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On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:ukto6a$1f1ll$2@dont-email.me: 
> 
>> On 29.11.2023 15.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:ujuegv$352cv$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>
>>>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:uje880$peq$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.

>>>>>>>>>>>> (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.


-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr

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