It’s only responsible for the toasting part. The bread machine makes the bread.

jrflowers · 2025-10-18T01:48:36 1760752116

If the toaster is the thing that “performs the task of making toast”, what do you call it when a human gets bread and puts it in a toaster?

dullcrisp · 2025-10-18T02:55:36 1760756136

I guess we could call it delegation?

jrflowers · 2025-10-18T03:19:00 1760757540

“Hey man, I’m delegating. Want a slice?”

godelski · 2025-10-18T17:49:34 1760809774

Hi delegating! No, I but I'd like some toast

jrflowers · 2025-10-18T22:54:03 1760828043

Can’t help you with that, I’m not a toaster.

Terr_ · 2025-10-18T09:14:05 1760778845

Seems more like dependency injection. :p

simondotau · 2025-10-18T11:38:44 1760787524

What is your definition of "responsible"? The human is making literally all decisions and isn't abdicating responsibility for anything. The average toaster has literally one operational variable (cook time) and even that minuscule proto-responsibility is entirely on the human operator. All other aspects of the toaster's operation are decisions made by the toaster's human designer/engineer.