#toaster — Public Fediverse posts

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

@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

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? 🤔

#Reparieren statt wegwerfen - Selbermachen ist oft kein Hexenwerk!

Lohnt es sich, kleine Elektrogeräte zu reparieren?
https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/umwelt-haushalt/nachhaltigkeit/lohnt-es-sich-kleine-elektrogeraete-zu-reparieren-8197

#TechnikMurks #Repaircafe #Elektrogeräte #Kaffeemaschine #Toaster #Mixer #Pürierstab

Introducing Executorch: the revolutionary breakthrough that lets your #toaster run #PyTorch 🤖🔥, because who wouldn’t want #AI on their bread? 🍞 Meanwhile, developers everywhere are thrilled about "embedding" AI into devices that definitely needed it, like that smart fridge that judges your leftovers. 🍕🚫
https://github.com/pytorch/executorch #Executorch #SmartDevices #FoodTech #HackerNews #ngated

🖥️🚀 Wow, #Ubuntu just discovered that #silicon isn't just for beaches! 🎉🤣 Now you can finally use packages targeting your toaster's specific chakra alignment. 🍰🔮 Good thing too, because who doesn't want to run #Linux on their smart fridge? 🥶
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-architecture-variants-amd64v3-now-available-in-ubuntu-25-10/71312 #Toaster #SmartFridge #ChakraAlignment #HackerNews #ngated

Charming first floor apartment with 2 bedrooms 🏄‍♀️

The 24m2 terrace, with a recently installed retractable #pergola, #garden set and #barbecue, invites you to linger. There is direct access to the communal gardens and the communal #pool. 🏊‍♀️

Fully furnished with #TV
#dishwasher
#washing machine
#microwave
#toaster
#fridge
#freezer and all furnitur

Rooms: 2
Living space: 82m²
#Alacant #Spain 🇪🇸
135.000 €

https://www.bluehomes.com/PD7808/en/Charming-first-floor-apartment-with-2-bedrooms/expose.html

#seaview #beachhouse #beach #holiday #realestate #beachlife

Charming first floor apartment with 2 bedrooms 🏄‍♀️

The 24m2 terrace, with a recently installed retractable #pergola, #garden set and #barbecue, invites you to linger. There is direct access to the communal gardens and the communal #pool. 🏊‍♀️

Fully furnished with #TV
#dishwasher
#washing machine
#microwave
#toaster
#fridge
#freezer and all furnitur

Rooms: 2
Living space: 82m²
#Alacant #Spain 🇪🇸
135.000 €

https://www.bluehomes.com/PD7808/en/Charming-first-floor-apartment-with-2-bedrooms/expose.html

#seaview #beachhouse #beach #holiday #realestate #beachlife

🚀🤖 "CHERI with a #Linux hat" is the latest #geekfest where nerds dream of rearchitecting the universe with "capabilities" that sound like #access #control for your #toaster. 🍞🔐 Meanwhile, #Carl #Shaw showcases yet another attempt to make #Linux run on something other than your grandfather's calculator. 😂
https://lwn.net/Articles/1037974/ #CHERI #capabilities #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Scientists invent #YOLO #for objects! 🎉 Finally, your #toaster can have an #existential #crisis in real-time, pondering its "open-vocabulary" existence, while #arXiv still dreams of hiring a #DevOps engineer to handle all this groundbreaking stuff. 😅 Meanwhile, #Simons #Foundation probably wonders where their donations really go. 🙈
https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17270 #objects #HackerNews #ngated