Why are there usb ports on the microwave?

[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)

[maypop_neocities@wetdry.world]

@a2_4am @llewelly @futurebird universal cereal breakfast

[xcanehan@fosstodon.org]

@futurebird this is how micro-usb used to be made !