▲ 301 ▼ SLPT: If you buy a new clock or appliance, wait until noon to plug it in so you don't have to bother setting the time. (slrpnk.net) submitted 1 year ago by kriz@slrpnk.net to c/shittylifeprotips@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 year ago (5 children) House came with a builtin over/microwave combo. Ohh wifi option... FUCK THAT... NO FUCKING WAY I'LL ADD THIS POS TO MY WIFI Clock is WAY wrong, scroll through settings and update it to the second. Next day, Clock is off by 1m... maybe I didn't do it right Next day, Clock is off by 2m Next day, 3 minutes, jesus that's a lot of drift. OK fuck this thing, go through settings to turn the clock off. THERE IS NO SETTING FOR THAT So I can: A. Leave the clock ever wrong where it'll be right like once ever couple months B. Set the clock every couple days C. Create a internet only + isolation VLAN and put this POS into it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] kriz@slrpnk.net [S] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child) Simple fix: use a strip of electrical tape over your eyes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago that's the REAL slpt permalink fedilink source parent [–] noxypaws@pawb.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wonder if the clock is intentionally that bad as a way to annoy its victims users into giving it an internet connection permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago it might be, but the interface is also slow as balls First you hit microwave (because it operates both the mirowave AND the oven The chime is instant but the menu load, that takes a good 700 ms then you press cook, there's a menu of 4 items which are all just cook with extra steps. that's another 700ms and a 50% chance of not registering your click. you get a horizontal two line number pad 1-5, 6-0 with a little hit box in the lower left for power you enter in 90 for seconds, and click power (optional) i shit you now, power is a scrolling slider, you swipe left and right to up up and down by 10% micro->cook->9 0 -> power -> swipe90, ->swipe 80, swipe 70, swipe 60, swipe 50, swipe 40 -> next -> start The other menus are worse, it starts asking you questions about the thing it's defrosting, satisfying some form of flow chart inside to do a lookup of power and time. the only good thing I can say about it, it' has a proper popcorn button that stops early when the corn stops popping. It's never burned a bag or left extra kernels. permalink fedilink source parent [–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) D. Tape a small mirror to the clock display, then set up a working clock across from it. Then learn to read mirrored numbers. Easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago The clock is also the touchscreen that operates the microwave. I could maybe put a flap of black cloth over the screen and only lift it when I wanted to use it. it's really horrible. Side note, wonder if anyone makes a clockwork that goes backward. permalink fedilink source parent [–] greyhathero@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) get a smart plug and power cycle every night at midnight permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, it's 220 50amp ... But that's not impossible.... Take my upvote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Smart fuse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I probably marry an ESP 32 to an industrial relay. Let my home assistant handle it because it's time from actual time servers. The only problem I could think that would need to be handled is if I were having to be trying to cook something at midnight. Maybe detect power on the line, If it's wrong more than standby current cancel the restart for the day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago And then the smart plug begins to time drift.... No big deal, just set the time back to midnight every few days. Problem solved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago If by some miracle the clock is not also the timer display, you could use the Klick&Klack method. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kriz@slrpnk.net [S] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child) Simple fix: use a strip of electrical tape over your eyes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago that's the REAL slpt permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) I wonder if the clock is intentionally that bad as a way to annoy its victims users into giving it an internet connection permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago it might be, but the interface is also slow as balls First you hit microwave (because it operates both the mirowave AND the oven The chime is instant but the menu load, that takes a good 700 ms then you press cook, there's a menu of 4 items which are all just cook with extra steps. that's another 700ms and a 50% chance of not registering your click. you get a horizontal two line number pad 1-5, 6-0 with a little hit box in the lower left for power you enter in 90 for seconds, and click power (optional) i shit you now, power is a scrolling slider, you swipe left and right to up up and down by 10% micro->cook->9 0 -> power -> swipe90, ->swipe 80, swipe 70, swipe 60, swipe 50, swipe 40 -> next -> start The other menus are worse, it starts asking you questions about the thing it's defrosting, satisfying some form of flow chart inside to do a lookup of power and time. the only good thing I can say about it, it' has a proper popcorn button that stops early when the corn stops popping. It's never burned a bag or left extra kernels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago it might be, but the interface is also slow as balls First you hit microwave (because it operates both the mirowave AND the oven The chime is instant but the menu load, that takes a good 700 ms then you press cook, there's a menu of 4 items which are all just cook with extra steps. that's another 700ms and a 50% chance of not registering your click. you get a horizontal two line number pad 1-5, 6-0 with a little hit box in the lower left for power you enter in 90 for seconds, and click power (optional) i shit you now, power is a scrolling slider, you swipe left and right to up up and down by 10% micro->cook->9 0 -> power -> swipe90, ->swipe 80, swipe 70, swipe 60, swipe 50, swipe 40 -> next -> start The other menus are worse, it starts asking you questions about the thing it's defrosting, satisfying some form of flow chart inside to do a lookup of power and time. the only good thing I can say about it, it' has a proper popcorn button that stops early when the corn stops popping. It's never burned a bag or left extra kernels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) D. Tape a small mirror to the clock display, then set up a working clock across from it. Then learn to read mirrored numbers. Easy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago The clock is also the touchscreen that operates the microwave. I could maybe put a flap of black cloth over the screen and only lift it when I wanted to use it. it's really horrible. Side note, wonder if anyone makes a clockwork that goes backward. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago The clock is also the touchscreen that operates the microwave. I could maybe put a flap of black cloth over the screen and only lift it when I wanted to use it. it's really horrible. Side note, wonder if anyone makes a clockwork that goes backward. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] greyhathero@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) get a smart plug and power cycle every night at midnight permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, it's 220 50amp ... But that's not impossible.... Take my upvote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Smart fuse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I probably marry an ESP 32 to an industrial relay. Let my home assistant handle it because it's time from actual time servers. The only problem I could think that would need to be handled is if I were having to be trying to cook something at midnight. Maybe detect power on the line, If it's wrong more than standby current cancel the restart for the day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago And then the smart plug begins to time drift.... No big deal, just set the time back to midnight every few days. Problem solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, it's 220 50amp ... But that's not impossible.... Take my upvote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Smart fuse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I probably marry an ESP 32 to an industrial relay. Let my home assistant handle it because it's time from actual time servers. The only problem I could think that would need to be handled is if I were having to be trying to cook something at midnight. Maybe detect power on the line, If it's wrong more than standby current cancel the restart for the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Smart fuse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I probably marry an ESP 32 to an industrial relay. Let my home assistant handle it because it's time from actual time servers. The only problem I could think that would need to be handled is if I were having to be trying to cook something at midnight. Maybe detect power on the line, If it's wrong more than standby current cancel the restart for the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I probably marry an ESP 32 to an industrial relay. Let my home assistant handle it because it's time from actual time servers. The only problem I could think that would need to be handled is if I were having to be trying to cook something at midnight. Maybe detect power on the line, If it's wrong more than standby current cancel the restart for the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TJDetweiler@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago And then the smart plug begins to time drift.... No big deal, just set the time back to midnight every few days. Problem solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago If by some miracle the clock is not also the timer display, you could use the Klick&Klack method. permalink fedilink source parent