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[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

✅: Does what it's asked to do

✅: Doesn't talk back

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'd kill to get my wife one, but that $1,300 tag gives me sticker shock.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So you're saying you value human life at less than $1,300.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"My wife needs this or she'll die!"

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was more referring to the fact that they were very ready to say how they'd kill for it but the price was the thing stopping them. The maths is pretty easy but I think 3 people didn't get the joke.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, uh, retracted. 👀 Oops.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

No worries lol.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But with that money you can give her the ride of her life...

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Repeatability is king! :)

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Your phone is probably worth that much

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, but the vibrator in your phone isn't 75% of the user interface.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Was only trying to put 1300 dollars into a more palatable frame of reference