Michael Kohne
craignicolI remember the days when a dumb terminal needed to connect to the network to function, whilst a smart computer could do everything locally.
Nowadays a smart fridge needs an internet connection and a dumb fridge can do everything locally.
Esther Payne 
@craignicol that reminds me, I'm going to need to find a dumb washing machine soon.
Any brands stick out for not hooking up to the internet?
@onepict not that I can think of. Mine has WiFi, but at least it works without it.
@craignicol my old washing machine is a Samsung and had WiFi but worked without it.
I'm not sure I'm going to find one that doesn't need the internet.
A brand that committed to not doing that I suspect would get a lot of business.
Nymnympseudonym@onepict @craignicol I literally go to Claude and ask it to "find highly rated <appliance> that does not have wifi"
I'm surprised someone hasn't set up a dedicated site just for this, I'm sure there's a way to monetize it with referral links or something
LovesTha🥧@onepict @craignicol we brought a washing machine last year, smart was everywhere, it rarely meant anything network connected. (Australia)
@LovesTha @craignicol We took a look at the machine, I think we can fix it, it's the door drum seal that's broken.
Ordered the part and found a good video on how to fix it.
Espares to the rescue.
@craignicol @LovesTha now I need to figure out the print rollers on my old Samsung printers 🤣
brib 
I have a Bosch Series 4 washing machine that I bought a couple of years ago. That had no Wi-Fi connection when I bought it
Anthony@onepict @craignicol Speed Queen
ʙᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴇяɪʟʟ@craignicol @Binder My grans dishwasher was so smart it kept insisting it needed to connect to the internet and moaned when I wouldn’t let it. Was it lonely?
Irina
smallbean@craignicol is there a word for this?