Re: Phil

On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>> [Snippage]
> [slippage]
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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!
You are really itching for a trip to the dark pit, aren't you?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Yes, that is the tradition, I understand.
> Except for the ones in The Last of Us. they were fast.
How come? Did they load up on Monster Energy drinkers branes?

>>>>>>>> (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.

Email isn't the technological marvel it used to be. You have to innovate
or the cool kids will laugh at you.

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr