Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too many times • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by shreyshnaccount » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:05 AM UTC

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…

and oh my God don't get me started about glass ketchup bottles like they just don't work?! it's insanity trying to get ketchup out it's ludacris and oh my god

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

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Post by risfriend » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:06 AM UTC

bvm wrote: post #9

I am somewhat impressed that he's managing to open the fridge 44 times a day. Is he using it as a filing cabinet?

I had a small kids party at my home yesterday and it would've easily been opened a total of 50 times or more by various people.

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

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Post by martin_a » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:07 AM UTC

bvm wrote: post #9

I am somewhat impressed that he's managing to open the fridge 44 times a day. Is he using it as a filing cabinet?

44 times? Sounds like me in a somewhat depressed phase on a Saturday evening. Nothing extraordinary...

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

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Post by chunkyfunky » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:09 AM UTC

spuz wrote: post #16

bvm wrote: post #9

I am somewhat impressed that he's managing to open the fridge 44 times a day. Is he using it as a filing cabinet?

Kids

Yep, keeping ur kids in the fridge is a great way to keep them fresh for weeks :)

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

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Post by Hasnep » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:11 AM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #10

Wow, 44 times a day, on average! That's about once every 20 minutes for the entire day. I can't imagine why anyone would need to access the fridge that often. It's almost like they don't understand what the fridge is for. Anyway, if you don't want this, don't buy it. They either wired their fridge into their network or gave it access to their wifi. What, exactly, did they expect? The guy even keeps saying "it's just…

He explains that his landlord bought the fridge and he has kids who are opening the fridge a lot.

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

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Post by blitzar » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:11 AM UTC

I think this guys point is that he needs everyone to know he paid an extra $2,000 for a 'smart' fridge. All while mentioning that he doesnt want or like the 'smart' bit.

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

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Post by cirrrrrrus » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:13 AM UTC

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…

> can't have lidars and map your home (while I can see no reason why this has to require Internet access and can't be implemented an autonomous way).

This is a great comment. I would love smart appliances (e.g. Lidar-equipped robot vacuum cleaner) that are 100% offline. If anyone has a list of smart yet offline appliances, I’d love to shop there.

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

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Post by bloak » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:16 AM UTC

It might be a good idea to take account of how long the door stays open. For me, making a cup of tea involves opening the fridge door twice but for less than a second on each occasion: to get the milk out, and to put the milk back. There's an alternative, of course: opening it once and leaving it open for about ten seconds.

Timings are approximate.

In any case, I don't need e-mail about it. I hope there's an "unsubscribe" button.

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

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Post by blitzar » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:17 AM UTC

helsinkiandrew wrote: post #18

How long until some manufacturer sells a basic fridge and then a 'frequent use service pack' monthly fee that lets you open the door more than the standard number of times a day?

Can I roll over my unused opens from today to tomorrow?

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

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Post by DoingIsLearning » Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:18 AM UTC

blitzar wrote: post #26

I think this guys point is that he needs everyone to know he paid an extra $2,000 for a 'smart' fridge. All while mentioning that he doesnt want or like the 'smart' bit.

Well the risk is if the appliances world goes the way of TV panel displays, where the 'smart' component is used to finance a cheaper TV by later selling your data to advertisers/broadcasters.

It could be that tomorrow the Smart fridge is the cheaper option because the manufacturer will use your data to price-cut the competitors initial price tag.

It could be that in a not so far future you will pay a premium for having a dumb fridge, and we will see HN posts on how to build a faraday cage for the LTE antennas on your fridge.