Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> [Snippage]
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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 can see myself stealing your snacks.
uh-oh!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
They are very slow. Shambling even.
Except for the ones in The Last of Us. they were fast.

>>>>>>> (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...
> 
Most of the meetings I go to coulda been an email.