Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: Off Topic-Re: GNOME bans Manjaro Core Team Member for uttering "Lunduke" Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 21:36:19 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <965538a2-8ab9-666a-bd5e-03a83afc3c3a@example.net> <5e8rO.16722$jpKa.1635@fx41.iad> <20240802185015.156d1b08eda90550541ec9e1@eircom.net> <20240803081112.ffc5507ce3f1ed93c7af0cfc@eircom.net> <20240803125457.254d43c69ece78b58b0035aa@eircom.net> <7M3sO.5288$D78a.609@fx36.iad> <385412bd-9acd-ab8a-ff01-a89ac6cb9308@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1687131"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:662757 comp.os.linux.misc:57795 alt.folklore.computers:226458 On Tue, 6 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote: >> This is a concern to me. I don't get any pains until after 2-3 hours, >> but my hope is that buying a more upscale car, this could be extended to >> 4-5 hours or so, in which case I'd be good. A lunch break after 4 hours >> solves any aches and pains for me. > > The most comfortable I've ever been was in the BMW 428i we had a while back. > The X3 was just as comfortable, but I don't know how good it would be > long-term since I only drove it for a day. The chairs they use in front of > their vehicles are by far the absolute best I've ever been in though. That is a good point! For a brief time, when my job required a lot of driving, I did own a BMW 3-series. >> May you be blessed! Many have been my business trips with screaming >> toddlers around me, and if not screaming toddlers, parents who raise >> their children with ipads in front of their eyes 24/7 and think it is a >> good idea to do that on planes with the sound on the maximum setting, so >> that the passengers can enjoy their computer game sounds too for several >> hours! ;) >> >> Many have been the evil eyes from mothers when I told them to shut off >> the volume after half an hour or so. > > The end result is that I get those kids as students and they can't follow > even the simplest instructions because there are no emojis and sound effects > coming out of my mouth. I can't stand these parents, but I will admit that > when my kid is absolutely nuts in a public setting, you're better off handing > him your cell phone for a bit than having him go around annoying everyone. It is easy for me to complain since I don't have children, and most likely never will. I always wonder if I would cave in during similar circumstances? >> One can always dream! =) Maybe a nice hybrid would be to renovate the >> family cabin outside Stockholm for winter use. On the other hand, living >> there for too long could land me in some tax problems (I no longer live >> in sweden), but perhaps it could be a good way to slowly ease my wife >> into the lifestyle of living away from the city for extended periods of >> time. > > I have never seen the benefit of living in the city. When you're young, it's > great because you're never too far from the best schools but once you > graduate, it just sucks. I tried to enjoy it in my 20s by going to concerts > and sports matches, but I still would have preferred to be in some isolated > setting with a portable music player and watch those matches on television. Me too. I'm not a big fan of huge crowded events, and going to movie theaters today is a no go as well, since they are full with people shouting and talking through the movie. I vote 100% for your concept of a portable music player in the country side! I have a dream, when happily settled, to work out a deal with the local super market and/or farmer to enable drone delivery to myself, so I could reduce my driving as well. A daily walk or two to the nearby lake for some fishing is all the exercise I require. ;)