Great
So I either live on my knees in servitude to the whims of my bike, vacuum, etc.. or die on my feet battling in obviously impending 'Internet Rise of Things.'
It looks like it's time to oil your bike chain. Would you like to 1) check warranty instructions 2) just oil it already and/or 3) check if the kids' bikes need attention? A new mobile app called Qipp aims to help you organise your life by putting all of your possessions into a database. You enter details of your things such …
Tag the enclosure.
"Change UVB bulb on snake tank every 6 months."
"Drop in frozen pinkie every 10 days."
"Change substrate every 10 days (offset by 4 from pinkie addition)."
"Milk snake every 21 days."
"Begin the unnecessarily slow moving dipping mechanism when $_tag_Austin_Powers is in range."
It all seems rational to me.
If I need to oil the chain on my bike, I know this because my bike has started squeaking. If my snake needs to be milked I kind of have a way of knowing that too. What is the advantage of entering these items in to an app which will then just arbitrarily tell me something needs doing, whether or not it be true?
In the old days, burglars would nick your telly and more or less throw it away because what they actually want to steal is the brand-new, shiny replacement courtesy of the insurance company.
Now with this app they can hack in and save that tiresome first step.