• thoughts3rased@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      And also providing more programs and options without having to tack on a full-colour LCD or anything like that. Pretty much just a cost saving measure on the manufacturing.

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      My washer has WiFi but I’m sure as hell not turning it on. It tells me how long the cycle will be a few minutes after it starts and I’ll just set a timer on my phone - though most of the time I don’t bother because I never have so many loads that time is important.

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        though most of the time I don’t bother because I never have so many loads that time is important.

        That’s a big part of my confusion about this “feature”.

        How big a deal is it of you miss the end of the cycle by a few minutes? Or even an hour?

        Most of the applications they are trying to cram IoT into are pretty pointless in the vast majority of cases.

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          Well, everyone is in a hurry sometimes; sometimes you suddenly realize you need a certain piece of clothing clean asap. I could see a notification being useful to busy parents with teenagers with a lot of laundry to be done. I’ve heard of families that do multiple loads every day.