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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [unreadable stuff snipped]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeder! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bears. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out >>>> of >> my >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birdfeeder* 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The >>>> birdfeeders 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are >> in >>>> the >> garage. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birds? >>>> Mine >>>> is >>> too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>but >>>> that's >> because 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I only >>>> feed the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birds in the winter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This >>>> time >>>> of >>>> year >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they steal 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all my >>>> cherries - 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ripe or 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> garage >> is >> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>interim 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (and >>>>>>>> temporary) measure 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >> dissuade the bears. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your >>>>>> garage >>> is, but I've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heard of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bears >> ripping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out > doors if the reward
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(or >>>>>> need) >>>> is >> high >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>enough. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good luck with that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sightings 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in >>>> the  area for a while.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It >>>>>>>> worked. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bears >>>> are >>> having a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tactical 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pause while 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they >> wait > for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birdfeeder 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>> re-appear... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>> have >>>> ordered their own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeds. >>>>>>> That would be alright
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it? Unless they used your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>credit >>>>>> card >> to > pay for it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which could happen if they get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into >>>> my >> Amazon account. Oh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>deer! >>>>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>deer are 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good >>> haxors, what with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>hooves >>>> instead 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .of > hands. Also the antlers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tend >> to >>>> knock > over the screen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>when >>>>>>> they look down on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>keyboard. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They need to get cellphones so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they >>>> can >> say 'Alexa, buy me some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdseed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and a >> mink coat' 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know who Alexa is, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they >>>>> still need to be able to dial
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >>>> number > first... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No they don't. That's how Alexa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works. >> You talk to the phone and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it >> does >> stuff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maybe. > Anyway they need to unlock
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >> phone > first, and I don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> face-recognition 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works very well with bear-faced
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seed-stealers. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't use face recognition on my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phone.  It would be hard for them to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guess and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then type my pin. they'd have to use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a >> twig which I imagine would be hard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to >> hold onto 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without opposable thumbs] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bears could use a claw possibly. If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>they > were careful. Bearclaws are very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pointy > and sharp. The kind attached to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>bear > arms; not the pastry kind. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I want a pastry :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There you go. I'm sure it's all very
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> healthy: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3% 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ia=images 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A lot of good a picture will do me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> turnover thingees at the store. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure they were good too, for what they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were. 2-bite? As in tiny ones?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are small.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perfect for when you need something sweet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but don't want to eat a big slab of pie.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that what fruit is for?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if your not in the mood for fruit?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if you want caek or pie?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if eating cake or pie is highly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discouraged? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure it's on no country's food pyramid.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The baker's guild begs to differ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They can beg all they want. Cake and pie will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never get on the pyramid. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But I'm certain there was plenty of delicious
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baked goods *in* the pyramids. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Like what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Something their Mummy made?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A chicken wrap maybe...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ramen noodles?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fruit of the Tomb?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tut y fruity Ice cream...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancient Egyptian puns are hard :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll end making an asp of myself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can probably ask your smart phone... that O'Siris
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That didn't land.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did your eye-phone die?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As if I can afford or want one of those.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm confident your [brand] smart phone has a similar
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oracle-like functionality by whatever name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I never use it since if I shout a question at it, it shouts
>>>>>>>>>>>> back the answer.
>>>>>>>>>>> That'll learn you to speak nicely to the mindless piece of
>>>>>>>>>>> software. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Unlikely!
>>>>>>>>> Have you even tried?
>>>>>>>> No. I don't want the Mega tech Corporation to have my
>>>>>>>> recordings. 
>>>>>>> Oh, they have your recordings. Portable device microphones are
>>>>>>> getting pretty good these days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know why anybody would want those.
>>>>> The more they know... the more they can sell you stuff.
>>>> Oh no!
>>> And if that doesn't work there's always blackmail.
>> oh no!
>> Actually I won't pay if they threaten to tell everyone that I've been
>> looking at shoes online again. 
> But what if they threaten to put the recordings of you singing to
> yourself and your cat on the Utoob?
> 

Now I know they are watching the wrong place.
*phew*

>>>>>>>>>>> You do know that [Mega tech Corporation] has records of all
>>>>>>>>>>> your shouting now, right? You probably get served a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>> ads for lozenges and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If I see ads for lozenges, how will I be able to tell if from
>>>>>>>>>> the shouting at Google or because I viewed and/or purchased
>>>>>>>>>> them online? 
>>>>>>>>> You won't. That's the insidious part. Also who even buys
>>>>>>>>> lozenges online? 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have contemplated it. The bag of Ricola is cheaper on Amazon
>>>>>>>> than at the phramacy.
>>>>>>> Sure, everywhere else is cheaper that at the pharmacy. You pay
>>>>>>> extra to have stuff sold to you by a person employed by an
>>>>>>> actual pharmacist. Don't they have Ricola in your local shop?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> They are cheaper on Amazon than at Wal-Mart even.
>>>>> But there will be a delivery charge, surely. Unless one has Amazon
>>>>> prime, which I gather is being paid for in some way.
>>>>>
>>>> I have Amazon Prime :)
>>> I didn't doubt it for a minute. And you pay for that one way or
>>> another. Have I mentioned that Amazon doesn't have a presence in my
>>> country, in real world of on the web, save for a redirect to the
>>> German site. 
>>>
>> 
>> Other than free 2 days delivery, I also get Prime Video and Amazon
>> Music channels. The price is 100% worth it just for those things.
> Okay then - as long as you are happy. [Something about bundling free
> delivery with those other things to invite more trade the warehouse
> part of the MegaCorp.]
> 
>>>>>> The pharmacies here are like department stores.
>>>>> The pharmacies here are in principle only allowed to sell medicine
>>>>> (prescription, non-prescription and with a special permit medicine
>>>>> for production animals) and "such goods as naturally and
>>>>> conveniently relate to pharmacy business as determined by the
>>>>> Health Department". Also they need a licence.
>>>>> They all sell stuff like toothpicks and plasters and vitamins and
>>>>> such. 
>>>>>
>>>> One of the large pharmacy chains is owned by a grocery chain, so
>>>> they sell groceries, electronics, cleaning supplies etc.
>>> But surely it's a separate counter for prescription medicine? With a
>>> trained staff?
>>>
>> Yes. They also now lock up all the cold medication until said staff
>> arrive. Probably because of Breaking Bad. 
> Breaking Bad is the one with the chemistry teacher who starts cooking
> meth and goes crazy? Does that involve cold medication? Also there is
> no cure for common cold; so cough drops or something?
> 

I think ephedrine is used to make meth.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whatever an ancient dead pharaoh/demi-god liked to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eat with their coffee, I guess.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did they have coffee? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What good would being an ancient pharaoh if it didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> include coffee? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering when coffee was introduced to Egypt.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I am too. Are you going to look it up?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *sigh*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the National Coffee Association (who knew?):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yemeni district of Arabia and by the 16th century it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> known in Persia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. Coffee was not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only enjoyed in homes, but also in the many public coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> houses — called qahveh khaneh — which began to appear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in cities across the Near East." 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not in King Tut's time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No wonder he died young, then.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought he was murdered.
>>>>>>>>>>> Don't think so... He was a sickly kid born with all sorts of
>>>>>>>>>>> defects. Perhaps not too surprising, given the family
>>>>>>>>>>> tradition of selecting spouses from within the family.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It keeps the blood lines pure.
>>>>>>>>> And promotes all the 'fun' genetics...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Must be some definition of the word 'fun' that I was previously
>>>>>>>> unaware of.
>>>>>>> 'Fun' in a scientific sense... Like when the geneticists mix up
>>>>>>> dinosaur genes with frog genes late on a friday after a few
>>>>>>> beers and giggles about the fun new species they make.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm giggling right now.
>>>>> See: Fun!
>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess it's a side effect of not inviting scientists to parties.
>>>>> If one does it's probably prudent to mention that the invitation
>>>>> does not include any reconstituted raptors they may have around.
>>>>> Not even as a present for the host.
>>>> It might be entertaining to watch.
>>> It's all fun and games until some lawyer gets eaten.
>>>
>> Who invited lawyers to the party?
> Dunno, it's not my party. Might be a +1. Or maybe they got in on a
> technicality. An unspecified technicality like in the crime shows.
> 

I find the police do more weird/stupid things than the lawyers do on tv.
Like when they try to sneak up on suspect in a police car with the 
lights flashing and the siren on. Who wouldn't run?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if you need all the vitamin C you can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I eat lots of fruit during the day. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broccoli. If you get too much vitamin C, you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pee it out. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If only the broccoli poison were that easy to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get rid of as well. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ugh! Not this again!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. Abolish broccoli.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just accept it's existence and move on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that sound like something a rabid cult leader
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would do? Banish the abomination!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When you're snoring in your yurt in your spiderman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pajamas, I will sneak out and eat brocolli.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HAH. And Hah again. I don't even have any spiderman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pyjamas... So there! {and I'm not going to comment on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your spelling} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that's how 'yurt' is spelt.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. And broccoli is no less evil no matter how it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spelled. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought we agreed that you would stop saying negative
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things about broccoli if I agreed not to serve it to you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You brought i up and I couldn't help myself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> uh-huh.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birds >> in >>>> the >>>>>>>> summer, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they wouldn't take your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cherries. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They >> tend to steal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>berries 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like >>>>>> raspberries 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and blueberries. There 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is bird netting that can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>be >>>>>>>>>> purchased 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to  keep them away from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >>>>>>>> fruit. >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> s 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mildew >> - >>>> the >>>>> result is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >> same: not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very >> many >>>>> cherries for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me. At least with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birds >> I >>>> have >>>> the >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pleasure of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being >>>> woken up 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> very, >> very >>> early by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>their >>>>>>>>>>>>> maniacal chirping...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>And >>>>>>>>>>>>> bird poop on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>windows. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> woken >>>> up. >>> Certainly. Like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >> neighbour 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speaking 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to her mother - at festival
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> volume. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or snoring.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could go on and on...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should definitely get one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No need. I already have the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>birds >>>> and >>> the neighbour. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>also the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> neighbours 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hysterical smushy faced mutt... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> world! >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>> night, I'm a huge fan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of >>>> ear >>>> plugs. >>> Then you are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> missing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all >> the >> birdsong. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that the windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>haven't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been >>>>>> open  at night for some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time >> due to >>>> air >> quality 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> warnings and/or hot, humid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weather, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm >> probably missing a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of >>>>>> outdoor 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sounds. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that I'd hear them. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That global climate change has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a >>>> lot >>>> to > answer for. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I won't hear the answer because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>> the >> ear plugs. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can read about it in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>paper >>>>>>> later... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one reads newspapers anymore.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are on-line versions. On the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> internet. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I said, no reads newspapers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anymore. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They get their news from social
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> media. >> Except in Canada where Meta
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had a big 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fight with the government. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get with the Times...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now... > I don't read stuff like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that. >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remember Bat boy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ehh, no?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What!!?! Who is bat boy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a tabloid thing back in the day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_
>>>>>>>> (character
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> learn that a newspaper would just make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up a story, with no regard for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrity 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the press. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you aren't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That may or may not have been sarcastic...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought it was fake outrage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The outrage is real. The shock maybe not so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see. Batboy enrages you. Noted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not Batboy as such - the lack of clarity about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the fact that Batboy was wholly fictional.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's pretty obvious, no?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Although, I'm sure there are a few kooks who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe he is real. *shrug*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I refer you to the case of the radio
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dramatisation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Worlds". 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is also the ancient dictum (about writing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> manuals): Don't write to be understood - write
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to not be *mis*understood. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I always write user guide like the audience is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6 year old. Even then (with screenshots) people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mess things up. I had a math professor that told
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me: it's not that people can't do math, they just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can't read. Ah...the lost art of reading...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Speaking of... I just finished The Clan of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cave Bear. All 587 pages of it. That's a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> words. Not all of them strictly necessary in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opinion... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm on book 3 of the Wheel of Time series. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> average size is 826 pages. There are 13 books plus
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a prequel. So there!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that it's a competition or anything but I did
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finish the next book in the series and am 2/3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through the third. Before that I (re)read the 13
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> volumes of the chronicles of Pern that I have. It's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mostly about dragons - science fiction dragons. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I used to read those when I was a teenager. My dad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took them to work for a book sale and all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer nerds lost their minds. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That can't have been good for productivity...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They were government jobs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Government jobs have productivity measurements too. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are just... different.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People who don't work in the government seem to think we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't any work. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have been working a lot alongside public employees of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> various kinds. To avoid annoying you I shall refrain from
>>>>>>>>>>>>> commenting on this. They do hold a lot of meetings,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> though. Long meetings. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> When I worked for Census, we did have a lot of meetings.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much where I am now.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Depends on who's in charge.
>>>>>>>>>>> When I was there it was usually because of some (major)
>>>>>>>>>>> changes in organisation and/or workflow. Gotta hold meetings
>>>>>>>>>>> about that sort of thing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> When I worked in the private sector, they had a huge all
>>>>>>>>>> staff meeting in the ballroom of a super-posh hotel to
>>>>>>>>>> annouce the company was changing it's name. One woman in the
>>>>>>>>>> middle of the crowd jumped up and screamed 'I love it!' after
>>>>>>>>>> the new name was revealed. I was just there for the free
>>>>>>>>>> food. 
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, they do that sometimes - for publicity. And probably
>>>>>>>>> with invited 'news-media' persons, who are also just there for
>>>>>>>>> the free food. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nothing wrong with free food.
>>>>>>> Especially if it is tax-deductible.
>>>>>> Deductions from net income:
>>>>>> Free food: $0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's certainly not a deduction for the consumers of the food.
>>>>>> And it might be for the purchaser if the purchaser was a
>>>>>> registered charity.
>>>>> If (and it is) the food is served as part of a promotional
>>>>> initiative it will be a business expense for the company, thus
>>>>> reducing the taxable profit.
>>>>> On the other hand it may be a taxable material good for whoever
>>>>> eat from it... hmmm.
>>>>
>>>> I dunno.
>>>> I just ate the free food and tried not to over-think it.
>>> I wouldn't speak about it so freely in front of the tax-man if I
>>> were you. 
>>>
>> Why?
> Do you want to get audited for not declaring taxable goods or services
> received?
> 
I challenge them to prove it!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never knew about them before I inherited them, and I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't consider them for reading for a long time,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking they were 'Fantasy'. Because of the dragons.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek dragons!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The books are more about how civilization can devolve.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And the importance of preserving knowledge.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And how some people are just shitty humans, through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> malice or ignorance. And dragons.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YAY! Dragons!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Science-fictionally believable dragons.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't been reading as much as I normally do in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the summer. Usually, I go outside and lounge and read
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but this summer has been either super hot or raining,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> making the mosquitoes quite fierce. Also my Kobo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broke. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Assuming a Kobo is some kind of e-reader and not your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> favourite lounge-chair, let me point out that books
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also come as self-contained stacks of printed paper...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I can put several on a Kobo which weighs a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ounces. This comes in handy when you finish a book when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are away from home. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unless you run out of battery and forget the charger.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep that could happen.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that would be bad.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I can play with my phone instead.
>>>>>>>>>>> I thought the phone was for public transport and
>>>>>>>>>>> zoom-meetings... 
>>>>>>>>>> It's for any times when I am bored.
>>>>>>>>> How can you be bored when you have all those thousands of
>>>>>>>>> books to read? 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I like having options.
>>>>>>> What is thousands of books if not options?
>>>>>> It's about variety, you know, the spice of life.
>>>>>> Reading = 1 option.
>>>>>> Other options = listening to music/podcast
>>>>>> Snoozing
>>>>>> Playing Candy Crush
>>>>> I see... Anything to not be thinking about stuff? Or interact with
>>>>> your fellow humans.
>>>> Exactly!
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, with paper books, you have to procure more and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then rid yourself of them once finished.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get Rid Of Books!!?? What is this madness. What if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to read them again at some point?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The number of books that I keep is very small.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which for instance prohibits you from now re-reading the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> chronicles of Pern.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Which I don't want to reread.
>>>>>>>>>>> Okay then. Don't read about the dragons...
>>>>>>>>>> Okay. I won't.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also a Kobo has infinite storage, I take it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I forget how many books it can hold. More that you can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> carry even with a cargo bike.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So there!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hard-cover or paperback? My cargo bike is rated for 200Kg.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> How many books is that?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> My new one can hold 12,000 books. How much does that weigh?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> From an admittedly small sample size paperbacks weigh
>>>>>>>>>>> ~50g/100pages. Assuming an average length of 350 pages
>>>>>>>>>>> that's 175g * 12000 or about 2.1 metric tons. However you
>>>>>>>>>>> aren't going to read nearly that many books in one
>>>>>>>>>>> sitting/vacation/year(/lifetime). One cargo bike full is
>>>>>>>>>>> about 1200 books, which will do me quite well for a while.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think the point is that I can carry more books than you
>>>>>>>>>> can. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think the point is that even a cargo bike can hold more
>>>>>>>>> books than it is reasonable to have on one's immediate to-read
>>>>>>>>> list at any one time... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Still. I can carry more books.
>>>>>>>> So there!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Quite. And the Tesla guy has more money than the Amazon guy (or
>>>>>>> vice versa)... *shrug*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's that to do with the price of eggs in China?
>>>>> At some point 'more' becomes pointless...
>>>>
>>>> You're a poor loser.
>>>
>>> I've had so very little practice.
>>>
>> 
>> You had 5 years experience losing arguments with Phil.
> I never lost an argument with Phil. Easily verified by the fact that
> he was wrong about most things.
> 

That's not my recollection...