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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by tremon on Monday January 31, 2022 @08:59AM (#30147910)
Is the completion of a dishwashing cycle a time-critical event in your home? Here, it can easily be a few hours between washing the dishes and unloading the washer (e.g. run the washer overnight, unload it the next morning).
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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by hughrr on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:01AM (#30147932)
It’s not time critical until someone told you it needs to be time critical i.e the manufacturer tries to bundle shitty IoT features on every damn thing because the manufacturer next door is doing it and then piles on the marketing.

No one needs an internet connected dish washer.

Just give me something I don’t need to sleep with one eye open all the time.

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