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Re: Spiderman movies

From Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
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Subject Re: Spiderman movies
Date 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:ubig9m$3a3h7$1@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:ub3mmb$gtkn$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:uannn3$264rs$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:ua39n5$2kvhc$5@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:u9ob6p$13p8s$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u9beob$2o30p$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8rc2t$oq5$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8hh5h$2jdqt$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the quality of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> workmanship] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I try]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unassuming character] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work outside your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfort zone] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, since I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no intention of leaving the zone. Someone needs to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invent remote braining or something.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done is hardly a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> viable strategy.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, it seems that way]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You say that and then suddenly the doomsday prophet is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Well, I'm not doing all that work and have it all come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to nothing because of a stupid doomsday...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's a defeatist attitude]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Are you calling me a quitter...?]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [If the shoe fits...]
>>>>>>>>>>> [What shoe? You need special shoes for doomsday, now? I'm
>>>>>>>>>>> not buying a pair of shoes that I can only use once.]
>>>>>>>>>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could try that]
>>>>>>>>> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them' brand sneakers
>>>>>>>>> are stupid expensive - and also doesn't last very well.]
>>>>>>>> [I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last very well]
>>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...]
>>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?]
>>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...]
>>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?]
>>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could ask Alan Lerner
>>> if he was still alive.]
>> [Huh? Not looking it up]
> [Okay then]
[So, how 'bout that local sports team?]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nylon >>>> jobs >>> they sell for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all >>>> hallows 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eve. >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bunch >> of >>>> different ones at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WalMart for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $100. >>> I don't doubt it, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would >>>> they go 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with > your $800 handbag is the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wear >>>>>>>> mismatched 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff all the time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a cheap knock-off if you use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it >>>>>> with > a nylon wig. And then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>what's >>>> the >> point. >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then they won't steal it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is > a cheap knock-off. I can only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imagine 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the chatter in the country club
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bar... >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>taken >>>> an  interest. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>interest. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm concerned this kind will damage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your > social standing. You might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>even >> be > invited 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to fewer cocktail parties... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -1  parties? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to > send out 'do not attend' notices to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those who are uniquely unwelcome. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't think 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that happens much in cocktail party
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> circles... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many years ago when a co-worker an I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decided to try everything on the menu in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bar on the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oslo ferry. It went as well as could be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expected... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puked and passed out?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been a tiny but sub-par the next day...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you wept openly when you got your credit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> card statement. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, that was the good part. The company I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worked for didn't give out standard per-diem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amounts, so everything we had a receipt for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got refunded... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and list and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> submit all those receipts every month. I suspect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it cost me quite a lot of money, too. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possibly even plane tickets. Anyway it's the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> principle! I shouldn't have been required to do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accounting. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an admin person? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope. They had to be listed on the expenses form
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> along with the relevant account no. and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> identification of each receipt, which also had to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handed in. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I think I had to put the total being submitted on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the form and then attach the receipts]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to travel. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you liked to travel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much after I became aware of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> environmental impact of air-travel. In any case it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was more the being in different places than the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting there that was enjoyable. Although I would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like to try riding on one of those VeryBigFastness
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trains they have in France... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planes are taking off whether or not you've
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> booked a seat. I couldn't afford to travel for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long time. Now I find it stressful. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not so much the travel that's stressful, as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's all the planning and preparation. Just don't do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that part. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planning part is fine. It's the arriving at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> airport at 5 am only to find out that the airline
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over-booked the flight etc, etc that is stressful. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also don't fly well or sleep well when away. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who even flies a 5 o'clock? That barbaric. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> overbooking is not within your control, so have some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breakfast and look derisively at all the stressed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people in the airport. The hotel bar has remedies for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not sleeping well... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes me sleep worse.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not saying get plastered. One beer (alcohol content
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optional). The vitamin B will relax you and possibly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make you sleepy too... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes my body hot (temperature-wise) and I can't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sleep. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Non-alcoholic beer doesn't have any alcohol in it...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why don't I just take the vitamin B then.
>>>>>>>>>>> It's important to stay hydrated, especially when flying.
>>>>>>>>>>> Also they don't dispense pharmaceuticals at the departure
>>>>>>>>>>> hall bar. 
>>>>>>>>>> Beer doesn't keep one hydrated. That's why after a night on
>>>>>>>>>> the town people wake up parched.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's still the alcohol what does that... And also possibly
>>>>>>>>> the physical activity.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Who exercises after drinking?
>>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around, and the social
>>>>>>> interacting, and the dancing, and the mating rites, and the
>>>>>>> walking home... It can be quite exhausting. So I've heard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't remember.
>>>>>
>>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such.
>>>>
>>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking about how
>>>> exhausting it is to walk home after dancing.
>>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the exhaustedness
>>> displayed by whichever actor was doing the walking home after
>>> dancing. As they say in the storytelling business: 'show don't
>>> tell'. 
>> 
>> Clearly, they are all bad actors.
> Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk people walking
> home after dancing.
> 
Probably. Name one.

>>>> Maybe I need another hint.
>>> I don't know any more that you do...
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to check in hours before the flight. If we go
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to a conference, it's usually in Toronto or we fly from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toronto so we have to get the first flight out of here
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the morning. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They also have trains in and out of Toronto. I know this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a fact. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you also know for a fact that the train takes 3-4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hours to get there (vs. 50 minutes for the plane) and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> train station is another hour away from the airport.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> They should get some faster trains. Also the distance to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the airport is because train stations are inside cities,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> often really close to where you want to be, so that time
>>>>>>>>>>>>> should be added to air travel time, as should the 'hours'
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you have to be at the airport before departure. Given a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasonable number of departures, train journeys (even
>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-high-speed trains) will end-to-end mostly be faster
>>>>>>>>>>>>> than air travel up to 400-500Km. Also you have the whole
>>>>>>>>>>>>> travel time available unbroken for whatever (even work if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> so inclined). And more leg-room. And usually a table big
>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough for a laptop. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Free wifi?
>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. On most trains...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it's a moot issue.?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of staff shortages, flights are often cancelled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now at the last minute. It's not a problem at if I'm at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the local airport, but if I'm trying to get home, it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a huge problem. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no recent data, but most European airlines [used
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to] hand out cash and/or vouchers for meals and hotel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stays in those cases. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The airlines are doing everything in their power to fight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that. Since covid, they have been short-staffed and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore frequently cancel flights at the last minute.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should probably join EU... they have rules for that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sort of thing. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> We have rules about it. As you well know, for every rule
>>>>>>>>>>>> there are exceptions. The airlines always weasel into a
>>>>>>>>>>>> loophole. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/air-passenger-protection-
>> regulations
>>>>>>>>>>>> - highlights
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile some of the airlines around here were close to
>>>>>>>>>>> bankruptcy because of all the covid disruption....
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes. That happened here as well. Air Canada wailed on the
>>>>>>>>>> government who gave them money to stay afloat during covid.
>>>>>>>>>> They used the money to buy back their stock and whined for
>>>>>>>>>> more money. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Smells like fraud... Is Air Canada (partly) state owned?
>>>>>>>> I think the government got a small percentage of shares as part
>>>>>>>> of the covid bailout package.
>>>>>>>> Before that it was 100% private.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also: call it work-hours and take it back as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flex-time... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That only works if the travel is for work purposes which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it isn't anymore because they had MS Teams installed on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all our laptops. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In that case there is also the relative cost to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> consider... Air travel should logically be much more
>>>>>>>>>>>>> expensive than train. And if ever an equitable CO2 charge
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is implemented it will be. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I prefer attending virtually at any rate. My internet could
>>>>>>>>>>>> randomly disconnect during boring meetings or I can play
>>>>>>>>>>>> Candy Crush. Also, if my camera is off, no one can see me
>>>>>>>>>>>> rolling my eyes. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> There is that... But you can only play Candy Crush with the
>>>>>>>>>>> sound off, though.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I always do. The music is annoying.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's meant to keep you awake... And your surroundings aware
>>>>>>>>> that you play the game.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So I made the right choice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you don't want the other people in the zoom-call to know,
>>>>>>> yes... It would be a power-move if you turned the sound on when
>>>>>>> someone starts babbling about something irrelevant (not that
>>>>>>> that ever happens at meetings).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep. Never happens.
>>>>>> People also never circle back to something that discussed 20
>>>>>> minutes ago and settled. I leave my body a lot at meetings.
>>>>>
>>>>> And that's when someone suggests something out of the blue that's
>>>>> going to cause you a lot of headache and needless work...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or the whole meeting was scheduled so that someone could ask me to
>>>> do something that will be a headache and cause me a lot of needless
>>>> work in front of my supervisor. As if that would make me do it.
>>>
>>> In that case maybe you should be unavailable for that meeting.
>>>
>> 
>> No! They need to be told No!
>> If I'm not there my supervisor will volunteer me.
> Well that's easy enough solved. Just tell your supervisor 'No'. Maybe
> write them a post-it note if they have trouble with aural retention.
> 
The problem is with hybrid work, you don't see people IRL much anymore. 
Also, we don't have assigned desks on which to stick post-it notes.

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