anna Verde - Primal/Excalibur, Empyreum W12 P14

Mare: E6M76HDMVU
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nex3
@nex3

Look at this monstrosity. You know where I absolutely don't need minimalism? A remote control, an object with one of the most consistent design languages for expressing a wide array of functionally-distinct buttons in a compact space. This heinous little fucker doesn't even have skip scene buttons, let alone eject, top menu, or any of the other sundry utilities that have been standard on DVD remotes for decades.

What does it have instead? Brands. Four of the most abominable media services on the planet adorn the largest, most visible buttons on this thing, just begging to get accidentally pressed when you least want to be yanked into Netflix hell. Dollars to donuts you can't configure those, either. I love to pay thirty dollars to get advertised to.


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I keep thinking about how in The Diamond Age (1995), the reason that one guy got invited to be a part of the Neo-Victorian Aristocracy society was because he invented adding banner ads to disposable chopsticks. I really wish less things reminded me of that, but it keeps happening.

Obviously there have been a lot of developments and decisions that have led us to this execrable state of affairs, but personally, first and foremost, I blame Apple for this.

our new tv came with one of these and it IMMEDIATELY fell into the cracks of the couch from which it can never be returned... luckily the remote for the old TV worked still (they also have a pretty dreadful app remote)