Re: Phil

On 07.01.2024 23.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
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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:
>>>>>>>> [Snippage]
>>>>>>> [slippage]
>>>>>> [shippage]
>>>>> [scrippage]
>>>> [front page]
>>> [page 6]
>> [Is that the one with the barely dressed wimmen?]
> [Maybe in the past. I'm sure some femi-nazi made them discontinue that 
> practice]
[I shall refrain from posting a link to the local 'page9' site and its
multiple galleries, then. To appease the femi-nazis]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>> But nobody will see it. Because of the pit being very dark.
> Surely they'll see me when I return.
If. It's very cold and damp in the dark pit, and stealing my snacks is a
serious offence. I wouldn't do it if I was 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 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.
>> Thay must be talking about something else. Chicken flu maybe. Or
>> whatever is the cause of gambling fever.
>>
> I bet it wasn't.
That's just shoddy science, then. Either that or it's not proper zombies
at all but something else presenting as zombiefication.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (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.
>> I'm not.
> 
> You're not what?
Working from home.

-- 
BeH

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