Re: Phil

On 29.11.2023 15.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
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>> 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!

No! It's cold and damp as well as dark in there. And you don't get any
coffee.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
Waitaminute! Zombies don't become zombies by being infected. They get
bewitched by a Voodoo priest(ess).

>>>>>>>>>> (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 :)

Cool. That explains all the zoom meetings, then.

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
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