Why are there usb ports on the microwave?

[pointlessone@status.pointless.one]

@futurebird To load new dingtones.

[lexyeen@plush.city]

@futurebird Multiplayer mode. Any USB gamepad should do the trick.

[hoco@sfba.social]

@StealthyTango @futurebird seems legit

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@hoco @StealthyTango

It's simple physics.

[llewelly@sauropods.win]

@robertklaschka @futurebird yeah I don't believe it, because memory sticks taste exactly the same no matter what you download onto them.

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@futurebird

You connect one USB port directly to the other so that the microwave oven can power itself without needing a mains socket.

[doctormo@floss.social]

@futurebird @StealthyTango

Microwaves can be enticed out by microsurfboards and tiny tiny coloured shirts.

[log@mastodon.sdf.org]

@futurebird So the microwave can connect to the Internet while it's running the magnetron, because that interferes with the wifi. The microwave has to connect to the Internet to download security updates. It needs security updates because it is connected to the Internet.

One can also plug in one's phone and open the microwave app to use custom one-touch button programs such as "leg of goat roast", "tuna casserole with narrow egg noodles", and "tuna casserole with wide egg noodles".

[a2_4am@mastodon.social]

@llewelly @futurebird no, they are clearly USB ports, not cereal ports

[ulrikeheiss@eldritch.cafe]

@robertklaschka
This is my favorite explanation so far. @futurebird

[moss@beige.party]

@futurebird employee lounge microwaves are especially fond of fish

[llewelly@sauropods.win]

@a2_4am @futurebird the "universal" just means they can take lucky charms or count chocula or shredded wheat just as well.

[somesortofkreature@mstdn.party]

@futurebird To plug the Arch installer usb drive into it of course!

[jargoggles@kolektiva.social]

@futurebird
What the hell? Who's putting cereal in the microwave and how are there enough of them to justify making this feature?

[earthshine@masto.hackers.town]

@futurebird how else you gonna microwave your data now that CDs and hard drives are going away?

[fp32@wuffi.es]

@futurebird@sauropods.win this is a high security model, it requires two YubiKeys to start

[mthaastrup@helvede.net]

@futurebird It's a Decepticon

[ephemeral@mograph.social]

@futurebird all the extra ones taken off macbooks had to go somewhere.

[bmitch@fosstodon.org]

@futurebird "Why are there usb ports on the microwave?"

Because if they placed the ports *in* the microwave, you couldn't use them while the microwave was running.

[admin@mastodon.slightlycyberpunk.com]

@futurebird Nice! I had a couple boxes full of broken electronics for scavenging that I finally mostly recycled last time I moved. Got some ports and speakers and things off of them over the years, but I don't hardware well enough for that shit. I can barely solder a couple connectors to an arduino without fucking *something* up, and getting terribly frustrated, and putting the project on the shelf for months or years...

I prefer software. Desoldering is a damn nightmare. The delete key is so much easier :)