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• DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You can see a technology connection a mile away

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• Hoimo@ani.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just remembered that this video is where I got the idea from and came to edit my comment to link it! It should be possible to build something like that in 2025, no? Why is every microwave I see in stores the exact same microwave my parents bought 30 years ago but in black?

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  • DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Black plastic doesn’t yellow like white. Microwaves are pretty much a commoditized item. Unless they’re trying to make it a “smart device” and sell you a subscription.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My microwave does all of the humidity sensing stuff and has a variable power transformer. Setting it to 70% doesn’t mean 70% of the time it’s on at full power (ie PWM), it means it’s running continuously at 70% power.

    It was made in 2024 and cost $120.

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    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s so absurd that Panasonic still has exclusive rights to that. It was never a novel idea and they’ve been profiteering and holding back humanity for nearly a full human lifetime at this point.

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      • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did they license it to others? Mine isn’t Panasonic.

        Surprisingly, I looked up inverter microwave reviews on RTINGS and they said it’s mostly marketing fluff aside from a few edge cases, such as trying to soften a tablespoon of butter.

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