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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: 14th |
| Date | 2023-11-29 14:34 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB0CB61782E59DKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <uibgv8$jvn5$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0B6535A9125DKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uje4jm$9cl$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB0C456FE79B46Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uju8g4$30in4$1@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uju8g4$30in4$1@dont-email.me: > On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:uje4jm$9cl$1@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [unreadable stuff snipped] > [Unreadable stuff snipped II: Deeper snips] [I missed unreadable stuff snipped I, so I won't be able to follow the plot] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I want a pastry :( >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There you go. I'm sure it's all very >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> healthy: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3% >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images& >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ia=images >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A lot of good a picture will do me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> turnover thingees at the store. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure they were good too, for what >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they were. 2-bite? As in tiny ones? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are small. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perfect for when you need something sweet >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but don't want to eat a big slab of pie. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that what fruit is for? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if your not in the mood for fruit? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if you want caek or pie? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if eating cake or pie is highly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discouraged? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure it's on no country's food pyramid. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The baker's guild begs to differ. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They can beg all they want. Cake and pie will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> never get on the pyramid. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But I'm certain there was plenty of delicious >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> baked goods *in* the pyramids. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Like what? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Something their Mummy made? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A chicken wrap maybe... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ramen noodles? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fruit of the Tomb? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tut y fruity Ice cream... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ancient Egyptian puns are hard :( >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll end making an asp of myself. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can probably ask your smart phone... that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> O'Siris thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That didn't land. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did your eye-phone die? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As if I can afford or want one of those. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm confident your [brand] smart phone has a similar >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oracle-like functionality by whatever name. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never use it since if I shout a question at it, it >>>>>>>>>>>>>> shouts back the answer. >>>>>>>>>>>>> That'll learn you to speak nicely to the mindless piece of >>>>>>>>>>>>> software. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Unlikely! >>>>>>>>>>> Have you even tried? >>>>>>>>>> No. I don't want the Mega tech Corporation to have my >>>>>>>>>> recordings. >>>>>>>>> Oh, they have your recordings. Portable device microphones are >>>>>>>>> getting pretty good these days. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't know why anybody would want those. >>>>>>> The more they know... the more they can sell you stuff. >>>>>> Oh no! >>>>> And if that doesn't work there's always blackmail. >>>> oh no! >>>> Actually I won't pay if they threaten to tell everyone that I've >>>> been looking at shoes online again. >>> But what if they threaten to put the recordings of you singing to >>> yourself and your cat on the Utoob? >>> >> >> Now I know they are watching the wrong place. >> *phew* > Are you trying to claim it's the cat that does all the singing in your > house? > The cat sings at 4:30 am every day. so yes... >>>>>>>>>>>>> You do know that [Mega tech Corporation] has records of >>>>>>>>>>>>> all your shouting now, right? You probably get served a >>>>>>>>>>>>> lot of ads for lozenges and such. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> If I see ads for lozenges, how will I be able to tell if >>>>>>>>>>>> from the shouting at Google or because I viewed and/or >>>>>>>>>>>> purchased them online? >>>>>>>>>>> You won't. That's the insidious part. Also who even buys >>>>>>>>>>> lozenges online? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have contemplated it. The bag of Ricola is cheaper on >>>>>>>>>> Amazon than at the phramacy. >>>>>>>>> Sure, everywhere else is cheaper that at the pharmacy. You pay >>>>>>>>> extra to have stuff sold to you by a person employed by an >>>>>>>>> actual pharmacist. Don't they have Ricola in your local shop? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> They are cheaper on Amazon than at Wal-Mart even. >>>>>>> But there will be a delivery charge, surely. Unless one has >>>>>>> Amazon prime, which I gather is being paid for in some way. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I have Amazon Prime :) >>>>> I didn't doubt it for a minute. And you pay for that one way or >>>>> another. Have I mentioned that Amazon doesn't have a presence in >>>>> my country, in real world of on the web, save for a redirect to >>>>> the German site. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Other than free 2 days delivery, I also get Prime Video and Amazon >>>> Music channels. The price is 100% worth it just for those things. >>> Okay then - as long as you are happy. [Something about bundling free >>> delivery with those other things to invite more trade the warehouse >>> part of the MegaCorp.] >>> >>>>>>>> The pharmacies here are like department stores. >>>>>>> The pharmacies here are in principle only allowed to sell >>>>>>> medicine (prescription, non-prescription and with a special >>>>>>> permit medicine for production animals) and "such goods as >>>>>>> naturally and conveniently relate to pharmacy business as >>>>>>> determined by the Health Department". Also they need a licence. >>>>>>> They all sell stuff like toothpicks and plasters and vitamins >>>>>>> and such. >>>>>>> >>>>>> One of the large pharmacy chains is owned by a grocery chain, so >>>>>> they sell groceries, electronics, cleaning supplies etc. >>>>> But surely it's a separate counter for prescription medicine? With >>>>> a trained staff? >>>>> >>>> Yes. They also now lock up all the cold medication until said staff >>>> arrive. Probably because of Breaking Bad. >>> Breaking Bad is the one with the chemistry teacher who starts >>> cooking meth and goes crazy? Does that involve cold medication? Also >>> there is no cure for common cold; so cough drops or something? >>> >> I think ephedrine is used to make meth. > I see... *takes notes* Anything else? > Not sure. Google it. Or watch Breaking Bad. It's a really good show. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whatever an ancient dead pharaoh/demi-god liked to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eat with their coffee, I guess. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did they have coffee? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What good would being an ancient pharaoh if it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't include coffee? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering when coffee was introduced to Egypt. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I am too. Are you going to look it up? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *sigh* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the National Coffee Association (who >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knew?): "By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Yemeni district of Arabia and by the 16th century >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it was known in Persia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee was not only enjoyed in homes, but also in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many public coffee houses — called qahveh khaneh — >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which began to appear in cities across the Near East." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not in King Tut's time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No wonder he died young, then. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought he was murdered. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't think so... He was a sickly kid born with all sorts >>>>>>>>>>>>> of defects. Perhaps not too surprising, given the family >>>>>>>>>>>>> tradition of selecting spouses from within the family. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It keeps the blood lines pure. >>>>>>>>>>> And promotes all the 'fun' genetics... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Must be some definition of the word 'fun' that I was >>>>>>>>>> previously unaware of. >>>>>>>>> 'Fun' in a scientific sense... Like when the geneticists mix >>>>>>>>> up dinosaur genes with frog genes late on a friday after a few >>>>>>>>> beers and giggles about the fun new species they make. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm giggling right now. >>>>>>> See: Fun! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I guess it's a side effect of not inviting scientists to >>>>>>>> parties. >>>>>>> If one does it's probably prudent to mention that the invitation >>>>>>> does not include any reconstituted raptors they may have around. >>>>>>> Not even as a present for the host. >>>>>> It might be entertaining to watch. >>>>> It's all fun and games until some lawyer gets eaten. >>>>> >>>> Who invited lawyers to the party? >>> Dunno, it's not my party. Might be a +1. Or maybe they got in on a >>> technicality. An unspecified technicality like in the crime shows. >>> >> >> I find the police do more weird/stupid things than the lawyers do on >> tv. Like when they try to sneak up on suspect in a police car with >> the lights flashing and the siren on. Who wouldn't run? > Black people. > > I'm more annoyed by teevee detectives who "solves" their cases by > uncovering some "evidence" that is either blatently inconclusive or so > flimsy (or irrelevant) it will never make a difference in court. First you have to accuse the wrong person (3 times). > Also forensic scientists who make findings that are somewhere between > science fiction and impossible. There is always a drop of blood (too small for dna analysis) that the suspect missed. > Police being bumbling idiots are at least realistic. > Sometimes I watch shows with real cold cases and the investigating officers always ignore some compelling information. > [USS Part III: The retconning] [*Merlyne wakes up* I've had the strangest dream...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What!!?! Who is bat boy? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a tabloid thing back in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>day. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_ >>>>>>>>>> (character >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> learn that a newspaper would just make >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up a story, with no regard for the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the press. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you aren't. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That may or may not have been >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sarcastic... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought it was fake outrage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The outrage is real. The shock maybe not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so much. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see. Batboy enrages you. Noted. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not Batboy as such - the lack of clarity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the fact that Batboy was wholly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fictional. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's pretty obvious, no? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Although, I'm sure there are a few kooks who >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe he is real. *shrug* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I refer you to the case of the radio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dramatisation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Worlds". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is also the ancient dictum (about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> writing manuals): Don't write to be understood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - write to not be *mis*understood. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I always write user guide like the audience is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a 6 year old. Even then (with screenshots) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people mess things up. I had a math professor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that told me: it's not that people can't do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> math, they just can't read. Ah...the lost art >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of reading... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Speaking of... I just finished The Clan of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cave Bear. All 587 pages of it. That's a lot of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> words. Not all of them strictly necessary in my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opinion... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm on book 3 of the Wheel of Time series. The >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> average size is 826 pages. There are 13 books >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plus a prequel. So there! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that it's a competition or anything but I did >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finish the next book in the series and am 2/3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through the third. Before that I (re)read the 13 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> volumes of the chronicles of Pern that I have. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's mostly about dragons - science fiction >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dragons. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I used to read those when I was a teenager. My dad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took them to work for a book sale and all the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer nerds lost their minds. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That can't have been good for productivity... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They were government jobs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Government jobs have productivity measurements too. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are just... different. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People who don't work in the government seem to think >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we don't any work. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have been working a lot alongside public employees of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> various kinds. To avoid annoying you I shall refrain >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from commenting on this. They do hold a lot of meetings, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though. Long meetings. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I worked for Census, we did have a lot of meetings. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much where I am now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Depends on who's in charge. >>>>>>>>>>>>> When I was there it was usually because of some (major) >>>>>>>>>>>>> changes in organisation and/or workflow. Gotta hold >>>>>>>>>>>>> meetings about that sort of thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> When I worked in the private sector, they had a huge all >>>>>>>>>>>> staff meeting in the ballroom of a super-posh hotel to >>>>>>>>>>>> annouce the company was changing it's name. One woman in >>>>>>>>>>>> the middle of the crowd jumped up and screamed 'I love it!' >>>>>>>>>>>> after the new name was revealed. I was just there for the >>>>>>>>>>>> free food. >>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, they do that sometimes - for publicity. And probably >>>>>>>>>>> with invited 'news-media' persons, who are also just there >>>>>>>>>>> for the free food. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nothing wrong with free food. >>>>>>>>> Especially if it is tax-deductible. >>>>>>>> Deductions from net income: >>>>>>>> Free food: $0 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's certainly not a deduction for the consumers of the food. >>>>>>>> And it might be for the purchaser if the purchaser was a >>>>>>>> registered charity. >>>>>>> If (and it is) the food is served as part of a promotional >>>>>>> initiative it will be a business expense for the company, thus >>>>>>> reducing the taxable profit. >>>>>>> On the other hand it may be a taxable material good for whoever >>>>>>> eat from it... hmmm. >>>>>> >>>>>> I dunno. >>>>>> I just ate the free food and tried not to over-think it. >>>>> I wouldn't speak about it so freely in front of the tax-man if I >>>>> were you. >>>>> >>>> Why? >>> Do you want to get audited for not declaring taxable goods or >>> services received? >>> >> I challenge them to prove it! > With all the media people taking part in the event that shouldn't be > all that difficult. > There shouldn't be any pictures. I was practicing stealing things stealthily. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never knew about them before I inherited them, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't consider them for reading for a long time, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking they were 'Fantasy'. Because of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dragons. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek dragons! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The books are more about how civilization can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> devolve. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And the importance of preserving knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And how some people are just shitty humans, through >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> malice or ignorance. And dragons. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YAY! Dragons! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Science-fictionally believable dragons. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't been reading as much as I normally do in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the summer. Usually, I go outside and lounge and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> read but this summer has been either super hot or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raining, making the mosquitoes quite fierce. Also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my Kobo broke. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Assuming a Kobo is some kind of e-reader and not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your favourite lounge-chair, let me point out that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> books also come as self-contained stacks of printed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. I can put several on a Kobo which weighs a few >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ounces. This comes in handy when you finish a book >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when you are away from home. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unless you run out of battery and forget the charger. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep that could happen. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that would be bad. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can play with my phone instead. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought the phone was for public transport and >>>>>>>>>>>>> zoom-meetings... >>>>>>>>>>>> It's for any times when I am bored. >>>>>>>>>>> How can you be bored when you have all those thousands of >>>>>>>>>>> books to read? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I like having options. >>>>>>>>> What is thousands of books if not options? >>>>>>>> It's about variety, you know, the spice of life. >>>>>>>> Reading = 1 option. >>>>>>>> Other options = listening to music/podcast >>>>>>>> Snoozing >>>>>>>> Playing Candy Crush >>>>>>> I see... Anything to not be thinking about stuff? Or interact >>>>>>> with your fellow humans. >>>>>> Exactly! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, with paper books, you have to procure more and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then rid yourself of them once finished. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get Rid Of Books!!?? What is this madness. What if you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to read them again at some point? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The number of books that I keep is very small. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which for instance prohibits you from now re-reading the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chronicles of Pern. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which I don't want to reread. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay then. Don't read about the dragons... >>>>>>>>>>>> Okay. I won't. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also a Kobo has infinite storage, I take it? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I forget how many books it can hold. More that you can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> carry even with a cargo bike. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So there! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hard-cover or paperback? My cargo bike is rated for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 200Kg. How many books is that? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> My new one can hold 12,000 books. How much does that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigh? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> From an admittedly small sample size paperbacks weigh >>>>>>>>>>>>> ~50g/100pages. Assuming an average length of 350 pages >>>>>>>>>>>>> that's 175g * 12000 or about 2.1 metric tons. However you >>>>>>>>>>>>> aren't going to read nearly that many books in one >>>>>>>>>>>>> sitting/vacation/year(/lifetime). One cargo bike full is >>>>>>>>>>>>> about 1200 books, which will do me quite well for a while. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I think the point is that I can carry more books than you >>>>>>>>>>>> can. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I think the point is that even a cargo bike can hold more >>>>>>>>>>> books than it is reasonable to have on one's immediate >>>>>>>>>>> to-read list at any one time... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Still. I can carry more books. >>>>>>>>>> So there! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Quite. And the Tesla guy has more money than the Amazon guy >>>>>>>>> (or vice versa)... *shrug* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What's that to do with the price of eggs in China? >>>>>>> At some point 'more' becomes pointless... >>>>>> >>>>>> You're a poor loser. >>>>> >>>>> I've had so very little practice. >>>>> >>>> >>>> You had 5 years experience losing arguments with Phil. >>> I never lost an argument with Phil. Easily verified by the fact that >>> he was wrong about most things. >>> >> That's not my recollection... > > Just think of all the points I gathered in that time. > I remember that you would declare yourself to be right and award yourself points for it.
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