The Robots Are Rebelling
Seriously. They’re all quitting on me. I present for your perusal a shopping list of failed technology since I came to this island:
- Cell phone charger – Fortunately I solved this by getting a new phone.
- New phone – Power button got stuck after 1 day of use, making the phone shut off randomly.
- MOTU Ultralite – The interface that powers my entire performance? Yeah. Same story- shutting off randomly in the middle of a concert. Nothing like dead silence in the middle of a song with a packed dance floor.
- In-ear monitors – The wireless system that lets me hear myself when I sing? The $900 wireless system that keeps me from shouting my voice out? Yeah. Not working now.
- Earbuds – The $150 Shure earbuds I use for my monitors during performances? The right ear stopped working.
- Replacement earbuds – The $150 Shure earbuds I bought to replace them? The left ear stopped working a week after I bought them. And Sweetwater sent their replacement to my home in Boston. Thanks.
- The Myxcercycle – Somehow the controller unit shorted out, hopefully the new one will arrive today. In the mean time I’ve been pedaling a 55-pound bike with magnetic resistance on the front wheel.
- And now, MagSafe – The power brick for my MacBook came apart. I get to spend the next week borrowing power cables whenever possible and running off of battery a lot.
Update: AppleCare is fooking amazing, btw. They’re overnighting me a new one for free. It’s an 18-month-old power brick and they’re just replacing it.
Someone please wake me when the rebellion is over. I just want my robots to behave again.
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