love my car
it sends me caring messages
hello, goodbye, check your backseat, be safe…
and now this one:
(no) /eyesight
it felt a bit judge-y
i’m wearing my glasses!
until I realized it meant
my backup camera was covered with road salt
and not able to see.
still feels judge-y.
—
‘having power and being in a position of power can really blur your judgement, and it’s not always that clear.’
-bob morley, australian actor and director
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
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bob morley is SO right! as someone with very little eyesight left over, i fully agree….
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Too many mod-cons for me, Beth … my 1998, Mitsubishi Magna, goes backward and forwards, turns corners, and stops when I put my on the brakes …
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and that’s just perfect !
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I have a reversing camera and reversing beep alarm in my car, but it never sends me messages. Now I feel hard done by. 😊
Best wishes, Pete.
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here, it’s probably because we have so much crazy weather and snow and salt are a very real issue – maybe yours will share the weather or tell you to have a good day )
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The interior screen tells me the external temperature, and that flashes slowly below 2C to warn of potential icy roads.
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That is helpful
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🤣🤣👌
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Very judgy, soon the car tells us what to wear… :-)
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I think I’ll just call an Uber.
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and hopefully your driver won’t give you his advice )
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This gave me a giggle. I hate it when my car talks to me.
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i’m just always surprised by it )
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Caution for us, my car does this too, Beth!
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learning as I go )
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This made me smile :)
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so glad -)
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What I love about all of these emojis is that who ever bothers to read the manual to find out what they are? They show up and in many cases dont really reflect anything at all!
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clearly, I am one who does not!)
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I can tell you that I had one pop up a few months ago and I had NO idea what they were trying to tell me! And that 200 page manual made it a fun adventure to find out!
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I can imagine
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I hate it when my car is bossy…I worry enough for both of us when I’m driving…I don’t need persistent tire pressure messages that are far too frequent. I need the car tech to recalibrate and not add anxiety! 😜
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Yes!)
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Just a little disconcerting.
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Yes
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Sorry I’m laughing
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I was too, later )
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Must be a fairly new car, with more personality than mine. Mine doesn’t talk.
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my old subie was quite humble, and this one will learn with time…
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Smart cars.🚗
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smart-aleks!
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Your poem made me laugh. I’m sure someday we’ll have cars that we can converse with. Then you can tell it to be more specific and less judgey. Lol
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right!
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My trusty Forester is fourteen years old and doesn’t feel the need to show off like this.
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my recently retied subie was the same!
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Very hi- tech car.
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too much so for me at times)
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Lol! You’ll get the hang of it soon
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Hilarious!
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I was a bit indignant at first!)
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Right! It totally sounds judgy! :)
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Haha, the car is truly caring when even it turned out kind of selfish 😂
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ha!
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No fanciness on our 2005 and 2008 vans. But they run well, thanks to the automotive machinist husband who prefers older vehicles over those with vastly computerized systems. The back-up viewing system is assuredly a great safety feature, though.
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yes, I miss my old sub, but it was time. if I hadn’t been a commit for so long and piled on the miles, I could have kept it much longer
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This was funny. Love it! :) One time, my daughter and I drove to the middle of nowhere to get out of town for a while, and when I went to back up to turn around and go back home, my back up camera looked like someone was standing there. It creeped us out enough to leave back roads alone at nighttime. lol
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wow!
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Even so, I too am already suspicious of “smart” non-humans telling me stuff.
EEeeeekkkkK!
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yes, me too!
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ha! Despite its judge-y-ness, that is a nice feature to have. 🤓
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Yes)
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That’s hilarious. And yes, comes across as very judgy! Maybe it needs to be clearer in the delivery of the message! 😆
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I think so )
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You know it meant well!! :>) More than Big Brother watching you!
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It did
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:>)
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That’s great! A car with a sense of humor. At least no harsh words were spoken.
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True!)
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That sludge we get from winter snow and salt can bring out the “judge-y” in the best of cars.
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Well, that’s just rude. I’d have countered with “your brakes suck” or something along those lines.
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I so agree, pushing the limits )
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My car’s very basic, I tell it what to do, not the other way around!
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way to go!
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The EyeSight on our Subaru Outback tends to shut off when the sun is in front of us and gets low enough. Of course that’s when the EyeSight would be most valuable, as the glare makes it hard for the driver to see well.
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ironic, isn’t it?
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I had a good laugh.
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me too, later ))
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Ha! I am very encouraged by how sensitive the eyesight feature is. I trust it. That seems very strange to say when talking about a car!
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it really does, but I get it –
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Hahahahaha I love it. 🤣 You’re car is very clever but obviously does not know how you think . Lots of fun.
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that’s right, it hasn’t quite figured me out yet! )
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It won’t be long before it knows what you want to do before you do.
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eek!
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I think they could use better words than ‘eye sight’. Sheesh!
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true!)
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Lol!
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who knew?)
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