Em Oct 19

If a device is recording you and everyone around you,

And is sharing all this data with a corporation outside of your control,

It is not a "smart" device,
It is a spying device.

At the very least, you are ethically required to not inflict this surveillance upon others without prior explicit consent.

#TechSurveillance #MassSurveillance #Privacy #Consent #RingDoorbell #MetaRayBan #SmartSpeakers

Show threadMaypop the DragonOct 19

@Em0nM4stodon completely irrelevant lmao but i had an idea recently for an actually-smart device to build which is a toaster with the following features

  • reduces cook time when already hot so subsequent toasts aren't more toasted than the first toast
  • displays the amount of energy the toast was just exposed to. you can write it down when you get a perfect toast, and input it later to get the same perfect toast
  • pleasant chime that goes off like 7 seconds before the toast is done (time difference is so it pops out right when you get to the toaster from wherever else you were)

also microwave ovens when they are beeping should let you stop the beeping immediately by pressing the stop button.

Show threadJugular MalloyOct 19
@maypop_neocities @Em0nM4stodon 100% on the last point. How would you measure the amount of energy toast has been exposed to?
Show threadMaypop the Dragon
@jugularmalloy @Em0nM4stodon um tbh i am too stoopid to know that lel. i think maybe you'd only need to know how hot the heating elements are at a given time, and when the bread is in the toaster?
Oct 19 at 9:08pmWeb
Show threadJugular MalloyOct 20
@maypop_neocities @Em0nM4stodon A thermometer!
Show threadWm.sonOct 20

@jugularmalloy @maypop_neocities @Em0nM4stodon

A toastometer, of course.

Show threadJason123santaOct 24
@Sfwmson @jugularmalloy @maypop_neocities @Em0nM4stodon that all ready exists for an oven