The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[JustGeorge]

It's almost not an option. Try to find a dumb appliance. I managed to find a dryer that was not internet connected but now I read that everything will have an AI interface very soon. Pretty soon my refrigerator will start ordering food for me whether I want it or not. Amazon is reportedly working on a smart fridge that tracks what's inside

I managed to find a dumb fridge and oven a fevv years ago. It vvasn't hard, really, but I am in Iovva.

That fridge vvould break here... vve have little that's a routine 'staple'.

 

[sun rise]

I managed to find a dumb fridge and oven a fevv years ago. It vvasn't hard, really, but I am in Iovva.

That fridge vvould break here... vve have little that's a routine 'staple'.

This time of year you don't need a freezer compartment.

 

[JustGeorge]

This time of year you don't need a freezer compartment.

Nope.

I don't use mine much, anyways.

All that's in our freezer currently is some eggroll wrappers, a couple frozen chapatis, and a little bit of ice cream.

 

[sun rise]

Our freezer compartment is full of farmer's market blueberries plus some odds-and-ends.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Making more bread, today. Peanut butter sweet bread. Using peanut butter powder means I don't need to add any oil. I double the called for yeast and put in extra sugar. It comes out nice.

 

[Wu Wei]

Too many devices are trying to be too smart for our own good. I refuse to connect my microwave to the internet so I can try to control it via an app. The front buttons were and are good enough.

I refused to put my Microwave, Oven and Refrigerator on my network... I don't need to check on them with my phone throughout the day

 

[Brickjectivity]

I refused to put my Microwave, Oven and Refrigerator on my network... I don't need to check on them with my phone throughout the day

I understand that, but what if you open the refrigerator and the light doesn't come on?

 

[sun rise]

I understand that, but what if you open the refrigerator and the light doesn't come on?

Say "let there be light".

 

[JustGeorge]

I understand that, but what if you open the refrigerator and the light doesn't come on?

It usually means the little button thing is stuck.

 

[Stevicus]

'Love stinks': R.I. shelter will have cats poop on your ex's name - UPI.com

A Rhode Island animal shelter is offering jilted lovers and ex-friends the opportunity to have the target of their scorn's name buried in kitty litter for Valentine's Day.

www.upi.com

"For a $5 donation, we will write the name of an ex-friend, lover, or even something you wish to bury in a litter box for our shelter cats to poop all over," RISPCA officials wrote on the fundraiser's website. "How's that for stinky retripootion?"

The fundraiser runs through Valentine's Day.

Well, it's for a good cause...

 

[ChristineM]

This time of year you don't need a freezer compartment.

We have 2 freezers, both relatively full. One with a compartment of veggi stuff for Sam, tofu, seitan, veggi burgers etc, and homemade bread rolls. A compartment of family size portions of fruit and veg packs picked and frozen last autumn. Though it's running low now, and a compartment ofvarious ice creams.

The other holds various meats, fish, homemade soups and shop bought bread (ciabatta, baguettes, etc)

I really couldn't do without my freezers.

 

[Wu Wei]

I understand that, but what if you open the refrigerator and the light doesn't come on?

Shoot it, put it out of its misery, and buy a new one

 

[ChristineM]

Hell in a hand basket?

Looks very much like our matriarch who gets out of the wrong side of the bed every single morning. Only she'd be hissing and spitting rather than having her tongue out.

 

[ChristineM]

Shoot it, put it out of its misery, and buy a new one

Or change the bulb

 

[Wu Wei]

Or change the bulb

well that's just silly

 

[Stevicus]

Texas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity'

A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.

themessenger.com

Darryl George has been suspended repeatedly by the Barbers Hill Independent School District for his hair. The teen's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit saying the punishment violates the CROWN Act, an acronym for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” which became law in Texas in September.

Barbers Hill Independent School District has a problem with someone's hair.

The ad that appeared Sunday in the Houston Chronicle was written by district superintendent Greg Poole.

“Being an American requires conformity with the positive benefit of unity,” he stated, referencing strict codes at the military academies.

Yes, of course, being an American requires conformity.

 

[JustGeorge]

Texas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity'

A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.

themessenger.com

Barbers Hill Independent School District has a problem with someone's hair.



Yes, of course, being an American requires conformity.

I hope they do bankrupt the district.

Doubt anyone's learning much in places like these, anyvvays.

 

[Stevicus]

I hope they do bankrupt the district.

Doubt anyone's learning much in places like these, anyvvays.

It somewhat floors me that a school superintendent would talk about some need to conform so openly like that, as if it was back in the 1940s or 50s.

I'm just glad that Arizona has fallen off the radar as being the craziest state. Florida and Texas are vying for the top spot in that regard. But we're not out of the running just yet. Kari Lake is running for Senate.

We live in interesting times.

 

[Stevicus]

Other school news: What is the ‘After-School Satan Club,’ and what is it doing in San Clemente?

The school is legally mandated by state law to allow use of their facilities for non-profit organizations, including religious organizations. There's a Christian club there, too.

The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic organization founded in 2013 that embraces Satan as a symbol rather than as a deity. Its use of satanic imagery doesn’t involve the worship of a literal Satan or hell; instead, it serves as a tool to express its philosophical and political beliefs, according to its website.

The club, which has popped up at other schools in California in past years, has caused a stir among concerned parents and local religious institutions. Several parents expressed those concerns during a recent school board meeting.

But Capistrano Unified School District can’t deny the club from meeting at the school, a district spokesperson said.

Under the requirements of the California Civic Center Act, the district permits the use of school grounds and facilities outside school hours by nonprofit organizations, including all religious organizations.

The club got the attention of John Randall, a pastor at Calvary South Coast. “I understand parents are upset about this; they should be. The devil is alive and well,” he said in an Instagram post.

“(The club) targets schools that have Christian clubs,” said Randall, noting that should the district deny the club, it could sue for alleged discrimination.

That’s what happened last year with a Pennsylvania school district.

"The devil is alive and well."

This is in San Clemente, the former home of Richard Nixon. Perhaps a Satanic presence may help improve the place.

 

[JustGeorge]

Other school news: What is the ‘After-School Satan Club,’ and what is it doing in San Clemente?

The school is legally mandated by state law to allow use of their facilities for non-profit organizations, including religious organizations. There's a Christian club there, too.







"The devil is alive and well."

This is in San Clemente, the former home of Richard Nixon. Perhaps a Satanic presence may help improve the place.

Novv that's something I'd sign LeeAnder up for.