Sabbath Mode??!!

[Slew Foot]

This might be the first time in P&N history where everyone is in agreement.

 

[sandorski]

The reason for the Mode is silly, but regardless given that people accept that reason, the Mode makes sense. I wouldn't care if Appliances had dozens of special Modes for Religious or other special interest reason though. It just doesn't affect me in any way.

 

[bradly1101]

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[FerrelGeek]

Funny. If some hyper fundie Christian complained that his kid could somehow activate the Adult on Demand feature on his cable box and have his mind permanently corrupted by seeing bewbies, the OP would be in a screaming rage that the guy was an idiot. Yet, for all intents and purposes, there's little, if any difference between the two of them.

 

[Zaap]

This might be the first time in P&N history where everyone is in agreement.

bshole is a uniter.

We need to send him to the Middle East to bring some much needed universal agreement there too.

 

[piasabird]

Never heard of this. However, if you want a device to make you think you are keeping your holy day it is fine with me. Not a feature I am interested in. It all sounds like cheating to me.

I just want a gas stove you can turn on and off. That way can turn around and go home to check the stove when my wife gets paranoid.

 

[WelshBloke]

Entire buildings in nyc operate on sabbath mode for elevators, stopping at every floor so you don't have to push a button.

That sounds like it would get annoying really quickly in a tall building.

 

[fskimospy]

That sounds like it would get annoying really quickly in a tall building.

Yes. Extremely.

I've never lived in one but a friend in grad school did. She had never heard of such a thing until she noticed one day that the elevator was going extreeeeemely slowly.

 

[bshole]

Yes. Extremely.

I've never lived in one but a friend in grad school did. She had never heard of such a thing until she noticed one day that the elevator was going extreeeeemely slowly.

Now actually that seems pretty damn rude to all of the people of other faiths and of no faith whatsoever. I am not quite sure I believe you on this one. I can't imagine people putting up with shit like that. Can you imagine a 100 story building stopping each and every floor.... it would take half an hour!

 

[Exophase]

Yes. Extremely.

I've never lived in one but a friend in grad school did. She had never heard of such a thing until she noticed one day that the elevator was going extreeeeemely slowly.

From what I can find it's some buildings dedicating one elevator to it, but it still sounds pretty terrible. The funny thing is that no one seems to use them anyway, at least in this person's testimony:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/sabbath-elevator-object-lesson/372741/

The orthodox Jews who actually care just live nearer to the ground. But the idea that hauling it even one flight of stairs constitutes less "work" than pressing a button is pretty hilariously stupid. Something about allegedly starting a fire, I guess. I bet even the people who made up these things thousands of years ago would be rolling their eyes at this.

 

[Zaap]

Sounds only slightly more ridiculous than omitting the 13th floor of buildings because people are stupidstitious.

As I kid I litterally couldn't believe grown adults could actually cater to such boneheadedness.

As an adult I simply realize some forms of incredibly childlike stupidstition is a big part of some other 'adults' being.

 

[Corn]

I've definitely got a $50 to donate to this cause if for nothing else to watch you sacrifice a goat. Can I call dibs on some lamb chops?

Ummmmmmmm lamb chops do not come from goats.......

 

[zinfamous]

From what I can find it's some buildings dedicating one elevator to it, but it still sounds pretty terrible. The funny thing is that no one seems to use them anyway, at least in this person's testimony:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/sabbath-elevator-object-lesson/372741/

The orthodox Jews who actually care just live nearer to the ground. But the idea that hauling it even one flight of stairs constitutes less "work" than pressing a button is pretty hilariously stupid. Something about allegedly starting a fire, I guess. I bet even the people who made up these things thousands of years ago would be rolling their eyes at this.

Yeah, usually it is just one of several elevators that will do this, and it is well marked.

I have a friend that grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, and there was a little Orthodox community across the street. people in funny hats would ask them on saturdays or fridays, whatever day it is, to please come over and turn on their stoves for them. OMG--the days before sabbath mode!

still makes no sense to me--are they then allowed to cook the food? Seems like far more work than flipping a switch.

 

[Sulaco]

Hello Beavis, my wife does all the oven work in our house. I married my wife for her looks not her brains, she has difficulty operating a toothbrush much less an oven. So yea, there is a great chance she would put it into that mode and burn down the house,,,, killing all of us in the process. You could say that is Darwin at work but I am quite intelligent..... that is why I am attempting to avoid my wife having to work with such a dangerous product.

Move over, McOwned.

There's a new sheriff in Stupidville.

 

[bshole]

Move over, McOwned.

There's a new sheriff in Stupidville.

God if she ever sees my post she will have my balls in a pickle jar. Thank god she can't read!!! ROFLMFAO!!!!!

 

[fskimospy]

Yeah, usually it is just one of several elevators that will do this, and it is well marked.

I have a friend that grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, and there was a little Orthodox community across the street. people in funny hats would ask them on saturdays or fridays, whatever day it is, to please come over and turn on their stoves for them. OMG--the days before sabbath mode!

still makes no sense to me--are they then allowed to cook the food? Seems like far more work than flipping a switch.

Yes, for some reason the prohibition is starting a "new" fire. Keeping an old one burning or having your neighbor come over and start one is apparently just fine.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I want a oven that has black sabbath mode. it would play songs from Black Sabbaths first 2 albums.

 

[MiniDoom]

I want a oven that has black sabbath mode. it would play songs from Black Sabbaths first 2 albums.

ahahaha! 10/10

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I was actually expecting some kind of Black Sabbath/Depeche Mode mashup for P&N to get outraged over.

 

[WelshBloke]

I want a oven that has black sabbath mode. it would play songs from Black Sabbaths first 2 albums.

What is this that stands before me?
Figure of black, with pan in hand.

 

[BoberFett]

I want a oven that has black sabbath mode. it would play songs from Black Sabbaths first 2 albums.

Sabbath Mode ------------------------------------Non-Sabbath Mode

 

[lopri]

If you feel that seeing a stove on a store shelf is equivalent to minority religion being shoved down your throat, how would you feel about a town board meeting starting with prayers?

 

[WelshBloke]

Meh.
As long as they don't sell electric carving knives with a jihadi mode I'm ok.

 

[SlickSnake]

A Sabbath mode on a damn stove. And some of you actually even defended it. But if a mod posted this complaint, would you all pile on and agree with the mod? Of course you would. Even though BShole is pretty far down my list of favorites around here, he makes a valid point. Complain to the manufacturer you object, or this kind of stupid religious crap will just keep on morphing around you until you can't even buy a trash bag without a religious seal of approval you can wear it over your body while flying in an airplane over a possible cemetery.

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/04/haredi-man-in-bag-on-plane-says-rabbi-told-him-to-do-it-234.html

 

[WelshBloke]

A Sabbath mode on a damn stove. And some of you actually even defended it.

Optional mode is optional.

Dont like it? Dont use it then.