Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
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If it's not an option to get appliances that are (for lack of better word) analog when (if?????) I can afford a home, I'm not sure what the hell I will do. Certainly not pay premium for garbage.@Cassandra_Complex @arstechnica
Yes, one really hopes there will always be at least one good vendor of traditional modern appliances. Otherwise, it’s back to traditional old appliances like wood-burning stoves and iceboxes! -
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don't connect appliances to the Internet And if one requires an Internet connection, take it back
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social@arstechnica Our last fridge was from Samsung. Its computer electronics got fried after only a few years. Samsung stopped manufacturing replacement parts for that model (planned obsolescence). We bought a Bosch fridge and haven't looked back once.
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=socialHere is a likely work-around that an AI would envision:
Move ice from the freezer section to the fridge section.
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social@arstechnica
Oh no, I hope it can at least still display advertisements on the screen! -
@Javensbukan Samsung and smart? That’s dumb dumb.
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Set to the tune of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams":
I installed this brand new thing I signed the EUA for remote updates Don't know where it pings. It downloads fresh code, really hope that's safe No choice for opting out On the Internet of Broken Things At night, when we sleep I know one day for sure, that this shit will break.(With apologies to Green Day...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soa3gO7tL-c&list=RDSoa3gO7tL-c&start_radio=1
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Do not buy appliances that need to be online. Better yet, do not buy appliances that can be online. -
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I'm fairly tech savvy but I can't see the benefits of 'smart' appliances.@72mz
That's because you're tech savvy.
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/owners-mourn-spoiled-food-after-firmware-update-bricks-samsung-smart-fridges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social@arstechnica I’m really happy with my Samsung smart TV … that isn’t connected to the Internet. The Roku box does all that.
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@jamesmarshall @arstechnica Having lived in a house with this model of fridge (pictured with the see-through door), it contains a "sensor" to detect when you knock on the door (knocking illuminates the items in the window). The sensor is a microphone.
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@arstechnica The ethics of #Samsung are rather poor.
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/company-profile/samsung-group
@dissident @arstechnica That report missed this issue – Samsung puts un-removeable govt spyware on their phones:
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