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BeH
Oct 21, 2022, 12:34:04 PM10/21/22
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Alt.x.upper-case FAQ vers. 1.1
==============================
Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
BeH
==============================
Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
BeH
Sn!pe
Oct 22, 2022, 10:00:50 AM10/22/22
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Merlyne <kam...@gmail.com> wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
> Or typing a lower case x.
Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
--
^Ï^. My pet rock Gordon just is.
~ Slava Ukraini ~
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Or typing a lower case x.
Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
--
^Ï^. My pet rock Gordon just is.
~ Slava Ukraini ~
BeH
Oct 22, 2022, 1:08:04 PM10/22/22
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On 22.10.2022 15.48, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
> Or typing a lower case x.
>
You rebel, you...
> Or typing a lower case x.
>
BeH
BeH
Oct 22, 2022, 1:11:36 PM10/22/22
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BeH
BeH
Oct 23, 2022, 11:02:31 AM10/23/22
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On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2
> @gmail.com:
> [X] Yes
> [ ] No
Early voting...?
BeH
> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2
> @gmail.com:
> [ ] No
Early voting...?
BeH
BeH
Oct 23, 2022, 11:08:29 AM10/23/22
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On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj181j$acl$2...@gioia.aioe.org:
> eXaCtLy!
I shall Xpeditely Xtricate myself from this Xcessive and Xtreme Xcretion
of Xtraneous Xes.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj181j$acl$2...@gioia.aioe.org:
I shall Xpeditely Xtricate myself from this Xcessive and Xtreme Xcretion
of Xtraneous Xes.
BeH
BeH
Oct 24, 2022, 2:26:30 PM10/24/22
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On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> [X] No
>
> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
Okay then, let's do a poll:
Mark all statements with which you agree:
[ ] Caek
[ ] Perpetual tailwind on bike paths should be a thing
[ ] Coffee
[ ] X
[ ] Trump
[ ] Trump belongs in jail
[ ] Ordered litses
[ ] BeH
[ ] Caek
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
Okay then, let's do a poll:
Mark all statements with which you agree:
[ ] Caek
[ ] Perpetual tailwind on bike paths should be a thing
[ ] Coffee
[ ] X
[ ] Trump
[ ] Trump belongs in jail
[ ] Ordered litses
[ ] BeH
[ ] Caek
BeH
BeH
Oct 24, 2022, 2:27:33 PM10/24/22
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On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3ldc$1viq$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> eXcEllEnT!
Xtravagant.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3ldc$1viq$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Xtravagant.
BeH
BeH
Oct 25, 2022, 8:52:26 AM10/25/22
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On 24.10.2022 20.26, BeH wrote:
> On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>
>>> On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
>>>> news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2 @gmail.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Merlyne <kam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alt.x.upper-case FAQ vers. 1.1
>>>>>>> ==============================
>>>>>>> Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
>>>>>>> A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
>>>>>>> A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
>>>>>> Or typing a lower case x.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [X] Yes
>>>> [ ] No
>>>
>>> Early voting...?
>>>
>> [X] No
>>
>> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
>
> Okay then, let's do a poll:
>
> Mark all statements with which you agree:
>
> [X] Caek (my doctor may disagree)
> On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>
>>> On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
>>>> news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2 @gmail.com:
>>>>
>>>>> Merlyne <kam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alt.x.upper-case FAQ vers. 1.1
>>>>>>> ==============================
>>>>>>> Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
>>>>>>> A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
>>>>>>> A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
>>>>>> Or typing a lower case x.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [X] Yes
>>>> [ ] No
>>>
>>> Early voting...?
>>>
>> [X] No
>>
>> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
>
> Okay then, let's do a poll:
>
> Mark all statements with which you agree:
>
> [XXXXX] Perpetual tailwind on bike paths should be a thing
> [X] Coffee
> [X] X
> [ ] Trump
> [X] Trump belongs in jail
> [X] Ordered litses
> [X] BeH
> [X] Caek (my doctor may still disagree)
>
> BeH
>
BeH
Oct 25, 2022, 9:00:28 AM10/25/22
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On 24.10.2022 22.56, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj6lck$n9r$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> [ ] Perpetual tailwind on bike paths should be a thing (huh?)
At one time there actually was a suggestion that would make that
possible in theory - it was a transparent tube thing with directed
airflow. Bonkers and wildly expensive.
> [X] Coffee (just 1 and black)
> [ ] X (too many Xs)
There can never be too many Xes.
> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
There can never be too much caek.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj6lck$n9r$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>> On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
>>>>> news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2 @gmail.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Merlyne <kam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alt.x.upper-case FAQ vers. 1.1
>>>>>>>> ==============================
>>>>>>>> Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
>>>>>>>> A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
>>>>>>>> A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
>>>>>>> Or typing a lower case x.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Yes
>>>>> [ ] No
>>>>
>>>> Early voting...?
>>>>
>>> [X] No
>>>
>>> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
>>
>> Okay then, let's do a poll:
>>
>> Mark all statements with which you agree:
>>
> [X] Caek
>> On 23.10.2022 18.16, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj3l21$1qkn$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>
>>>> On 23.10.2022 15.03, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in
>>>>> news:1q08f98.11xac2k17dbwqnN%snipeco.2 @gmail.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Merlyne <kam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tiuhlr$s4t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alt.x.upper-case FAQ vers. 1.1
>>>>>>>> ==============================
>>>>>>>> Q: What is the purpose of the froup?
>>>>>>>> A: Posting of and discussion about the capital letter X.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Q: What are the posting requirements for the froup?
>>>>>>>> A: All posts must contain at least 1 (one) upper-cased X.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This post made me feel like not typing an X.
>>>>>>> Or typing a lower case x.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it axeptable to xclude axidental xessive exes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Yes
>>>>> [ ] No
>>>>
>>>> Early voting...?
>>>>
>>> [X] No
>>>
>>> I was trying to be creative about adding an X.
>>
>> Okay then, let's do a poll:
>>
>> Mark all statements with which you agree:
>>
> [ ] Perpetual tailwind on bike paths should be a thing (huh?)
At one time there actually was a suggestion that would make that
possible in theory - it was a transparent tube thing with directed
airflow. Bonkers and wildly expensive.
> [X] Coffee (just 1 and black)
> [ ] X (too many Xs)
There can never be too many Xes.
> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
There can never be too much caek.
BeH
BeH
Oct 26, 2022, 2:07:19 PM10/26/22
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On 25.10.2022 21.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj8ml8$1o2n$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Does not impact me.
Does not impact anyone - it's never going to get build; more's the pity.
Make him paint the fence...
>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>
>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>
>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>> There can never be too much caek.
>
> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
That is when the bike comes in handy...
> I forgot to post an X.
>
> [X] Broccoli
NO!
> [X] Cats
Cats don't like me.
> [X] House of the Dragon
Huh?
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tj8ml8$1o2n$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Does not impact anyone - it's never going to get build; more's the pity.
>>> [X] Coffee (just 1 and black)
>>> [ ] X (too many Xs)
>> There can never be too many Xes.
>
> Yes, there can be. My eX hangs around *way* too much.
>>> [ ] X (too many Xs)
>> There can never be too many Xes.
>
Make him paint the fence...
>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>
>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>
>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>> There can never be too much caek.
>
That is when the bike comes in handy...
> I forgot to post an X.
>
> [X] Broccoli
NO!
> [X] Cats
Cats don't like me.
> [X] House of the Dragon
Huh?
BeH
BeH
Oct 27, 2022, 2:57:30 PM10/27/22
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On 26.10.2022 21.17, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjbt0d$1kve$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> I have no fences. Great room maybe?
Sure - if it needs painting. But fences are mostly outside...
Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>
>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>
>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>
>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>
> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
A stationary bike?
>>
>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>
>>> [X] Broccoli
>> NO!
>
> [X] Sweet potato
I don't know what that tastes like.
>>
>>> [X] Cats
>> Cats don't like me.
>>
>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>> Huh?
>>
> Not into Game of Thrones, then?
I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
> [X] Wheel of Time
[X] Wheel of Brie.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjbt0d$1kve$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Sure - if it needs painting. But fences are mostly outside...
Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>
>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>
>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>
>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>
A stationary bike?
>>
>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>
>>> [X] Broccoli
>> NO!
>
I don't know what that tastes like.
>>
>>> [X] Cats
>> Cats don't like me.
>>
>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>> Huh?
>>
I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
> [X] Wheel of Time
[X] Wheel of Brie.
BeH
BeH
Oct 28, 2022, 2:55:27 PM10/28/22
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On 28.10.2022 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjekao$1j9v$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Yes, yes...I hear what you're saying. Outdoor work would keep his toxic
> negativity outside.
> I'm just too nice to other people.
> There is a mouse in the great room now behind the tv stand.
Mice don't generally need painting...
>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>
> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
> working.
Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't make
yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>
>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>
>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>
>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>> A stationary bike?
>
> I have a treadmill for days when the weather is inclement.
> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at lunch.
To the bus stop no doubt.
I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
weee-factor for me as biking...
>>>>
>>>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Broccoli
>>>> NO!
>>>
>>> [X] Sweet potato
>> I don't know what that tastes like.
>
> Really? I like it. More than squash.
The subscription streaming channel HBO...
>>
>>> [X] Wheel of Time
>>
>> [X] Wheel of Brie.
>>
> Hard pass.
>
> [X] Fridays
[X] Byways
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjekao$1j9v$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> negativity outside.
> I'm just too nice to other people.
> There is a mouse in the great room now behind the tv stand.
Mice don't generally need painting...
>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>
> working.
Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't make
yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>
>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>
>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>
>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>> A stationary bike?
>
> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at lunch.
To the bus stop no doubt.
I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
weee-factor for me as biking...
>>>>
>>>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Broccoli
>>>> NO!
>>>
>>> [X] Sweet potato
>> I don't know what that tastes like.
>
>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Cats
>>>> Cats don't like me.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>>>> Huh?
>>>>
>>> Not into Game of Thrones, then?
>> I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
>> pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
>
> It's on HBO.
>>
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Cats
>>>> Cats don't like me.
>>>>
>>>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>>>> Huh?
>>>>
>>> Not into Game of Thrones, then?
>> I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
>> pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
>
The subscription streaming channel HBO...
>>
>>> [X] Wheel of Time
>>
>> [X] Wheel of Brie.
>>
>
> [X] Fridays
[X] Byways
BeH
BeH
Oct 30, 2022, 6:22:50 AM10/30/22
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On 29.10.2022 20.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjh8iu$1ft6$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> It's a good idea to mark them so I can identify repeat offenders.
So like a scarlet letter for cheese-thieves... A 'C'.
> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two hard
objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to the
wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't come twice.
>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>>
>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>> working.
>>
>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't make
>> yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>
> Ha! I don't mind sharing a bit but when they destroy my things, I feel I
> need to take action.
You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is only a bit.
The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is stinging nettles
and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody asked for. And also
trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for some reason - no matter
how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>>
>>>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>>>
>>>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>>>> A stationary bike?
>>>
>>> I have a treadmill for days when the weather is inclement.
>>> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at
>>> lunch.
>>
>> To the bus stop no doubt.
>> I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
>> weee-factor for me as biking...
>
> Biking does have that 'Merlyne lands upside down in the ditch' factor.
That's all part of the charm, innit...
> I haven't been taking the bus into work. There used to be a roadway for
> buses only that went downtown with minimal stops. It is currently ripped
> up for light rail. I took a bus downtown in the summer for a celebration
> of the Queen's jubilee and it took over 90 minutes (as opposed to 40-45
> minutes previously). The bus now goes down the highway and turns onto a
> major road, back the way it came to catch up all the stops it bypassed.
Infrastructure planning at it's finest - loverly. But when (if) the
light rail is finished - and barring snow or leaves or excessive rain or
mooses on the track - it will no doubt be great. And save CO2 emissions
and parking fees. (And lives, one way or another.)
> Plus, driving, I can leave any time. The 'express' routes only run
> during rush hour i.e 6-9 am and 3-6 pm.
[X] Parks
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjh8iu$1ft6$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
So like a scarlet letter for cheese-thieves... A 'C'.
> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two hard
objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to the
wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't come twice.
>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>>
>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>> working.
>>
>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't make
>> yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>
> need to take action.
You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is only a bit.
The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is stinging nettles
and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody asked for. And also
trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for some reason - no matter
how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>>
>>>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain power.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>>>
>>>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>>>> A stationary bike?
>>>
>>> I have a treadmill for days when the weather is inclement.
>>> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at
>>> lunch.
>>
>> To the bus stop no doubt.
>> I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
>> weee-factor for me as biking...
>
That's all part of the charm, innit...
> I haven't been taking the bus into work. There used to be a roadway for
> buses only that went downtown with minimal stops. It is currently ripped
> up for light rail. I took a bus downtown in the summer for a celebration
> of the Queen's jubilee and it took over 90 minutes (as opposed to 40-45
> minutes previously). The bus now goes down the highway and turns onto a
> major road, back the way it came to catch up all the stops it bypassed.
Infrastructure planning at it's finest - loverly. But when (if) the
light rail is finished - and barring snow or leaves or excessive rain or
mooses on the track - it will no doubt be great. And save CO2 emissions
and parking fees. (And lives, one way or another.)
> Plus, driving, I can leave any time. The 'express' routes only run
> during rush hour i.e 6-9 am and 3-6 pm.
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Broccoli
>>>>>> NO!
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Sweet potato
>>>> I don't know what that tastes like.
>>>
>>> Really? I like it. More than squash.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Cats
>>>>>> Cats don't like me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>>>>>> Huh?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Not into Game of Thrones, then?
>>>> I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
>>>> pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
>>>
>>> It's on HBO.
>>
>> The subscription streaming channel HBO...
>
> I have it with my cable subscription. I'm grandfathered in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I forgot to post an X.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Broccoli
>>>>>> NO!
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] Sweet potato
>>>> I don't know what that tastes like.
>>>
>>> Really? I like it. More than squash.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] Cats
>>>>>> Cats don't like me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [X] House of the Dragon
>>>>>> Huh?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Not into Game of Thrones, then?
>>>> I've seen it; it was okay I guess. House of the Dragon is the
>>>> pre-sequel, then? On one of those subscription streaming channels.
>>>
>>> It's on HBO.
>>
>> The subscription streaming channel HBO...
>
>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Wheel of Time
>>>>
>>>> [X] Wheel of Brie.
>>>>
>>> Hard pass.
>>>
>>> [X] Fridays
>>
>> [X] Byways
>>
>
> [X] Parkways
>>
>>>>
>>>>> [X] Wheel of Time
>>>>
>>>> [X] Wheel of Brie.
>>>>
>>> Hard pass.
>>>
>>> [X] Fridays
>>
>> [X] Byways
>>
>
[X] Parks
BeH
BeH
Oct 31, 2022, 1:41:14 PM10/31/22
to
On 30.10.2022 17.27, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjlj9p$1fka$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Ugh! You should said before I caught the mouse.
I'm not the one obsessed with painting things. Although my living room
would benefit from a fresh coating. But that would require me moving all
the stuff.
>>
>>> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
>>> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
>> How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two
>> hard objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to
>> the wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't
>> come twice.
>>
>>>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>>>> working.
>>>>
>>>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't
>>>> make yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>
>>> Ha! I don't mind sharing a bit but when they destroy my things, I
>>> feel I need to take action.
>> You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is only
>> a bit. The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is
>> stinging nettles and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody
>> asked for. And also trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for
>> some reason - no matter how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>
> Maybe the squirrels move them?
The squirrel that lives in my neighbours tree-line is much to busy
stealing all the walnuts it can get its paws on... Whizzing back and
forth outside my window all day.
> They are naturalized.
>
> I watched a documentary called Kiss the Ground.
> It's about soil and how we are poisoning our environment.
> I was like 'that's how my grandparents gardened'.
> So I stopped fertilizing a couple of years ago and planted different
> soil helpers in between the rows. I also moved the compost to in inside
> the garden. I hope the rabbits enjoy the vegetable garden from outside
> the chicken wire.
My guess is the enjoyment would be greater without the wire...
The big thing around here for the last couple of years is re-wilding of
lawn areas - sowing indigenous wild flowers to feed the bees (and other
insects) instead of mowing
> it is working.And it goes from nowhere to nowhere. Why wouldn't they
> expand West one more stop? That gets them to the busiest hub in Kanata.
Maybe they forgot to secure a right of way...
> Also the South and West expansion has only 1 track. Not sure what the
> logistics are going to be there. The West part to Nowhere is supposed to
> be finished in 2025, I think. Hopefully I will allowed to work from home
> full time soonish.
Single track is only a problem if they plan on frequent service.
I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home. I
tried it once and got nothing done.
> [X] Barks
Unless it's the incessant hysterical yapping of the pug-like thing next
door...
[X] Bars
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjlj9p$1fka$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I'm not the one obsessed with painting things. Although my living room
would benefit from a fresh coating. But that would require me moving all
the stuff.
>>
>>> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
>>> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
>> How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two
>> hard objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to
>> the wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't
>> come twice.
>>
>>>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits, though?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>>>> working.
>>>>
>>>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't
>>>> make yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>
>>> Ha! I don't mind sharing a bit but when they destroy my things, I
>>> feel I need to take action.
>> You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is only
>> a bit. The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is
>> stinging nettles and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody
>> asked for. And also trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for
>> some reason - no matter how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>
The squirrel that lives in my neighbours tree-line is much to busy
stealing all the walnuts it can get its paws on... Whizzing back and
forth outside my window all day.
> They are naturalized.
>
> I watched a documentary called Kiss the Ground.
> It's about soil and how we are poisoning our environment.
> I was like 'that's how my grandparents gardened'.
> So I stopped fertilizing a couple of years ago and planted different
> soil helpers in between the rows. I also moved the compost to in inside
> the garden. I hope the rabbits enjoy the vegetable garden from outside
> the chicken wire.
My guess is the enjoyment would be greater without the wire...
The big thing around here for the last couple of years is re-wilding of
lawn areas - sowing indigenous wild flowers to feed the bees (and other
insects) instead of mowing
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain
>>>>>>>>>> power.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>>>>>> A stationary bike?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a treadmill for days when the weather is inclement.
>>>>> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at
>>>>> lunch.
>>>>
>>>> To the bus stop no doubt.
>>>> I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
>>>> weee-factor for me as biking...
>>>
>>> Biking does have that 'Merlyne lands upside down in the ditch'
>>> factor.
>> That's all part of the charm, innit...
>
> No.
>>>>>>>>>> [ ] Trump (do not agree with him but he was entertaining)
>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, proto-fascism is always good fun - until they gain
>>>>>>>>>> power.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] Trump belongs in jail (Never gonna happen)
>>>>>>>>>> It could - from the fraud - not the sedition.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] Ordered litses (Yes!)
>>>>>>>>>>> [X] BeH (sometimes we agree)
>>>>>>>>>>> [ ] Caek (too much caek)
>>>>>>>>>> There can never be too much caek.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There can be. Who wants to weigh 300 lbs?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is when the bike comes in handy...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We've had this discussion before about me and bikes.
>>>>>> A stationary bike?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a treadmill for days when the weather is inclement.
>>>>> I walk 5K in the morning before work and usually at least 3K at
>>>>> lunch.
>>>>
>>>> To the bus stop no doubt.
>>>> I guess that will do it as well. Walking it doesn't have the same
>>>> weee-factor for me as biking...
>>>
>>> Biking does have that 'Merlyne lands upside down in the ditch'
>>> factor.
>> That's all part of the charm, innit...
>
>
>>
>>> I haven't been taking the bus into work. There used to be a roadway
>>> for buses only that went downtown with minimal stops. It is currently
>>> ripped up for light rail. I took a bus downtown in the summer for a
>>> celebration of the Queen's jubilee and it took over 90 minutes (as
>>> opposed to 40-45 minutes previously). The bus now goes down the
>>> highway and turns onto a major road, back the way it came to catch up
>>> all the stops it bypassed.
>>
>> Infrastructure planning at it's finest - loverly. But when (if) the
>> light rail is finished - and barring snow or leaves or excessive rain
>> or mooses on the track - it will no doubt be great. And save CO2
>> emissions and parking fees. (And lives, one way or another.)
>
> They have the middle section done for a few years. It is down more than
>>
>>> I haven't been taking the bus into work. There used to be a roadway
>>> for buses only that went downtown with minimal stops. It is currently
>>> ripped up for light rail. I took a bus downtown in the summer for a
>>> celebration of the Queen's jubilee and it took over 90 minutes (as
>>> opposed to 40-45 minutes previously). The bus now goes down the
>>> highway and turns onto a major road, back the way it came to catch up
>>> all the stops it bypassed.
>>
>> Infrastructure planning at it's finest - loverly. But when (if) the
>> light rail is finished - and barring snow or leaves or excessive rain
>> or mooses on the track - it will no doubt be great. And save CO2
>> emissions and parking fees. (And lives, one way or another.)
>
> it is working.And it goes from nowhere to nowhere. Why wouldn't they
> expand West one more stop? That gets them to the busiest hub in Kanata.
Maybe they forgot to secure a right of way...
> Also the South and West expansion has only 1 track. Not sure what the
> logistics are going to be there. The West part to Nowhere is supposed to
> be finished in 2025, I think. Hopefully I will allowed to work from home
> full time soonish.
Single track is only a problem if they plan on frequent service.
I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home. I
tried it once and got nothing done.
Unless it's the incessant hysterical yapping of the pug-like thing next
door...
[X] Bars
BeH
BeH
Nov 1, 2022, 6:10:38 PM11/1/22
to
On 01.11.2022 12.08, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjp1bn$81r$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Say what?
I knew you were going to say that.
> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
> me:0
> you: 3
>
> Stop projecting!
Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
mouse as well? Just saying...
>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
>>>>> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
>>>> How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two
>>>> hard objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to
>>>> the wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't
>>>> come twice.
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits,
>>>>>>>> though?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>>>>>> working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't
>>>>>> make yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>>>
>>>>> Ha! I don't mind sharing a bit but when they destroy my things, I
>>>>> feel I need to take action.
>>>> You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is
>>>> only a bit. The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is
>>>> stinging nettles and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody
>>>> asked for. And also trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for
>>>> some reason - no matter how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>>>
>>> Maybe the squirrels move them?
>>
>> The squirrel that lives in my neighbours tree-line is much to busy
>> stealing all the walnuts it can get its paws on... Whizzing back and
>> forth outside my window all day.
>
> Ah. Storing nuts for the winter...
> You have 1 squirrel? Damn! That must be nice!
There is at least one squirrel, yes. A cute little red one - very
energetic but not terribly bright. Mislaying nuts all over my property.
>>
>>> They are naturalized.
>>>
>>> I watched a documentary called Kiss the Ground.
>>> It's about soil and how we are poisoning our environment.
>>> I was like 'that's how my grandparents gardened'.
>>> So I stopped fertilizing a couple of years ago and planted different
>>> soil helpers in between the rows. I also moved the compost to in
>>> inside the garden. I hope the rabbits enjoy the vegetable garden from
>>> outside the chicken wire.
>>
>> My guess is the enjoyment would be greater without the wire...
>>
>> The big thing around here for the last couple of years is re-wilding
>> of lawn areas - sowing indigenous wild flowers to feed the bees (and
>> other insects) instead of mowing
>
> There's movement here about letting dandelions bloom for the bees.
> I can't imagine city folk doing that with their perfectly manicured
> lawns. I know people who drive to the States to get banned chemicals for
> their lawns.
Morans! The re-wilding it done in (parts of) some private gardens, but
most of the effort is on marginal land such as road shoulders, dividers
and roundabouts - and also big stupid lawns around big commercial
buildings.
Also farmers have been using the same sort of seedmix to plant after the
harvest - mostly to soak up any excess fertiliser. Save the drinking
water and all that.
> West Coast seeds in BC has a bunch of different seed mixes
> that flower and also improve the soil quality. I will probably overseed
> with that next Spring. If the bees die, we all die :(
And that would be bad. I think.
> More like they are bad at planning.
> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?' 'What
> year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird thing X in
> SQL?' etc.
> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
> [X] piano wire
For the yapping? I don't think so. Maybe some proper training...
[X] Dogs!
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjp1bn$81r$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I knew you were going to say that.
> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
> me:0
> you: 3
>
> Stop projecting!
Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
mouse as well? Just saying...
>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> I moved the subwoofer and cat herded the mouse into my leather work
>>>>> glove. Mouse was forceably removed from the premises.
>>>> How very humane of you. Mine just get mortally slammed between two
>>>> hard objects (or two parts of the same object, really) and thrown to
>>>> the wolves - or whatever want a dead mouse. Ensures that they don't
>>>> come twice.
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wouldn't a fence help against the lettuce eating rabbits,
>>>>>>>> though?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have chicken wire around the vegetable garden. That seems to be
>>>>>>> working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ok. For a second there I imagined you had gone soft and couldn't
>>>>>> make yourself be mean to the fluffy little bunny-rabbits...
>>>>>
>>>>> Ha! I don't mind sharing a bit but when they destroy my things, I
>>>>> feel I need to take action.
>>>> You could of course grow enough so that what the rabbits take is
>>>> only a bit. The only thing I seem to be able to grow in quantity is
>>>> stinging nettles and assorted not-for-eating type plants that nobody
>>>> asked for. And also trumpet daffodils in the middle of the lawn for
>>>> some reason - no matter how many bulbs I dig up and relocate.
>>>
>>> Maybe the squirrels move them?
>>
>> The squirrel that lives in my neighbours tree-line is much to busy
>> stealing all the walnuts it can get its paws on... Whizzing back and
>> forth outside my window all day.
>
> You have 1 squirrel? Damn! That must be nice!
There is at least one squirrel, yes. A cute little red one - very
energetic but not terribly bright. Mislaying nuts all over my property.
>>
>>> They are naturalized.
>>>
>>> I watched a documentary called Kiss the Ground.
>>> It's about soil and how we are poisoning our environment.
>>> I was like 'that's how my grandparents gardened'.
>>> So I stopped fertilizing a couple of years ago and planted different
>>> soil helpers in between the rows. I also moved the compost to in
>>> inside the garden. I hope the rabbits enjoy the vegetable garden from
>>> outside the chicken wire.
>>
>> My guess is the enjoyment would be greater without the wire...
>>
>> The big thing around here for the last couple of years is re-wilding
>> of lawn areas - sowing indigenous wild flowers to feed the bees (and
>> other insects) instead of mowing
>
> I can't imagine city folk doing that with their perfectly manicured
> lawns. I know people who drive to the States to get banned chemicals for
> their lawns.
Morans! The re-wilding it done in (parts of) some private gardens, but
most of the effort is on marginal land such as road shoulders, dividers
and roundabouts - and also big stupid lawns around big commercial
buildings.
Also farmers have been using the same sort of seedmix to plant after the
harvest - mostly to soak up any excess fertiliser. Save the drinking
water and all that.
> West Coast seeds in BC has a bunch of different seed mixes
> that flower and also improve the soil quality. I will probably overseed
> with that next Spring. If the bees die, we all die :(
And that would be bad. I think.
>
>>
>>> Also the South and West expansion has only 1 track. Not sure what the
>>> logistics are going to be there. The West part to Nowhere is supposed
>>> to be finished in 2025, I think. Hopefully I will allowed to work
>>> from home full time soonish.
>>
>> Single track is only a problem if they plan on frequent service.
>>
>> I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home. I
>> tried it once and got nothing done.
>
> Lack discipline, huh?
>>
>>> Also the South and West expansion has only 1 track. Not sure what the
>>> logistics are going to be there. The West part to Nowhere is supposed
>>> to be finished in 2025, I think. Hopefully I will allowed to work
>>> from home full time soonish.
>>
>> Single track is only a problem if they plan on frequent service.
>>
>> I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home. I
>> tried it once and got nothing done.
>
> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?' 'What
> year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird thing X in
> SQL?' etc.
> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
For the yapping? I don't think so. Maybe some proper training...
[X] Dogs!
BeH
BeH
Nov 2, 2022, 3:52:42 PM11/2/22
to
On 02.11.2022 13.48, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjs5gs$c0v$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
You don't know that.
> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
entertainment options is abysmal.
>>
>>> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
>>> me:0
>>> you: 3
>>>
>>> Stop projecting!
>>
>> Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
>> banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
>> mouse as well? Just saying...
>
> You are the one who mentioned painting + mouse first.
Only because I know how much you love to paint. Also it was you who
brought up the mouse in the audience hall...
> I offered the Great Room after you mentioned painting + fence (which I
> don't have) for practical reasons i.e. it could use a coat of paint.
>
> *deep inhale*
> In the houses I lived in with my parents, there was 1 room in the house
> with couches and the tv called the 'living room'. Starting probably in
> the 1980's when yuppies were buying houses, contractors started building
> houses with a living room and a family room. The new living rooms were
> usually at the front of the house near the entrance and were for
> entertaining and the family room is at the back of the house near the
> kitchen and is used daily by the family to hang out and watch tv etc.
I'm familiar. Quaintly the room nobody was allowed to use is called
"dagligstue" ('daglig' meaning daily) or "the nice room", and was
strictly reserved for entertaining guests deemed important enough to
also warrent the use of the Royal Danish porcelain... perhaps even the
silver cutlery.
> Being practical, I did not want to have 2 rooms which had to be
> furnished (and cleaned). Plus I don't entertain often and all the rooms
> cut up the floor space.
> The house design I picked is open concept. It has 1 room called a great
> room which combines the functions of the 'living room' and the 'family
> room'. It also has a high vaulted ceiling, so it looks very large and
> spacious. New houses also have many, many bathrooms (including an
> ensuite off the master bedroom). This layout works well if someone has,
> say a 4000 sq. ft. home, but not so much in an 1300 sq. ft. townhouse.
> But people want what they want and it has become the norm here.
Hey - I have two bathrooms. The other on is in the 'south wing'; a later
addition along with two (bed/child)-rooms likely so the owners could
board up the passage...
> Red squirrels are the worst!
It's the only kind we have. Consequently the best kind.
[Seeds and trains]
> someone.
You can talk to your X. Or arrange a Zoom meeting...
> [X] I have nothing to add. Well, except an X
[X] Point.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjs5gs$c0v$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>> On 01.11.2022 12.08, Merlyne wrote:
[Xed]
>> On 01.11.2022 12.08, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There can never be too many Xes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, there can be. My eX hangs around *way* too much.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Make him paint the fence...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have no fences. Great room maybe?
>>>>>>>>>> Sure - if it needs painting. But fences are mostly outside...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes...I hear what you're saying. Outdoor work would keep
>>>>>>>>> his toxic negativity outside.
>>>>>>>>> I'm just too nice to other people.
>>>>>>>>> There is a mouse in the great room now behind the tv stand.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mice don't generally need painting...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a good idea to mark them so I can identify repeat offenders.
>>>>>> So like a scarlet letter for cheese-thieves... A 'C'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ugh! You should said before I caught the mouse.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not the one obsessed with painting things. Although my living
>>>> room would benefit from a fresh coating. But that would require me
>>>> moving all the stuff.
>>>
>>> Say what?
>> I knew you were going to say that.
>
> No you didn't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, there can be. My eX hangs around *way* too much.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Make him paint the fence...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have no fences. Great room maybe?
>>>>>>>>>> Sure - if it needs painting. But fences are mostly outside...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes...I hear what you're saying. Outdoor work would keep
>>>>>>>>> his toxic negativity outside.
>>>>>>>>> I'm just too nice to other people.
>>>>>>>>> There is a mouse in the great room now behind the tv stand.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mice don't generally need painting...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a good idea to mark them so I can identify repeat offenders.
>>>>>> So like a scarlet letter for cheese-thieves... A 'C'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ugh! You should said before I caught the mouse.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not the one obsessed with painting things. Although my living
>>>> room would benefit from a fresh coating. But that would require me
>>>> moving all the stuff.
>>>
>>> Say what?
>> I knew you were going to say that.
>
You don't know that.
> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
entertainment options is abysmal.
>>
>>> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
>>> me:0
>>> you: 3
>>>
>>> Stop projecting!
>>
>> Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
>> banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
>> mouse as well? Just saying...
>
Only because I know how much you love to paint. Also it was you who
brought up the mouse in the audience hall...
> I offered the Great Room after you mentioned painting + fence (which I
> don't have) for practical reasons i.e. it could use a coat of paint.
>
> *deep inhale*
> In the houses I lived in with my parents, there was 1 room in the house
> with couches and the tv called the 'living room'. Starting probably in
> the 1980's when yuppies were buying houses, contractors started building
> houses with a living room and a family room. The new living rooms were
> usually at the front of the house near the entrance and were for
> entertaining and the family room is at the back of the house near the
> kitchen and is used daily by the family to hang out and watch tv etc.
I'm familiar. Quaintly the room nobody was allowed to use is called
"dagligstue" ('daglig' meaning daily) or "the nice room", and was
strictly reserved for entertaining guests deemed important enough to
also warrent the use of the Royal Danish porcelain... perhaps even the
silver cutlery.
> Being practical, I did not want to have 2 rooms which had to be
> furnished (and cleaned). Plus I don't entertain often and all the rooms
> cut up the floor space.
> The house design I picked is open concept. It has 1 room called a great
> room which combines the functions of the 'living room' and the 'family
> room'. It also has a high vaulted ceiling, so it looks very large and
> spacious. New houses also have many, many bathrooms (including an
> ensuite off the master bedroom). This layout works well if someone has,
> say a 4000 sq. ft. home, but not so much in an 1300 sq. ft. townhouse.
> But people want what they want and it has become the norm here.
Hey - I have two bathrooms. The other on is in the 'south wing'; a later
addition along with two (bed/child)-rooms likely so the owners could
board up the passage...
It's the only kind we have. Consequently the best kind.
[Seeds and trains]
>>>> I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home. I
>>>> tried it once and got nothing done.
>>>
>>> Lack discipline, huh?
>>> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
>>> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?'
>>> 'What year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird
>>> thing X in SQL?' etc.
>>> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
>>
>> At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
>
> Those things are all typing. It's not really the same as talking to
>>>> tried it once and got nothing done.
>>>
>>> Lack discipline, huh?
>>> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
>>> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?'
>>> 'What year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird
>>> thing X in SQL?' etc.
>>> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
>>
>> At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
>
> someone.
You can talk to your X. Or arrange a Zoom meeting...
[X] Point.
BeH
BeH
Nov 3, 2022, 3:13:14 PM11/3/22
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On 03.11.2022 15.23, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjuhq4$i3i$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Yes, I do.
I know many things...
But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint if
the only one here is me...
>>>>> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
>>>>> me:0
>>>>> you: 3
>>>>>
>>>>> Stop projecting!
>>>>
>>>> Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
>>>> banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
>>>> mouse as well? Just saying...
>>>
>>> You are the one who mentioned painting + mouse first.
>> Only because I know how much you love to paint. Also it was you who
>> brought up the mouse in the audience hall...
>
> I felt left out after the 'there's a mouse in my house' thread :(
Awww. Speaking of mice there is another one in my roof right now. I give
it til tomorrow to have found the trap and be no more...
> Nah. Likely because the owners were sick of waiting and waiting to use
> the bathroom. I know the horrors of living in a 1 bathroom house. It's
> not as much fun as portrayed on The Brady Bunch.
Never experienced the Brady Bunch bathroom fun, but our house only had
one bathroom as well when I was little. Not that difficult - of course
there were no girls.
> Of course they are. *eye roll*
Sorry to have stated the obvious...
>> [Seeds and trains]
>>>>>> I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home.
>>>>>> I tried it once and got nothing done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lack discipline, huh?
>>>>> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
>>>>> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?'
>>>>> 'What year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird
>>>>> thing X in SQL?' etc.
>>>>> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
>>>>
>>>> At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
>>>
>>> Those things are all typing. It's not really the same as talking to
>>> someone.
>> You can talk to your X. Or arrange a Zoom meeting...
>
> I could. Talking to other people is 100% within my control.
Yup. Having them talk to you is the bit that requires finesse.
> [ ] So rude!
[X] Level up!
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tjuhq4$i3i$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I know many things...
>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
>> entertainment options is abysmal.
>
> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
>> entertainment options is abysmal.
>
But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint if
the only one here is me...
>>>>> 'Paint' mentions in this thread:
>>>>> me:0
>>>>> you: 3
>>>>>
>>>>> Stop projecting!
>>>>
>>>> Who wanted their "Great Room" (what I imagine is akin to a medieval
>>>> banquet hall) all because of one mouse - not to mention painting the
>>>> mouse as well? Just saying...
>>>
>>> You are the one who mentioned painting + mouse first.
>> Only because I know how much you love to paint. Also it was you who
>> brought up the mouse in the audience hall...
>
Awww. Speaking of mice there is another one in my roof right now. I give
it til tomorrow to have found the trap and be no more...
> the bathroom. I know the horrors of living in a 1 bathroom house. It's
> not as much fun as portrayed on The Brady Bunch.
Never experienced the Brady Bunch bathroom fun, but our house only had
one bathroom as well when I was little. Not that difficult - of course
there were no girls.
Sorry to have stated the obvious...
>> [Seeds and trains]
>>>>>> I'm glad I didn't work during lockdown - I cannot work from home.
>>>>>> I tried it once and got nothing done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lack discipline, huh?
>>>>> I get way more done at home. Before Covid, people would stop in my
>>>>> office all day. 'How do I X in Excel?' 'Where is file X stored?'
>>>>> 'What year did we stop collecting variable X?' 'How do I do weird
>>>>> thing X in SQL?' etc.
>>>>> Of course, I can get chatty and now I have no one to talk to.
>>>>
>>>> At least you have usenet. (And those other evil places, I guess.)
>>>
>>> Those things are all typing. It's not really the same as talking to
>>> someone.
>> You can talk to your X. Or arrange a Zoom meeting...
>
Yup. Having them talk to you is the bit that requires finesse.
[X] Level up!
BeH
BeH
Nov 4, 2022, 5:19:55 PM11/4/22
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On 04.11.2022 13.51, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk13s5$ago$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> What I'm going to say next, it's one of them.
I am glad that you finally concede this vital point.
> (Stay out of my brane)
In a minute - I just found this really hilarious memory from your teens...
>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
>>>> entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>
>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>
> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
QED?
> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
Will that even work?
>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint if
>> the only one here is me...
>
> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the ceiling,
glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe light blue for
the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I think. *counts
loose change*
> I bet my brother spent more time in there than I did. He would go in and
> read for an hour.
It is the one place one can lock the door without risking parental
suspicions.
> I haven't noticed anyone actively avoiding me. Except for one of the
> developers I used to work with. But then again, he's the Uber-Nerd and
> he can't talk when there are girls around. I don't take it personally.
A bro...
> [X] drinks magic potion.
[X] Buys more loot crates.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk13s5$ago$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I am glad that you finally concede this vital point.
> (Stay out of my brane)
In a minute - I just found this really hilarious memory from your teens...
>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level of
>>>> entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>
>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>
> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
QED?
> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
Will that even work?
>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint if
>> the only one here is me...
>
Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the ceiling,
glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe light blue for
the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I think. *counts
loose change*
> read for an hour.
It is the one place one can lock the door without risking parental
suspicions.
> developers I used to work with. But then again, he's the Uber-Nerd and
> he can't talk when there are girls around. I don't take it personally.
A bro...
[X] Buys more loot crates.
BeH
BeH
Nov 5, 2022, 2:20:36 PM11/5/22
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On 05.11.2022 18.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk3vlp$1c02$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> I meant to sound more sarcastic.
I'm not sure you want this one recorded on the internets.
Something about a rather gangly boy with dark hair and a drinkable
liquid of some sort...
>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level
>>>>>> of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>
>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>
>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>> QED?
> Nah. You're doing fine.
This is more smallwrite, though...
>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>> Will that even work?
> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries outside the
> US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for years
> before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even back then
> without a VPN.
Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage overweight.
>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint
>>>> if the only one here is me...
>>>
>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the ceiling,
>> glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe light blue for
>> the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I think. *counts
>> loose change*
>
> You can buy 4 cans of paint for loose change?
Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And I
have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
> Save for the doors leading outside, it was the only door inside our
> house that did lock.
Internal doors here normally has a lock-n-latch thing - only every door
made since the sixties use the same key.
> You can't talk around girls?
Not small-talk, unless I know them...
> Oddly, if I get this guy talking, it's really hard get rid of him.
He's lonely... you should give him a hug.
> [X] You should be saving for paint
Nah - it can wait 'til spring.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk3vlp$1c02$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>>
>>> (Stay out of my brane)
>> In a minute - I just found this really hilarious memory from your
>> teens...
> Please share.
>>
>>> (Stay out of my brane)
>> In a minute - I just found this really hilarious memory from your
>> teens...
I'm not sure you want this one recorded on the internets.
Something about a rather gangly boy with dark hair and a drinkable
liquid of some sort...
>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The level
>>>>>> of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>
>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>
>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>> QED?
This is more smallwrite, though...
>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>> Will that even work?
> US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for years
> before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even back then
> without a VPN.
Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage overweight.
>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint
>>>> if the only one here is me...
>>>
>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the ceiling,
>> glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe light blue for
>> the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I think. *counts
>> loose change*
>
Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And I
have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
> house that did lock.
Internal doors here normally has a lock-n-latch thing - only every door
made since the sixties use the same key.
Not small-talk, unless I know them...
> Oddly, if I get this guy talking, it's really hard get rid of him.
He's lonely... you should give him a hug.
Nah - it can wait 'til spring.
BeH
BeH
Nov 6, 2022, 4:55:00 PM11/6/22
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On 06.11.2022 19.37, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk69hi$cem$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> You'll have to be more specific.
Quite substantial spillage appears to be involved..
>>>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The
>>>>>>>> level of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>>>> QED?
>>> Nah. You're doing fine.
>>
>> This is more smallwrite, though...
> Practice by saying whatever you're going to type out loud first.
All alone in my home - people might think me strange if they found out.
>>
>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>> Will that even work?
>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries outside
>>> the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for
>>> years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even
>>> back then without a VPN.
>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage overweight.
>
> It's the size of a USB key.
I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO access.
>>
>>>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint
>>>>>> if the only one here is me...
>>>>>
>>>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>>>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the
>>>> ceiling, glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe
>>>> light blue for the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I
>>>> think. *counts loose change*
>>>
>>> You can buy 4 cans of paint for loose change?
>> Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And I
>> have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
> I have no idea what that is.
It's a kind of large basket on tiny wheel in which one may store items
while wandering the supermarked. They usually require a coin deposit to
release from their stand. A coin the appoximate size of my plastic disc.
> Sounds pointless then.
pretty much unless you secure the key in the lock on your side so the
door can't be unlocked from the other side.
Incidentally opening an engaged lock is in legal terms a break-in, while
opening an unsecured door is merely unlawful entry.
> Hard pass.
> [X] Perfect!
[X] Thanks.
On the other hand the heat-pump can't. I should get on with that.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk69hi$cem$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Quite substantial spillage appears to be involved..
>>>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The
>>>>>>>> level of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>>>> QED?
>>> Nah. You're doing fine.
>>
>> This is more smallwrite, though...
All alone in my home - people might think me strange if they found out.
>>
>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>> Will that even work?
>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries outside
>>> the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for
>>> years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even
>>> back then without a VPN.
>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage overweight.
>
I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO access.
>>
>>>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet paint
>>>>>> if the only one here is me...
>>>>>
>>>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>>>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the
>>>> ceiling, glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe
>>>> light blue for the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section, I
>>>> think. *counts loose change*
>>>
>>> You can buy 4 cans of paint for loose change?
>> Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And I
>> have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
It's a kind of large basket on tiny wheel in which one may store items
while wandering the supermarked. They usually require a coin deposit to
release from their stand. A coin the appoximate size of my plastic disc.
pretty much unless you secure the key in the lock on your side so the
door can't be unlocked from the other side.
Incidentally opening an engaged lock is in legal terms a break-in, while
opening an unsecured door is merely unlawful entry.
[X] Thanks.
On the other hand the heat-pump can't. I should get on with that.
BeH
BeH
Nov 7, 2022, 4:33:07 PM11/7/22
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On 07.11.2022 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk9afi$1ns3$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Hmmm...you'll have to be more specific still...
I would rather not - I can literally feel the embarrassment...
>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The
>>>>>>>>>> level of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>>>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>>>>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>>>>>> QED?
>>>>> Nah. You're doing fine.
>>>>
>>>> This is more smallwrite, though...
>>> Practice by saying whatever you're going to type out loud first.
>> All alone in my home - people might think me strange if they found
>> out.
>>
>
> I won't tell.
Someone may come by and hear me...
>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries outside
>>>>> the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for
>>>>> years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even
>>>>> back then without a VPN.
>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>> overweight.
>>>
>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO
>> access.
>>
>
> Wouldn't it way on me emotionally if I left it at home, in that case?
Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>>>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet
>>>>>>>> paint if the only one here is me...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>>>>>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the
>>>>>> ceiling, glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe
>>>>>> light blue for the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section,
>>>>>> I think. *counts loose change*
>>>>>
>>>>> You can buy 4 cans of paint for loose change?
>>>> Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And
>>>> I have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
>>> I have no idea what that is.
>> It's a kind of large basket on tiny wheel in which one may store items
>> while wandering the supermarked. They usually require a coin deposit
>> to release from their stand. A coin the appoximate size of my plastic
>> disc.
>>
> I see. You have a slug. They tried implementing a system here where you
> put a quarter in the slot to get a cart and then a quarter was returned
> once you returned the cart to the docking station in order to encourage
> people to return the shopping carts. Then they found out it doesn't
> work.
It does so work. There are never any out-of-place shopping carts when I
go shopping. How do people get their money back if they don't put the
cart back?
[all sorts of stuff redacted]
> [X] To get off the oil?
[X] Xactly.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tk9afi$1ns3$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I would rather not - I can literally feel the embarrassment...
>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I should be wary of any invites to your place to hang out.
>>>>>>>>>> You probably should - not because of wet paint, though. The
>>>>>>>>>> level of entertainment options is abysmal.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You make me sound high-maintenance (I'm not).
>>>>>>>> But I don't have HBO. Also I'm bad at small talk.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Everyone's bad at small talk. Totally overrated.
>>>>>>> {Isn't that what we do here? Small talk?}
>>>>>> QED?
>>>>> Nah. You're doing fine.
>>>>
>>>> This is more smallwrite, though...
>>> Practice by saying whatever you're going to type out loud first.
>> All alone in my home - people might think me strange if they found
>> out.
>>
>
Someone may come by and hear me...
>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries outside
>>>>> the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had one for
>>>>> years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked fine even
>>>>> back then without a VPN.
>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>> overweight.
>>>
>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO
>> access.
>>
>
Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am, however, slightly relieved that the paint is wet.
>>>>>>>>> This means that someone else has already done the painting.
>>>>>>>> Ehh, no. There *is* no wet paint. How could there be any wet
>>>>>>>> paint if the only one here is me...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Note to self: pack clothes for painting.
>>>>>> Should I be buying paint and stuff? Lesse: mat white for the
>>>>>> ceiling, glossy white for the skirting boards and... hmmm maybe
>>>>>> light blue for the walls. Stay with cream for the dining section,
>>>>>> I think. *counts loose change*
>>>>>
>>>>> You can buy 4 cans of paint for loose change?
>>>> Not the amount of loose change I have... I hardly ever use cash. And
>>>> I have a small plastic disc for shopping trolleys.
>>> I have no idea what that is.
>> It's a kind of large basket on tiny wheel in which one may store items
>> while wandering the supermarked. They usually require a coin deposit
>> to release from their stand. A coin the appoximate size of my plastic
>> disc.
>>
> put a quarter in the slot to get a cart and then a quarter was returned
> once you returned the cart to the docking station in order to encourage
> people to return the shopping carts. Then they found out it doesn't
> work.
It does so work. There are never any out-of-place shopping carts when I
go shopping. How do people get their money back if they don't put the
cart back?
[all sorts of stuff redacted]
[X] Xactly.
BeH
BeH
Nov 8, 2022, 3:52:40 PM11/8/22
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On 08.11.2022 14.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkbtih$1nlh$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Like who?
Lots of someones - a neighbour, the chimney sweeper, the postwoman with
a package, a random stranger who thinks I run a tourist information office.
>>>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries
>>>>>>> outside the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had
>>>>>>> one for years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked
>>>>>>> fine even back then without a VPN.
>>>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>>>> overweight.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>>>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO
>>>> access.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Wouldn't it way on me emotionally if I left it at home, in that case?
>>
>> Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>
> You just said you could literally feel my embarrassment.
Only because I was in your brane...
> It's a quarter. People can't be bought for a quarter.
A quarter saved is a quarter earned. Also some people might like things
in their proper place. Also also societal responsibility is a thing.
> [X] okie dokie
[X] Right.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkbtih$1nlh$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Lots of someones - a neighbour, the chimney sweeper, the postwoman with
a package, a random stranger who thinks I run a tourist information office.
>>>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries
>>>>>>> outside the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I had
>>>>>>> one for years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it worked
>>>>>>> fine even back then without a VPN.
>>>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>>>> overweight.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>>>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your HBO
>>>> access.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Wouldn't it way on me emotionally if I left it at home, in that case?
>>
>> Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>
Only because I was in your brane...
A quarter saved is a quarter earned. Also some people might like things
in their proper place. Also also societal responsibility is a thing.
[X] Right.
BeH
BeH
Nov 9, 2022, 3:59:07 PM11/9/22
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On 09.11.2022 13.23, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkefil$14r7$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> You should start charging admission...
I don't think the postwoman or chimney sweeper will be too pleased with
that. And it's not going to help my social standing in the neighbourhood
either.
>>>>>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries
>>>>>>>>> outside the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I
>>>>>>>>> had one for years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it
>>>>>>>>> worked fine even back then without a VPN.
>>>>>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>>>>>> overweight.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>>>>>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your
>>>>>> HBO access.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wouldn't it way on me emotionally if I left it at home, in that
>>>>> case?
>>>>
>>>> Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>>>
>>> You just said you could literally feel my embarrassment.
>>
>> Only because I was in your brane...
>
> Right now my brane is probably full of stuff from the course I took on
> ML.
Whazzat?
> Uh huh. Lots of people are lazy and/or in a hurry to get nowhere fast.
Tut-tut. And have too many quarters it seems.
> [X] Place holder for the X.
[P] Xplain.
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkefil$14r7$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
I don't think the postwoman or chimney sweeper will be too pleased with
that. And it's not going to help my social standing in the neighbourhood
either.
>>>>>>>>>>> Note to self: pack FireStick. It has HBO.
>>>>>>>>>> Will that even work?
>>>>>>>>> No idea. It says on the website that it works in countries
>>>>>>>>> outside the US since 2019. Your country isn't on the list. I
>>>>>>>>> had one for years before 2019 that I bought in the US and it
>>>>>>>>> worked fine even back then without a VPN.
>>>>>>>> Okay then. As long as it isn't going to make your luggage
>>>>>>>> overweight.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's the size of a USB key.
>>>>>> I meant emotional weight - you seem to be very attached to your
>>>>>> HBO access.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wouldn't it way on me emotionally if I left it at home, in that
>>>>> case?
>>>>
>>>> Possibly - I don't know anything about emotions.
>>>
>>> You just said you could literally feel my embarrassment.
>>
>> Only because I was in your brane...
>
> ML.
Whazzat?
Tut-tut. And have too many quarters it seems.
[P] Xplain.
BeH
BeH
Nov 12, 2022, 3:41:35 PM11/12/22
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On 10.11.2022 13.39, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkh4ap$38t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_learning
>
> [North Americans have too many quarters]
Huh?
>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>
>> [P] Xplain.
>>
>
> [X] now I have to pee...
[Q] When you gotta...
--
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkh4ap$38t$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
> [North Americans have too many quarters]
Huh?
>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>
>> [P] Xplain.
>>
>
[Q] When you gotta...
--
BeH
BeH
Nov 13, 2022, 3:54:28 PM11/13/22
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On 13.11.2022 18.50, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkp0dt$1fir$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Isn't that your theory on why no one here returns the shopping carts?
Yes, but what does that have to do with machine learning - unless all
the north americans are machines who have been learning not to care
about quarters.
>>>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>>>
>>>> [P] Xplain.
>>>>
>>>
>>> [X] now I have to pee...
>> [Q] When you gotta...
>>
> [X] That's not a question.
[?] There might be a Q to P.
--
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkp0dt$1fir$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
Yes, but what does that have to do with machine learning - unless all
the north americans are machines who have been learning not to care
about quarters.
>>>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>>>
>>>> [P] Xplain.
>>>>
>>>
>>> [X] now I have to pee...
>> [Q] When you gotta...
>>
[?] There might be a Q to P.
--
BeH
BeH
Nov 15, 2022, 5:56:36 PM11/15/22
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On 14.11.2022 22.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkrli3$14ll$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> Those 2 things are mutually eXclusive.
> By random chance, they ended up being adjacent to each other in this
> thread.
Are we sure of that. Who knows what an AI can make out of machine people
and their relation to fractions.
>>
>>>>>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [P] Xplain.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] now I have to pee...
>>>> [Q] When you gotta...
>>>>
>>> [X] That's not a question.
>> [?] There might be a Q to P.
>>
> [X] if you say so.
[X] I do.
--
BeH
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tkrli3$14ll$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> By random chance, they ended up being adjacent to each other in this
> thread.
Are we sure of that. Who knows what an AI can make out of machine people
and their relation to fractions.
>>
>>>>>>> [X] Place holder for the X.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [P] Xplain.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [X] now I have to pee...
>>>> [Q] When you gotta...
>>>>
>>> [X] That's not a question.
>> [?] There might be a Q to P.
>>
[X] I do.
--
BeH
BeH
Nov 17, 2022, 8:45:46 AM11/17/22
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On 16.11.2022 13.29, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tl15f2$opv$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
> [X]No one likes adding fractions.
I like adding fractions. No rounding so the result is exact.
[X] 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12 !
> BeH <old...@wits.end> wrote in news:tl15f2$opv$1...@gioia.aioe.org:
>
>> On 14.11.2022 22.28, Merlyne wrote:
[Previously in AXU-C]
>> On 14.11.2022 22.28, Merlyne wrote:
I like adding fractions. No rounding so the result is exact.
[X] 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12 !
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