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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] frazw@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

"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?"

"..."

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In the future, all of our meals will be in the cloud. An implant in your tongue will allow you to taste them. Calories will be distributed into your stomach with an HP Cartidge which you must replace regularly.

[–] TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 18 hours ago

What is wrong with you?

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 1 points 17 hours ago

A device connected to the cloud that will produce small film sheets (like those Listerine breath mint sheets that gave my former druggie youth pastor pause the first time I ever offered him one) that can be configured to reproduce the flavors you crave.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you suggest we need to add a system that can put bread and dispose of it when it's ready.

[–] BiggestPiggest@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't give them ideas! Next it will only toast revolition brand bread. Any other will not turn on the toaster and void warranty

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago

There's an RFID chip in the bread to enable toasting on compatible models.

"No, that's the XF-6800 toaster, it can only toast XF 6-series bread and above. You're using XC-4, you need the one that says "premium ultra."

[–] mech@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

We once had a printer that we couldn’t stop or the main software would fail.

Why doesn't this surprise me at all?

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Wild guess, it's one of those gadget toasters that can toast images in bread. There are some that toast the weather forecast or a selfie.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 16 hours ago

OK Go took it to the next level.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It doesn't, besides some preconfigured toast settings, it features a photo frame on the display. That's it

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Boring dystopia indeed

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If only there were some other, better way to look at stuff from the Internet.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I used my laser cutter to do this once. It was pretty cool.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And not a single Jesus or Virgin Mary.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those need the indulgence level of subscription to unlock

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 points 17 hours ago

This is a good joke. Excellent even.