Here’s a local story about a lady who loves to bake, but she doesn’t love her new, fancy oven.
The GE Appliance division isn’t General Electric. It’s owned by Haier of China, which discontinued its brand name in America after the acquisition.
I say, keep it simple and stick with what works!
A tip o’ the Dog Rat toupee to tastewar for tipping me off to this one.
Produced in Hungary, as was the Death by Lightning miniseries on Netflix.
I was looking for an excuse to complain about something on Amazon, and Jeopardy! has provided it. Here’s another pop culture clue from the 1/1/26 game.
The response was wrong, and so is Alien as it appears on Amazon Prime. I ordered a 4K/Blu-ray copy of the movie at a super discounted price of $12.95. Delivery was estimated to be sometime later this month. Based on past experience with Amazon, that means availability is uncertain.
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Sigourney-Weaver/dp/B07P83ZXX4/
The movie is available to watch instantly on Amazon Prime, in UHD format, for only five bucks. I had my doubts about this deal as well, so I applied some American Express points to make the out of pocket cost $0.00.
I was right to be doubtful. Not only is the movie in standard definition, or it’s a very poor HD transfer, the aspect ratio is wrong. Being 2.00:1, when it should be in Panavision 2.39:1, the image is stretched vertically. Here’s a sample.
I cancelled the 4K/Blu-ray disc order. Maybe I’ll buy a physical copy later.
The IFIXIT battery kit for my Google Pixel 4a is here. It includes a tube filled with something to heat in the microwave, to soften the glue that’s holding the OLED screen. I also have another, crafty, microwave oven option for warming up the glue. It was a gift from a friend years ago, during a bout of lower back pain.
I won’t rush into this job. Before tackling it, I’ll watch all of the available videos on the repair, to see the various techniques people have used, successfully… or not.
Here’s something I haven’t seen before in a comment submission:
Anonymous Reader reader@example.com 176.117.65.176 Test comment: Exploring user interaction on dograt.com.
All comments from unknown sources have to be approved by me. I think I may know who submitted this, and why. If it’s him, I have this to say: I’m preparing more Prue audio clips for you!
P.S. I now think it isn’t him, because we have been in regular contact through Patreon. More likely, it’s the shockfactor_ai guy:
The world is still waiting for the Trump Phone. There’s a T1 on the back with a meaning that, I’m sure, is lost on members of the Trump family. It refers to digital telephony technology.
But there’s something else about that tall “T” bringing something to mind. What could it be?
Oh, yeah. This.
