In response to a poll about which appliances you can’t do without, 31,001 Slashdot readers responded with the following:

– TiVo 1884 / 6%
– Computer 15924 / 51%
– Microwave 1032 / 3%
– Vacuum 763 / 2%
– Refrigerator 5782 / 18%
– CowboyNeal 1840 / 5%
– Television 1296 / 4%
– Home Stereo 2480 / 7%
31001 total votes.

If you really think in terms of survival, am I appalled that the computer beat a refrigerator by 10,000 votes? No, of course not, I’m a total dork, too.