Water rule

The future is stupid.

I’d like my appliances to stay dumb. I don’t need Bluetooth and WiFi in everything.
- This is a good attitude. Remember that the 'S' in "IoT" stands for security
- Ummmm excuse me but how can you not want a WiFi-connected, Bluetooth-enabled facial tissue dispenser?
  
  Literally insane.
- What if a new improved washing algorithm drops and you haven't updated, you'll miss out on the latest water pour trends
- I would be cool with a diagnostics interface that I use for monitoring, but yeah I don't need my fridge uploading how much chocolate cake I have or the number of beers I drank Saturday night to the cloud where a health insurance risk manager can make assumptions.

Pfft. Imagine not running your fridge on a rolling release distro.

Finally gets Copilot and may be able to create smart water.

I dunno. I asked for smart water and got a poor implementation of quicksort in a glass? I'm not even sure how it did that, but I am impressed.
- Quicksort is mainly for chocolate milk. Bubblesort works well with carbonated water.

That's why you gotta get a Linux refrigerator. And coffee maker. And washer/drier. Etc.

Most smart devices actually run on Linux due to how flexible and lightweight it is.
- Thank God for someone like Linus Torvalds being in the right place at the right time, just before the "internet of things" became a thing.

After the update, the water is all yellow-ish.

Seems like this is https://fakeupdate.net/win11/

electronic ad billboard showing the windows blue screen of death

:(

There is no reason whatsoever for a home appliance to have a computer in it. If you need to know how much of what is in your refrigerator get one with a clear door

Don't get me wrong: tech is awesome. I spend way, way too much money on the newest scifi shit. I have a folding phone, at least 10 cameras, a laser cutter, 5 windows systems I use regularly (3 laptops, a desktop, and a handheld), 2 drones, a color e-ink tablet, and even a kayak with a GPS-controlled motor.

I have a diving flashlight that cost more than 2 different cars I've bought.

It's a problem. But I love new tech and all the cool shit I can do with it.

But appliances? If the device's function is simply to make something hot, cold, wet, dry, or clean it's pretty much a solved problem from a tech standpoint. Not really any significant innovations since the Microwave.

When the circuit board failed in my parent's 3yo dryer the part was $700. I have a 50yo dryer that's basically a glorified egg timer attached to a motor and it works great. Last time it broke I replaced a switch in the door for 50 cents, and that was over a decade ago.
- that's the thing - put tech in stuff where it makes sense. no one needs an Internet connected toothbrush or a smart fridge, they're just useless gadgets
- Yep. Tech is a wonderful thing but not everything needs it
Ehh, sometimes with enough features a microcontroller is appropriate. But a full-blown operating system - even an embedded variant - is many steps too far.
I like getting a dingle on my phone if I leave my fridge door open

I hope it reboots to a mime simulating a certain act while we hear "Suck it, jin yang"

So, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/webm, video/webp, or one of the other mimes?
- This makes me realize soon you will have to watch a video ad before your fridge will give you ice.

They're just giving you double glazing.

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