From Santa to Satan: A Holiday Smart Tech Nightmare

If Santa brings any smart tech this year, I’ll destroy it. It’s not an empty threat. Let me tell you why…

Mikael Vesavuori
11 min readNov 21, 2023

Welcome to Hell! Or is it Christmas?!

Oh, I get it you wascally wascal… It wasn’t Santa, it was Satan all along!

Well, who cares when we have to deal with technology over-promising well above their capability to deliver, making you want to go all coked-up Mexican viking drug lord on the poor plastic thingamajigs.

Join me when I review, compare, and otherwise reflect on some of my own experiences. It’s a rant, for sure, but come along to hear about some really shitty tech and some things that just aren’t worth it.

Don’t buy these things for Christmas

☕️ Coffee machines: Jura ENA8 vs Moccamaster of virtually any variant

I’ve been millimeters from committing unwitting manslaughter by throwing the bastard Jura demon out the 15th floor window.

While not “smart” in the strict sense of the word, it’s got enough of the bells and whistles expected of a…

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