It’s 17:08 now and it still shows 3 minutes

  • DickFiasco@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    One thing I pride myself on is the ability to see through my dryer’s bullshit. I know that 30 minutes really means 45 you damn liar.

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        10 months ago

        Opening the door and checking will also make sure it only dries as long as it needs to.

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    10 months ago

    Those aren’t minutes, they’re drying time units, which last as long as the dryer decides it wants them to last on any particular day.

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      10 months ago

      Who the fuck programs these things? Why even have this measurement if the units are not a fixed length? Just put a light on it that says “done” or “not done”

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        10 months ago

        These dryers also have a timed function that will allow to to over dry your clothes as much as you’d like. The auto modes use sensors that can detect clothes that still haven’t dried completely as they tumble about. Pretty hard to make precise unless you’re attaching sensors to every article in the dryer.

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        10 months ago

        Imagine getting so mad at a dryer timer. If you hate it so much don’t look at it and wait until it’s done

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    10 months ago

    My washing machine over-estimates at first, it drops nearly an hour after it gets going. However, it will underestimate later on.

    Also, it does this thing where it beeps that it’s starting, doesn’t do anything, then unlocks the door for a few seconds, then locks it again and actually starts. That’s been a life saver for catching that one sock that got left behind and didn’t make it into the drum.

  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    I much prefer hang drying.

    • Less wear on the clothes
    • Basically no energy cost (technically not correct but it’s really whatever)
    • Free humidifying during the dry winters
    • Fairly satisfying thing to do while listening to a podcast

    The primary downside is that it’s no fun to do it when it rains, neither indoors or outdoors, but as long as you time your laundry well enough, it’s all good.

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      10 months ago

      Relying on the weather to dry your clothes is a scam. You’re just going to get tricked. I have ADHD so it’s a no go

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          10 months ago

          I can’t remember to do shit because I don’t experience the mental construct of time in the same way as neurotypicals. And even with an alarm, it’s still an extra cognitive load that makes me more likely to mess up everything else. If I forget the clothes on the line for a week, they’ll degrade in the elements and get mildew from the night dew. Inside is a better place for me to forget my clothes. I have less stuff to remember for less time, an alarm is more help to me, and I don’t have to plan for unexpected variables.

          The drying machine is a disabled person’s ally.

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        10 months ago

        It was a joke, since the Welsh say “I’ll do it now, straight away” for immediately, but “Now, in a minute” for I’ll do it, but have no estimate of when it will get done.

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    I see you bought a dryer that’s in Hawaiian time

    No worries, just go with the flow it’ll work out

    Fun fact though typically the last little bit of drying in the dryer is just cool down time, so just reach in there and grab those toasty boxers, you’ll be fine

  • FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz
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    10 months ago

    How can this be an estimation, and how is it so wrong? Don’t the program just have a hard-coded length? Or does the time vary based on clothing weight or something? This seems so utterly strange to me.

  • KrokanteBamischijf@feddit.nl
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    10 months ago

    Had the exact same experience the other day. Fuck these machines, fuck printers, fuck microwave ovens, fuck software updates and fuck time estimates in general.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    It’s not always the fault of the device. It estimate the time based on the download speed in this moment, but it can’t know that in the next moment your ISP server slows down or that your AV stops the download for some times to analyze a suspicios file, things like this to make your day enjoyable. Because of this, never automatic updates. I recieve an notification if there is an update in the queue and so I can update when I like in a spare time.

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        10 months ago

        And who needs an Dryer, Washingmashine, Fridge or other home appliance with Internet connection to spy you? Then complaining on Lemmy about the lack of privacy on the internet and the control of large corporations over the user.

    • 0ops@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      That’s a washer, or maybe a dryer I can’t tell. I hope it’s not downloading anything