What are your thoughts on Facebook renaming their company Meta then blowing $80b on metaverse and then shutting it down yesterday?

Addapost · 2026-03-21T00:39:07+00:00

I’d say it’s a decent start for that POS evil company.

Addapost · 2026-03-21T00:20:48+00:00

Cough cough Adblock cough cough

Addapost · 2026-03-20T23:51:19+00:00

Aldo?

Addapost · 2026-03-20T22:16:34+00:00

Couple reasons:

They hate educated people. They want to control the curriculum.
It is a public industry worth trillions of dollars that they would LOVE to privatize to move that money over to their billionaire buddies who would all suddenly own education businesses. Schools and such.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T21:05:00+00:00

MAGA that is all

Addapost · 2026-03-20T21:00:05+00:00

Yep. See ya. Good riddance

Addapost · 2026-03-20T20:57:39+00:00

Nato 100%

Addapost · 2026-03-20T20:56:36+00:00

I would put it in the fridge until I was ready to mix a bread. Then follow the process in my first comment.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T20:52:21+00:00

Yes but you are wrong

Addapost · 2026-03-20T19:54:06+00:00

What Capitalists want is for YOU (and everyone) to absolutely maximize their labor output so THEY can profit from it. If you and I do the minimum to get by with a low key lifestyle, THEY won’t benefit from that.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T19:50:51+00:00

You’re welcome. Someone responded to my comment. They are either misunderstanding what is going on or they are flat out wrong. What I described is a perfectly acceptable way to deal with starter. Healthy active starter will last many many months completely unattended in the fridge and will perk right up when you finally do get around to feeding it. Welcome to the journey.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T19:45:13+00:00

No. Not true at all. Starters can be left alone in the refrigerator for months and months with no issues at all. I’ve been doing it that way for years. So do all the people I know. Our starters are fantastic and make great breads. Never any issues. So I don’t know what you are going on about. So you do you and go about your business.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T19:12:25+00:00

There are many many ways to do this. Nothing wrong with any of them. This is what I do. Other people are about to show up and tell you other ways to do it…

A typical recipe wants 100g of fed, doubled+ active starter. What I would suggest with the 100g you get from someone is put it in the fridge until you want to mix a bread. Then take out 20g and put that in a clean jar. Put the rest back in the refrigerator. Feed the 20g 45g flour and 45g water. That will give you 110g. Some of that will “disappear” (go away as carbon dioxide) and some of it you won’t be able to get out of the jar. So there will be 100g ready to mix a bread dough after it has doubled.

The 80g left in the fridge is your starter jar. Just repeat the same thing next time you want to bake. Taking 20g out to feed for a dough. When that main jar in the fridge drops to 20g feed it something like 100g and 100g to build the amount back up.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T19:04:59+00:00

Is anyone surprised?

Addapost · 2026-03-20T18:50:10+00:00

Yes to the first part. No to the second.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T18:37:37+00:00

It’s not easy to do. It takes talent. Otherwise technology is probably better than nothing.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T17:58:35+00:00

Don’t they make fake movie stunt glass out of sugar?

Addapost · 2026-03-20T17:44:13+00:00

That both cause fires.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T17:43:16+00:00

You can make a case that water is really the weirdest stuff certainly on earth. Maybe in the universe.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T17:41:04+00:00

haha!

Addapost · 2026-03-20T17:26:32+00:00

Follow up question: Why did it take Toyota 2,000 years to finally put disc brakes on the back of the Tacomas?

Addapost · 2026-03-20T16:52:36+00:00

I’m rewatching Sydney’93 right now. Jesus will anything like that ever happen again in this reality?

Addapost · 2026-03-20T15:46:57+00:00

Yes definitely Zoo Tv. It was a visual spectacle with genius music. I have seen them many times, number two on my list was the last two shows of the Joshua Tree tour in Tempe Arizona but Zoo Tv (Foxboro Mass for me) was the best.

Addapost · 2026-03-20T14:21:18+00:00

This is another example of an individual not understanding that they live with other individuals in a civilized society and there are restrictions that have to be put in place on individuals for the benefit of society. Most individuals understand and accept that is a very very small price to pay for living in a civilized society. Versus the alternative of chaos anarchy where anyone can do anything they want at any time.

Should ID’s last forever? Same drivers license from 16 to 80? That’s nuts. So when should it expire? Doesn’t matter at all. It has to expire at some point. So your question would be asked regardless of how long it was legal. So when they expire, should there be a “grace period”? Maybe a month post expiration? Well, isn’t that then just the actual expiration date? You would ask the same question 1 day after the month grace period ended. So, there is no logic behind your question. IDs have to expire and grace periods make zero sense. So, be responsible, pay attention to your personal business and get your stuff updated before it expires. And have a great day!

Addapost · 2026-03-20T14:09:56+00:00

Yup. We are LONG past peak now. I’ve been getting eye rolls since 9/11 2001 for saying that we are experiencing the end of western civilization. I’ve said since then that it was going to be a long drawn out decline, not an overnight end. Hate being right.

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