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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

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  1. Scubabear68 · · focus · HN ↗
    This is my fear on the car side, as smart features start leaking from isolated areas in automobiles into the larger CAN bus....
    1. qmr · · focus · HN ↗
      Why do you own such a vehicle then?

      You must not fear it that much.

      1. _aavaa_ · · focus · HN ↗
        “Ahh, and yet to participate in society.”

        This is a direction all manufacturers are going into, so there is little actual choice. And buying used is not a real solution; where do tomorrow’s used vehicles come from?

        1. qmr · · focus · HN ↗
          My vehicles save one of my motor bikes are all over 20 years old.
          1. _aavaa_ · · focus · HN ↗
            That works for you personally, but what are people going to do 20 years from now? Fight over the dwindling stock of 40 years of vehicles?

            To say nothing of the tradeoffs that come with an older vehicle (safety and pollution).

            1. asdff · · focus · HN ↗
              There are people today driving 40 year old vehicles. Or 60 year old vehicles. I even saw a model A at the grocery store lot once. There will be used cars for me.
              1. mrheosuper · · focus · HN ↗
                You really don't get it, right. The age is not a problem.

                And let be real, the 60 years old car, while there are some aspects they do better than modern one, overall they are much worse than mordern car.

                1. asdff · · focus · HN ↗
                  Ehh. I'm still going to own a manual transmission car the rest of my life. New market isn't marketing to me going forward so I just won't participate in it. I'm sure there will be a million likeminded people keeping these puppies going as they've done.
                  1. mrheosuper · · focus · HN ↗
                    Most people i know having old cars also have at least 1 modern car. The main reason they drive old car is the feeling. Either their childhood dream, or just nostalgia. "Modern car suck" is not on their top 5.
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