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My washing machine does a lot better job than I could. My oven is much more reliable at heating than I am at building campfires. My computer is much quicker at
by danpalmer 5y ago
My washing machine does a lot better job than I could. My oven is much more reliable at heating than I am at building campfires. My computer is much quicker at maths than I am. My TV is cheaper than going to the theatre.
Automation is great when it works well, we just forget about it when it does, so we generally only recognise the bad.
- amelius 5y agoPerhaps, but your dishwasher is probably not be better than a person dedicated to washing dishes. My dishwasher often leaves dirty spots and stripes, which would easily be noticed and removed by a dedicated person.
- danpalmer 5y agoIt's orders of magnitude cheaper though, and most people would accept a >90% good enough job for <1% of the price. Also I recommend the Technology Connections videos on how dishwashers work. Most people are probably not using them correctly for optimal results.
- dharmaturtle 5y agoGood video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 TLDW: Stop using detergent packs, start using the pre-wash bin.
- FredPret 5y agoI saw this but had a huge box of soap packs. So I started putting one in the prewash thingy and two more soap packs in the main section. Now it cleans shockingly well.
- copo233 5y agoMine doesn't.
- FredPret 5y agoTry using multiple soap packets and rinse-aid. Works wonders. Good thing we have mostly automated production of soap packs, so they’re cheap, plentiful, and almost as good as the handmade ones our caveman ancestors used