alt Hacker NewsI don't know - I got an automatic garbage can that not only opens and closes, it also ejects the garbage bag when it is full and vacuums in another one into place.
today's luxury is tomorrow's necessity.
things get normalized. pop-up ads, selfies, subscriptions, the cybertruck...
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nine_k • today at 6:07 PM
> today's luxury is tomorrow's necessity
Indeed, see stuff like fridges, cars, phones, internet access...
> pop-up ads, selfies, subscriptions, the cybertruck...
None of these are a luxury, or ever was; in a way, they are the opposite.
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rf15 • today at 5:27 PM
you got me, I am deadly afraid of the world in which any of these become a necessity
On the other hand, I used to have an automatic open garbage can. Absolutely hated it. Ended up replacing with a foot operated one. The benefits were:
* Never ran out of batteries
* Didn't rely on an IR sensor that would work about 80% of the time, but would sometimes require waving more than once to get it to open.
* Didn't have a delicate gearing mechanism (automatic one eventually stripped a gear and broke).
* No set open time. God forbid you throw something in, turn to the counter and throw a second thing in...
* large lid, since it relies on foot power, not a motor / battery can only realistically open a certain weight lid.
My inlaws also have an automatic one -- last time I visited I saw that they also suffered from the stripped gear issue...
I wish public restrooms used foot-operated faucets instead of the existing "wave frantically for 3 seconds of water" sensors they have.
I am jealous of the auto-seal garbage bag option, but I am skeptical about long term reliability.