• hayvan@piefed.world
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    4 months ago

    “Why does a toaster need internet connection?”
    “So it can receive firmware updates.”
    “Why does it need any updates?”
    “Security patches because of the internet connectivity.”

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      4 months ago

      “What benefit does the Internet connection offer?”

      “You can make toast remotely.”

      “but don’t I have to put bread in?”

      “…”

      “don’t I need to be there to eat it?”

      “…”

        • BiggestPiggest@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          We once had a printer that we couldn’t stop or the main software would fail. We didn’t want the printouts so we fed it directly into a shredder.

          The good old days of recycling and feed paper.