PSA: Much like YouTube's "si" parameter which tracks your individual share of a video, the /s/ value in the URL is a Reddit tracking ID generated upon selecting "Share".
These new links work like short URLs and will only redirect you after Reddit associates your visit with that particular short URL.
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I so hate this kind of lies, as if it's okay to lie this way coz it aint hurting anyone.
2. Why would you connect a fridge to the internet? You are visiting fridge several times a day....
The fridge is a convenient stand more than anything.
You eat the same thing every day?
I expect a lot of manufacturers see the "successful" conversion of TVs from a one time sale to a near inescapable advertising platform and are trying to emulate that in other product segments.
It's not connected to the internet, it doesn't show me any ads. When I (rarely) turn it on with its remote it boots to the last used input. If I turn it on through my set-top box, it boots to the box's input. The box can control the TV's sound volume with its own remote, and the TV has an "ambient light sensor" which allows it to adjust to ambient light. I never need the tv's remote.
It's a 65" TV which cost less than my 32" monitor. Sure, the colors aren't as precise, but I don't use it for phot editing, and delta E is actually very low. The sound is good enough to not have to turn on my stereo, and I don't need to turn it up to 11 to understand voices (my dell has 0 sound). For watching mostly voice-based content (think talk-shows, comedies), it's great.
The company I work for regularly buys "dumb" screens to be used as "signage" (it's part of what we do). I've seen those screens. The image isn't any better than my TCL, but they cost 3-4 times as much. Sure, they're supposed to run all-day-long for multiple years and burn your retinas in 0.2 seconds flat, but I only watch my tv a few hours a week tops and not in direct sunlight.
So I'm a very happy camper. An equivalent dumb TV wouldn't be a noticeable improvement for my use case.
This is true, which is why when my old, non-spying one breaks, I won't replace it.
I’ve attached power monitors to my clothes washer and dryer to make them a little smart, for notifications when they’re done (auto dry feature means it’s not deterministic). Most people wouldn’t want to diy it.
Where I am, electricity is $.65/kwh during the day and $.19 at night. If my clothes dryer were electric, I would definitely run it on a schedule. I wish I could run my dishwasher in a schedule.
These all seem desirable, to the average person, and usually only available with the smart models.
If you're going to downvote then at least prove me wrong: the social media darling is the viking tuscany range, fridges are colorful 70's inspired with no "tech" -- smeg and it's competitors. Negative signaling at it's finest, it's a flex if you don't have any "smart" appliances.
