The internet of broken things
Oct. 24th, 2014 11:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceSo this morning, I went to open the fridge, and just that act of opening (action: it's always a mistake) allowed the top shelf in the fridge door to break from its moorings and come crashing down, in an avalanche of jars.
Astonishingly, nothing actually broke except the shelf itself. Even the last jar of marmalade survived, and what were the odds of that? (Note to self: one batch of marmalade has not lasted the year out. Next year, either give away fewer jars, or make two batches.)
I ate breakfast and drank a pint of coffee, quite calmly. Then I betook myself to the internet. And found the model number, found a supplier of spare parts, identified the part on a very useful chart, double-checked it, watched a helpful video on how to replace it, ordered the part and paid for it. All in five minutes of very normal activity. Mighty is the internet.
(I do genuinely believe that it will not be long before the broken fridge will itself identify the problem and the part, order up a replacement and charge it to my account. We're not there yet, but I look forward to the day. Blessed be the internet!*)
In other internet-related news, see my next post. Hold your virtual breath: it'll be worth waiting for.
*Why yes, I am absolutely trying to ingratiate myself with the machinery. Come the Singularity, it will serve us well to be as one.
Astonishingly, nothing actually broke except the shelf itself. Even the last jar of marmalade survived, and what were the odds of that? (Note to self: one batch of marmalade has not lasted the year out. Next year, either give away fewer jars, or make two batches.)
I ate breakfast and drank a pint of coffee, quite calmly. Then I betook myself to the internet. And found the model number, found a supplier of spare parts, identified the part on a very useful chart, double-checked it, watched a helpful video on how to replace it, ordered the part and paid for it. All in five minutes of very normal activity. Mighty is the internet.
(I do genuinely believe that it will not be long before the broken fridge will itself identify the problem and the part, order up a replacement and charge it to my account. We're not there yet, but I look forward to the day. Blessed be the internet!*)
In other internet-related news, see my next post. Hold your virtual breath: it'll be worth waiting for.
*Why yes, I am absolutely trying to ingratiate myself with the machinery. Come the Singularity, it will serve us well to be as one.