Wi-Fi® Washing Machine

The Backwards Man · 14-09-2015 11:18PM #1

There's a buck in the pub here trying to sell me a Wi-Fi® enabled washing machine. And I'm thinking, wha? And he's like yeah, you can switch it on from your phone when you're away from the house. And I'm thinking, my man I can see a big massive gaping hole in this cunning plan to make my life exponentially easier.

Are we getting stupider, or are inventions getting stupider?

Sunnyisland · 14-09-2015 11:20PM

It's Monday night and your tipsy again :-)

kneemos · 14-09-2015 11:21PM

Timer switch.Been around since Lassie came home.

PizzamanIRL · 14-09-2015 11:21PM

Companies trying to over simplify everything through technology and making people lazy.

For Forks Sake · 14-09-2015 11:22PM

How the f*ck did he get the washing machine in the pub anyway?

antodeco · 14-09-2015 11:23PM

For Forks Sake wrote: »

How the f*ck did he get the washing machine in the pub anyway?

Osmosis

kylith · 14-09-2015 11:23PM

My washing machine has a timer. It's great.

The_Valeyard · 14-09-2015 11:25PM

Does it dual up as a dryer?

kneemos · 14-09-2015 11:26PM

Having filled the machine,put the powder and set the programme you're supposed to wait for that magical moment to turn it on?

NachoBusiness · 14-09-2015 11:26PM

The Deer in Donegal are fierce clever in fairness. Ours just wander round the Phoenix Park.

Custardpi · 14-09-2015 11:26PM

Wifi in a washing machine, bloody hell! No doubt the security on them would be crap so that any techy prankster could hack into the machine during a cycle & change your delicates wash into a 90 degree one at maximum spin. How convenient!

Junkyard Tom · 14-09-2015 11:27PM

'The Internet of Things'. Most devices will be hooked up to the internet in the not-too-distant future.

johnayo · 14-09-2015 11:27PM

I wonder does the wifi close the door.

The Backwards Man · 14-09-2015 11:27PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Does it dual up as a dryer?

Dunno, my wonder is how it gets the clothes in the drum!

ygolometsipe · 14-09-2015 11:29PM

I hope you washing machine doesn't start watching porn on your internet connection.

That would be hard to explain.

kneemos · 14-09-2015 11:29PM

kylith wrote: »

My washing machine has a timer. It's great.

Mine has a timer.Still can't fathom a reason for it.Unless it's to use energy saving hours,which don't exist anymore AFAIK.

newacc2015 · 14-09-2015 11:30PM

It's a great idea. Imagine if you had a night ESB Meter. You could run all your appliances on the cheap rate eg tumble dryer which is a small fortune to run

antodeco · 14-09-2015 11:34PM

All my appliances have timers. I have a night rate so I just have them all coming in during the night. Nice and cheap and its all done by the time I wake up :-)

4068ac1elhodqr · 14-09-2015 11:35PM

It's called the 'Internet of Things' about 100 trillion IP/MacAddresses have been reserved already for this purpose.
e.g. If you put a left sock on your right foot, you & your selfie-followers will be alerted by an appropriate web-based messaging system.

I call it 'far too many tings on de aul hinterweb'.

kylith · 14-09-2015 11:35PM

kneemos wrote: »

Mine has a timer.Still can't fathom a reason for it.Unless it's to use energy saving hours,which don't exist anymore AFAIK.

I have a night rate, it means I can put on the dishwasher or dryer before I go to bed and have the washing machine set to come on afterwards. Very handy

The Backwards Man · 14-09-2015 11:36PM

kylith wrote: »

I have a night rate, it means I can put on the dishwasher or dryer before I go to bed and have the washing machine set to come on afterwards. Very handy

Aye, but you're turning it on from the leaba though are ya?

kneemos · 14-09-2015 11:39PM

kylith wrote: »

I have a night rate, it means I can put on the dishwasher or dryer before I go to bed and have the washing machine set to come on afterwards. Very handy

No idea night rates were still a thing.
Timer switch so, don't have to do a thing.

The Backwards Man · 14-09-2015 11:48PM

My wee dog can take the turf from the shedto the doorstep and put them in the bucket. If I can train her to set the fire and light it could I hire her out as a Dog-Fi® heater?

biko · 14-09-2015 11:50PM

Someone has had too much wifi today...

ted1 · 14-09-2015 11:54PM

kneemos wrote: »

Mine has a timer.Still can't fathom a reason for it.Unless it's to use energy saving hours,which don't exist anymore AFAIK.

Some people have night rate meters. When smart meters come in everyone will have multiband Tariffs and then they'll make sense

The Backwards Man · 14-09-2015 11:55PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

The Deer in Donegal are fierce clever in fairness. Ours just wander round the Phoenix Park.

Only getting that now!

You're some buck!

StonyIron · 15-09-2015 12:01AM

It's all very well until some spotty teenage hacker boil washes your favourite jumper remotely from his bedroom for the laugh.

15-09-2015 12:07AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

There's a buck in the pub here trying to sell me a Wi-Fi® enabled washing machine. And I'm thinking, wha? And he's like yeah, you can switch it on from your phone when you're away from the house. And I'm thinking, my man I can see a big massive gaping hole in this cunning plan to make my life exponentially easier.

Are we getting stupider, or are inventions getting stupider?

You spend far far too much time alone up in the wilds of Donegal. Your head has been easily turned by fancy notions of wifi and the like. You need a good strong woman to keep you on the straight and narrow hai. She might even wash your clothes for you. With a wash board.
Now stick another sod on that fire there like a good man.

The Backwards Man · 15-09-2015 12:10AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You spend far far too much time alone up in the wilds of Donegal. Your head has been easily turned by fancy notions of wifi and the like. You need a good strong woman to keep you on the straight and narrow hai. She might even wash your clothes for you. With a wash board.
Now stick another sod on that fire there like a good man.

I remember my granny with one of them yokes like rolling pins you had to put the washing through. Far from WiFi® I was reared!

15-09-2015 12:13AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I remember my granny with one of them yokes like rolling pins you had to put the washing through. Far from WiFi® I was reared!

Oh no that was what the poor craythurs in the laundry used. This is a plastic square shaped board thing that you rub the clothes against. Or something.

The Backwards Man · 15-09-2015 12:19AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Oh no that was what the poor craythurs in the laundry used. This is a plastic square shaped board thing that you rub the clothes against. Or something.

Na this was an electric yoke with the rollers on the top of it. Some of the other old fogeys here will remember it?

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