This looks like it was made by AI. Is there a source?
It says it’s ai generated in the title.
I think they updated the title to mark it as AI
yes they have.
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?? The title says it’s AI…
The title was edited then, it didn’t say it before.
The title was edited.
Yeah, that thing above the “microwave” is a bit freaky.
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I love this so much, my only two critiques would be that the kitchenette needs a shade from the sun and rain, and it isn’t obvious where the battery is housed.
theres a large amount of space on the other side of the fridge for a battery, perhaps large enough to fit an old EV battery mounted vertically
Yeah the solar panel needs sunlight but I’ll bet the fridge doesn’t have to work as hard if it’s not in direct sunlight all day. And it’d protect it from the rain. I think they usually run these inside a library or co-op where someone will tend it and keep an eye on it.
That wouldn’t work where I live.
That wouldn’t work anywhere in the world.
Seemed to work fine at many places I visited.
I’m interested to hear how they were operated, if you know? The ones I’ve seen just become nasty and get removed by the council.
When I encountered these they were maintaned by a community or space like houseprojects, collectives or free shops. Some seemed to be accessible all around the clock and some just when the space was open. So its not just a fridge standing around but actual groups/people caring for it.
I dont know if the places were connected to the food-sharing network, but some probably were. Here is a wiki entry about that https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodsharing.de
Why not?
Don’t get me wrong, it would be great if it did. But, people aren’t going to put labels or clear it out. It would be a well-intentioned, gross health hazard.
Sounds like a standard office fridge.
I think there could be inspections done regularly (every week or month) by the owner of the fridge or by other people (depending on your idea of how the fridge should operate)
Have you met people?
I’d rather I didn’t.
That’s funny, because it literally does work in many places. You might want to refine your idea of how everything works, since you are simply wrong. 🤷
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We could have this but instead we have to drive the office, and tip 30% at the burger joint.
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Really good image considering it’s AI generated. 👍🏼
The prompt for that must have been hella long
I was going to say, those are the best AI solar panels I’ve ever seen. Usually it really struggles with the rectilinear stuff.
I don’t know about this image in particular, but if you do enough AI in-painting and/or manual digital painting over details and such you can get very good images, but it does take a long time. You can get like 80% of a perfect image with a prompt in 20 seconds or so, and a lot of people stop there, because the last 15-20% can take as long as a whole painting from scratch.
i like to think that a skilled composites designer looked at a far more bare bones version of this and decided that they were the ones who made the slick white shell and completely integrated the unit, just something they wanted to do in their much freer life, and maybe a jab at the old corporate history that they can say “hey! its not just corpos that can make sleek, good looking appliances!”
But who refills it?
In short, by the community. The community fridge near me is refilled mostly by:
People who have to buy more than they want (ie pack of four items, but only need two).
People who made to much food/leftovers, or who just want to cook for others
Weekly community cooking event.
Overproduction from community gardens.
Spillage from restaurants.
Spillage from the grocery store.
People who want to cool their stuff
our stuff
Fun fact, a playground I went to recently had the closest approximation to this I’ve seen yet standing there.
Because money is still a restriction, it included a small (locked) money box and a note to please insert money if you take anything. More of a do-it-yourself shop, but great nonetheless.
I love the idea, but the right side would need to have dry goods like potatoes and other roots, also containers for grains like rice. Instead of a microwave I would put in a large foodprinter that uses solar plus protein and fat cartridges to print meat substitutes.
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Well if you’re going to have dry goods you’re also going to need a sink, some pans, and a hotplate.
Also, needs a fold-down workstation table. The cute cluttercore mess around the microwave is not a work space!
Who stocks it though?
Anyone who wants to… I regularly cook more than I can eat myself, having a place to share leftovers would be a nice way to give back to my neighborhood.
This gives me Titanfall vibes. Absolutely love it. Nice post OP
The fact that of all moods was chosen by the ai instead of any other one shows how corporate this feeling has gotten. Really makes you consider the numbers behind advertising every ad you see. 🤔
Not sure what you’re saying
Looks like a perfect target for mindless teenage vandalism.
My first thought too
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