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Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update

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phkahler · 1790170056 · focus · HN ↗
Reminds me of when Nest thermostats stopped turning on the furnace without an internet connection. If your product fails at its primary job because of some other priority its junk. A thermostat can be as simple as a coiled spring with a mercury switch - no software. Same here, what stupid functionality was so important they failed to ensure the fridge would fridge?
IoT is not for me.
1. cryptoegorophy · 1790171488 · focus · HN ↗
  Similar to when printer stops printing black when color is gone.
  1. Grombobulous · 1790172418 · focus · HN ↗
    I have never understood the negative controversy around this.
    I expect the printer to use whatever inks it has on hand to print in the best quality it can.
    The use of ink is an inevitability.
    It always struck me as one of those things analogous to “I don’t understand why my car needs oil when I already put gas in it.”
    Just give the machine the stuff it requires to operate.
    jaapz · 1790172708 · focus · HN ↗
    Your engine explodes when it doesnt have oil.
    A printer can still print black when color ink is gone

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