Old control engineers will also be familiar, I know the old koyo line of plcs is octal based (even though the modbus addressing isn’t).

I feel you. This is me everytime I finish a conversation.

Forgotten laundry leads to mildew. Plenty of home assistance scripts out there to remind users to empty washer/dryer.

Makes sense for manufacturers to want to build this feature into the appliance itself.

Biggest reason I see is religious indoctrination.