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May I ask what features your washing machine needs internet access for? I maybe be a bit backward, but it's a washing machine, it washes clothes, I can't see h
by dragonsky67 6y ago
May I ask what features your washing machine needs internet access for? I maybe be a bit backward, but it's a washing machine, it washes clothes, I can't see how that would ever require accessing the internet.
- novok 6y agoIt can ping you when it's done, useful if you cant hear it or forget.
- chiefalchemist 6y agoPrivacy is useful as well. Death by a thousand conveniences? Gawd only knows what the app is doing while you're not doing laundry. Surveillance Capitalism is real. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/living-under-surveillance-capitalism-on-the-media https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/living-und...
- novok 6y agoGDPR and CCPA exist, don't be that pessimistic.
- dredmorbius 6y ago"Death by a thousand conveniences" is inspired. And another OTM fan.
- pwg 6y agoA count down timer on your phone's clock app can achieve the same effect, without the washer needing to be internet connected. Granted, you do have to remember to start the countdown timer.
- culturestate 6y agoI have a combined washer/dryer that has a handy one-touch “wash and dry the stuff in the drum” setting, which is enabled in part by moisture detection in the drying phase. I let it know what kind of fabric it’s dealing with (cotton or synthetics) and it does the rest. Because of this, the total cycle time can be as little as 40 minutes or as long as 2 hours and I have no real control over it. I would love if it could ping my phone since I wear headphones a lot and often miss the chime.
- boring_twenties 6y agoAt this point I think the solution is to have a nearby Raspberry Pi or similar detect the chime with a microphone, then send an old-fashioned email. LOL edit: Actually, can anyone suggest software to do this with? I already have a Pi-alike in the same room.
- culturestate 6y agoI've semi-seriously considered getting one of those flashing process lights that you see on industrial equipment and hooking it up to a pi that monitors the power draw through the outlet and lights up whenever it goes high->low.
- novok 6y agoOh you can get a zwave or similar power switch that can monitor power usage that does that for you, no custom rpi required. Then you make an automation that sends a push once power is down after an initial increase minimum. There are also high power zwave switches that should work with driers too. Or shit can respect our privacy
- isoprophlex 6y agoDon't know about the audio detection software... you might also think about sampling your home power usage and detecting the characteristic usage pattern of your washing machine..?
- ars 6y agoThe time is not always exact. It can changed based on size of load, or soil level, or how long it takes it to balance the load to spin it.
- boring_twenties 6y agoThat's exactly my question. I just wanted it connected to the phone, which is on the same local network. Not to the internet.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoIt can email you? https://twitter.com/dcseifert/status/1367478685306138629 https://twitter.com/dcseifert/status/1367478685306138629