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[–] RememberTheApollo_ 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Last time this was mentioned I think the likely answer was that it was locked in a failed update loop. It would download a corrupted file, fail the update, then start the download again. All day, every day.

[–] CaptPretentious 2 points 2 days ago

It's a washing machine... Who the hell thought it needed an operating system!

We've been using washing machines for decades, successfully, that just used mechanical timers. Every so often you'd have to change out the timer or some belt sure to wear. It was cheap and easy to do.

[–] fatalicus 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It wasn't. It was a display error on the router. It is mentioned in a comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38984609

[–] donuts 2 points 2 days ago

If that was a direct link, it didn't work on mobile for me. But I found it:

In a follow-up post a day after his initial Tweet, Johnie noted “inaccuracy in the ASUS router tool.” Other LG smart washing machine users showed device data use from their apps. It turns out that these appliances more typically use less than 1MB per day.