• Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 months ago

    For most of these events an internet connection isn’t necessary at all.

    My machine shows the time that is needed for the program when I start it. I know when it will be finished right from the beginning. There’s no surprise, no message necessary. If I tend to forget the time, then I can set a reminder in my smartphone.

    I can program the machine while I load it to start the washing later. Why load the machine but then program it from a distance? Makes no sense.

    Detergent is filled in before each washing cycle. There’s nothing to be depleted.

    A maintenance or problem alert would be the only thing that could be worth a message function. But: My machine works without problems for 15 years now. So: what should it be messaging me? We can really live better without these useless electronics that only push up the price and the distraction.

    • nucleative@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Yeah, I was reaching for really extreme cases. Maybe an IOT wash machine with a smooth app is easier to program than a machine with a control panel itself.

      Who knows, the tech could hypothetically be useful.

      Any why don’t we have reservoirs with measured doses of detergent anyways? That would be kinda rad.