Re How the Spies Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fitbit

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Synthesis:Law and Technology <synthesis.law.and.technology () gmail com>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [IP] Re How the Spies Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fitbit
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>


Dave,

Geoff claims he never authorized his fridge to compete in the open class in
the IoT marathon, but had his fridge beat my toaster ( or at least placed
better) I am certain he would be singing a different tune.

I made scrambled eggs with parmesan and a side of bacon. If Geoff can
privately send me his mailing address i can post the printout of the ASCII
art i made of the dish :)

For the record, I dont own a fitbit. As soon as they clear the fresh snow
off the canal (the CT scan told me I'm not allowed to fall ever ever again
but I could recommence breathing) I will skate 14km.  With all the fuss
about unhealthy diets and youth obesity, I think it is wonderful that
millenials (and aged hipsters) are posting their runs, walks, and bicep
curls of pints.  They should live to see that better world everyone has
been fighting for, and not succumb early to heart disease, emphysema, etc.
Besides, size 36 is the absolute practical limit for skinny jeans.

Dan

On Feb 5, 2018 7:24 PM, "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net> wrote:


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Geoff Kuenning <geoff () cs hmc edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: [IP] Re How the Spies Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fitbit
To: <dave () farber net>


> From: L Jean Camp <ljeanc () gmail com>
...

> To prevent your data being shared by Strava, require seven
> options
> on at least three screens, plus the initial "Choose Enhanced
> Privacy". But "Choose Enhanced Privacy is just a start.
...

> Don't blame the victims!

This is a perfect example of why I try to avoid "the cloud" and
social media.  Seriously, what is the benefit *to me* of telling a
casual acquaintance that I did some random exercise?  Especially
because I'm getting on in years and can't possibly outperform a
22-year-old, and because I don't even have an interest in beating
a person of my own age.

I *do* care about recording my own workouts, for my own benefit.
I downloaded several apps, including Strava, in the hopes that
they would provide features I found useful.  Most expected me to
create an account and upload my data.  Many offered artifically
cheery "encouragements" of the general form "Yay, you burned 23
calories today!  Only 2977 more to go to stop being fat!"  And in
the background, as Jean points out, they wanted to publicize my
activities for no reason except bragging.

I don't need to brag.  I'm getting older and I know I'm slowing
down.  And when I do well compared to myself, that's its own
reward.

So although I completely agree with Jean that the apps are evil
and deliberately misleading, I also have to blame the trendy
desire to broadcast every detail of your life to the world.  I
have friends who literally photograph their dinner and post it to
social media.  Yeah, that's important for me to know.
--
    Geoff Kuenning   geoff () cs hmc edu
    http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/

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