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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by jspash on Monday June 10, 2024 @01:09PM (#40635690)
If I had a choice between my mom's 30+ year old windy-uppy egg timer vs. the abomination that is the digital interface on my stove, I would take the egg timer every single time.

Unfortunately my sister keeps stealing it (back) every time she visits!

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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by eru on Monday June 10, 2024 @09:03PM (#40641136)
Just buy a new mechanical egg timer? They still make them.
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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by bigiain on Monday June 10, 2024 @10:36PM (#40641698)
I bought myself one of these, and then had to buy a few more when family or friends wanted to take it:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006912104394.html

It's _so_ much better than my phone as a general duty kitchen timer. The best thing is I can just leave it going off and it'll just run down the spring and stop. _So_ much better an experience than needing to get my phone out of my pocket when my hands are covered in whatever I'm cooking.

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Re:The Mythical Non-Roboticist: Wouldn't it be great if ever... by fragmede on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @01:38AM (#40642790)
in the kitchen is where I've found voice timers to be the best. there's an unlimited number of them, I can name them, and I don't have to touch anything to set them. which is great because I'm not very good so my hands get messy all the time. "hey Siri/Google/Alexa/Bixby set egg timer for 3 minutes"
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