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Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by escalt »

qwerty456127 wrote: post #13

Be glad it doesn't (yet) shame your eco-ignorance on Facebook, doesn't tell your insurance company you occasionally buy bacon and doesn't call the police for you infringing their intellectual property by refusing to buy new genuine filters often enough. "Smart" home devices which are not open-source and not under your full control are a horror. I would break it open and remove the WiFi antenna if I had no choice of b…

Vacuums from Dreame and Roborock can be rooted with some effort and be used completely offline with Valetudo. It's getting harder and harder though.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by maverwa »

glitchc wrote: post #108

Just set the email to bugs@lg.com. Problem solved. Why sign up at all? It can only send you an email if you tell it your address.

Hi kind of answers this:

  I connected it to the internet because knowing about internet connected things and *how they work in real life* is kinda part of my job
I thinks that fair. If you job is consulting "on technology and its role in society", then experiencing these things is reasonable.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by b112 »

schelling42 wrote: post #97
adriand wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is very funny but speaking in practical terms, and not about UX, how does a feature like this work in practice? Does Allah respond to prayers emitted by electronics? Or is the idea that the human is supposed to recite the prayer along with the recording?

The idea is to use some peoples receptivity to religion for shifting their awareness to the risks of traveling. It can also help to center thoughts, calm down, and increase mindfulness while steering the motorized vehicle, therefore decreasing traffic accidents. (I wonder whether there are studies on if this actually helps.)

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Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by fennecfoxen »

thrwyoilarticle wrote: post #86
matsemann wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, I get the same urge using Google Maps on my phone. Want to reach through the screen and slap the developers. So slow, so many key presses. So often it changes something up so I have to re-learn. So often it makes wild guesses that are completely off what I'm actually trying to achieve. Have to press back button a hundred times to get out of whatever it's showing me, whops one too many, app is now closed, have to…

I use Google Maps via Android Auto. Sometimes I like to take a more scenic route, so I'll say: 'OK Google, avoid motorways' And it will route me past anything officially called a motorway, sadly not including the A roads that are very similar. Eventually I might decide I want to proceed more quickly, so I'll say: 'OK Google, use motorways' At which point it will perform a Google search and read out the first result,…

doot dee doot, it's labor day weekend, and I'm using Apple maps to navigate instead of Google (it's easier to activate via voice). The low-fuel light turns on while cruising along an unfamiliar stretch of highway, just as I'm finishing an interchange as I leave the dense city and head through its suburbia. I'm not quite sure of whether to expect service plazas, or just-off-exit-ramp gas stations, or what. I've seen gas stations, but not the nice blue signs saying "gas, exit N", and not sure if that'll change soon. And I'd prefer to get gas quickly, then back on the highway, instead of exploring for it.

Can technology help me? I haven't tried it in a while... What can the vaunted Voice Assistant do for me today?

"Hey siri, I need gas!"

I've found these results. The first of these is BJ's Gas, one point two miles west. Is this the one you wanted?

. o O ( I'm traveling east, so maybe not?? )

"No!"

Okay. Another option is Citgo, at ... Is this the one you want?

"Yes!" . o O ( sure why not )

Would you like to call, or get directions?

...

Postscript: the correct answer would have been, There's a service plaza ahead in 14 miles. Is that soon enough?

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by antoinealb »

em-bee wrote: post #98
eric4smith wrote: post #3

It should lock you out for a configurable time after "n" opens. It can lock the door in the night after dinner to prevent midnight snacking by the kids (or parents). And should tweet to your account to shame you publicly after "n" number of opens. What's the IP address of your fridge (just curious)?

our freezer does that, every time after you open it, it somehow reduces the pressure (maybe it tries to suck out the warm air) making the door hard to open.

I think it is simply that cooling a gas will reduce its pressure if you maintain constant volume (Ideal gas law). So when you open the door you warmup the air inside, and when it cools down once to door is locked, the pressure is lower, locking the door. Then small leaks will equalize the pressure.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by bpoyner »

teekert wrote: post #2

It should also have an arm on the door to slap your hand when you open it for the 41st time in a day. I mean, that's insane, you deserve a slap. Btw, this reminds me a bit of my parent's Renault that would tell me every damn time I started it to follow traffic regulations. I wish I could slap that car and it would feel it. And then there's my father-in-law's Mazda, which has a GPS system that sometimes finds him 200…

I'll just leave this right here. https://mazdatweaks.com/

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by lom »

beervirus wrote: post #110

I set up a raspberry pi thermometer in our freezer that would email me once a day with a temperature log (hourly averages), and also email me immediately if the temperature ever got too high. But dammit, I opted in for those emails! (It was a freezer full of the most precious commodity, breast milk. And it actually did save us one time when the freezer thermostat failed, so it was absolutely worth the hassle.)

Ha! Last time I tried putting a rpi into a fridge… for cooling - it broke because of the humidity :)

Should’ve used the freezer.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by OneTimePetes »

Automate the user instead of re-designing the product.

What is needed, is a cold air recycling suction device, that similar to the open fridges in super market, stores the cold air that flows out like a waterfall - in a waterfall.

But instead, lets harass the user.

Re: Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times

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Post by bpoyner »

bpoyner wrote: post #127
teekert wrote: post #2

It should also have an arm on the door to slap your hand when you open it for the 41st time in a day. I mean, that's insane, you deserve a slap. Btw, this reminds me a bit of my parent's Renault that would tell me every damn time I started it to follow traffic regulations. I wish I could slap that car and it would feel it. And then there's my father-in-law's Mazda, which has a GPS system that sometimes finds him 200…

I'll just leave this right here. https://mazdatweaks.com/

The only thing I did with my Mazda infotainment system was update the firmware and the retrofit kit to support CarPlay. I find the commander knob not that hard to use with some experience, but with the AIO tweaks you can enable the touchscreen while driving. To each their own I guess.
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