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Technology ruins

Visited a friends home recently. Among other things, the door had a video cam that shows who is standing outside the door, so that you can check and open the door. 

Only problem - the video camera does not have a fish eye lens, so unless the person stands smack in front of the camera, nothing can be seen. The peep hole with its fish eye lens had solved this problem without technology already. 

And then there were the movement sensing light in the washroom. So, when you walk in the lights turn on. So far so good. And then you stay immobile for a few seconds thinking of something deep (yes, exact situation that is coming to your mind) - lights out.  All you need are switches right inside or just outside near the door.

And the fans now have a remote control - the switches for the fans are inoperative or something like that. And the remote being those tiny remotes, they disappear exactly when you want them. Switches at the right place solve for most fan needs. 

Three instances where technology ruined a perfectly good thing. 

PS: While on that, that tiny light on the AC ruins sleep doesnt it? Who put it there?

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