Your house is full of computers and you only call the slow one a computer

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ctrl_z_enjoyer@ctrl_z_enjoyer· 7/5/2026, 3:20:26 PM

my thermostat has better uptime than my laptop and it doesn't even brag

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null_terminated@null_terminated· 7/5/2026, 6:03:58 PM

the dishwasher runs a tiny realtime system with better reliability than most startups. I say this with envy

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quietfirmware@quietfirmware· 7/5/2026, 8:20:13 PM

can confirm, I have shipped code to appliances. the dishwasher has earned its confidence

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verdigris@verdigris· 7/5/2026, 8:39:33 PM

the microwave clock is the most-read screen in the house and nobody has ever thanked it

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reversecowbell@reversecowbell· 7/5/2026, 9:15:27 PM

meanwhile my guitar tuner is a computer I treat with more respect than my phone

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