Casey Liss

And it's nothing like, you know, it talks about the TiVo remote, but just any other kind of like more normal size remote with big,

bigger beefier more distinct buttons that i can use with less mental effort it's not like i'm killing myself using remote i use the apple tv remote all the time it's basically the main remote i use for our television still feel like it could be better and it runs against everything that apple wants to do because they want it to be small and elegant or whatever and they're like here's our concession to ergonomics this is the new one and we all celebrated because it was so much better than the old one but they're still farther to go if they want to improve this thing and i wish they would

bigger beefier more distinct buttons that i can use with less mental effort it's not like i'm killing myself using remote i use the apple tv remote all the time it's basically the main remote i use for our television still feel like it could be better and it runs against everything that apple wants to do because they want it to be small and elegant or whatever and they're like here's our concession to ergonomics this is the new one and we all celebrated because it was so much better than the old one but they're still farther to go if they want to improve this thing and i wish they would

And even the TiVo peanut grill got smaller over the years. Like, it didn't stay the same size. It's a question of striking that balance. But I feel like the thickness maybe is more important than the length and width. Just sort of like... Because it's not like, it's like, how do you grip it? It's kind of like the Apple mouse.

And even the TiVo peanut grill got smaller over the years. Like, it didn't stay the same size. It's a question of striking that balance. But I feel like the thickness maybe is more important than the length and width. Just sort of like... Because it's not like, it's like, how do you grip it? It's kind of like the Apple mouse.

Some people love it because it's so low profile because of the way they use the mouse. But other people don't use the mouse that way. And they find the very low profile mouse to be like against everything they want out of a mouse. So I feel like maybe the remote is the same way.

Some people love it because it's so low profile because of the way they use the mouse. But other people don't use the mouse that way. And they find the very low profile mouse to be like against everything they want out of a mouse. So I feel like maybe the remote is the same way.

But either way, the circular D-pad with the touch thing in the middle, I feel like is such a weird compromise between the different functions. And I always find it, I find it difficult to very quickly go left, left, right, down, down. to the thing that I want.

But either way, the circular D-pad with the touch thing in the middle, I feel like is such a weird compromise between the different functions. And I always find it, I find it difficult to very quickly go left, left, right, down, down. to the thing that I want.

And even just having to make the mental choice of like, should I try to get there with the swipey pad versus should I try to get there with like the digital D pad, even just making that choice is a little bit of more cognitive load. And again, I know you can disable it, but like I, in some parts of the UI are so much better with the ability to swipe, but other parts aren't. And.

And even just having to make the mental choice of like, should I try to get there with the swipey pad versus should I try to get there with like the digital D pad, even just making that choice is a little bit of more cognitive load. And again, I know you can disable it, but like I, in some parts of the UI are so much better with the ability to swipe, but other parts aren't. And.

I don't know, it just feels, like, obviously it was so much simpler in the Tebow world, but there's no swipey pad, and it's just up, down, left, right, and you would just mindlessly go up, up, up, up, up, up, down, left, right, up, up, because there was no other option, there were the choice, and the buttons were big and beefy and easy to find, even when they were still in a ring, I felt like they were easier to find, because you weren't worried about accidentally swiping when you went across the middle, and it responded faster to you, I don't know, like, it's...

I don't know, it just feels, like, obviously it was so much simpler in the Tebow world, but there's no swipey pad, and it's just up, down, left, right, and you would just mindlessly go up, up, up, up, up, up, down, left, right, up, up, because there was no other option, there were the choice, and the buttons were big and beefy and easy to find, even when they were still in a ring, I felt like they were easier to find, because you weren't worried about accidentally swiping when you went across the middle, and it responded faster to you, I don't know, like, it's...

It's not a video game. It's just a bunch of menus. It's not a big deal. It's a much bigger deal that the stupid streaming apps forget where I was in the thing and start playing the episode I saw last night. That is a much bigger deal. That's a software bug and not a hardware issue, but we're talking about the hardware now, so.

It's not a video game. It's just a bunch of menus. It's not a big deal. It's a much bigger deal that the stupid streaming apps forget where I was in the thing and start playing the episode I saw last night. That is a much bigger deal. That's a software bug and not a hardware issue, but we're talking about the hardware now, so.

I was going to use the grocery store example too because in my local grocery stores that I go to for many years, they were like, do you have a phone number with us? Do you blah, blah, blah? Do you have a phone number? Can you give us a phone number or whatever? And I would just say no, no, no, no.

I was going to use the grocery store example too because in my local grocery stores that I go to for many years, they were like, do you have a phone number with us? Do you blah, blah, blah? Do you have a phone number? Can you give us a phone number or whatever? And I would just say no, no, no, no.

They've changed recently to not asking that question, which I think is wise, but instead having a system – They have, you know, whatever, their rewards program thing that, of course, has an iOS app and all this other BS that everybody makes you do to gamify their shopping, right? But the bottom line is you do get money off your food if you play this game.

They've changed recently to not asking that question, which I think is wise, but instead having a system – They have, you know, whatever, their rewards program thing that, of course, has an iOS app and all this other BS that everybody makes you do to gamify their shopping, right? But the bottom line is you do get money off your food if you play this game.

And so the motivation is, hey, do you want a few bucks off your groceries? And the way they do is they don't ask you for your phone number anymore, but on the stupid little paddy thing that they have there... You type in your phone number to essentially get your discount to say, oh, now we know who you are.