Re: Phil

On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most store have rewards apps now. The grocery stores
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> track our purchases and then give coupons based on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buying history (I assume). The stupid thing is they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> send coupons every week for items that need to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purchased once a month or less frequently OR the coupon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is for bonus points for every $10 spent on an item that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> costs $9.99. Like I'm buying 2 10kg drums of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mayonnaise. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First of all I'm appalled that you even consider buying
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one 10kg drum of mayonnaise. How can anyone use that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much before it goes rancid. The apps our stores have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have actual reduced prices for normal in-the-store stuff
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that non-app users can also buy - but at the not-reduced
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> price. I don't know how this than be legal... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's like a club, innit?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you get the app and then you save too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't care what they call it - it's still discrimination
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> based on concern for one's privacy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's loyalty program for loyal customers. You have to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> subscribe to get the discounts.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's actually slightly dodgy according to danish trade law,
>>>>>>>>>>>> and they have to wriggle things a bit to not get harsh words
>>>>>>>>>>>> from the consumer ombudsmand.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So I guess you don't want to save money.
>>>>>>>>>> I want everybody to be able to save money - regardless of
>>>>>>>>>> whether they have a smrt-phone and choose to install the shops
>>>>>>>>>> stupid app. 
>>>>>>>>> Life doesn't work that way.
>>>>>>>> Well it should. And when I'm the undisputed ruler...
>>>>>>> Oh! Something else to hope for!
>>>>>> I'm still waiting for the appointment to be official...
>>>>> Why wait? Make it happen!
>>>> It's more official if someone else does the appointing. Probably my
>>>> edicts will carry more weight too.
>>>>
>>> Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands.
>> I'm concerned someone, somewhere might attempt to question the
>> legitimay of my absolute ruling.
>>
> As the ruler, can't you over-rule or silence them?
> Dark pit anyone?
I rather see myself as a benevolent absolute ruler, so I don't want to
be seen to put anyone in the dark pit unless they do something truly
egregious like trying to unseat me or steal my snacks.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't buy that much mayonnaise. It was an exaggeration
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for illustrative purposes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Still appalled that 10kg drums of mayonnaise is a thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is available to private households.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if it was a 10kg drum of coffee?
>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be fine, especially if it involved a substantial
>>>>>>>>>>>> rebate. Using 10kg of coffee before it goes bad is easy
>>>>>>>>>>>> enough. Also coffee doesn't go rancid the same way
>>>>>>>>>>>> mayonnaise does. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I would never use either before they went to the dark side.
>>>>>>>>>> You can keep coffee in the freezer - keeps it fresh an
>>>>>>>>>> potent... 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>> I used to keep coffee in the freezer until my hippie uncle
>>>>>>>>> started roasting his own. Apparently, you're never supposed to
>>>>>>>>> keep it in the freezer but in an air-tight container at room
>>>>>>>>> temperature. 
>>>>>>>> I've kept coffee in the freezer for years with no apparent ill
>>>>>>>> effect. I suspect the airtightness of the container is the
>>>>>>>> important bit. And coffee comes mostly vacuum packed around
>>>>>>>> here. (Pre-roasted too.) 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The coffee comes vacuum packed from the store here.
>>>>>>> Coffee roasting will be a valuable skill once the world descends
>>>>>>> into chaos (zombie apocalyse or whatever). 
>>>>>> All things considered I think I would rather not be awake for
>>>>>> that. 
>>>>> No coffee for you!
>>>> Even coffee won't keep you awake if you are dead by zombie.
>>> No but it will give me a jolt to run away.
>> And straight into the arms (and slighly decomposed mouth) of a
>> different zombie. That's how it works.
>>
> Didn't you watch The Walking Dead?
Nope.
> You only get eaten when you stop to help someone else out.
What if you stop to steal something for someone? Or if you have to pee?
I know very little about zombies.

>>>>>> (Not that zombies are real or anything)
>>>>> {They could be. Maybe it's a side-effect of the COVID vaccine}
>>>> Like autism and 5G mind control...? I think not.
>>> No one knows for certain.
>> Certainly not any of the mindless sheeples who can't even be bothered
>> to do their own research on f*cebook.
>>
> I'm thinking FB is not a good place to do research.
Or do anything else for that matter. But try telling that to a f*cebook
"researcher".

>>>>>> (Also isn't it bad enough already - what more do you want.)
>>>>>>
>>>>> {The pendulum always swings back the other way}
>>>> {Observe the pendulum... follow the movement of the pendulum...
>>>> concentrate on the pendulum...}
>>>>
>>> Getting hard to concentrate....
>>> Must watch the pendulum...
>>> Can't
>>> seem
>>> to 
>>> stay
>>> awake
>>> ...
>>> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>> Wupsie!
>>
>> *snaps fingers* You can wake up now.
>>
> Huh?
Sorry - I didn't realise you paid attention to anything I say. I hope
you didn't miss any important zoom meeting...

-- 
BeH

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