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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

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  1. tacomagick · · focus · HN ↗
    Why is the fridge's cooling system is one with the smart features? They should be kept completely separate
    1. ta988 · · focus · HN ↗
      or at the very least go back to safe default when the computer part fails which is (should be) design 101. designing failsafe systems was one of the first thing we learned in engineering class (that was a while ago but still)...
      1. alasano · · focus · HN ↗
        Right lol. How is there no default fallback?
        1. doublerabbit · · focus · HN ↗
          It's cheaper to not implement one.
          1. alasano · · focus · HN ↗
            Most expensive if statement
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