<![CDATA[I learned two things this weekend.]]>I learned two things this weekend. One is that Samsung refrigerator/freezers have a β€œDemo Mode” where everything seems to be running normally, but all the actual cooling functions have been disabled. And the other is that you can activate this mode by leaning against the door the wrong way

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Of course things change. For instance, they wouldn't cover the cost of the lost groceries now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://darkmoon.social/users/bruce/statuses/116514117571208251https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://darkmoon.social/users/bruce/statuses/116514117571208251Mon, 04 May 2026 03:12:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 03:11:42 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Viss/statuses/116514114943993571https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Viss/statuses/116514114943993571Mon, 04 May 2026 03:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 03:01:50 GMT]]>@jalefkowit OUCH

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/ai6yr/statuses/116514076126363699https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/ai6yr/statuses/116514076126363699Mon, 04 May 2026 03:01:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 02:46:09 GMT]]>@jalefkowit when the point of an appliance is to be sold, not to be used

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/116514014459938393https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/mewsleah/statuses/116514014459938393Mon, 04 May 2026 02:46:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 02:36:34 GMT]]>@jalefkowit are the features hidden behind a paywall?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/macacator/statuses/116513976788081533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/macacator/statuses/116513976788081533Mon, 04 May 2026 02:36:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 02:34:35 GMT]]>@jalefkowit@vmst.io I do still think smart fridges could be useful (I like the idea of those LG ones where you can see inside without opening the door)

but I think I can see why people are hesitant πŸ’€

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://st.transbus.social/notes/alu5hmju7nip00uwhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://st.transbus.social/notes/alu5hmju7nip00uwMon, 04 May 2026 02:34:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 02:20:46 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @floatybirb
I believe I did that once years ago when we had a Samsung fridge 😬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dawdling.net/users/cshlan/statuses/116513914641915830https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dawdling.net/users/cshlan/statuses/116513914641915830Mon, 04 May 2026 02:20:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 01:56:06 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Samsung fridges suck! FisherPrice could do a better job!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://allovertheplace.ca/users/mcourcel/statuses/116513817672363515https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://allovertheplace.ca/users/mcourcel/statuses/116513817672363515Mon, 04 May 2026 01:56:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 01:51:02 GMT]]>@jalefkowit JFC that's garbage.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gooba42/statuses/116513797712655679https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gooba42/statuses/116513797712655679Mon, 04 May 2026 01:51:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 01:43:00 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Our microwave is under the counter and I've found that thing in demo mode 3 times in the 5 months that we've been in this house.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zomglol.wtf/users/jamie/statuses/116513766163894401https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zomglol.wtf/users/jamie/statuses/116513766163894401Mon, 04 May 2026 01:43:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 01:37:05 GMT]]>@jalefkowit when we moved into our house it had a shiny new Samsung washer and dryer. I hate them so much.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.group/users/woolfhound/statuses/116513742875229217https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.group/users/woolfhound/statuses/116513742875229217Mon, 04 May 2026 01:37:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 01:09:23 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Yikes! Hope you caught it before having to throw out a month’s supply of food.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/DeeLux_Fiat/statuses/116513633936286552https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/DeeLux_Fiat/statuses/116513633936286552Mon, 04 May 2026 01:09:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:47:58 GMT]]>@ReferenceDesk @jalefkowit

Previously

jer (@jerrej@mastodon.social)

Ford flipped the switch which he saw was now marked "Mode Execute Ready," instead of the now old-fashioned "Access Standby," which had so long ago replaced the appallingly stone-aged "Off". - Douglas Adams, 1984.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jerrej/statuses/116513549742195172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jerrej/statuses/116513549742195172Mon, 04 May 2026 00:47:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:23:18 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @bkahn 😳

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/akamran/statuses/116513452766565458https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/akamran/statuses/116513452766565458Mon, 04 May 2026 00:23:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:18:28 GMT]]>@CheapPontoon @jalefkowit @machias wow, I could understand having a demo mode possible, the store can then sell "floor models" which are identical but may have slight scratches or dings etc for a cheaper price and everyone wins...

Having it by default on power on has to be a malicious!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115758366037627508/statuses/116513433774946469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115758366037627508/statuses/116513433774946469Mon, 04 May 2026 00:18:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:14:18 GMT]]>@monkee @billinkc @jalefkowit And twice a year, George Soros sneaks into my house and moves my clocks forward or backwards one hour!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116513417335278039https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116513417335278039Mon, 04 May 2026 00:14:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:11:29 GMT]]>@CheapPontoon @jalefkowit @machias appropriate use of profanity!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ang6666/statuses/116513406288793124https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ang6666/statuses/116513406288793124Mon, 04 May 2026 00:11:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:08:18 GMT]]>@msbellows @billinkc @jalefkowit

'save on electricity bills with this one "cool" trick!'

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116513393799326140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116513393799326140Mon, 04 May 2026 00:08:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Mon, 04 May 2026 00:02:22 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Does Demo Mode disable internet connectivity too? 🀞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/dshan/statuses/116513370471581569https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/dshan/statuses/116513370471581569Mon, 04 May 2026 00:02:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Sun, 03 May 2026 23:58:13 GMT]]>@msbellows Biden turned off my fridge! 🀨 πŸ˜‚

@billinkc @jalefkowit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/monkee/statuses/116513354142955482https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/monkee/statuses/116513354142955482Sun, 03 May 2026 23:58:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Sun, 03 May 2026 23:53:44 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @cstross Goddamnit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/JamesK/statuses/116513336494708878https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/JamesK/statuses/116513336494708878Sun, 03 May 2026 23:53:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Sun, 03 May 2026 23:50:34 GMT]]>@jalefkowit This happened to us during a dinner party, after some guest hit the magic button sequence trying to get our (unconnected) ice maker to dispense ice. The display helpfully reported " O FF ", which my embedded developer brain mistranslated as "oh, it's displaying hex; must be some programming glitch."

No dummy, it's saying "OFF" πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ReferenceDesk/statuses/116513324046610695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ReferenceDesk/statuses/116513324046610695Sun, 03 May 2026 23:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Sun, 03 May 2026 23:39:24 GMT]]>@jalefkowit LG fridges also have this mode, but it's harder to activate accidentally (you have to have one door open, hold one button, and push another 3 times).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mhkohne/statuses/116513280102514301https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mhkohne/statuses/116513280102514301Sun, 03 May 2026 23:39:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I learned two things this weekend. on Sun, 03 May 2026 23:11:17 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Someone should shoot themselves.

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