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The story was meant to poke fun at the preposterous IoT hype of the day, and I recall thinking that creating a world of talking appliance was the height of Philip K Dickist absurdism. Little did I dream that a decade and a half later, the story would be even more relevant, thanks to AI pump-and-dumpers who sweatily jammed chatbots into kitchen appliances.
Cory Doctorow republishes The Brave Little Toaster

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Toaster

Posted Jan 9, 2025 16:43 UTC (Thu) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020) [Link]

Puts me in mind of the toaster on "Red Dwarf" who just wouldn't take no for an answer and kept asking Lister if he wanted toast. A very funny bit.

P.K Dick ?

Posted Jan 9, 2025 20:51 UTC (Thu) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523) [Link] (1 responses)

I know a Ray Bradbury story with singing appliance
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderer)
Is there a PK Dick story with talking appliance ?

P.K Dick ?

Posted Jan 9, 2025 21:03 UTC (Thu) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link]

Yes, Ubik does


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