I normally never shame buyers of “smart” products that end up being bricked, stupid or invading their privacy, because it’s totally conceivable that they want advanced functions in a product that couldn’t be achieved in the past and are now made possible by tech and ubiquitous internet, but corrupted by surveillance capitalism and greedy monopolistic corporations.
But a toaster with a giant screen that needs an OTA firmware update? Really? Like… why? When was the last time you thought “I wish my toaster had a big screen and internet access…”
I normally never shame buyers of “smart” products that end up being bricked, stupid or invading their privacy, because it’s totally conceivable that they want advanced functions in a product that couldn’t be achieved in the past and are now made possible by tech and ubiquitous internet, but corrupted by surveillance capitalism and greedy monopolistic corporations.
But a toaster with a giant screen that needs an OTA firmware update? Really? Like… why? When was the last time you thought “I wish my toaster had a big screen and internet access…”
Personally, I’m waiting for Talkie Toaster.
Given that the universe is infinite, and that god is infinite… Would anyone like.some toast?
Howdy dooodley do!
We should make a RD community. I love it.
We have a couple, and they could use some more activity.
/c/reddwarf@lemmy.world
/c/reddwarf@feddit.uk
Subscribing to those bad boys! … But don’t get the @lemmy.world coming up when I search.
Subscribed!
Boys from the Dwarf
I’ve been to titan, I’ve been to Juno…
Pickles!
I’ll tell you one community we don’t have, that we desperately need, is a Brittas Empire community 🙂
Aha! I know the answer because i looked the thing up to see if it’s real
It can -and i wish i had made it up- … Display the weather!
But can it display the traffic? I need my weather and traffic together!
“Aw, so you’re a waffle man!”
“Just watch this short ad before toasting your toast”