Re: Phil

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

> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> 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 can see myself stealing your snacks.
>> uh-oh!
> You are really itching for a trip to the dark pit, aren't you?
> 
You wouldn't!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 sure. Maybe it's the difference between getting infected from a 
virus vs. getting infected from a spore?

>>>>>>>>> (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.
> 
I work with analysts and mathematicians. I am the cool kid :)