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This sounds like something that https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit would repost Maybe the firmware is important for the dish

This sounds like something that https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit would repost Maybe the firmware is important for the dishwasher though, but it should still function without it. I imagine a dystopian future where some society fails for some reason and internet stop being reliable. So much of our technology is dependent on it to work. It could be war, it could be solar winds or even more likely that the manufacturer goes out of business and closes down their servers. This is just pretty bad and I think most of us can agree. Nothing will ever change though since you pretty much don't know about this until it happens to you.

phito 5y ago
> This sounds like something that https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit would repost They actually reposted it 8 hours ago
krono 5y ago
Personally I try to avoid these connected appliances like the plague. That said, if today's dishwasher market is anything like that of TVs, it wouldn't be easy to find one that's up to spec that doesn't come with all this nonsense.
- seanw444 5y ago
  It will only be a matter of time before there is zero selection. Because IoT is the hip thing, and only will be moreso. But the hacker community will eventually figure out ways of libre-izing these machines with custom firmware, when it becomes a big enough problem.
  - LinuxBender 5y ago
    I am prepared for that. Dirty dishes go in the sink and two hands wash them and place them on a drying rack. Dirty clothes go into two buckets one with holes in it and a plunger washes the clothes using two hands. As a bonus I get exercise without a club membership. I know it isn't hip but it's retro and could make a come-back any day.
- staticelf 5y ago
  I try too but it's basically impossible. I was on the hunt for a dumb tv the other day only to realize that there is simply none on the market. Literally not a single one that's larger than 65" that I could find and for the few ones that do exist the panels are pretty bad. Just a matter of time until happens to a lot of other appliances.

phito 5y ago

> This sounds like something that https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit would repost They actually reposted it 8 hours ago

krono 5y ago

Personally I try to avoid these connected appliances like the plague. That said, if today's dishwasher market is anything like that of TVs, it wouldn't be easy to find one that's up to spec that doesn't come with all this nonsense.

seanw444 5y ago
It will only be a matter of time before there is zero selection. Because IoT is the hip thing, and only will be moreso. But the hacker community will eventually figure out ways of libre-izing these machines with custom firmware, when it becomes a big enough problem.
- LinuxBender 5y ago
  I am prepared for that. Dirty dishes go in the sink and two hands wash them and place them on a drying rack. Dirty clothes go into two buckets one with holes in it and a plunger washes the clothes using two hands. As a bonus I get exercise without a club membership. I know it isn't hip but it's retro and could make a come-back any day.
staticelf 5y ago
I try too but it's basically impossible. I was on the hunt for a dumb tv the other day only to realize that there is simply none on the market. Literally not a single one that's larger than 65" that I could find and for the few ones that do exist the panels are pretty bad. Just a matter of time until happens to a lot of other appliances.