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title: How is LBRY different from a toaster?
category: differences
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Toasters transfer heat via radiative EM waves in the infrared spectrum to brown bread and make people happy.

LBRY transfers data via EM waves in the infrared spectrum* to deliver content and make people happy.

LBRY is also brave and little. So we're basically, fundamentally the same as a toaster.

\**Assumes fiber-optic transmission.*

There happen to be a lot of technological advancements that have happened to toasters. These scientific feats apply to LBRY, as well.

## Multithreading

![Now that's a lot of threads!](https://spee.ch/dd1aa7f0db34d4bba810573d489c0fc857d0c492/t0.png)

Properly-applied multithreading has allowed the distribution of workloads in LBRY, freeing up time that could have been spent waiting for required actions.

## Multi-role, multi-function

![So many options, it's overwhelming.](https://spee.ch/d4e459e707ae446722faa86cf32940afc0fc206f/t1.png)

LBRY can service many forms of data, such as videos, pictures, and sourdough.

### Network optimization

![A solid 56KiB/s.](https://spee.ch/1038a070b1e43a41d40050f5a23e9a36a3884ecf/t2.png)

In this day and age of cool acronyms (such as IEEE 802.11**ax**) and now-common internet integration into devices, LBRY too has joined the crowd. TLNI (Toaster-Level Network Integration) technology has been fused with LBRY, permitting speeds at least as fast as your dial-up modem.

### Open-source

![GNU-approved.](https://spee.ch/b4e7aefb242e78bfc164b42d27d251d576c04994/t3.png)

Proprietary toasters may try to limit what you can put in them and your ability to look into the toaster's operation. LBRY is a different kind of toaster. Its full source code is available online at [its GitHub repos](https://github.com/lbryio).

### Mobile

![LBRY OTG](https://spee.ch/ffada396dd2af9569148f1fa8f87167f8ec1f88e/t4.png)

Lightweight versions of TLNI and LBRY have been made and ported to Android. Take LBRY on the go!