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| From | BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Crossed the threshhold |
| Date | 2023-05-25 12:59 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <u4nf3d$3esca$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <XnsB008516591A9BKamilot@135.181.20.170> <u47jjc$lb87$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB00B535F24A5CKamilot@135.181.20.170> <u4ijed$2jfhg$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB00E486348C68Kamilot@135.181.20.170> |
On 24.05.2023 13.06, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:u4ijed$2jfhg$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:u47jjc$lb87$1@dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:u43hk2$5h4$2@dont-email.me:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:u3rl6h$2o42q$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:u3iepj$12gio$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 09.05.2023 14.48, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>> news:u3be28$3unlf$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 07.05.2023 15.46, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [Out with the old...]
>>>>>>>>> [There's still old stuff here]
>>>>>>>> [Yes, and I'm not going anywhere.
>>>>>>>> There is much less old text than there was before]
>>>>>>> [You're not *that* old]
>>>>>> [Not as old as dirt, but older than the text that isn't here any
>>>>>> more]
>>>>> [That applies to everyone here]
>>>> [The scale for oldness is different for people as opposed to usenet
>>>> post text, though]
>>> [A people year = a usenet year]
>> [The lifespan of a usenet post is much -much- more fleeting than that.
>> More aligned with that of a beautiful butterfly: Here one moment,
>> brightening the day of all who observe it flittering from nectar
>> filled flower to nectar filled flower; and gone the next either
>> exhausted to the point of perishing from fulfilling its mission of
>> reproduction, or unceremoniously consumed by a hungry bird or
>> amphibian concerned only with the nutritional value of same butterfly
>> - unmoved by the insects beauty and elegance.
>> Unless someone copies and saves it, of course. The usenet post, that
>> is; copying a butterfly is not going to be easy.]
> [Your posts are on google groups forever]
[Nothing is forever... google groups will eventually die and vanish like
deja before them. Also even The Internet Archive may buckle under the
pressure of nefarious "intellectual property rights" lawsuits from the
Big Publishing Cabal.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am fighting with the cable company. They sent an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'update' to my digital boxes which zapped them. I feel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they did this on purpose to force people to use their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IPTV service.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why would they do that? I thought thay were all about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> providing choices and doing their best for the customers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and so on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *falls off chair laughing*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope you didn't hurt yourself...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope. The yoga mat saved me.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's good for something, then, this yoga thing.
>>>>>>>>>>> For breathing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Such an underrated feature... Also weirdly paradoxical.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> (and the comfy pants)
>>>>>>>>>> There is no rule that says you have to do yoga to wear comfy
>>>>>>>>>> pants.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lots of people wear yoga pants but don't do yoga.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There are non-yoga related comfy pants in the world.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But seriously why? With actual hardware and dedicated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cables they have a much tighter hold on their customers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that what every other IPTV service can hope for,,,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was on the phone with several customer care people for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at least 2 hours on the weekend. At first they wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> acknowledge that they had done something. The next person
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blamed me for owning old equipment. By the end of it, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was so angry and frustrated that I completely lost my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shit on someone and then hung up and had a cry. After
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I sent them a harshly worded email about my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience with quote unquote customer service. Someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> called me last night not to offer me technical assistance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but a deal. Now I have a better package for $100 less a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> month.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And a new cable box, one assumes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Two actually and a new modem.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Why two? And why isn't the modem integrated into the
>>>>>>>>>>>> box(es)? Seems a bit wasteful to me. That's probably why
>>>>>>>>>>>> they can't afford proper customer support. You know, the
>>>>>>>>>>>> kind where the person answering the phone knows something -
>>>>>>>>>>>> anything...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have 2 tvs.
>>>>>>>>>> Ooohh... fancy. But also CAPITALISM!!1!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I like shopping.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is this thing called window-shopping... Just as
>>>>>>>> 'enjoyable' and a lot less expensive.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not true!
>>>>>>>>>>> If the modem was in the receiver then I would have to have
>>>>>>>>>>> the tv near where the cable comes out of the wall. Now the tv
>>>>>>>>>>> can be anywhere.
>>>>>>>>>> Well, you could decide which program to watch before moving to
>>>>>>>>>> the other tv, but I suppose your way is more convenient. Still
>>>>>>>>>> need cabling though. The previous owner of this place
>>>>>>>>>> installed a mess of phone- ethernet- and coax-cables
>>>>>>>>>> everywhere, with at least one swich box in the attic and
>>>>>>>>>> outtakes everywhere. I should probably map all that out at
>>>>>>>>>> some point.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or not.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You are right. I should just leave it all there for the mice to
>>>>>>>> nibble at.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They will do regardless of whether or not you map it out.
>>>>>> But I will know exactly which cable has been chewed when something
>>>>>> doens't work any more...
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you?
>>>>> If something stops working and you find a chewed cable, are you
>>>>> going to repair it? Or splice a working one?
>>>> I would have to, wouldn't I. If I want the thing to work again. Like
>>>> my internet connection or the TV... Unless I can find an alternate
>>>> route on the map of all the cables.
>>>
>>> I'm guessing you won't map the cables until something bad happens and
>>> you are forced to.
>>
>> You might be right. Actually something did happen. Some years ago a
>> lightening strike (possibly in a junction box) fried my modem,
>> computer and all connected peripherals, as well as seemingly essential
>> parts of my oil furnace, as well as the attic-born cable I used at the
>> time to connect the modem to the office. I'm now using a different
>> connection to concentrate all my internet needs to the proximity of my
>> (only) TV. Yet still I have no map of available cable connections or
>> their purpose.
>>
>
> I sit corrected. Not even a castrophe would prompt you to map the wires.
I have no cats.
> It's not like you have other things to do with no job, no raking and no
> weeding the garden.
I have very many important things to do... Watching/reading the news;
keeping up with my stories on the telly; playing games on the computer;
baking more bread; sitting outside enjoying the weather and coffee;
going to the shops to buy various necessities (rolling paper) to name
but a few...
--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!
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Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 12:44 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 16:17 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 10:11 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-10 23:28 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 14:04 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-20 19:55 +0200
Re: Crossed the threshhold Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
Re: Crossed the threshhold BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 15:38 +0200
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