I see lots of “alternative steam machines” going around, but none of them have HDMI CeC, which is the killer feature of the steam machine for me.

Hooking up a small form factor to a TV is simple.

Having it wake from sleep with a wireless computer, which in turns turn on the TV and switch to the correct HDMI input just like a console is the real value proposition to me, and none of those really offer it, as off the shelf GPU don’t support CeC.

If this is a real thing and not photoshopped, the fact that they feel the need to hide their faces is depressing.

Even if you have a device connected to your TV to block ads when you’re using Youtube, nothing prevents her from using the TV OS when she does.

I agree with the sentiment of your post, but I think the examples are a bit too far fetched:

I’d wager most people use a computer/phone on a daily basis, which is why having a basic understanding of it seems like knowledge we should all have.

Inversely, most people don’t need even have a turbo in their car and many don’t even have a car, so any knowledge relating to that is probably useless for them.

That being said, even if someone is less knowledgeable in a field, respect should always be the baseline, as you illustrate, they’re probably skilled in something else!

I’m saying that as an IT person that’s aware that I’m making money mostly because people don’t bother to learn all this, so in the end I don’t mind that much.