Re: Phil

On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Happy birthday to you, wherever you are...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> North Carolina?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me if he's one of those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off-the-grid mountain men/prepper kooks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then hew may not see this...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Phil! (just in case)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH - Spring is here...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       <boing-boing> look at it go!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude! you need to spring into summer!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not unless it stops raining half the day. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the heavy wind abates. One could mistake this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for autumn... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's been hot and humid here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>> https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/a-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hot-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mugg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y- week-in-ontario-and-quebec-could-break-records
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have just had two days with the highest global
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tempetature ever (in recorded history) they said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the news. They also had a story about a local
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ferry who had to raise their mooring points
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because of higher water level or something. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't paying attention. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't it an El Nino year?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think so, but that doesn't immediately affect me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personally, so... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll try to remember this weather when it's -40C in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can set a reminder on your phone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can but won't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about you set a reminder on your phone to remind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know when it's -40C in your area.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone should invent a website when people could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> search for the weather in other countries.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's an idea... But don't you have people on the TV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or radio tell you how the weather is supposed to be.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's how I usually find out. Also I don't think such a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> website will tell when it's -40C a half year in advance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already told you when to look.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regrettably I can't go into the future to look at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> website, which makes setting an alarm now pure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guesswork... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you miss the part when I said February?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No. Hence the need for time-travel as February is a good six
>>>>>>>>>>>> months in the future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that even a monkey could set a reminder on
>>>>>>>>>>> their phone for February right now.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But setting a reminder now on your phone for February with the
>>>>>>>>>> correct weather forecast for that day is something else
>>>>>>>>>> entirely. Find me a monkey that can do *that*.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You need to set a reminder on your phone for February to check
>>>>>>>>> the temperature here so that you can remind about how I was
>>>>>>>>> bitching about the heat in the summer.
>>>>>>>> Rationally it's bound to be colder next February that this
>>>>>>>> summer, so the checking of temperature shouldn't really be
>>>>>>>> needed. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I know you want to.
>>>>>>>> The only problem is that I'm not sure how to set a reminder on
>>>>>>>> my phone. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What?
>>>>>>> A smart guy like you?
>>>>>> There have never been a need...
>>>>>>> I had to set one last week, oddly for February.
>>>>>> Then _you_ can check the weather at the same time. No need for me
>>>>>> to be involved.
>>>>>
>>>>> I already know what the weather is here.
>>>> So the whole setting reminder/checking webpages is moot?
>>>
>>> The point was ..
>>> Nevermind!
>>
>> Fine. Just don't complain about the cold come February, or I'll have
>> to remind you how you complained about the heat in July.
> 
> Ok. It's a date!

Actually it's a month. So 29 dates, really. I'm only going to remind you
once, though.

>>>>>>> I put it on my calendar.
>>>>>> There is a calendar too?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Ugh!
>>>>> RTFM
>>>>
>>>> No. (Actually I did but only to stop all the 'automatic'
>>>> functionality attempting to breach my privacy.)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Remind me, why did you get a cellphone?
>> Two factor authentication! The bank made it so I couldn't do
>> transactions over a certain amount without using the code they sent
>> via SMS. 
>>
> I need 2 step authentication to even sign into my bank account (and a 
> whole bunch of other accounts). Which I don't mind. 
> They have options for people without cellphones. They can call a number 
> and an automated robo-voice says the code OR the code is sent to the 
> email they have on file. Stuff like that.
That must be nice, having options like that. Even the damn supermarket
chains have 'apps' now, with special discounts one only gets if one pays
through the app. I don't buy any of those items...

-- 
BeH

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