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    1. Help disabling flashy "animation" on my dumb watch

      This is the "animation" (video, image). It is the circle on the upper left. The watch is a very cheap one, a Chinese concoction called "Skmei El Luminous Dual Time". It looks great for my taste,...

      This is the "animation" (video, image). It is the circle on the upper left.

      The watch is a very cheap one, a Chinese concoction called "Skmei El Luminous Dual Time". It looks great for my taste, but the insanely flashy, continuous animation is unpleasant. I bought it online, and the animation didn't look as annoying in the videos as it is in real life.

      Yes, I know most people wouldn't care about that, but I'm neurodiverse etc.

      The official manual makes no mention of the "animation", and asking AI was useless. There is a real possibility that the animation is hardcoded, in which case I will probably keep the watch as jewelry for special occasions.

      Perhaps someone has the same watch and can help me out?

      Thanks!

      18 votes
    2. Looking for an online spreadsheet to share with others (not Google or Microsoft)

      I figure the title is good enough, but, I just want to upload/make a spreadsheet in an .ods format so others can view it. Not edit it, not have to sign in to view, but still has sorting options or...

      I figure the title is good enough, but, I just want to upload/make a spreadsheet in an .ods format so others can view it. Not edit it, not have to sign in to view, but still has sorting options or whatnot. And in the .ods format.

      I'm seeing a few options online, but it seems more that they offer viewing but not sorting (which is a huge aspect of spreadsheets), or no importing, or doesn't support .ods.

      So I can keep searching and I'm sure something is out there, but does anyone already use a site for these requests?

      15 votes
    3. I miss technology that was meant to be used as a tool

      Both sw and hw. SW is usually hard to use, offering no meaningful settings or making them hard to get to with meaningful QoL features simply absent. Search in any kind of mainstream product is an...

      Both sw and hw.

      SW is usually hard to use, offering no meaningful settings or making them hard to get to with meaningful QoL features simply absent. Search in any kind of mainstream product is an absolutely excellent example.

      If someone does need something other than the default workflow or encounters any error then that is too bad for them.

      For a lot of hw products there is little to no meaningful choice alongside absent repair options. The best example is probably smartphones which are excessively thin bricks with a charging port, camera bump, sealed in battery and hard to impossible to change os.

      Features decreasing longevity and contributing to waste(plug in for global warming) are simply accepted and even welcomed by end users for bizzare reasons.

      For now there are still workarounds depending on how much effort you want to expend with that effort sometimes being truly excessive.

      42 votes