▲ 945 ▼ FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) Can’t you just set a timer on your phone for 30 minutes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OnToTheFuture 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Although I do this, I do also have a counterpoint to this. I will set my machine to go and it says 60 minutes. Cool, set a timer for that long. Come back in 60 minutes, and it still has 5 minutes left. I ended up figuring out the machine is somehow determining that at 60 minutes, the clothes/blankets/whatever is still too wet, so it's adding time to the spin cycle to try and spin them more. Having it just ping me would be amazing, but also I do not want to have a machine that refuses to operate without WiFi or some crap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I bought maytag washer/dryer oddly only the dryer is "smart" and it is just notifying when it's done, but it works just fine without internet as well. Looked around a good bit before we landed on Maytag and they've been great for the few years so far we've had them, however it's just my wife and I, not a ton of use compared to a whole family so ymmv permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Yea but can you play doom during the wash cycle permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I do set a timer on my watch according to what the machine estimates: 59 minutes for a standard wash and 1:15 for a standard dry. Sometimes the estimate is off, so it’s not perfect. Then again, why do I have to remember to have my phone or watch in order to use the laundry? An actual notification could be better because I don’t have to have my phone nor remember to do it. Sort of like in the olden days when the machines had that god awful buzzer you could hear throughout the house: it just worked at least if you’re home. Now the machines let out a pleasant little tinkle that I can’t hear from the living room, plus what if I want to be outside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 2 years ago The laundry machine in my rental still has the buzzer, but I usually just set a timer on my phone or watch anyway. This thing will probably last another 20 years, and my landlord certainly won't replace it until it breaks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What? Like some kind of primitive savage? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago* I don’t even set a timer for my washer or dryer although the washer I think can. Be hacked it’s way too electronic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OnToTheFuture 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Although I do this, I do also have a counterpoint to this. I will set my machine to go and it says 60 minutes. Cool, set a timer for that long. Come back in 60 minutes, and it still has 5 minutes left. I ended up figuring out the machine is somehow determining that at 60 minutes, the clothes/blankets/whatever is still too wet, so it's adding time to the spin cycle to try and spin them more. Having it just ping me would be amazing, but also I do not want to have a machine that refuses to operate without WiFi or some crap. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I bought maytag washer/dryer oddly only the dryer is "smart" and it is just notifying when it's done, but it works just fine without internet as well. Looked around a good bit before we landed on Maytag and they've been great for the few years so far we've had them, however it's just my wife and I, not a ton of use compared to a whole family so ymmv permalink fedilink source parent [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Yea but can you play doom during the wash cycle permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago I bought maytag washer/dryer oddly only the dryer is "smart" and it is just notifying when it's done, but it works just fine without internet as well. Looked around a good bit before we landed on Maytag and they've been great for the few years so far we've had them, however it's just my wife and I, not a ton of use compared to a whole family so ymmv permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago Yea but can you play doom during the wash cycle permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I do set a timer on my watch according to what the machine estimates: 59 minutes for a standard wash and 1:15 for a standard dry. Sometimes the estimate is off, so it’s not perfect. Then again, why do I have to remember to have my phone or watch in order to use the laundry? An actual notification could be better because I don’t have to have my phone nor remember to do it. Sort of like in the olden days when the machines had that god awful buzzer you could hear throughout the house: it just worked at least if you’re home. Now the machines let out a pleasant little tinkle that I can’t hear from the living room, plus what if I want to be outside. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 2 years ago The laundry machine in my rental still has the buzzer, but I usually just set a timer on my phone or watch anyway. This thing will probably last another 20 years, and my landlord certainly won't replace it until it breaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 2 years ago The laundry machine in my rental still has the buzzer, but I usually just set a timer on my phone or watch anyway. This thing will probably last another 20 years, and my landlord certainly won't replace it until it breaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) What? Like some kind of primitive savage? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago* I don’t even set a timer for my washer or dryer although the washer I think can. Be hacked it’s way too electronic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago* I don’t even set a timer for my washer or dryer although the washer I think can. Be hacked it’s way too electronic permalink fedilink source parent