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Throwing a wrench into the gears of planned obsolescence.

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“Smart” Washing Machines are Dumb (pirg.org)
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[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My washing machine is in a remote part of the house where I can't hear the alarm. The only thing a smart wallet could offer me that is compelling is a notification when it's done. But I could get the same result from a power monitoring smart outlet

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or an old fashioned timer in the kitchen that you set. Or on your phone.

A million simpler ways other than being connected.

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With my ADHD, having it automated to remind me is much more reliable than hoping I remember to set a timer somewhere, not to mention that my washer and dryer will both lie about the time remaining on a cycle

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

meh. wash sitting for a bit is not the end of the world. unless your doing it late.