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Need a AI update (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/39354507

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[–] 88 points 3 months ago (7 children)

https://seattleultrasonics.com/products/c-200-ultrasonic-8-chefs-knife

It vibrates at an ultrasonic resonance so you can cut a whopping 50% lighter.

I bought one to keep in my Tesla Truck full of Ouya consoles.

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  • [–] 56 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Ya know what else helps? Sharpening the blade

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    If this were made in a way you could attach to any knife, I think it'd be cool. Sharpen your knife and add this module. I'm certain it's instead made to not detach, and you can only get the blade from them. If you sharpen it, you'll have to buy a new one from them at full price eventually. If they stop existing, it's just a dead product.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago*

    Unfortunately because of how ultrasonic transducers work you need an extremely rigid connection between it and the blade - otherwise it's like having a spring between the two and it completely negates the benefits of being ultrasonic. The easiest way to get that connection is just to weld the blade directly to the transducer. In a consumer application like this, where you're compromising on basically every aspect in order to fit the form-factor, the losses from a swappable blade would almost entirely negate the benefits of the system.

    In short, to have even the moderately functional product they've got, there's no way for them to have swappable blades. The system just won't be powerful enough to compensate for the losses.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Does the handle part vibrate too? Asking for a friend.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    so you can cut a whopping 50% lighter

    Help, I can't figure out what this is meant to say

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    50% less Newtons of force applied downwards as you cut through your food

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    If you're applying force downward, you're not using the knife right anyway.

    I mean there are some situations where you want to chop, but for that you want a knife with a different shape than this. A straight, flat edge that's full length can be in full contact with the board at one time.

    The shape of knife in the picture is for slicing. Light downward pressure while pulling smoothly backwards. If you do it right, you should be able to slice a tomato without smashing it.

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    • [–] 53 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Between the knife and expensive laptop I think whoever took the pic should invest in some common sense classes instead.

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    • [–] 26 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    I get that this thing has electronics in it to allow ultrasonic vibration, but WHY does that need firmware updates? Oh look my knife got an update, now it vibrates 5.2% faster!

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    • [–] 26 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    The vibrator knife combo is such a stupid fucking idea, just buy a really nice knife that doesn’t let food stick and sharpen it often. It would be cheaper and far easier than this garbage

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    • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    A battery-powered electric knife (itself not a bad evolution of an existing technology) that provides the manufacturers with the options of remote bricking, subscription and forced obsolescence. The future suuuuucks.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago 
    if(payment == false) {
    blade.sharpness = 0;
    handle.confort = -2;
    reflection.displayAdd();
} else if(updated == true) {
    blade.sharpness = 4;
    handle.confort = 3;
} else {
    blade.sharpness = 3;
    handle.confort = 2;
    speaker.playSound("needUpdate.mp3");
}
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    • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It sends data to Google about how many onions you slice. Also about your political views and your family...

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Introducing pay-per-slice in 2026, to assure customer satisfaction!

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    • [–] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    This is one of those situations in which I want to talk some sense into people but then realize mid sentence that it's a lost cause.

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    • [–] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    A fool and their money are soon parted. No doubt the worst $400 knife you can buy.

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    [–] 18 points 3 months ago

    Doing a very quick search on this and it looks like the firmware updater uses webbluetooth. This knife has bluetooth hardware in it.

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    [–] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Ultrasonic knives have been a thing in commercial kitchens for decades, I wonder where they get off claiming to be the worlds first US chef's knife...

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Gotta link?

    Quinn isn't particularly smart but my search engine nor is Wikipedia proving him wrong

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    [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    Vibroblades?! In this economy?!

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    [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    Unauthorized Bread (knife)

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I don't think anyone has called Quinn smart

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    [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I hope he paid the subscription fee for the knife as well.

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    [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Metal gear is closer each day.

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