Idiotech

Parents, teachers, bosses, and the general old people population are terrible with technology.

Idiotech
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What the TV can't see won't turn it off.

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I was over at my father's house for a get-together. We were looking at some pictures from his resent trip on a computer that was hooked up to the TV. After, his wife shut down the computer and wanted to watch TV. With the TV still on, but the cable box off, she grabs the remote and presses the "All On" button. Well this turned the cable box on, but ended up turning the TV off. She did this for 15min not understanding why when trying to turn one on, the other turned off. I tried telling her that it sends the "Power" signal to all the devices. She thought the "All On" button only sent the "Power" signal to devices that were off. She ignored me, but it was fun watching her press the button directly into the cable box, then quickly hide the remote behind her back "so the TV doesnt see it". She works on a top tier for a software development company.

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