I taught my neighbor to keep the volume down
4 days ago
- #neighbor
- #humor
- #technology
- The author had to switch to Dish Network when moving to a new apartment and discovered DVR for an additional $5/month.
- Received two set-top boxes with three remotes—two IR and one RF (radio frequency).
- RF remote allowed control without line-of-sight, but interference became an issue when a neighbor also got an RF remote.
- Both remotes operated on the same frequency, causing the author's and neighbor's devices to respond to each other.
- The author initially tried to resolve the issue amicably but was rebuffed by the neighbor.
- Instead, the author used the RF remote to condition the neighbor to keep the TV volume low by turning it off when too loud.
- Over time, the neighbor unconsciously learned to keep the volume below a certain threshold.
- The story humorously highlights unintended consequences of technology and Pavlovian conditioning in neighborly relations.