Post AYFsAS3D76foZilEn2 by Pandamoanimum@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AYFsAS3D76foZilEn2 by Pandamoanimum@mstdn.social
2023-07-31T10:58:19Z
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I saw this advert from 1956 on Instagram and can’t work out how a fridge from nearly 70 years ago basically has better features than the fridge I own now.
(DIR) Post #AYFxNe7e2iRvY8wifo by thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club
2023-07-31T14:40:14.668362Z
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@Pandamoanimum Yeah but can it link up with spotify and judge you for your bad dietary decisions?
(DIR) Post #AYFxYE3lHd7vu4AshE by kkarhan@mstdn.social
2023-07-31T14:00:56Z
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@Pandamoanimum it's because it was far.more expemsive adjusted for inflation and also used (H-) #CFC's as coolant...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon
(DIR) Post #AYFxYEfh0bT5nhvAoq by thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club
2023-07-31T14:42:08.480398Z
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@kkarhan @Pandamoanimum I don't think the refrigerant makes it so we can't slide out the shelves in modern fridges or puts the veggies out of sight way in the bottom so they can be forgotten about.
(DIR) Post #AYG0TVmiFq6JI6dycq by EvilSandmich@poa.st
2023-07-31T15:14:55.534617Z
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@thatguyoverthere @kkarhan @Pandamoanimum I think he means that the refrigerator was heretical to his faith in that regard. I 'm pretty sure that the refrigerators of the time also hated black people so that's another big strike.
(DIR) Post #AYGhHlAPXAVnYIN48O by Aviva_Gary@noc.social
2023-07-31T23:14:33Z
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@Pandamoanimum Ah... so that is what function and being built to last looks like... why can't we do this now? (Also I know the answer I just don't like it okay... lol 🤑)
(DIR) Post #AYGi9f62JulqMW1lIm by lain@lain.com
2023-07-31T23:23:45.550882Z
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@Pandamoanimum because a fridge was a luxury item and if you buy a luxury fridge now you also get features like these.
(DIR) Post #AYGixFtGJGfCfMhTo8 by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-31T23:32:51.405795Z
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Most Americans have never even heard of luxury appliance manufacturers like Fisher Paykal. All we know is the shit you find at Sears and Home Depot, maybe Costco.And Sub Zero/Wolf is "luxury" but IMO overpriced. It's like pretending to be a commercial appliance for your home. I'd rather have commercial anyway and it's cheaper
(DIR) Post #AYGjBLK2uVoFZEwhG4 by lain@lain.com
2023-07-31T23:35:16.169519Z
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@feld @Pandamoanimum i often wonder if there is a place for a 'only the really good stuff' amazon, a place where you can only get really good stuff that's not cheap.
(DIR) Post #AYGkAOxxydisX7jWTI by feld@bikeshed.party
2023-07-31T23:46:22.948618Z
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Yes. I never knew I needed this because I didn't know it existed https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/cooking/companions/contemporary-companions/vacuum-seal-drawer-30in-vb30sdex1-82120.html
(DIR) Post #AYGrYkQCYcBzhmUpFY by lps@masto.1146.nohost.me
2023-08-01T01:09:43Z
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@Pandamoanimum"Progress" ;)@rysiek
(DIR) Post #AYH0EzBqq0B5IxR4RE by JimmyWalnuts@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-01T02:45:56Z
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@Pandamoanimum And you could get at least 30 years of use out of it.
(DIR) Post #AYHO96tLgjzoLxVpPE by Nicovel0@mastodon.social
2023-07-31T11:05:47Z
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@Pandamoanimum no WiFi too so no one can hack into it and make it crunch bitcoin or something
(DIR) Post #AYHO97aF7GJ6Uza5GS by arclight@oldbytes.space
2023-07-31T12:40:58Z
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@Nicovel0 @Pandamoanimum And doesn't gratuitously require a phone app to make use of its most basic functions. An app that will be discontinued in 18 months, requiring you to purchase a new refrigerator compatible with the current app...
(DIR) Post #AYHO98Eeh0dKWKUMFs by Dasy2k1@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-31T13:47:17Z
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@arclight @Nicovel0 @Pandamoanimum one that when the company who made the refrigerator goes out of business takes down their server with the security keys stored for your refrigerator. Meaning it turns itself off as it can no longer authenticate...... #vanmoof
(DIR) Post #AYHO98y1yIvgn3iayu by potpie@mastodon.social
2023-07-31T14:54:14Z
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@Dasy2k1 @arclight @Nicovel0 @Pandamoanimum never thought we'd get here but goddamn these appliances need a healthy dose of Unix philosophy
(DIR) Post #AYHO99n4uVlLLNbMY4 by Dasy2k1@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-31T15:40:53Z
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@potpie @arclight @Nicovel0 @Pandamoanimum any hardware that's locked to a vendors infrastructure should have a clause that automatically releases all necessary source code under the LGPL or something equivalent in the event of the company ceasing to trade
(DIR) Post #AYHO9AZdzwbvm0K9FQ by danherbert@mastodon.social
2023-07-31T16:43:10Z
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@Dasy2k1 @potpie @arclight @Nicovel0 @Pandamoanimum I would love that and want to see it, but one of the big factors preventing that from ever happening is vendor code. It's common to have key portions provided by multiple third-party vendors that license their tech out to lots of manufacturers. They're usually not willing to release that code when just one of their customers goes bankrupt.
(DIR) Post #AYHO9BNyymsQI7sLi4 by Nicovel0@mastodon.social
2023-07-31T17:08:20Z
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@danherbert @Dasy2k1 @potpie @arclight @Pandamoanimum and this is why if I buy an appliance I expect to keep 10 years+, I make sure to get an unconnected one, until and if manufacturers get their act together. And it’s the same for cars, maybe even worse!
(DIR) Post #AYHO9BwMuwNm0lxoJ6 by niclas@angrytoday.com
2023-08-01T07:14:47Z
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@Nicovel0 My mother bought a freezer in that era, ~1950-55. And she got really pissy when it broke down, and spoiled a lot of food (it was in store room, seldom checked).It broke twice; First around 1985, and then ~2000 after which she was "fed up" and didn't want to try to repair it again.@danherbert @Dasy2k1 @potpie @arclight @Pandamoanimum
(DIR) Post #AYHw1PyoETDNg8ZPLU by danherbert@mastodon.social
2023-08-01T13:34:24Z
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@niclas @Nicovel0 @Dasy2k1 @potpie @arclight @Pandamoanimum Refrigerators are one of the few appliances that you're actually better off replacing every 10-15 years. That's generally how long advances in refrigerant chemicals and hardware improvements make a new fridge cheaper (in electricity costs) than keeping an old one.
(DIR) Post #AYMlIQkiU91jICggxU by greyknight33@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-03T21:27:22Z
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@Pandamoanimum probably still works to this day.
(DIR) Post #AYMmyLITG7kcUO1bwe by davefischer@hachyderm.io
2023-07-31T13:38:32Z
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@Pandamoanimum My fridge is from the late 50s. Every shelf is a lazy susan!
(DIR) Post #AYMp2AXjNpr0Cf7CUq by Atomic_Samson@noagendasocial.com
2023-08-03T22:09:42Z
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@davefischer @Pandamoanimum@mstdn.sociaI had no idea the technological regression had been going on for so long.
(DIR) Post #AYQeU9Yb62ajAurrcW by louis@emacs.ch
2023-08-05T18:30:14Z
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@Pandamoanimum Wow, I want to buy it right now! What brand is it? 🙂