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It's scary the same way planes are scary. Think about number of devices sold. One model malfunctions and it's on HN front page. Very unlikely events happen som
by comboy 3y ago
It's scary the same way planes are scary. Think about number of devices sold. One model malfunctions and it's on HN front page.
Very unlikely events happen sometimes and its those kind of events that you see in the news.
- jxramos 3y agoyep, the news pools all the crazy outliers spread across big windows in time, geography, demographics, whatever the universe is of interest, and reduces them to a concentrated dose.
- fullstop 3y agoPlus people don't clean the filters or give them proper clearance.
- BaculumMeumEst 3y agoor using a li-ion battery is scary, driving is scary, going outside is scary, eating food is scary, drinking water is scary, breathing air is scary.
- asveikau 3y agoI think of all the things you mentioned, cars are the scariest and one where people very much underestimate the risk. Although the "wrong" food is also very deadly and underestimated, but that one is tricky because it takes a long time to act and the results vary a lot by individual.
- akira2501 3y agoPlanes are scary. They weigh an incredible amount and need to pick up a dangerous amount of speed while carrying a ridiculous amount of fuel before they can become airborne. What makes them seem safe is the layers of safety systems we've built around it. Likewise, anything that connects to 110V lines in your house is equally scary, and news that the safety systems might be entirely inadequate for an entire class of products rightfully gets attention.
- seanp2k2 3y agoFor example, Samsung fridges with their poorly-designed ice makers and defrost cycles: https://www.classaction.org/blog/looking-for-updates-on-the-samsung-ice-maker-lawsuit-heres-everything-we-know https://www.classaction.org/blog/looking-for-updates-on-the-... After repairing this myself half a dozen times and seeing how they designed their (our) dishwasher with its DD82-01373A one-piece molded plastic part with integrated non-removable uncleanable sensor that we had to replace for $150 because it got a bit of particulate matter stuck in it, we’ve sworn off all Samsung products and try to warn everyone we know that they’re garbage. That plastic part also has a 1/8th turn plastic locking knob that sits inside the washer and is easily knocked off by the errant plate, causing a leak down the side for which one must uninstall the dishwasher to resolve.
- bboygravity 3y agoMy first hint that Samsung was a garbage production company: https://www.androidauthority.com/kryptowire-android-vulnerabilities-report-1055020/ https://www.androidauthority.com/kryptowire-android-vulnerab... Then there's the bloatware, the smart TVs, etc. Yeah, no Samsung for me either.