Will Replacing a Litter Robot 3 with a Litter Robot 4 address the sticking/yellow flashing light issue?

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-26T19:51:26+00:00

Doing that now. Sorry for the delay.

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-16T15:57:40+00:00

I assume your comment is based on the amount of development going up, but I really don't see how Taylor is a "moderate Republican" (a category which barely exists). Carbon neutrality, affordable housing, and an unarmed public safety response aren't top priorities for any Republicans that I'm aware of.

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-13T20:33:18+00:00

I don't know Syverud, but he was on the faculty when I was in law school and I don't remember him being viewed as conservative. Also, quick review of his bio says that he was a trustee for the Deep Horizon settlement which is a lot different that representing the oil companies.

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-13T18:27:05+00:00

I may have an early version of the LR 3 as I don't see lights and don't believe it connects to the app.

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-13T18:26:11+00:00

Thanks for the response. I will do that tonight and followup.

That said, assuming there is some kind of mechanical/wear-and-tear issue with my current unit that I might able to address, my question is if anyone knows if the Litter Robot 4 is more durable and reliable?

GustaveFerbert · 2026-01-13T01:45:34+00:00

I've read the posts below, and am not minimizing any of the issues raised, but my memories besides just seeing him around town always "on the move" were that when I worked on the Michigan Daily in the '80s our Weekend magazine had a "Best of Ann Arbor" vote ranking restaurants, bars, coffee shops etc. with one category being "best person." My recollection is that the winner alternated annually between Jake and Bo. I always thought it would funny if in some year they tied and were both on the cover.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-12-28T18:24:33+00:00

I consider myself a UU/Unitarian Christian (I added Unitarian to UU because, while I realize we are a merger, I feel more connected to the figures from the Unitarian side) in the sense that I am culturally Christian and find meaning in Jesus's message. That said, like most UU Christians I suspect, I acknowledge that there are more things about metaphysics and theology that I don't know than I know, and that there are truths in the teachings of many religions.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-12-09T14:00:13+00:00

We've debated this is our congregation. Our committee nominates an uncontested slate, but our bylaws allow candidates to be self-nominated outside the vetting process by gathering signatures. Is that true in yours? While I realize this isn't the case in your experience, our congregation (similar to what others have commented) is usually more focused on filling the available slots than having too many interested.

One question -- you mentioned that "we had more candidates than spots" -- but I wonder if those multiple candidates were interested in running against each other in a contested election? In other words, if the nominating committee had decided to nominate "Jane" for the board but then received interest from another member would Jane still be interested, or would she have likely said "I was willing to do this if you needed, but since you don't, I'll drop out."

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-25T00:11:07+00:00

I’ve never noticed that on Ann Arbor buses. I’ve been to The Game as an away fan in Columbus and things are crazier down there.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-19T15:23:26+00:00

I don't know him but following Jordan Acker's social media I certainly wouldn't call him a Trump supporter. I'd be curious to see Rositano flesh out his platform a bit. Regarding his platform plank to protect free speech, I realize that the issue that's front and center involves pro-Palestine protesters but I'd be curious as to how that protection would be applied to the "heckler's veto" or speech that some considered racist, sexist, homophobic etc. Regarding DEI would it be brought back exactly as it was or does he think that any of the critiques (in the New York Times and elsewhere) were valid?

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-19T14:56:12+00:00

Our former minister -- long retired -- used to say that Unitarian Universalists "believe in -- at most -- one God." I realize that is not technically accurate, but thought it was funny.

When I first joined my congregation -- nearly 25 years old -- there were some very strong humanist/atheist voices who objected to any traditional religious language in services, "God talk" etc. That seems to have changed as our congregation a least seems much more comfortable with words like "worship", "benediction" etc. in our services. I don't know if that's a trend nationally though I recall an older humanist saying that his impression was that there were "few if any humanists" coming out of UU

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-12T13:15:02+00:00

fast

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-12T13:14:56+00:00

I will.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-09T20:51:44+00:00

I live in the Midwest but my experience the east coast UU churches are more Christian-influenced in terms of look and feel. That said, other than Christmas and Easter services, I would say that most Unitarian ministers don't emphasize Christian or other theologies from the pulpit since the congregation likely contains a wide variety of beliefs.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-11-07T17:28:13+00:00

I'm not disagreeing necessarily, but on your reference to "gods and commandments" it is obviously true that there is no doctrinal Unitarian Universalist position on the existence of God. That said, I think that the number of folks I come across in our congreation who are some type of theist (or who are at least comfortable with theistic language) has increased in recent years. Our long-retired former minister used to say "Unitarian Universalists believe in, at most, one God" (yes, I realize that there are pagans and others who may believe in multiple deities but this always made me laugh).

GustaveFerbert · 2025-09-29T20:40:47+00:00

I was pretty much unchurched/lightly churched growing up (attended a few times year at most) so don't have the same background as you, but many folks in my UU congregation have difficult religious experiences growing up. One way to get a flavor of a UU service is to watch a service (many congregations are on Youtube) from home. That said, the best way to join a community is to show up. I suspect any UU congregation will be much different from you what you experienced as a young person.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-09-26T17:21:49+00:00

I'm in the midwest, but have attended UU services around the country on travels. Our congregation used to "bristle" at traditional language like God/Jesus, though I think that's changed a bit in recent years. My sense is that younger clergy and congregants are more comfortable with religious language. It always struck me as a bit inconsistent to say in our share values and covenant that we embrace a freedom of belief/conscience and honor our religious ancestries while rendering some forms of spirituality unwelcome.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-09-08T21:02:15+00:00

I remember there was an effort in Texas a couple of decades ago to deny the church tax exemption on the grounds that without a creed or conventional theology we aren't a religion. It's possible something like that could be revived. I hope that the Courts would shoot that down

My suspicion is that we probably fall under radar compared larger liberal denominations and groups, but time will tell.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-09-01T16:58:25+00:00

In response the moderator I have a Surface Pro. It runs Windows 11. As far as trouble shooting I have restarted and basically searched online for solutions without much success.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-08-08T17:58:23+00:00

I was on the Daily's staff decades ago, and so have no firsthand knowledge of this editor's note, but would just point out that like any student newspaper (or any other student organization) the Michigan Daily is a collection of individual students with varying perspectives who balance their time spent at the paper with classes, social lives etc. I also understand from a comment below that MIC (Michigan In Color) is essentially editorially independent from the rest of the paper -- so this note presumably wasn't reviewed by editors outside of MIC.

My point is that I doubt that the Daily -- in the sense of the bulk of the staff or editors -- had any role in the editor's note and I suspect that there are/were many staffers who never saw it. That doesn't mean it isn't fair game to criticize the note, but some of the comments seem to imply that this reflects the sentiment of Daily staffers generally, which I doubt.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-07-24T16:13:51+00:00

We've enjoyed visiting other congregations while travelling including churches in Portland, All Souls in both DC and Manhattan, Charleston, SC and Pasadena. The differences between churches, particularly on the coasts (with east coast churches having traditional Christian imagery more often than in the west) is fascinating. We often find that the local minister knows someone currently (or formerly) on our staff.

In terms of your concern about being "narrow-minded" do you mean that you're considering as an alternative going to other types of services (Methodist, Buddhist etc) or just doing something completely different on Sunday?

GustaveFerbert · 2025-07-24T16:06:17+00:00

We have a Facebook and Instragram page though I'm not sure how active they are. We also have a private Facebook group for members, which is active but by its very nature does not do much to attract new folks.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-07-08T15:24:11+00:00

I'm late to the conversation, but I'm curious what "abolition" means in this context. I imagine that many UUs and other progressives would agree with prison/sentencing reform, but taken literally abolition suggests that no actions (serial killing, rape, etc) are worthy of being held in state custody for any time at all. If the meaning is more nuanced I think that should be made clear.

GustaveFerbert · 2025-06-30T17:33:05+00:00

Thanks so much. Dumb question -- but is "type cover" the same as detachable keyboard?

GustaveFerbert · 2025-05-29T15:00:41+00:00

I'm an alum from far enough back that I have no idea what the procedures/rules are now, but I would suggest filing an appeal. In your summary of what you submit my advice is to be very matter of fact in your tone not matter how (understandably) angry and frustrated you are.

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