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But I do live with it. It lives in my kitchen.

by kortilla 4mo ago

seydor 4mo ago
In the pecking order, it is under, not on your side. Your toaster never demanded you to make a toast.
- brainwad 4mo ago
  Ok, but my dishwasher _does_ demand I give it more salt and rinse aid ;)
- vintermann 4mo ago
  That makes me think of talkie toaster from Red Dwarf though.
- trolleski 4mo ago
  It was one of Phil K. Dick jokes that one day your toaster will make a lost of demands to you.
  - GCUMstlyHarmls 4mo ago
    The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it, “is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.” “I think otherwise,” the door said. “Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.” In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip. “You discover I’m right,” the door said. It sounded smug. From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door. “I’ll sue you,” the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, “I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.” - Ubik
- bob1029 4mo ago
  Once you actually use the toaster the hierarchy inverts. The toaster runs your entire household while it is powered on. Unattended ChatGPT will rarely burn your breakfast or start fires.
  - latexr 4mo ago
    > Once you actually use the toaster the hierarchy inverts. The toaster runs your entire household while it is powered on. More than once I have gone to my toaster in the morning and found cold bread there that someone toasted the day before and forgot about. Because obviously you push the toast down and go do something else. You don’t need to be staring at it continuously, nor are other people impacted by your toast unless they are waiting to make their own. Toasting bread doesn’t have to affect an entire household.
- bryanrasmussen 4mo ago
  at least it's not as big a whiner as that robot I made to butter the damn toast.
- soco 4mo ago
  In the house pecking order the printer takes definitely the top. Demanding the printer to print something??? You rather submit an polite request and pray for a positive answer in a manageable interval of time. And don't start me on remote scanning.

But I do live with it. It lives in my kitchen.

seydor 4mo ago

In the pecking order, it is under, not on your side. Your toaster never demanded you to make a toast.

brainwad 4mo ago
Ok, but my dishwasher _does_ demand I give it more salt and rinse aid ;)
vintermann 4mo ago
That makes me think of talkie toaster from Red Dwarf though.
trolleski 4mo ago
It was one of Phil K. Dick jokes that one day your toaster will make a lost of demands to you.
- GCUMstlyHarmls 4mo ago
  The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it, “is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.” “I think otherwise,” the door said. “Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.” In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip. “You discover I’m right,” the door said. It sounded smug. From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door. “I’ll sue you,” the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, “I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.” - Ubik
bob1029 4mo ago
Once you actually use the toaster the hierarchy inverts. The toaster runs your entire household while it is powered on. Unattended ChatGPT will rarely burn your breakfast or start fires.
- latexr 4mo ago
  > Once you actually use the toaster the hierarchy inverts. The toaster runs your entire household while it is powered on. More than once I have gone to my toaster in the morning and found cold bread there that someone toasted the day before and forgot about. Because obviously you push the toast down and go do something else. You don’t need to be staring at it continuously, nor are other people impacted by your toast unless they are waiting to make their own. Toasting bread doesn’t have to affect an entire household.
bryanrasmussen 4mo ago
at least it's not as big a whiner as that robot I made to butter the damn toast.
soco 4mo ago
In the house pecking order the printer takes definitely the top. Demanding the printer to print something??? You rather submit an polite request and pray for a positive answer in a manageable interval of time. And don't start me on remote scanning.