Hello, I'm Your New Smart Toaster
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Does Anyone Want Any Toast?[^] :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
At least Talkie Toaster was doing what he was designed for, unlike far too many "smart" devices these days. :-D
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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I've come to realise that anything with the word 'smart' in front of it, is to be avoided! In the UK, some bright spark came up with 'smart motorways'. Yeh, let's take a motorway; make it a whole lot more dangerous; and call it 'smart'. Even though I lost my faith in humanity a long time ago, I am still shocked by it's stupidity. :sigh:
For non-UKians, a Motorway is called an Interstate in the US. And a "Smart Motorway" takes the emergency lane (or "hard shoulder" in the UK) and uses it as a regular traffic lane to increase traffic flow - ignoring that it's there to provide a "safe(ish) refuge" when you break down, and to allow emergency services quicker access to the accident that was caused by using the emergency lane but forgetting that it doesn't exist when you go under bridges, through tunnels, ... :sigh: People who live and work in big cities and use public transport / walk / cycle everywhere shouldn't be allowed to create traffic policy ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I've come to realise that anything with the word 'smart' in front of it, is to be avoided! In the UK, some bright spark came up with 'smart motorways'. Yeh, let's take a motorway; make it a whole lot more dangerous; and call it 'smart'. Even though I lost my faith in humanity a long time ago, I am still shocked by it's stupidity. :sigh:
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Basically, it's like countries with the word Democratic in their name? If the word's there, the concept isn't.
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https://9gag.com/gag/amPwdR6[^] Yikes.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
"Smart" as in "spiffy"?
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Or "United" ?
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Basically, it's like countries with the word Democratic in their name? If the word's there, the concept isn't.
But if they have great in them, then they must be great, right? :-)
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But if they have great in them, then they must be great, right? :-)
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I've come to realise that anything with the word 'smart' in front of it, is to be avoided! In the UK, some bright spark came up with 'smart motorways'. Yeh, let's take a motorway; make it a whole lot more dangerous; and call it 'smart'. Even though I lost my faith in humanity a long time ago, I am still shocked by it's stupidity. :sigh:
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For non-UKians, a Motorway is called an Interstate in the US. And a "Smart Motorway" takes the emergency lane (or "hard shoulder" in the UK) and uses it as a regular traffic lane to increase traffic flow - ignoring that it's there to provide a "safe(ish) refuge" when you break down, and to allow emergency services quicker access to the accident that was caused by using the emergency lane but forgetting that it doesn't exist when you go under bridges, through tunnels, ... :sigh: People who live and work in big cities and use public transport / walk / cycle everywhere shouldn't be allowed to create traffic policy ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Boston MA does this as well. It may not be the stupidest idea for traffic policy, but it's certainly a contender for the title. Here's a visual -- speed limit is 55, most traffic is doing 65, my exit is coming up, and an idiot is riding the shoulder doing 85 and he flies across the exit lane. If I hadn't seen him in my right side mirror, it would have been really ugly.
