Tech is supposed to make our lives easier (News)

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  I'm Jared and this is Changelog News for the week of Monday, February 10, 2025.

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  Okay, let's get into this week's news.

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  Tech is supposed to make our lives easier.

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  In the run up to Super Bowl Lix, Bill Maher dropped a segment excoriating the software industry and our relentless pursuit of change for change's sake.

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  What does that have to do with the Super Bowl?

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  Enjoy the super bowl this weekend while you can, because it's probably one of the last ones to be shown on broadcast tv, which is a shame because streaming is ruining football and that's Taylor Swift's job.

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  Maher launches into a curse laden tirade on what he calls reverse improvement.

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  Ri.

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  The term is self documenting, but he defines it anyway.

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  RI is making an upgrade to a popular product that nobody wants, needs or likes.

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  Examples follow When I get a notice.

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  That my phone needs an update, it's like getting a jury duty summons.

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  I just had one in my phone.

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