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Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by weird-eye-issue »

burnt_toast wrote: post #127

The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. It's better for the consumer they claim. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a t…

The most unrealistic part is saying it took a few hours for it to arrive. I think delivery will be much faster by then.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by 3np »

brailsafe wrote: post #165
apsurd wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I enjoyed reading your story. All the while I couldn't help but want to share how good pan-fried/toasted bread is. It's the butter of course, just generously butter up a pan, spread the bread so it soaks up the butter. Takes a little longer, but you also get to feel like a cook. and no ads

Second this. Another nice technique if you have a toaster oven (or presumably any oven) is to toast the bread a bit first, then pull it out and butter it, then put it back in. Way better toast.

I just had this for breakfast, with scrambled eggs, mushrooms and cheese. Much recommend.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by yumraj »

burnt_toast wrote: post #127

The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. It's better for the consumer they claim. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a t…

Don’t give ideas - someone will actually start a startup and we’ll all suffer. Your 2050 will become 2025.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by failwhaleshark »

readams wrote: post #135
burnt_toast wrote: post #127

The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. It's better for the consumer they claim. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a t…

You forgot the part where it refuses to toast your unlicensed bread.

I self-chip my homemade gluten-free bread with Doritos Flamin' Hot Limon.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by betwixthewires »

armchairhacker wrote: post #11

Seriously though, how does someone even come up with something this dumb? How does one go about thinking of and actually implementing this? How did the development process go through without someone interjecting "why the fuck are we spending $1000s on 6ft LEDs when we can just use glass?"

This is what happens when you let your world be taken over by marketing and insurance companies.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by fennecfoxen »

nixpulvis wrote: post #163
apsurd wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I enjoyed reading your story. All the while I couldn't help but want to share how good pan-fried/toasted bread is. It's the butter of course, just generously butter up a pan, spread the bread so it soaks up the butter. Takes a little longer, but you also get to feel like a cook. and no ads

Stovetops haven't been a thing in most homes in over a decade. Everyone either heats up frozen meals or "cooks" separated ingredients in a special MealWave oven. True chefs are underrated for some reason that I still don't fully understand. Luckily the world is burning, so many people just cook on the sidewalks. The smart cooks learned that the solar panels get pretty damn hot, so they've been hijacking the roofs. El…

You forget the Amish.

And Lehman’s Non-Electric Catalog is looking better than ever.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by 3np »

hedora wrote: post #154
burnt_toast wrote: post #127

The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. It's better for the consumer they claim. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a t…

Fact is probably worse than fiction here: Samsung fridges have machine vision systems to catalog their contents, then combine the data with data from samsung smart TVs. That way, they can be joined against your tv watching habits. This is all to better target ads. If you disable it, then it breaks the demand response function on the fridge, indirectly killing polar bears and other living things. They cost as much (or…

Got a source for this? A quick search didn’t turn up anything for me.

They’re really years ahead of the pack in this villainy, so I don’t doubt that it’s true.

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by failwhaleshark »

seventytwo wrote: post #183
readams wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You forgot the part where it refuses to toast your unlicensed bread.

Every slice has unique nooks and crannies to create a 2D pattern, allowing for DRM and personalization!

Personalization so they can never be returned, right?

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Pepperidge Farms.... D: NOOOOOO

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/pepperidge-farm-original-...

My grandmother made those in her Sunbeam toaster before loading them with room-temperature butter and Laura Scudder's smooth peanut butter. (Yes, my grandmother kept butter at room temperature but refrigerated the eggs. Go figure... grandmothers.)

Re: Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”

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Post by failwhaleshark »

lifeformed wrote: post #147
burnt_toast wrote: post #127

The year is 2050 and your dingy old toaster has finally given up it's last crumbs. You hop onto Amazon in hopes of finding a suitable replacement as there's no longer any box stores you can travel to. Dumb appliances have been phased out and newer internet connected appliances have taken over. It's better for the consumer they claim. Not wanting an overtly fancy contraption you pick a no frills unit that includes a t…

The toaster is free, subsidized by burning advertisements into your toast.

Animated ads where the skip button doesn't work.
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