Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 29.11.2023 15.51, Merlyne wrote:
>> 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!
> 
> No! It's cold and damp as well as dark in there. And you don't get any
> coffee.
> 
Great! I'll go through DTs and have an afro.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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).
> 
Clearly not.
The CDC told Rick Grimes that we all have the virus inside us.

>>>>>>>>>>> (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.
> 
I think the zoom meetings are a function of everyone working at home.