Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 07.01.2024 23.21, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>> On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 29.11.2023 15.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 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]
[You think they're watching?]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
But, but...
I'm your only friend in the whole world....

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
D'oh!
You said 'gambling fever' so I said 'I bet'


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (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.
> 
No Zoom meetings for you then!

Or we could have a usenet Zoom meeting to talk about brocolli.