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> For example the washing machine. You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes since you've done it 1000s of times and it beeps I'm

> For example the washing machine. You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes since you've done it 1000s of times and it beeps I'm not sure this is true anymore, first you usually do different programs depending on what you put into it, and modern washing machines also automatically adjust the washing time depending on how much you throw into it, at least our ~2 year old one does, I'm sure others do too. I basically never know how long time it will take, sometimes it takes 1.5 hours and sometimes 3 hours. Our washing machine is further away from where we can hear the melody, so having a notification appear on the phone when it's done is actually quite handy, at least for our situation.

iso1631 9mo ago
I can't imagine a world where the state of my washing machine is so important that I need to be interrupted to tell me it's done.
- embedding-shape 9mo ago
  I can't image being so busy that hanging the clothes for 10 minutes could be seen as not important. We all live different lives :) Besides, the notification is for notifying us, doesn't mean we need to do it within N minutes, it can wait until your Very Important Business Call is over or whatever. As long as it's done before it starts to get overly humid and starts to smell.
  - iso1631 9mo ago
    A notification is an interrupt. I.e "stop reading your book and pay attention to me"
    - embedding-shape 9mo ago
      Eh, ok, that's not how I treat them, and if you want to remain sane, you might want to give it a try to treat them differently too, because that sounds highly annoying and borderline frustrating.
      - iso1631 9mo ago
        I don't have notifications on. I see it all the time with colleagues who are constantly stopping what they're doing to look at the latest slack or email or whatever on their phone, let alone the "breaking news" alerts that news companies like to push out every few hours Very few things need my attention now.
abustamam 9mo ago
As mentioned in my other comment [1] On all settings except timer, my dryer is pretty much useless. I set it to dry my bedsheets and towels with bulky item preset, max dry (who chooses minimum dry for anything?) and it'll say it'll take 1h30m, ends up taking 30 minutes, and everything is still wet, despite it having a "dryness sensor" I've just started using the timer function on the dryer and it's been mostly accurate, plus or minus a few minutes perhaps. Fortunately, we usually just throw clothes in the dryer before bed, so we don't need a system to remind us when it's done — if it's not done by morning time then we probably need a new dryer! [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123600

iso1631 9mo ago

I can't imagine a world where the state of my washing machine is so important that I need to be interrupted to tell me it's done.

embedding-shape 9mo ago
I can't image being so busy that hanging the clothes for 10 minutes could be seen as not important. We all live different lives :) Besides, the notification is for notifying us, doesn't mean we need to do it within N minutes, it can wait until your Very Important Business Call is over or whatever. As long as it's done before it starts to get overly humid and starts to smell.
- iso1631 9mo ago
  A notification is an interrupt. I.e "stop reading your book and pay attention to me"
  - embedding-shape 9mo ago
    Eh, ok, that's not how I treat them, and if you want to remain sane, you might want to give it a try to treat them differently too, because that sounds highly annoying and borderline frustrating.
    - iso1631 9mo ago
      I don't have notifications on. I see it all the time with colleagues who are constantly stopping what they're doing to look at the latest slack or email or whatever on their phone, let alone the "breaking news" alerts that news companies like to push out every few hours Very few things need my attention now.

abustamam 9mo ago

As mentioned in my other comment [1] On all settings except timer, my dryer is pretty much useless. I set it to dry my bedsheets and towels with bulky item preset, max dry (who chooses minimum dry for anything?) and it'll say it'll take 1h30m, ends up taking 30 minutes, and everything is still wet, despite it having a "dryness sensor" I've just started using the timer function on the dryer and it's been mostly accurate, plus or minus a few minutes perhaps. Fortunately, we usually just throw clothes in the dryer before bed, so we don't need a system to remind us when it's done — if it's not done by morning time then we probably need a new dryer! [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123600