Surprisingly relevant

That’s an M113 (variant), an APC (armoured personnel carrier) is nowhere near a tank.

One should not forget, that which is stated without evidence, may be dismissed without evidence.

The world truly is filled with the strangest of cultures.

Which is spelled pieced but pronounced Lemmy. Everyone knows that.

That’s the actual wild part; using a simple (~$5) SOC to support a dynamic, remotely manageable, UI for an industrial appliance as in this case is reasonable. But dedicated a system per dispenser head is wild.

I guess it could possibly be deemed to be worth it for an ‘industrial’ application like this as it could reduce per-head downtime if just one fails. But man, that’s a lot of silicon for such a task.