Love this thread about the madness of smart fridges. I think I saw my first one at CES in 2007 and they’re still as dumb as they were then.
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Alex von Tunzelmann
Thread. I hate the internet of things so much. A “smart” fridge adds nothing of value and creates loads of alarming new problems.
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That is it
"I'm sorry Michael, I'm not releasing the locks until you've done a 2 mile walk."
The irony being of course that 2 mile walk would take me past a chip shop.
https://bsky.app/profile/sheepbop.bsky.social/post/3letq53iyt22w
Come on BBC get it repeated!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b098n4vm
Too creepy.
And the ice that comes out of the door tastes funny.
Of course they were static landlines, and not the FaceTiming-in-the-street-on-speakerphone dystopia that has since come to pass.