Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for 98% Cost Saving

Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by beirut_bootleg on Thursday March 07, 2024 @04:30AM (#39626976)

Every time this gets posted to HN, the comments go straight for "DRM bad!", when the Bob dishwasher does NOT in fact require you to use the proprietary cassettes.

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Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by AmVess on Thursday March 07, 2024 @07:19AM (#39628154)

It is absurd that it exists at all.

A DRM'd cassette for dish soap. This world needs an enema.

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Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by johng on Thursday March 07, 2024 @11:53AM (#39631259)

I like that joker quote :) but he said town I think?

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Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by SergeAx on Thursday March 07, 2024 @05:21AM (#39627265)

Can you elaborate? I found nothing on the product website about using off-the-shelf detergent.

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Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by beirut_bootleg on Thursday March 07, 2024 @05:24AM (#39627282)

https://daan.tech/discover-bob-cassette/

Scroll down to FAQ, and expand the first question: Is the use of a Bob cassette mandatory?

LE: It's also mentioned in the rewind project's README.

> Credit where credit's due, Daan Tech didn't completely lock down the machine with Bob cassettes. Once empty, you can leave it there and add detergents manually.

https://github.com/dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder?tab=readm...

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Re:Bob_cassette_rewinder: Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for... by LadyCailin on Thursday March 07, 2024 @11:46AM (#39631167)

But the company itself mentions several drawbacks to not using the cassettes. So, yeah, it is absolutely a form of DRM. It doesn’t totally brick your device, but it definitely reduces its functionality.

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