• fossphi@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    I think some of the fondness for devices like these also comes from the subjective beauty/elegance of mechanical stuff over the modern microcontroller approach with electronics. But yeah, it still would be very interesting to see stuff like this available again at a cheaper price

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      10 months ago

      I get that too, but this is a concept that’s actually relevant (in toast-making terms) outside of any academic or aesthetic considerations. It’s just better.

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        10 months ago

        Indeed, no disagreement there! By the way, Technology Connections (the YouTube channel referred in the article) has a video on how an old microwave is miles ahead its modern counterparts. You might like that, too