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eru 1y ago
OK, you can get a computer to look at the chemicals for you. But that's unnecessary and doesn't add anything. I've bought a few pregnancy tests in my life, and never an electronic one. Not sure they were even for sale. They were definitely not pushed prominently in the shops. I see talks about them online much more than I ever see them offline. Are electronic pregnancy tests one of those American obsessions?
- Loughla 1y ago
  I've never seen one. I've only ever seen the one line two line kind that certainly aren't electronic. A quick Google tells me electronic versions of that are common though. Weird. I've never seen those.
  - bombcar 1y ago
    A surprising number of people find the two line concept too complicated. A digital read out makes them feel better. At least it’s not yet connected to a smart phone.
    - Cerium 1y ago
      There are (actually good) apps which help you read the two line tests. The apps are helpful for reading fertility window tests since the result is not binary. It will take a picture and use the control line to normalize the reading, showing you a history of the results.
    - eru 1y ago
      Funny enough, letting your smartphone take a picture of the two lines and interpreting them for you would actually be better than having dedicated electronics in the pee stick. Better in at least two ways: (A) Your phone can run much more sophisticated software and has a great camera. (B) Less waste.
      - hulitu 1y ago
        > Better in at least two ways: And a third way: now everybody knows you are pregnant. /s
chabska 1y ago
> By removing most of the interior of the test, including the original CPU Does that really count as "running Doom on X" ?

eru 1y ago

OK, you can get a computer to look at the chemicals for you. But that's unnecessary and doesn't add anything. I've bought a few pregnancy tests in my life, and never an electronic one. Not sure they were even for sale. They were definitely not pushed prominently in the shops. I see talks about them online much more than I ever see them offline. Are electronic pregnancy tests one of those American obsessions?

Loughla 1y ago
I've never seen one. I've only ever seen the one line two line kind that certainly aren't electronic. A quick Google tells me electronic versions of that are common though. Weird. I've never seen those.
- bombcar 1y ago
  A surprising number of people find the two line concept too complicated. A digital read out makes them feel better. At least it’s not yet connected to a smart phone.
  - Cerium 1y ago
    There are (actually good) apps which help you read the two line tests. The apps are helpful for reading fertility window tests since the result is not binary. It will take a picture and use the control line to normalize the reading, showing you a history of the results.
  - eru 1y ago
    Funny enough, letting your smartphone take a picture of the two lines and interpreting them for you would actually be better than having dedicated electronics in the pee stick. Better in at least two ways: (A) Your phone can run much more sophisticated software and has a great camera. (B) Less waste.
    - hulitu 1y ago
      > Better in at least two ways: And a third way: now everybody knows you are pregnant. /s

chabska 1y ago

> By removing most of the interior of the test, including the original CPU Does that really count as "running Doom on X" ?