The random thoughts thread!
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Hope the dads here have a good Fathers Day. Had a great weekend with my boys.
I think the Visual FX for Paddington Bear or Christopher Robins have a slightly unintended creepy factor. I wonder if these effects could be maximized for horror if the studios would consider adapting Five Nights at Freddy's.
It's a different month for that here, but I always try to make it special for a daddy out there.
Anderson Cooper is like, the Moby dick Daddy. One day...
Dear microwave manufacturers,
Stop forcing me to choose my time in 30 second increments. Sometimes, 1:30 is too short, while 2:00 is too long. 1:45 is the sweet spot for some things. Let me just type in numbers and pick the time I want, instead of just hitting "1" and having it add a minute.
Stop forcing me to choose my time in 30 second increments. Sometimes, 1:30 is too short, while 2:00 is too long. 1:45 is the sweet spot for some things. Let me just type in numbers and pick the time I want, instead of just hitting "1" and having it add a minute.
This has been in my head all day and I'm not upset in the least about it. Hid it just in case even though there's technically no nudity
I don't think I've ever used a microwave that didn't let me set the specific time? Mine is a pretty cheap one from Target or something.
No it is a new thing now. Some moron decided that if you hit "1" you automatically get 1 minute and it just starts. Then you have to hit the +30 to get increments of 30 seconds. I have one at home and one in the office that does it.
I work in an IT shop and 70 programmers and sysadmins can't figure out how to put an actual time like 1:45 to cook something.
I swear we're going to drag it out to the parking lot with rap music playing and smash it up.
Weird. The microwave that came with my tiny studio apartment takes only manual times. It has no preset cook times.
Good to know. Mine will randomly drop out while running. I think it still heats but it drops from like 100% to 10% or something, then kicks back in to 100%. Usually just unplugging it for a few seconds then plugging it back in fixes it, so not sure exactly the issue. Have had it for like 7 years though so maybe just time for a new one.
I've heard of those before but never messed around with it. I work IT in a couple school districts and have thought about buying some of these for classes. Both schools have an engineering class although outside of stuff like AutoCAD I'm not exactly sure what they do. All I know is that as a student that took engineer class when I was in HS, and hell even now, this is something I would want to mess around with.The IT shop could mod it with an Arduino board controller.
Arduinos are sorta kinda like Raspberry Pis. I think either one has a use for embedded systems, while I think Arduino is kind of more for controlling physical hardware like robotics.
I've never used any custom time settings either. Think mine has a popcorn button but like, I can listen until the popping slows fam.
Every microwave I’ve ever had the popcorn button burns it. Mine now I have to stop it 20 seconds early.
I almost accidentally broadcast myself taking a dump on Snapchat. Technology is amazing, but also dangerous.
Imagine explaining that to your boss.
Imagine explaining that to your boss.
The Amish are annoying and crazy mofos.
I used to live in southern Michigan where the diehards would never use Covered Wagons even in the middle of winter. They would still use uncovered buggies with a big umbrella even in the worst windchill.
When I was still doing long haul truck driving, I'd have to be careful getting around them because they drive buggies on State Highway 20 near Elkhart and South Bend Indiana.
But hey, you can buy farm fresh eggs from them.
You can't walk through the parking lot of the nearest Walmart without having to walk around a pile of horse crap. They act all creepy in the store as well. I wish I could join their organization and lay with an Amish woman.
Not likely unless you find an ex-Amish.
Where I used to live there was an actual Amish wannabe doing all the Amish s***. He cut his power and was selling home farmed produce or baked goods from a stand in front his run down home. He converted his religion and was functionally some kind of Mennonite. The local Bishop was not accepting him as a member though.
Maybe he wasn't hard core enough or his food was terrible even by Amish standards. Or maybe he didn't smell enough like manure.
I still can't believe people want to live like that. Sometimes I bought stuff from them and their kids look at my old car like I just came from the future. I think at a certain age before their fully brainwashed by their religion, they know the way they live is f***ing ridiculous. It's so sad because learning about modern science or technology is to 'Wordly' and banned.
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I had a meeting last week, to discuss, what we will be discussing at the next meeting....
Also, I never get the calendar week thingy. No regular calendar give you the week number, & why instead of calendar week 26, just give the damn date (like week ending september 6), & save me the trouble to match the calendar week to the date.
Also, I never get the calendar week thingy. No regular calendar give you the week number, & why instead of calendar week 26, just give the damn date (like week ending september 6), & save me the trouble to match the calendar week to the date.
I don't have a microwave, & my fridge does not have a freezer. I must be the poorest guy here. Should I get a Gofundme to get a microwave?
Microwaves ruin your life.
Everytime my partner/friends/family use mine, they seem to neglect placing the microwave shield on, and stuff ends up splattered all over the interior of it.
And I'm sorry, but if you didn't want me to throw hot microwaved soup in your face, you shouldn't have left it splattered all over the inside of mine.
And who the heck eats soup from the microwave? Make it from scratch, you animals! It looks like rejected dog food when it comes from a can.
I did during last winter when I came home from work after freezing outside all day. It was just hot Campbells Tomato soup. I didn't feel like cooking or doing anything. I didn't even grab a spoon and just drank it to warm up.
I really need to move south. I don't think I can take another winter here.