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that seems kind of oxy-moronic? aren't toasters horribly energy hungry?


The comparison is in the computing power needed to control a toaster, not to toast the toast.


I would have defined toaster as "slow, horribly outdated computer". That also fits your toaster comparison since old computers are very energy hungry compared to similarly speced modern computers.




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