The grumpy old wo/man thread.

[quixoticgeek]

Obligatory 99 percent invisible episode...

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/sound-and-health-hospitals/

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[rafletcher]

At the very least they need a "I've unplugged your power to wheel you to another room, STFU for 10 minutes" button.

And then it'll get misused, inevitably, so that's a "no chance".

[Mr Larrington]

My old microwave emitted a sound energetic enow to be heard over the TV, wot is in a different room, but the current one just has a feeble little beep like the Road Runner on Mogadon.  Doubtless someone of a Kimmish disposition could wire it up to TowersNet such that it shouts “Kevin!  Supper's ready!” through the distascope's audio output.  That someone is not me.

[Kim]

Yeah, I've got our microwave on a smartplug to do the visual equivalent so barakta doesn't wander off leaving it beeping.  Cunning side-effect is that I've been able to program the smartplug to cut the power for 5 seconds just before 13:01 every day, thereby keeping its clock more or less aligned with reality.

[De Sisti]

At least I get free prescription items.

[ian]

I always think household appliances should operate in cockpit mode. WHOO WHOO TOAST IS BURNING. WHOO WHOO TOAST IS BURNING. PULL UP! PULL UP! WHOO WHOO TOAST IS BURNING! WHOO WHOO TOAST IS BURNING. PULL UP! PULL UP!

I put up good money that TimC's kitchen is exactly like this.

[Mrs Pingu]

*chortle*

[Mr Larrington]

CFIT: Controlled Flight Into Toaster?

[Beardy]

CFBT - Controlled Flight By Toaster.

I KNOW that you are old enough to remember the flying toasters screens saver available for early versions of mister Gates’ transparent wall Babbage engine operating system.