Do not, under any circumstances, connect your appliances to the Internet.

“Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges”

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

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Customer: Why does it need to be on the internet?

Sales: So it can get security updates.

Customer: Why does it need security updates?

Sales: Because it's exposed on the internet.

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@adredish @drahardja absolutely. every frikkin' time :(
worst bit is when the real-world use-case is Actually Local but some idiot enshittened it

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