A funny quote if you put on your layman's glasses:
> It's simply a 24C02 EEPROM with 4.7K pull-ups on I2C lines, a bypass cap, and some diodes, probably for reverse-insertion protection.
Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
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Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
If it was just detergent DRM, I'd probably agree with you.
So which parts are bad enough that you’d prefer medieval serfdom?
Noise pollution is my number one. There is simply no way to escape it living in the city, and there are no job opportunities for software engineers on the countryside (not that it's perfect on the countryside either - given all the motor-based tractors, chainsaws, lawnmowers, leafblowers...). I hate it and it's driving me crazy and all I want is peace and quiet, but apparently, that's too much to ask and I'm spoiled and it's all in my head and I should shut the fuck up and stop bothering the noisemakers.
There are many others that I can't think of right now, I don't really keep a list.
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#43>Detergent DRM The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. (...) The continued development of technology will worsen the situation.
I personally quite enjoy many of the things that the industrial revolution has brought us, such as cheap and ubiquitous electricity, food safety, the internet and even cheap countertop dishwashing machines. Detergent DRM is a bit much though.
The kicker here is that the "industrial revolution" (aka, not living hand to mouth and dying in the wilderness) also provides a way to avoid things like dishwasher DRM. Now this guy has a product that solves the problem: https://www.tindie.com/products/dekuNukem/bob-rewinder-renew...
The real problem here isn't the availability of technology as much as broken laws which prevent us from modifying the things we own to best suit our needs.
I don't have much issue with selling convenience. Most people I know will happily pay multiples of an optimal price for small convenience (most people I know will buy bottled water). As long as the law doesn't interfere with people who want to add their own caustics and detergent this way, then what's the actual issue?
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#44ohmuhgawd! Until now, I had never seen this "tech". It is so obviously the ink jet of washers. why on earth would this seem like a good idea to anyone other than the manufacturer knowing the ink jet games that could be played. as a consumer why would this ever sound like a good enough idea to actually purchase?
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#45> No need to manually measure and add detergent each wash, very convenient!
No difference between adding a dishwasher tablet in the detergent holder of a regular machine. In both cases you're manually adding 1 item into the machine.
Except in the case of the dishwasher tablet, it comes from a box of 40 that you can easily buy in any supermarket.
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#46> No need to manually measure and add detergent each wash, very convenient! No difference between adding a dishwasher tablet in the detergent holder of a regular machine. In both cases you're manually adding 1 item into the machine. Except in the case of the dishwasher tablet, it comes from a box of 40 that you can easily buy in any supermarket.
In this case you put a pop case in the machine once every 30 washes.
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#47>Detergent DRM The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. (...) The continued development of technology will worsen the situation.
>The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. I'll take detergent DRM any day over being a medieval serf.
It's not a dichotomy though. I've got a boring dishwasher which works fine and I'm not a medieval serf, so I get the benefits of the industrial revolution and the big scientific leap (or to use hipster phrasing, I've got a dishwasher robot) at the expense of money (a new dishwasher would be a week's worth of wages).
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#48I wonder if you could just tie pin 7 (VCC) to pin 8 (Write Protect). I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they didn't check for success on the write. Would be a much simpler hack.
Yep, exactly that is also described on the tutorial page.
https://github.com/dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder/blob/mast...
(Hmm, the images are loading in way after my browser has scrolled to the anchor, pushing it far offscreen--first time I've had that in a while, actually)
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
So which parts are bad enough that you’d prefer medieval serfdom?
Noise pollution is my number one. There is simply no way to escape it living in the city, and there are no job opportunities for software engineers on the countryside (not that it's perfect on the countryside either - given all the motor-based tractors, chainsaws, lawnmowers, leafblowers...). I hate it and it's driving me crazy and all I want is peace and quiet, but apparently, that's too much to ask and I'm spoiled…
When I worked in San Francisco I lived in a quiet suburb a few miles from BART. I couldn't hear much of anything.
In any event, nowadays it's extremely easy to get a full time remote gig and live in a truly remote location - especially factoring in lower cost of living. This doesn't seem like an actual problem. Actually, it seems like the industrial revolution has provided an idyllic outcome for people in your situation.
Re: Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
#50I wonder if you could just tie pin 7 (VCC) to pin 8 (Write Protect). I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they didn't check for success on the write. Would be a much simpler hack.
Well, now that everything is understood, there is no need for every user to get destructive with a cartridge (it's not easy to access the board) in order to tie those pins together.