Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the quality of workmanship]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I try]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally unassuming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> character] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work outside your comfort
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> zone] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, since I have no
>>>>>>>>>>>>> intention of leaving the zone. Someone needs to invent
>>>>>>>>>>>>> remote braining or something.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done is hardly a viable
>>>>>>>>>>> strategy.] 
>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, it seems that way]
>>>>>>>>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.]
>>>>>>>> [You say that and then suddenly the doomsday prophet is right]
>>>>>>> [Well, I'm not doing all that work and have it all come to
>>>>>>> nothing because of a stupid doomsday...]
>>>>>> [That's a defeatist attitude]
>>>>> [Are you calling me a quitter...?]
>>>> [If the shoe fits...]
>>> [What shoe? You need special shoes for doomsday, now? I'm not buying
>>> a pair of shoes that I can only use once.]
>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could try that]
> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them' brand sneakers are stupid
> expensive - and also doesn't last very well.]
[I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last very well]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those nylon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>jobs >>> they sell for all hallows eve. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole bunch of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different ones at WalMart for $100.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't doubt it, but would they go
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with > your $800 handbag is the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People wear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mismatched 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff all the time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your handbag
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a cheap knock-off if you use it with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a nylon wig. And then what's the point. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a knock-off
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then they won't steal it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your handbag is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheap knock-off. I can only imagine the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chatter in the country club bar... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's taken an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interest. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of interest. I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concerned this kind will damage your social
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> standing. You might even be invited to fewer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cocktail parties... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to -1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parties? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible to send
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out 'do not attend' notices to those who are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> uniquely unwelcome. I don't think that happens
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much in cocktail party circles... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails much...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was many years
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago when a co-worker an I decided to try
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything on the menu in the bar on the Oslo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ferry. It went as well as could be expected... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puked and passed out?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have been a tiny
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but sub-par the next day...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you wept openly when you got your credit card
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> statement. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, that was the good part. The company I worked for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't give out standard per-diem amounts, so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything we had a receipt for got refunded...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and list and submit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all those receipts every month. I suspect it cost me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite a lot of money, too. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills and possibly even
>>>>>>>>>>>>> plane tickets. Anyway it's the principle! I shouldn't have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> been required to do accounting. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to an admin
>>>>>>>>>>>> person? 
>>>>>>>>>>> Nope. They had to be listed on the expenses form along with
>>>>>>>>>>> the relevant account no. and identification of each receipt,
>>>>>>>>>>> which also had to be handed in.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [I think I had to put the total being submitted on the form
>>>>>>>>>> and then attach the receipts]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't have to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> travel. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you liked to travel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much after I became aware of the environmental
>>>>>>>>>>>>> impact of air-travel. In any case it was more the being in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> different places than the  getting there that was
>>>>>>>>>>>>> enjoyable. Although I would like to try riding on one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> those VeryBigFastness trains they have in France... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The planes are taking off whether or not you've booked a
>>>>>>>>>>>> seat. I couldn't afford to travel for a long time. Now I
>>>>>>>>>>>> find it stressful. 
>>>>>>>>>>> It's not so much the travel that's stressful, as it's all
>>>>>>>>>>> the planning and preparation. Just don't do that part.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The planning part is fine. It's the arriving at the airport
>>>>>>>>>> at 5 am only to find out that the airline over-booked the
>>>>>>>>>> flight etc, etc that is stressful. I also don't fly well or
>>>>>>>>>> sleep well when away. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Who even flies a 5 o'clock? That barbaric. The overbooking is
>>>>>>>>> not within your control, so have some breakfast and look
>>>>>>>>> derisively at all the stressed people in the airport.
>>>>>>>>> The hotel bar has remedies for not sleeping well...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes me sleep worse.
>>>>>>> I'm not saying get plastered. One beer (alcohol content
>>>>>>> optional). The vitamin B will relax you and possibly make you
>>>>>>> sleepy too... 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alcohol makes my body hot (temperature-wise) and I can't sleep.
>>>>> Non-alcoholic beer doesn't have any alcohol in it...
>>>> Why don't I just take the vitamin B then.
>>> It's important to stay hydrated, especially when flying. Also they
>>> don't dispense pharmaceuticals at the departure hall bar.
>> Beer doesn't keep one hydrated. That's why after a night on the town 
>> people wake up parched.
> 
> That's still the alcohol what does that... And also possibly the
> physical activity.
> 
Who exercises after drinking?

>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You have to check in hours before the flight. If we go to a
>>>>>>>> conference, it's usually in Toronto or we fly from Toronto so
>>>>>>>> we have to get the first flight out of here in the morning.
>>>>>>> They also have trains in and out of Toronto. I know this for a
>>>>>>> fact. 
>>>>>> So you also know for a fact that the train takes 3-4 hours to get
>>>>>> there (vs. 50 minutes for the plane) and the train station is
>>>>>> another hour away from the airport.
>>>>> They should get some faster trains. Also the distance to the
>>>>> airport is because train stations are inside cities, often really
>>>>> close to where you want to be, so that time should be added to air
>>>>> travel time, as should the 'hours' you have to be at the airport
>>>>> before departure. Given a reasonable number of departures, train
>>>>> journeys (even non-high-speed trains) will end-to-end mostly be
>>>>> faster than air travel up to 400-500Km. Also you have the whole
>>>>> travel time available unbroken for whatever (even work if so
>>>>> inclined). And more leg-room. And usually a table big enough for a
>>>>> laptop. 
>>>>>
>>>> Free wifi?
>>> Sure. On most trains...
>>>
>>>> Anyways, it's a moot issue.?
>>>
>>>>>>>> Because of staff shortages, flights are often cancelled now at
>>>>>>>> the last minute. It's not a problem at if I'm at the local
>>>>>>>> airport, but if I'm trying to get home, it's a huge problem.
>>>>>>> I have no recent data, but most European airlines [used to] hand
>>>>>>> out cash and/or vouchers for meals and hotel stays in those
>>>>>>> cases. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The airlines are doing everything in their power to fight that.
>>>>>> Since covid, they have been short-staffed and therefore
>>>>>> frequently cancel flights at the last minute.
>>>>>
>>>>> You should probably join EU... they have rules for that sort of
>>>>> thing. 
>>>>>
>>>> We have rules about it. As you well know, for every rule there are 
>>>> exceptions. The airlines always weasel into a loophole.
>>>> https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/air-passenger-protection-regulations-
>>>> highlights
>>>
>>> Meanwhile some of the airlines around here were close to bankruptcy
>>> because of all the covid disruption....
>> 
>> Yes. That happened here as well. Air Canada wailed on the government
>> who gave them money to stay afloat during covid. They used the money
>> to buy back their stock and whined for more money.
> 
> Smells like fraud... Is Air Canada (partly) state owned?
I think the government got a small percentage of shares as part of the 
covid bailout package.
Before that it was 100% private.

> 
>>>
>>>>>>> Also: call it work-hours and take it back as flex-time...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That only works if the travel is for work purposes which it isn't
>>>>>> anymore because they had MS Teams installed on all our laptops.
>>>>>
>>>>> In that case there is also the relative cost to consider... Air
>>>>> travel should logically be much more expensive than train. And if
>>>>> ever an equitable CO2 charge is implemented it will be.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I prefer attending virtually at any rate. My internet could
>>>> randomly disconnect during boring meetings or I can play Candy
>>>> Crush. Also, if my camera is off, no one can see me rolling my
>>>> eyes. 
>>>
>>> There is that... But you can only play Candy Crush with the sound
>>> off, though.
>>>
>> I always do. The music is annoying.
> 
> It's meant to keep you awake... And your surroundings aware that you
> play the game.

So I made the right choice.