I thoroughly enjoyed this short story by Jason Self. It’s a pitch-perfect future-tech satire that’s increasingly recognizable in our connected-everything/right-to-repair/DRM-and-subscriptions-everywhere reality:

My OmniHome™ SynapseToaster™, a sleek obsidian slab that cost more than my first car, was perfectly capable of producing golden-brown perfection. That capability was locked behind DRM. A notification would slide gracefully onto my OmniTab™ screen every morning: “Experience the Maillard reaction as our chefs intended. Upgrade to the Artisan Browning™ subscription for just 10 credits a month.”

I found it utterly delightful.