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Re: Hello Acme

From BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject Re: Hello Acme
Date 2024-01-12 14:48 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <unrfvf$3fj4e$5@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (23 earlier) <XnsB0CB651E578F5Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uktole$1f1ll$4@dont-email.me> <XnsB0DE962A7D60EKamilot@135.181.20.170> <un6go8$3mcd2$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB0F2B0A2E1360Kamilot@135.181.20.170>

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On 07.01.2024 23.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:un6go8$3mcd2$3@dont-email.me: 
> 
>> On 18.12.2023 20.45, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:uktole$1f1ll$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>
>>>> On 29.11.2023 15.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:ujuese$352cv$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:uje94r$sb8$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:uibknn$kd3j$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>> news:uh1gou$1vlmj$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ug91md$2i33j$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uffiqo$36123$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uesno3$22oon$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uekc39$a4ot$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ue4cak$3raqk$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:udfta0$3l84n$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 20.14, SpudTater wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/09/2023 09:31, BeH wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.09.2023 09.53, SpudTater wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05/09/2023 08:20, BeH wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 04.09.2023 21.44, SpudTater wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, it's certainly been a while.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well hello there Mr. Tater. How is life...?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haha, well, got an update for you right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there, as it's no longer Mr. Tater, but Mx.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tattie. And very much happier for it. Still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Acme's very own potato, though! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All righty then... So I use 'they' when I talk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about you behind your back now? Not that I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever do that... talking behind someone's back,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I mean. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You got it! I's a they.  8^)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I stuck around in Edinburgh after university,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a wife, a programming job, and two cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The years have kinda flown by tbh. After
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leaving Usenet behind, have pinged from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LiveJournal to Dreamwidth to Facebook to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reddit to Mastodon. Maybe I should have stuck
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right here! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  8^D 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You would have been pretty much on your own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here most of the time. I never had a facebook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> account and I feel utterly vindicated and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rather smug about it now. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So two cats? Merlyne has a cat. I have no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cats. Also no wife. Or job... I spend a couple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of years as self-employed consultant after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rage-quitting and then retired and moved to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the countryside. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can I ask what kind of work you do?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm just a common-or-garden Java programmer,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nothing too exciting. Getting into front-end
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff more now, though. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Careful with that. You may have to interact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> co-operatively with actual end-users... (Mostly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kidding - talking with real people can be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enlightening. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok. I'll call you soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You are not a customer of mine... I wouldn't know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what to say. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I find that hard to believe.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aren't ignored middle children usually garrulous?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't know about that. I'm certainly not. At my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first real job I was at first nicknamed[1] Nilfisk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (a venerable danish manufacturer of vacuum-cleaners)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because they motto was "The quiet dane". 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1] By an annoyingly garrulous graphics
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> designer/sales rep. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is surprising since you always have a lot to say
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Write. And it takes a long time...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Writing is just typing out what you would say if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were having a conversation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I assumed you did other things --reply to a couple of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> posts and then have some coffee and a smoke and another
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee and then reply to more posts and then you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to pee from drinking all that coffee. You hear a show
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> come on that you want to watch and then the mailman
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comes by with the shoes you ordered last week and you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chat with him about something banal like the weather
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which reminds you about usenet because I'm always
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> complaining about the weather, so you come back and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post some more. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm perfectly capable of drinking coffee and smoking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while replying to usenet post. (Not peeing, though. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to get up for that). I don't have any other media
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> running - it would ruin my concentration. Your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expectation regarding the Danish Postal Service are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wildly at odd with reality - packages don't normally get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> further than designated pick-up spots (usually a shop of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some kind). Also it's been more than 10 years since the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last (and only) time I bought shoes on line. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My gawd!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not quite. Merely frugal...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Running shoes need to be replaced often. I usually get good
>>>>>>>>>>>>> deals online.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't do a lot of running. The latest shoes I bought was a
>>>>>>>>>>>> pair of heavy walking shoes. Serves me well enough, though I
>>>>>>>>>>>> had to replace the laces this year.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I usually buy Skechers for walking. No laces.
>>>>>>>>>> I don't know what those are, but assume they despite the
>>>>>>>>>> similarity in lace use are not flip-flops.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They are like running shoes with no laces.
>>>>>>>>> I wear flipflops all summer, much to the chagrin of the people
>>>>>>>>> who work near my office.
>>>>>>>> So I conclude that you don't run a lot in the office.
>>>>>>> No. It's not safe.
>>>>>> Lots of scissors, I imagine.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Actually no.
>>>>> There are wires sticking out from under walls and such.
>>>> That's almost as dangerous as scissors. You should complain to your
>>>> work safety representative.
>>>>
>>> I don't think that exists any more.
>> Then who checks the fire extinguishers and takes care of the unsecured
>> scissors?
> 
> The scissor fairy does.
You work in an enchanted office building?

>>>
>>>>> Plus it's really hard to run in flipflops.
>>>> That too. Not that I've ever tried.
>>>>
>>> It's shoe/boot time again.
>> Which practically invites running. Even more reason to secure the
>> wires. 
>>
> 
> I'll put in a complaint about that.
You probably should. Do you have a complaints department in your
enchanted office building?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People are weird. I used to have coffee sometimes with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the IT guy that sat beside me. If it was just the 2 of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us he would talk a lot, usually about stuff like the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rabbits in his yard or Nikola Tesla. He was totally gay
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Tesla.But if someone else joined us, the IT guy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't say a word. People would say to me  'He's so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quiet' but not so much. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That could be me...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you want to talk incessantly to me so that I appear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crazy to other people?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How does me (or the IT guy) talking to you make *you*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appear crazy? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already explained that above.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also why are you so concerned about what other people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think of you. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't so much.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should have more self confidence.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should talk...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I would need somewhere to keep it...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> In the shed?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a shed. I have a garage, but that already filled
>>>>>>>>>> with firewood and bikes and other stuff that definitely should
>>>>>>>>>> not be taken to the recycling center.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That makes me think there is a ton of junk in the garage.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Not at all. All the stuff in the garage is things that I need or
>>>>>>>> possibly will need or will have a use for sometime in the
>>>>>>>> future. IOW good stuff. There is also an assortment of tools for
>>>>>>>> various things. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okie dokie. I sit corrected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You certainly do. Apropos there are also some chairs out there
>>>>>> that I plan to re upholster at some point.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I've done that a few times.
>>>>
>>>> When I get around to it I will have done it once.
>>>>
>>> So after the water feature then?
>> Maybe I'll spontaneously do it one day. Who can say. I'll need some
>> cloth first. And a sturdy stapler.
> 
> You need a staple gun.
Yes, I know. I tought I had one, but it was a crappy piece of junk that
was unable to dispense staples with any regularity. Also the included
staples were the wrong size. At least it was cheap.

-- 
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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    Re: Hello Acme SpudTater <spud@flocci.org> - 2023-09-05 08:53 +0100
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                Re: Hello Acme BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-11-20 01:27 +0100
                Re: Hello Acme Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-11-22 13:33 +0000
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                Re: Hello Acme BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2024-01-12 14:48 +0100
                Re: Hello Acme Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2024-01-14 15:02 +0000
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