Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoHow I hacked my washing machinenexy.blogexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYou can get smart couches right now.
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYes, but a couch doesn’t stop functioning as a couch if the smart functions stop working.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNeither does a smart washing machine.
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIf the motherboard takes a shit? A washing machine will absolutely stop functioning entirely. A couch is still a couch.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThat could happen to the washing machine whether it’s “smart” or not.
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoA proper older washing machine doesn’t have a motherboard.
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAnd there’s my point. A couch is still a couch, smart features or not.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI guess you’ll need to go back at least 40 years. Even so, if the belt or motor breaks then the washing machine doesn’t work either.
You can get smart couches right now.
Yes, but a couch doesn’t stop functioning as a couch if the smart functions stop working.
Neither does a smart washing machine.
If the motherboard takes a shit? A washing machine will absolutely stop functioning entirely. A couch is still a couch.
That could happen to the washing machine whether it’s “smart” or not.
A proper older washing machine doesn’t have a motherboard.
Yes it does
And there’s my point. A couch is still a couch, smart features or not.
I guess you’ll need to go back at least 40 years. Even so, if the belt or motor breaks then the washing machine doesn’t work either.