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I'm sure you had an array of considerations when buying an electronic safebox, but this is the bottom line as to why I would never buy one. As a programmer my
by Timpy 4y ago
I'm sure you had an array of considerations when buying an electronic safebox, but this is the bottom line as to why I would never buy one.
As a programmer my day job is "this isn't working the way it's supposed to, lets figure out why and fix it." I can't fathom ever wanting to deal with that stuff when I get off work. A lock and key have been working just fine since the Roman times, it's relatively easy to conceptualize how it works, the things you can troubleshoot on it is a relatively short list, the UX surface area is small and predictable (it's just a lock and a key). I could go on for a long time. If something got along just fine before bluetooth and wifi existed then I never want to own a version that requires bluetooth or wifi.
- inglor_cz 4y agoA lock and a key has other failure modes. I broke a key in a lock more than once in my life. I also once accidentally fouled up a lock with some kind of dirt/fluff that it stopped working with the key.
- zepolen 4y agoWhy did you pick a job you wouldn't do in your free time, doesn't that get tedious?
- Timpy 4y agoI started with a career related to my free time hobby but I ended up hating my job and hating my hobby, my life is much better now.