Just gave up on setting my microwave clock because of random power outages
I am “all the clocks in the kitchen set” gang.
Analogue one on the wall, microwave and oven. If they drift I’ll fix them.
It’s a busy house. Two of the kids get the train to school and minutes matter to them so in the morning you’ll frequently hear “time check” from one room and whoever’s in the kitchen (or has their phone to hand) will shout back the answer. It just makes things that tiniest bit smoother.
I missed the word ‘it’ and agreed. Now i feel like afool. But yes.
You’re gonna have to elaborate on that for my tiredness addled brain. :) I only see 2 “it” in there and I don’t see any of them being pivotal to the overall meaning.
Also, welcome to lemmy!
The OP meme, suggwsting your coffee maker and guy on top left of meme may keep some symbolic representation of the passage of time, but lacks an understanding of what that is.
I’ve been lurking hereish for a while things just weren’t spicy enough to assume i wouldn’t be banned after a first post.
AH! “What time is”. I get it now. Thanks.
Ah the ban hammer is not used here nearly as much (instance dependent but dbzer is a solid one AFAIK). Glad you decided to jump in anyway.
True. My microwave drifts quite excessively. However it can give a reliable time together with the oven. The oven was designed by some crazy ppl and thus it’s almost impossible to change the time. It’s usually correct with the minutes and doesn’t seem to drift, but for half of the year it’s wrong because of daylight saving. Combined with the microwave that is probably like 5-20 minutes ahead but at least close tot he right hour you can get a good sense of the actual time.
Be me waiting for the minute on my phone to change so I can simultaneously press the clock button on the microwave and oven twice a year.
I always set an alarm on my phone and press it when the alarm triggers
I in no way can relate to this. In fact the microwave is the most visible clock in the house, given its location. As such it’s always set against if the power blinks out or whatever.
My casio watch is radio controlled and solar powered
Not sure why we’re throwing the Casio F-91W under the bus for this joke - the thing runs for years on one battery and only shifts off true time at like 1 second per year. They’re more accurate than alot of Casio’s more luxurious models even.
My microwave deserves the slander, though. Mechanical watches too, though they’re still nice to use. Speaking of which, I need to buy a sundial so I can keep my watch accurate after the US and its power grid collapses. Time keeping’s such a hassle sometmes.
A person with one watch always knows what time it is; a person with two watches never does.
So I need 3 watches got it.
Obsolete. My watch and my two clocks are radio controlled, the computers are synced by NTP. I even run a NTP-pool node.
My appliances don’t drift much at all, but my Nissan car is fucked. That dash clock drifts by 5 minutes monthly.
I have no clock in my apartment. To find out what time it is, I need to fire up one of my computers and look. Sometimes it’s the kindle
I just realized this for myself too. Wow.
I got this!
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80s faux wood alarm clock
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Stove clock
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70s Pioneer power audio digital timer
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40s General Electric wall clock (with new guts)
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5 Casios, including that one
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3 Swatches
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Handmade (mostly) bathroom clock
My cellphone also has a clock.
- 80s faux wood alarm clock
I’ve got that exact watch and it’s set to the correct time.
My microwave says 00:00 though 😞
My microwave predates digital timers on microwaves. Never saw the point of a microwave knowing the time of day.
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Does anybody really care? 🎷
I love the smug tone of that song
Time dilation occurs when the affected equipment is made out of cheap materials in order to cut costs.
Usually I see them go out due to brief power flashes and none of them have even a CMOS battery -esque setup where it can simply retain the time during a power interruption, which is likely a result of your point.
More like, time dilation is impossible to perfect but the better the quality the more accurate it is.
Even atomic clocks have time dilation.
Every time I look at my microwave, I see a microwave with the correct time. I even set the clock on my hood range.
In fact, the only clock in my house with the incorrect time is the single analog clock in my house with dead batteries…
I’ve got the only clock that matters to me , an alarm clock. Worst comes to worst, as long as it has power it can get close enough to current time/date via radio. It also makes setting it to exact time much easier/faster.
