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Not hate, Truth. And yeah, the fucking truth hurts sometimes.

[–] VicVinegar@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Some poor corporate asshole had to literally write "Oral-B Brushing Experience" and pretend to care about what they do. Capitalism, baby! The goofy ass terminology people use to sell shit is sickening. "Using our new pasture woven insulation technology, we've guaranteed your feet will never be cold again" instead of "our socks are made of wool." I cringe.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My electric toothbrush doesn't have a network connection because it's a fucking toothbrush.

[–] ParanoidRV@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mine doesn't start with "electric" for the same reason.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago

Yes but, how do you communicate with it?

[–] the_armchair_potato@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's morons like this, who buy this dumb ass shit, that perpetuates this dumb ass shit. The dumbest 60% of us make the decisions for all of us 🙄

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe if your toothbrush could deliver the oral b brushing experience you wouldn't spew this hatred all over our well cleaned face holes.

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

Not hate. It's the fucking truth!!

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 18 hours ago

It's the parasites living in your mouth that make you think ibk and say these things. Get help!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Don't buy trash.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Proving if nothing else, that you are an idiot for buying it.
Toothbrushes, washing machines, light bulb and refrigerator shouldn't to connected to the internet.

[–] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Turns out there's a Home Assistant integration for those.

The more you know.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/oralb

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Judging by your comment you might not know about the possibility of a gift.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 days ago

Still didn't have to create am account for a freakin' toothbrush

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[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Your password has been involved in a data leak - please update your password and provide a number for two-step verification in order to proceed to brushing your teeth

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"We have your brushing history. We will show all your co-workers you only brush your teeth once a day unless you send us $10,000"

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Amazing hahahah

And then, “This is the HR department calling. We’ve noticed a correlation in your declining performance with your worsening oral hygiene routine. We will be monitoring both metrics and you will receive a suspension if we do not see an improvement in both metrics within three weeks”

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

None of their toothbrushes require an app or the internet to function. It is completely optional and none of the device functions are artificially hidden behind the app or an account. You can use the app without an account as well from what I know. The only reason I know mine has bluetooth is because it randomly showed up in my home assistant device list.

I've seen lemmy lose their shit over an out of context screenshot of a smart toothbrush having bluetooth connectivity like three times, because people have been trained to assume the device requires it in some way. You've been rage baited by a toothbrush, please stop and get angry at the mountain of other smart devices that actually fuck over the consumer instead.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I used a nail gun once that had Bluetooth connectivity. I still have no idea why I would ever want that.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have a dehumidifier that has wifi connectivity. Why the fuck would I want to connect my dehumidifier to my wifi? I don't need fucking push notifications when its full, the loud beeps work just fine.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Could be cool for HA being able to keep track of humidity and how effective it is at reducing it along with other data. 🤷

[–] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

Definitely this.

My favorite addition to my HA from earlier this year is a simple waterproof thermometer that supports Zigbee. It has a little segmented LCD that I read when I am near it, but in Home Assistant I can pull up a graph of the readings for the entire year.

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[–] Jela@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Optional or not, a toothbrush should never have connectivity via Bluetooth, an app or an online account.

[–] Jimmytea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I can see valid reasons for connectivity, it's cheaper than a screen and parents could use it to monitor brushing habits,(hook it into home assistant?)

But absolutely no go on having anything online

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[–] Wren@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just thought it was a funny sentence.

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I agree, I'm talking about the other comments

[–] KlausDieterFreddek@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (6 children)

How about using regular ones?

Um, wifi signal on these are terrible. Don’t listen to this man!

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

You mean acoustic?

And have to manually post my brushing times to all my socials? Ew.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those are cute, but I prefer the toothbrushes they make for little kids. Extra soft with cool designs. My current toothbrush has Spiderman on it

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those tiny brushes are great for getting to the back of some hard to reach teeth.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They really are. I also have very sensitive gums and am prone to inflammation (thanks lupus) so the softness of them is wonderful.

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 8 points 3 days ago (9 children)

What does the toothbrush do a normal one can't? I mean, it's stupid to require an account for a toothbrush but it's not like they can take away the function of brushing teeth if you're not logged in.

Like the old mitch hedburg joke: an escalator can never break, it can only temporarily become stairs.

[–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It stops connecting to Bluetooth and then won't turn on anymore.

Not even joking. I fucking hate it.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Umm, you sure? I guess I don't have the absolute, top-of-the-line, fancy shmancy oral b toothbrush, but mine isn't exactly the lowest tier either and I bought it just last year. It has Bluetooth and racks your brushing habits through the app, but after a few uses I thought "this is really dumb" and stopped connecting it.

It still functions just fine without the connection. Turns on, gives pulses to mark 30 second increments, and tells you when you're brushing too hard.

I don't want to call you a dirty fucking liar who's just making shit up on the internet because it sounds right, but my toothbrush doesn't have any kind of restriction like that and a quick Google search doesn't show a single version that stops working without Bluetooth sooooo....

[–] terranoid@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago

No, it literally stopped connecting to Bluetooth unless it's plugged in, seems it stopped holding a charge or something after just 1 year of use, and rarely turns on, and when it does it turns off completely after the 30 seconds timer. For a while it'd work if I put it back on the charger, reset the connection through the app, then took it back off, and I'd get 30 second increments of brushing. Then even that stopped working and it won't even turn on.

Fucking shit device. I even tried a firmware reset, didn't help. tried to upgrade the firmware, didn't help. Mine is absolute shit.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Have you tried painting your teeth blue?

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 2 points 2 days ago

"Witness me, Bloodbag!" I'm watching Fury Road as I scroll past this comment.

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this is the shite we have to deal with in our cyberpunk dystopia

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have to say that I am pleased with my new Oral-B smart toothbrush that did not require me to sign in or create an account. I still have not and I can use the app as I want. The account just helps with syncing between devices.

I’m good with just the brush and app.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It is like a digital coach and will let you know if you’ve got the area to its fullest or if you need to keep focusing on that area. It also lets you know if you’re applying too much pressure or not.

The app is not vital to this, as the brush has a light indicator on it and vibration that do the same thing. Green means good pressure, red means ease off, you’re applying too much pressure, and blue means you’re done. So you don’t have to use the app, but you can and I do half and half using the app and not using it.

The app also helps you track flossing and tongue brushing and gum bleeding and provides statistics. It also tracks brush “health” from the time you buy the new brush head and alerts you when you need to replace it. Also does format updates for the brush.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

thanks for the info

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