Why are there usb ports on the microwave?

[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 :)

[kyle@mastodon.ie]

@futurebird on the back is a USB-B port so you can connect your computer because it's a USB hub and microwave combo

[mrgrumpymonkey@mastodon.social]

@futurebird Gatta test the viscosity of a fork

[nocturnalnessa@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird connecting the smaller peripheral microwaves for more complex dishes

[asweetgentleman@mstdn.social]

@futurebird @StealthyTango Did you try luring it out with a frozen Hot Pocket?

[mrgrumpymonkey@mastodon.social]

@fp32 @futurebird I hate that I understand this reference.

[mysturji@mastodonapp.uk]

@futurebird
it gives your phone a boost for long distance calls

[satuelisa@mastodon.social]

@futurebird for when the lightbulb breaks, so that you don’t need to find a matching replacement; you put the led light in but you obviously get one with a flat cable so you can push the door closed over it (neither the port nor the plug can be inside since they have metal parts)