Re: Spiderman movies

On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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]
>>>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...]
>>>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?]
>>>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...]
>>>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?]
>>>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could ask Alan Lerner
>>>> if he was still alive.]
>>> [Huh? Not looking it up]
>> [Okay then]
> [So, how 'bout that local sports team?]
[It's the off-season now. I have no idea what they get up to ATM.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around, and the social
>>>>>>>> interacting, and the dancing, and the mating rites, and the
>>>>>>>> walking home... It can be quite exhausting. So I've heard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't remember.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking about how
>>>>> exhausting it is to walk home after dancing.
>>>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the exhaustedness
>>>> displayed by whichever actor was doing the walking home after
>>>> dancing. As they say in the storytelling business: 'show don't
>>>> tell'. 
>>>
>>> Clearly, they are all bad actors.
>> Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk people walking
>> home after dancing.
>>
> Probably. Name one.
Singing in the Rain.

>>>>> Maybe I need another hint.
>>>> I don't know any more that you do...
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you don't want the other people in the zoom-call to know,
>>>>>>>> yes... It would be a power-move if you turned the sound on when
>>>>>>>> someone starts babbling about something irrelevant (not that
>>>>>>>> that ever happens at meetings).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yep. Never happens.
>>>>>>> People also never circle back to something that discussed 20
>>>>>>> minutes ago and settled. I leave my body a lot at meetings.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And that's when someone suggests something out of the blue that's
>>>>>> going to cause you a lot of headache and needless work...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Or the whole meeting was scheduled so that someone could ask me to
>>>>> do something that will be a headache and cause me a lot of needless
>>>>> work in front of my supervisor. As if that would make me do it.
>>>>
>>>> In that case maybe you should be unavailable for that meeting.
>>>>
>>>
>>> No! They need to be told No!
>>> If I'm not there my supervisor will volunteer me.
>> Well that's easy enough solved. Just tell your supervisor 'No'. Maybe
>> write them a post-it note if they have trouble with aural retention.
>>
> The problem is with hybrid work, you don't see people IRL much anymore. 
> Also, we don't have assigned desks on which to stick post-it notes.
Well stick it on his computer, then. Or send them a tik-chat or a
whatsthat or whatever... Email is still a thing too.

-- 
BeH

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