#toaster — Public Fediverse posts

Oh! I forgot one thing. (And I ran out of characters...)

Like last month's cafe, I got another toaster that the manufacturer insists has VERY SPECIAL SECRET SAUCE in it, because the case is held together with more "security screws". This time, rather than "security" Torx they were the triangular (not Y or trilobe) screw heads.

Jeebus, people. It's a toaster. You don't need to act like it's 1942 and it's a new highly accurate bombsight or something else that you can't afford to have fall into the enemy's hands.

#toaster #screws #SecurityScrews #security #FFS

🥳✨ Behold, the ultimate guide to running #LLMs that won't fry your toaster! In a shocking twist, they've actually ranked them by #performance instead of size—mind-blowing, right? 🎉 Because who doesn't want to spend eternity #benchmarking their #AI models instead of doing something productive? 😅
https://github.com/Andyyyy64/whichllm #Toaster #Safety #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

🥳✨ Behold, the ultimate guide to running #LLMs that won't fry your toaster! In a shocking twist, they've actually ranked them by #performance instead of size—mind-blowing, right? 🎉 Because who doesn't want to spend eternity #benchmarking their #AI models instead of doing something productive? 😅
https://github.com/Andyyyy64/whichllm #Toaster #Safety #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

🥳✨ Behold, the ultimate guide to running #LLMs that won't fry your toaster! In a shocking twist, they've actually ranked them by #performance instead of size—mind-blowing, right? 🎉 Because who doesn't want to spend eternity #benchmarking their #AI models instead of doing something productive? 😅
https://github.com/Andyyyy64/whichllm #Toaster #Safety #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

🥳✨ Behold, the ultimate guide to running #LLMs that won't fry your toaster! In a shocking twist, they've actually ranked them by #performance instead of size—mind-blowing, right? 🎉 Because who doesn't want to spend eternity #benchmarking their #AI models instead of doing something productive? 😅
https://github.com/Andyyyy64/whichllm #Toaster #Safety #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

🥳✨ Behold, the ultimate guide to running #LLMs that won't fry your toaster! In a shocking twist, they've actually ranked them by #performance instead of size—mind-blowing, right? 🎉 Because who doesn't want to spend eternity #benchmarking their #AI models instead of doing something productive? 😅
https://github.com/Andyyyy64/whichllm #Toaster #Safety #Productivity #HackerNews #ngated

Didn't buy anything at the #thriftshop today though. Nothing grabbing me.

Did see an ancient GE #toaster though. That was tempting. Look at the lettering on that badge.

Didn't buy anything at the #thriftshop today though. Nothing grabbing me.

Did see an ancient GE #toaster though. That was tempting. Look at the lettering on that badge.

Didn't buy anything at the #thriftshop today though. Nothing grabbing me.

Did see an ancient GE #toaster though. That was tempting. Look at the lettering on that badge.

Didn't buy anything at the #thriftshop today though. Nothing grabbing me.

Did see an ancient GE #toaster though. That was tempting. Look at the lettering on that badge.

Didn't buy anything at the #thriftshop today though. Nothing grabbing me.

Did see an ancient GE #toaster though. That was tempting. Look at the lettering on that badge.

Farah Khan agreed to act in Toaster because of Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa, says Vivek Daschaudary | Exclusive

Farah Khan gives a hilarious turn as the owner of a small-town child orphanage in the new film…
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #CA #Canada #Entertainment #FarahKhan #RajkummarRao #Toaster #VivekDaschaudary
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/620248/

Netflix India’s New-Talent Bet Lands Three Films in Global Top 10 as ‘Toaster’ Hits No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Netflix #PriyankaMohan #RajkummarRao #Toaster

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-india-new-talent-toaster-global-no-1-1236726913/

Netflix India’s New-Talent Bet Lands Three Films in Global Top 10 as ‘Toaster’ Hits No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Netflix #PriyankaMohan #RajkummarRao #Toaster

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-india-new-talent-toaster-global-no-1-1236726913/

Netflix India’s New-Talent Bet Lands Three Films in Global Top 10 as ‘Toaster’ Hits No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Netflix #PriyankaMohan #RajkummarRao #Toaster

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-india-new-talent-toaster-global-no-1-1236726913/

Netflix India’s New-Talent Bet Lands Three Films in Global Top 10 as ‘Toaster’ Hits No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Netflix #PriyankaMohan #RajkummarRao #Toaster

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-india-new-talent-toaster-global-no-1-1236726913/

Netflix India’s New-Talent Bet Lands Three Films in Global Top 10 as ‘Toaster’ Hits No. 1 (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Netflix #PriyankaMohan #RajkummarRao #Toaster

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-india-new-talent-toaster-global-no-1-1236726913/

Oh, ALSO...

One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

[1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

#BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

Oh, ALSO...

One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

[1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

#BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

Oh, ALSO...

One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

[1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

#BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

Oh, ALSO...

One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

[1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

#BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

Oh, ALSO...

One of the things brought to me was a toaster that wouldn't stay "down", but otherwise worked fine. This is a semi-common problem - I had another #toaster with the same problem at the last Repair Cafe.

And this one... the manufacturer secured the bottom base to the chassis with Torx screws (fine) ... but SECURITY Torx screws. If you're not familiar with these, they're regular Torx screws but there's a pin that sticks up in the middle of the fastener head, so regular #Torx drivers won't go into the head. You need special #drivers with a hollow bit to go over that pin.

Now, I have "security" Torx drivers because fuck you, you don't get to lock me out of something that belongs to me [1], but this is ridiculous. It's a CDN$40 two-slot toaster, not some #unobtainium magic technological wonder. It's one great "Up yours!" from the #manufacturer to the #consumer and the #environment.

Name-and-shame time: it was a Black and Decker (they can pay me if they want me to use their vanity typography to refer to them). This is another of those brand names that maybe used to mean something, but now is just marketing. There are a *lot* fewer #factories making toasters than there are brands selling toasters. They just tick boxes on an #OEM's feature list to get "their" product.

[1] It's easy to get the drivers these days, so they don't have much effect, but when they first came about almost no one had them, so it was a major pain in the ass.

#BlackAndDecker #VanityTypography

‘One piece of meat, two rotis’: Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra cast call out producers for rationing food on film sets | Hindi Movie News

Bollywood actors Archana Puran Singh, Sanya Malhotra, and Abhishek Banerjee reveal shocking realities of …
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #abhishekbanerjee #ArchanaPuranSingh #AU #Australia #Bollywoodfilmsets #Entertainment #filmcrewwelfare #foodrationingonsets #productionhouses #RajkummarRao #SanyaMalhotra #Toaster #Toasterfilm
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/614813/

‘One piece of meat, two rotis’: Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra cast call out producers for rationing food on film sets | Hindi Movie News

Bollywood actors Archana Puran Singh, Sanya Malhotra, and Abhishek Banerjee reveal shocking realities of …
#NewsBeep #News #Movies #abhishekbanerjee #ArchanaPuranSingh #AU #Australia #Bollywoodfilmsets #Entertainment #filmcrewwelfare #foodrationingonsets #productionhouses #RajkummarRao #SanyaMalhotra #Toaster #Toasterfilm
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/614813/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/441417/ ‘One piece of meat, two rotis’: Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra cast call out producers for rationing food on film sets | Hindi Movie News #AbhishekBanerjee #ArchanaPuranSingh #BollywoodFilmSets #Éire #Entertainment #FilmCrewWelfare #FoodRationingOnSets #IE #Ireland #Movies #ProductionHouses #RajkummarRao #SanyaMalhotra #Toaster #ToasterFilm

https://youtu.be/8PfrCpZKCSM?si=nmJzTeED2J8SkFgb 😆 Someone managed to run Doom... on a toaster! 😄 While I love this kind of hack—having lived through the era when the real challenge was getting it to run on an Amiga 1200 with a 68030—what blows my mind the most about this story is that we’re making toasters... with built-in screens. What a waste of resources and components! People have gone mad. #doom #amiga #toaster #waste

DOOM on a Fancy Smart Toaster

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/15/doom-on-a-fancy-smart-toaster/

DOOM on a Fancy Smart Toaster

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/15/doom-on-a-fancy-smart-toaster/

DOOM on a Fancy Smart Toaster

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/15/doom-on-a-fancy-smart-toaster/

DOOM on a Fancy Smart Toaster

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/15/doom-on-a-fancy-smart-toaster/

DOOM on a Fancy Smart Toaster

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/15/doom-on-a-fancy-smart-toaster/

@geerlingguy I never had one of them fancy rack mounted jobs, but I did run my website on a G4 Cube on my desk for many years (running Mac OS X Server 10.4).

I too liked that era of Mac OS X. I miss it.

#Apple #Macintosh #G4 #G4Cube #MacOS #MacOSX #OSX #Toaster

@geerlingguy I never had one of them fancy rack mounted jobs, but I did run my website on a G4 Cube on my desk for many years (running Mac OS X Server 10.4).

I too liked that era of Mac OS X. I miss it.

#Apple #Macintosh #G4 #G4Cube #MacOS #MacOSX #OSX #Toaster

@geerlingguy I never had one of them fancy rack mounted jobs, but I did run my website on a G4 Cube on my desk for many years (running Mac OS X Server 10.4).

I too liked that era of Mac OS X. I miss it.

#Apple #Macintosh #G4 #G4Cube #MacOS #MacOSX #OSX #Toaster

@geerlingguy I never had one of them fancy rack mounted jobs, but I did run my website on a G4 Cube on my desk for many years (running Mac OS X Server 10.4).

I too liked that era of Mac OS X. I miss it.

#Apple #Macintosh #G4 #G4Cube #MacOS #MacOSX #OSX #Toaster

@geerlingguy I never had one of them fancy rack mounted jobs, but I did run my website on a G4 Cube on my desk for many years (running Mac OS X Server 10.4).

I too liked that era of Mac OS X. I miss it.

#Apple #Macintosh #G4 #G4Cube #MacOS #MacOSX #OSX #Toaster

Am Samstag half mir das #RepairCafe in #Gütersloh beim Versuch meinen alten #Toaster mit Sensor zu reparieren. Danke!

Es werden keine mehr hergestellt. 😲 Nur noch Toaster mit Zeitwahl. ⏲️

Das war so ein Komfort: Einmal Bräunungsgrad 😎 eingestellt und egal ob trockenes Toast 🍞 oder tiefgefrorenes Schwarzbrot 🟫:
Gleiche Bräunung. 🥳

Leider ist ein Keramikheizelement kaputt. Ersatzteile fanden wir nicht. 😢

Dann auf zum Wertstoffhof. 🪦

Am Samstag half mir das #RepairCafe in #Gütersloh beim Versuch meinen alten #Toaster mit Sensor zu reparieren. Danke!

Es werden keine mehr hergestellt. 😲 Nur noch Toaster mit Zeitwahl. ⏲️

Das war so ein Komfort: Einmal Bräunungsgrad 😎 eingestellt und egal ob trockenes Toast 🍞 oder tiefgefrorenes Schwarzbrot 🟫:
Gleiche Bräunung. 🥳

Leider ist ein Keramikheizelement kaputt. Ersatzteile fanden wir nicht. 😢

Dann auf zum Wertstoffhof. 🪦

Am Samstag half mir das #RepairCafe in #Gütersloh beim Versuch meinen alten #Toaster mit Sensor zu reparieren. Danke!

Es werden keine mehr hergestellt. 😲 Nur noch Toaster mit Zeitwahl. ⏲️

Das war so ein Komfort: Einmal Bräunungsgrad 😎 eingestellt und egal ob trockenes Toast 🍞 oder tiefgefrorenes Schwarzbrot 🟫:
Gleiche Bräunung. 🥳

Leider ist ein Keramikheizelement kaputt. Ersatzteile fanden wir nicht. 😢

Dann auf zum Wertstoffhof. 🪦

Am Samstag half mir das #RepairCafe in #Gütersloh beim Versuch meinen alten #Toaster mit Sensor zu reparieren. Danke!

Es werden keine mehr hergestellt. 😲 Nur noch Toaster mit Zeitwahl. ⏲️

Das war so ein Komfort: Einmal Bräunungsgrad 😎 eingestellt und egal ob trockenes Toast 🍞 oder tiefgefrorenes Schwarzbrot 🟫:
Gleiche Bräunung. 🥳

Leider ist ein Keramikheizelement kaputt. Ersatzteile fanden wir nicht. 😢

Dann auf zum Wertstoffhof. 🪦

Haven’t paid my #Caturday tax in awhile
#HowItStarted #HowItsGoing #Toaster

Haven’t paid my #Caturday tax in awhile
#HowItStarted #HowItsGoing #Toaster

Haven’t paid my #Caturday tax in awhile
#HowItStarted #HowItsGoing #Toaster

Neues Im Blog: Donnerstag, 5. März 2026

Ein neuer Langschlitztoaster in der Küche und das neue Carpenter-Brut-Album auf den Ohren – ein paar Gedanken über Brot, Synthwave und "Leather Temple".

https://cbrueggenolte.de/5mar26

#GoBlogger #Selfhosted #toaster

Neues Im Blog: Donnerstag, 5. März 2026

Ein neuer Langschlitztoaster in der Küche und das neue Carpenter-Brut-Album auf den Ohren – ein paar Gedanken über Brot, Synthwave und "Leather Temple".

https://cbrueggenolte.de/5mar26

#GoBlogger #Selfhosted #toaster

🚀 Behold, the marvel of modern engineering: PCB Tracer, the #AI that promises to reverse engineer your aunt's 1970s #toaster with all the finesse of a goldfish playing chess. 🎯 Troubleshooting? More like trouble-causing! But hey, it’s AI-enhanced, so cue the techno jargon and pray it doesn’t burst into flames. 🔥🤖
https://pcbtracer.com #PCBTracer #reverseengineering #troubleshooting #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Behold, the marvel of modern engineering: PCB Tracer, the #AI that promises to reverse engineer your aunt's 1970s #toaster with all the finesse of a goldfish playing chess. 🎯 Troubleshooting? More like trouble-causing! But hey, it’s AI-enhanced, so cue the techno jargon and pray it doesn’t burst into flames. 🔥🤖
https://pcbtracer.com #PCBTracer #reverseengineering #troubleshooting #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Behold, the marvel of modern engineering: PCB Tracer, the #AI that promises to reverse engineer your aunt's 1970s #toaster with all the finesse of a goldfish playing chess. 🎯 Troubleshooting? More like trouble-causing! But hey, it’s AI-enhanced, so cue the techno jargon and pray it doesn’t burst into flames. 🔥🤖
https://pcbtracer.com #PCBTracer #reverseengineering #troubleshooting #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 Behold, the marvel of modern engineering: PCB Tracer, the #AI that promises to reverse engineer your aunt's 1970s #toaster with all the finesse of a goldfish playing chess. 🎯 Troubleshooting? More like trouble-causing! But hey, it’s AI-enhanced, so cue the techno jargon and pray it doesn’t burst into flames. 🔥🤖
https://pcbtracer.com #PCBTracer #reverseengineering #troubleshooting #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

Aus Gründen 😉 habe ich mich gerade gefragt, was einen #Toaster dazu bewegen könnte, ins #Exil zu gehen.

Vielleicht haben die #Krümel die Macht übernommen und fordern bessere #Arbeitsbedingungen?

Oder er muss immer nur Hitze geben, bekommt aber nie selbst die Wärme, die er braucht?

Oder hat er eine Identitätskrise „Warum immer nur #Brot?“ und fängt neu an?

Oder ist er sauer, weil alle den schnellen #Wasserkocher loben, aber immer auf den Toaster schimpfen, wenn der #Toast schwarz ist? 🤔