First World WTF
Jan. 10th, 2016 07:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Our elderly tumble dryer died yesterday. The motor makes a horrible noise and the drum doesn't turn. We don't know exactly how old it is because it came with the house, but that makes it at least nine years old, and one look at it says rather older. So I begin to google tumble dryers.
OMG people, why the hell would I want my tumble dryer to be 'smart' and programmable by phone? Unless it's smart enough to empty the washer, sort the laundry into tumble dry and dry flat and then load itself up, I'm going to be standing right next to it. Why then would I want to program it via my phone instead of using buttons and dials on the dryer?
I know that some people now come surgically attached to their phones and find it impossible to put the damn things away for even the length of a meal or a movie. But how is this anything other than a stupid gimmick to get people to pay more for a dryer?
OMG people, why the hell would I want my tumble dryer to be 'smart' and programmable by phone? Unless it's smart enough to empty the washer, sort the laundry into tumble dry and dry flat and then load itself up, I'm going to be standing right next to it. Why then would I want to program it via my phone instead of using buttons and dials on the dryer?
I know that some people now come surgically attached to their phones and find it impossible to put the damn things away for even the length of a meal or a movie. But how is this anything other than a stupid gimmick to get people to pay more for a dryer?
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Date: 2016-01-10 05:54 pm (UTC)At this rate, the next thing the dryers will have is an onboard touch screen so you can watch movies on it while your clothes dry. *rolls eyes*
Did you finally find something that will work for you?
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Date: 2016-01-10 06:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-10 07:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-12 04:09 pm (UTC)http://www.homedepot.com/p/LG-Electronics-7-3-cu-ft-Electric-Dryer-with-Steam-in-White-DLEY1701W/204377890
We'll see how it works out!
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Date: 2016-01-14 03:10 am (UTC)I have a fairly simple one but the sensor died about a year ago so now it's even simpler: temperature, time, that's it.
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Date: 2016-01-14 04:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-15 10:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-10 07:24 pm (UTC)Like fridges with TVs or computers, that monitor your shopping for you. They make them into just more hard work.
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Date: 2016-01-12 04:08 pm (UTC)As far as I'm concerned, the only things in my house that connect to the internet are computers and phones. Anything else is adding needless security risks.
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Date: 2016-01-14 03:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-14 04:47 am (UTC)