Spiderman movies

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1
animated), and like a typical old person my impression is that they get
progressively worse with each reboot. The first set of three has a Peter
Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one would expect having
knowing the original story-line; the third movie is pretty weak,
story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm!
Not having kept up with all the different Marvel universes featured in
the comics may colour my bias against this interpretation of the
story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an Avengers movie
that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it might have
been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.

What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

BeH

2023-02-16 21:28:17 UTC

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for some
reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.

A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.

We'll see how that goes.

--
BeH - the phantom poster

Merlyne

2023-02-17 12:10:12 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1
animated), and like a typical old person my impression is that they
get progressively worse with each reboot. The first set of three has
a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one would
expect having knowing the original story-line; the third movie is
pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks like
a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much, don't do that
hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an Avengers
movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every old
case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located with
precision. That character could be annoying...

Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

What I'm watching now:
Poker Face
The Last of Us
Happy Valley
1923

BeH

2023-02-19 00:42:04 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1
animated), and like a typical old person my impression is that they
get progressively worse with each reboot. The first set of three has
a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one would
expect having knowing the original story-line; the third movie is
pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks like
a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much, don't do that
hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an Avengers
movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every old
case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located with
precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled reasonably well
for the medium... certainly better that what was done in 'Munk', if you
remember that one.

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small villages in
England is somewhat concerning from a tourist perspective. Also in the
old ones (or the period ones) the prime suspect seems to always be a
random vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to see
something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-19 19:59:00 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1
animated), and like a typical old person my impression is that
they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first set of
three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one
would expect having knowing the original story-line; the third
movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP
looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much,
don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different
Marvel universes featured in the comics may colour my bias against
this interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an Avengers
movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every old
case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located with
precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled reasonably
well for the medium... certainly better that what was done in 'Munk',
if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into town is
behind all the murders.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to see
something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

BeH

2023-02-20 22:02:33 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1
animated), and like a typical old person my impression is that
they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first set of
three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one
would expect having knowing the original story-line; the third
movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP
looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much,
don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different
Marvel universes featured in the comics may colour my bias against
this interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an Avengers
movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every old
case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located with
precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled reasonably
well for the medium... certainly better that what was done in 'Munk',
if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into town is
behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population signs. I've
never seen them anywhere but in America - and then mostly in western
fillems.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to see
something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema movies
it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I could watch
films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of things are
discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff world-wide
simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game of Thrones (or
whatever the next thing is) at the same time.
--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-21 19:36:50 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1
(+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression is
that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or
less as one would expect having knowing the original story-line;
the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing
around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all
the different Marvel universes featured in the comics may colour
my bias against this interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's
own - there is no backstory, presumably because that was
presented in an Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case,
if not for the title, it might have been classified as an
Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every
old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located
with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled reasonably
well for the medium... certainly better that what was done in
'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small villages in
England is somewhat concerning from a tourist perspective. Also in
the old ones (or the period ones) the prime suspect seems to always
be a random vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into town
is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population signs.
I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then mostly in
western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work involved
in updating them.
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to see
something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I could
watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil it
for them.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly tells
me how much/how little they are following the storyline in the game.
I'm polite. I smile and nod.

The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that blew up
the internet is The White Lotus.

BeH

2023-02-22 20:11:42 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1
(+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression is
that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or
less as one would expect having knowing the original story-line;
the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing
around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all
the different Marvel universes featured in the comics may colour
my bias against this interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's
own - there is no backstory, presumably because that was
presented in an Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case,
if not for the title, it might have been classified as an
Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but for
some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every
old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is located
with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled reasonably
well for the medium... certainly better that what was done in
'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was mostly
played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small villages in
England is somewhat concerning from a tourist perspective. Also in
the old ones (or the period ones) the prime suspect seems to always
be a random vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into town
is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population signs.
I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then mostly in
western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work involved
in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most of
the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who use it as a
holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to see
something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I could
watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil it
for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly tells
me how much/how little they are following the storyline in the game.
I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that blew up
the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-23 12:40:43 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1
(+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression is
that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or
less as one would expect having knowing the original
story-line; the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the
second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not
having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for
the title, it might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but
for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every
old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is
located with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what was
done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was mostly
played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small villages
in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist perspective. Also
in the old ones (or the period ones) the prime suspect seems to
always be a random vagrant until the master detective solves it
all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into
town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population signs.
I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then mostly in
western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most of
the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who use it as
a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to
see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil it
for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in the
game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that blew
up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from 1993(?)
about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with covid. I
haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

BeH

2023-02-24 18:09:59 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 + 1
(+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression is
that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or
less as one would expect having knowing the original
story-line; the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the
second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not
having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is no
backstory, presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for
the title, it might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but
for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an autistisk
archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of every
old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence is
located with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what was
done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was mostly
played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small villages
in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist perspective. Also
in the old ones (or the period ones) the prime suspect seems to
always be a random vagrant until the master detective solves it
all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into
town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population signs.
I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then mostly in
western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most of
the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who use it as
a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to
see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil it
for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on a
popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in the
game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that blew
up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from 1993(?)
about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with covid. I
haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years - precognited a
thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp being elected president
at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-25 15:04:57 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 +
1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression
is that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The
first set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves
more or less as one would expect having knowing the original
story-line; the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In
the second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not
having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is
no backstory, presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for
the title, it might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but
for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence
is located with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what was
done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the prime
suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the master
detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into
town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most
of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who use
it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to
see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil
it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on
a popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in
the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from 1993(?)
about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with covid. I
haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years - precognited a
thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp being elected
president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

BeH

2023-02-25 23:10:12 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2 +
1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my impression
is that they get progressively worse with each reboot. The
first set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and behaves
more or less as one would expect having knowing the original
story-line; the third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In
the second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not
having kept up with all the different Marvel universes
featured in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that good.
The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own - there is
no backstory, presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for
the title, it might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original but
for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence
is located with precision. That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what was
done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the prime
suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the master
detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way into
town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most
of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who use
it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get to
see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year or so
delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you spoil
it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist on
a popular show and the internet blows up.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in
the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from 1993(?)
about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with covid. I
haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years - precognited a
thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp being elected
president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway not
watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-26 14:40:08 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2
+ 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my
impression is that they get progressively worse with each
reboot. The first set of three has a Peter Parker who
looks and behaves more or less as one would expect having
knowing the original story-line; the third movie is pretty
weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks
like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much,
don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all the
different Marvel universes featured in the comics may
colour my bias against this interpretation of the story...
but nah. It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes
no sense on it's own - there is no backstory, presumably
because that was presented in an Avengers movie that I
haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it might
have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original
but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence
is located with precision. That character could be
annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what
was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the
master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most
of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who
use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get
to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year
or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist
on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of things
are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff world-wide
simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game of Thrones (or
whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in
the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with
covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years - precognited
a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp being elected
president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway not
watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

BeH

2023-02-27 20:18:50 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 + 2
+ 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my
impression is that they get progressively worse with each
reboot. The first set of three has a Peter Parker who
looks and behaves more or less as one would expect having
knowing the original story-line; the third movie is pretty
weak, story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks
like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too much,
don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with all the
different Marvel universes featured in the comics may
colour my bias against this interpretation of the story...
but nah. It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes
no sense on it's own - there is no backstory, presumably
because that was presented in an Avengers movie that I
haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it might
have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original
but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the files/evidence
is located with precision. That character could be
annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what
was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the
master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because most
of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers who
use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town by
themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get
to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year
or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy cinema
movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane rides where I
could watch films that hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot twist
on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of things
are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff world-wide
simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game of Thrones (or
whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers constatntly
tells me how much/how little they are following the storyline in
the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened with
covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years - precognited
a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp being elected
president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway not
watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows something not
from the internet. I'm sure you know something not from the internet.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-02-28 13:02:15 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 +
2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my
impression is that they get progressively worse with
each reboot. The first set of three has a Peter Parker
who looks and behaves more or less as one would expect
having knowing the original story-line; the third movie
is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether
screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not having
kept up with all the different Marvel universes featured
in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that
good. The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own -
there is no backstory, presumably because that was
presented in an Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In
any case, if not for the title, it might
have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original
but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That character
could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what
was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the
master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because
most of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers
who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town
by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get
to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year
or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released if
DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of things
are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff world-wide
simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game of Thrones
(or whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following the
storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway
not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows something
not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not from the
internet.

OMG! It's troo!

BeH

2023-03-01 09:39:33 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3 +
2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person my
impression is that they get progressively worse with
each reboot. The first set of three has a Peter Parker
who looks and behaves more or less as one would expect
having knowing the original story-line; the third movie
is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is altogether
screwing around too much, don't do that hmmm! Not having
kept up with all the different Marvel universes featured
in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah. It's not that
good. The third 'iteration' makes no sense on it's own -
there is no backstory, presumably because that was
presented in an Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In
any case, if not for the title, it might
have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the original
but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail of
every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That character
could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that what
was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour was
mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until the
master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and then
mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of work
involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because
most of the properties have been bought up by rich city-dwellers
who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town
by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't get
to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e. a year
or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released if
DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of things
are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff world-wide
simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game of Thrones
(or whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following the
storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist that
blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on the
internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the
internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway
not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows something
not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not from the
internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-01 13:02:42 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3
+ 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person
my impression is that they get progressively worse
with each reboot. The first set of three has a Peter
Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one would
expect having knowing the original story-line; the
third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second
set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that
hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different Marvel
universes featured in the comics may colour my bias
against this interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no
sense on it's own - there is no backstory, presumably
because that was presented in an Avengers movie that I
haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in
danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail
of every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That character
could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that
what was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour
was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until
the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and
then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because
most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town
by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't
get to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e.
a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released if
DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game
of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following
the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist
that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on
the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not
the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway
not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows something
not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not from the
internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

BeH

2023-03-02 22:12:23 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman movies: 3
+ 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old person
my impression is that they get progressively worse
with each reboot. The first set of three has a Peter
Parker who looks and behaves more or less as one would
expect having knowing the original story-line; the
third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second
set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too much, don't do that
hmmm! Not having kept up with all the different Marvel
universes featured in the comics may colour my bias
against this interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no
sense on it's own - there is no backstory, presumably
because that was presented in an Avengers movie that I
haven't seen. In any case, if not for the title, it
might have been classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in
danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail
of every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That character
could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that
what was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour
was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a tourist
perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period ones) the
prime suspect seems to always be a random vagrant until
the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the way
into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those population
signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in America - and
then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are because
most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of town
by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't
get to see something until it goes into syndication (i.e.
a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released if
DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest you
spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over Game
of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following
the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist
that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on
the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not
the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup. Anyway
not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows something
not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not from the
internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their early
30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly slang terms and
he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that guy.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-04 14:28:41 UTC

3 + 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a typical old
person my impression is that they get progressively
worse with each reboot. The first set of three has a
Peter Parker who looks and behaves more or less as
one would expect having knowing the original
story-line; the third movie is pretty weak,
story-wise. In the second set ('Amazing') PP looks
like a 'Chad' and is altogether screwing around too
much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with
all the different Marvel universes featured in the
comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no
sense on it's own - there is no backstory,
presumably because that was presented in an Avengers
movie that I haven't seen. In any case, if not for
the title, it might have been classified as an
Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in
danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail
of every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That
character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that
what was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour
was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a
tourist perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period
ones) the prime suspect seems to always be a random
vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the
way into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those
population signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in
America - and then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are
because most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of
town by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't
get to see something until it goes into syndication
(i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released
if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest
you spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over
Game of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the
same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following
the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist
that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on
the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from
not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not
from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly slang
terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence they
speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little crazy.

It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label people 55 and
over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

BeH

2023-03-04 18:47:48 UTC

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds' in
danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with an
autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every detail
of every old case or at a minimum knows where the
files/evidence is located with precision. That
character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is handled
reasonably well for the medium... certainly better that
what was done in 'Munk', if you remember that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive behaviour
was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in small
villages in England is somewhat concerning from a
tourist perspective. Also in the old ones (or the period
ones) the prime suspect seems to always be a random
vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the
way into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those
population signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in
America - and then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are
because most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of
town by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually don't
get to see something until it goes into syndication
(i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with hard-copy
cinema movies it was the same thing. I have been on plane
rides where I could watch films that hadn't been released
if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest
you spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge plot
twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over
Game of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the
same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are following
the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot twist
that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day from
1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what happened
with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had Tr*mp
being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see on
the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from
not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not
from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly slang
terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence they
speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label people 55 and
over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which doesn't
even make sense in different populations. Just use an actual age
interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning traits to
star-signs...

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-06 13:17:41 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman
movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a
typical old person my impression is that they get
progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and
behaves more or less as one would expect having
knowing the original story-line; the third movie
is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too
much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with
all the different Marvel universes featured in the
comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no
sense on it's own - there is no backstory,
presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case,
if not for the title, it might have been
classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds'
in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with
an autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every
detail of every old case or at a minimum knows where
the files/evidence is located with precision. That
character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is
handled reasonably well for the medium... certainly
better that what was done in 'Munk', if you remember
that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive
behaviour was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in
small villages in England is somewhat concerning from
a tourist perspective. Also in the old ones (or the
period ones) the prime suspect seems to always be a
random vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the
way into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those
population signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in
America - and then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are
because most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of
town by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually
don't get to see something until it goes into
syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with
hard-copy cinema movies it was the same thing. I have
been on plane rides where I could watch films that
hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest
you spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge
plot twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over
Game of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the
same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are
following the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile
and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot
twist that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what
happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long
time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see
on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff
from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not
from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly slang
terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence
they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little
crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it said
'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

BeH

2023-03-07 22:11:39 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman
movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a
typical old person my impression is that they get
progressively worse with each reboot. The first
set of three has a Peter Parker who looks and
behaves more or less as one would expect having
knowing the original story-line; the third movie
is pretty weak, story-wise. In the second set
('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad' and is
altogether screwing around too
much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up with
all the different Marvel universes featured in the
comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes no
sense on it's own - there is no backstory,
presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case,
if not for the title, it might have been
classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds'
in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with
an autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every
detail of every old case or at a minimum knows where
the files/evidence is located with precision. That
character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is
handled reasonably well for the medium... certainly
better that what was done in 'Munk', if you remember
that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive
behaviour was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over the
American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in
small villages in England is somewhat concerning from
a tourist perspective. Also in the old ones (or the
period ones) the prime suspect seems to always be a
random vagrant until the master detective solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on the
way into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those
population signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in
America - and then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount of
work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are
because most of the properties have been bought up by rich
city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts of
town by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually
don't get to see something until it goes into
syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with
hard-copy cinema movies it was the same thing. I have
been on plane rides where I could watch films that
hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with lest
you spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge
plot twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort of
things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess over
Game of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is) at the
same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are
following the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I smile
and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot
twist that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what
happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long
time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I see
on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff
from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have a
gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something not
from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly slang
terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence
they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little
crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being consulted
before you get locked up...=

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it said
'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not a all
certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in them
selves imagined representations of things assigned to random formations
of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old and the
universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-08 12:18:24 UTC

Post by BeH
I have now seen all (I think) the Spiderman
movies: 3 + 2 + 1 (+1 animated), and like a
typical old person my impression is that they
get progressively worse with each reboot. The
first set of three has a Peter Parker who looks
and behaves more or less as one would expect
having knowing the original story-line; the
third movie is pretty weak, story-wise. In the
second set ('Amazing') PP looks like a 'Chad'
and is altogether screwing around too
much, don't do that hmmm! Not having kept up
with all the different Marvel universes featured
in the comics may colour my bias against this
interpretation of the story... but nah.
It's not that good. The third 'iteration' makes
no sense on it's own - there is no backstory,
presumably because that was presented in an
Avengers movie that I haven't seen. In any case,
if not for the title, it might have been
classified as an Ironman flick.
Anyway - on to the next thing.

I never watch any of those super hero things.
What is the next thing?
Enquiring minds want to know.

A french crime series, apparently. 'Alice' in the
original but for some reason called 'Bright Minds'
in danish.
A messy and disorganised policewoman teams up with
an autistisk archivist with a passion for puzzles.
We'll see how that goes.

The austistic archivist probably remembers every
detail of every old case or at a minimum knows
where the files/evidence is located with precision.
That character could be annoying...

Of course she does. The neurodivergent aspect is
handled reasonably well for the medium... certainly
better that what was done in 'Munk', if you remember
that one.

I rememeber it being on tv but never watched it.

The detectiving was all right, but his compulsive
behaviour was mostly played as a joke...

Post by Merlyne
Generally, I like the British crime dramas (over
the American ones).

Quite. Although the amount of murders committed in
small villages in England is somewhat concerning
from a tourist perspective. Also in the old ones (or
the period ones) the prime suspect seems to always
be a random vagrant until the master detective
solves it all.

Maybe the person who updates the population sign on
the way into town is behind all the murders.

I don't think small villages in England use those
population signs. I've never seen them anywhere but in
America - and then mostly in western fillems.

Maybe they don't use population sign due to the amount
of work involved in updating them.

Or maybe they never know how many residents there are
because most of the properties have been bought up by
rich city-dwellers who use it as a holiday home.

Post by Merlyne
Then the designated person has to go to the outskirts
of town by themselves at dusk <cue suspenseful music>

...and then they don't have an alibi for the murder.

Post by Merlyne
Poker Face
The Last of Us

Isn't that a computer game?

Post by Merlyne
Happy Valley
1923

Don't think I've heard of any of those. We usually
don't get to see something until it goes into
syndication (i.e. a year or so delayed).

I should have added that in the olden days with
hard-copy cinema movies it was the same thing. I have
been on plane rides where I could watch films that
hadn't been released if DK yet.

See, then you have no one to discuss the movie with
lest you spoil it for them.

Quite. Good thing I don't have to take plane rides any more.

Post by Merlyne
It must be hard to be surprised when there's a huge
plot twist on a popular show and the internet blows up.

Yup. If one engage with the internet where that sort
of things are discussed.
The streaming services usually release their stuff
world-wide simultaneously, so everybody can obsess
over Game of Thrones (or whatever the next thing is)
at the same time.

See list above for the 'in' thing.
Yes, the Last of us is a game. One of my programmers
constatntly tells me how much/how little they are
following the storyline in the game. I'm polite. I
smile and nod.
The only show that recall recently having a big plot
twist that blew up the internet is The White Lotus.

Never heard about that either.

I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what
happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long
time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I
see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know
stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have
a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something
not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly
slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that
guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence
they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little
crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not a
all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the horoscopes
and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

BeH

2023-03-10 13:03:27 UTC

[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much what
happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for a long
time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I
see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know
stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this newsgroup.
Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would have
a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something
not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in their
early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and ugly
slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on fleek that
guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every sentence
they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes me a little
crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Wonder no more. I have neither forcibly nor voluntarily been committed
to a mental institution. There was never any need. (Also the resources
for such is woefully inadequate in the public health system.)

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not a
all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few thousand
years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the horoscopes
and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-10 13:35:44 UTC

Post by BeH
[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

[nitpicking]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much
what happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for
a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I
see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know
stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this
newsgroup. Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly
points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would
have a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something
not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in
their early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and
ugly slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on
fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every
sentence they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes
me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not a
all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few thousand
years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the horoscopes
and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

BeH

2023-03-10 21:54:41 UTC

Post by BeH
[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

[nitpicking]

[It's my favourite thing]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other day
from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty much
what happened with covid. I haven't laughed so hard for
a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years -
precognited a thing that then happens. I think they had
Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what I
see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I know
stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this
newsgroup. Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly
points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would
have a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know something
not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in
their early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid and
ugly slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very on
fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every
sentence they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes
me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers and
people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not a
all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few thousand
years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the horoscopes
and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-11 15:14:45 UTC

Post by BeH
[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

[nitpicking]

[It's my favourite thing]

[I know]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other
day from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty
much what happened with covid. I haven't laughed so
hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years
- precognited a thing that then happens. I think they
had Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what
I see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I
know stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this
newsgroup. Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly
points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would
have a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know
something not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in
their early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid
and ugly slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very
on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every
sentence they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes
me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Wonder no more. I have neither forcibly nor voluntarily been
committed to a mental institution. There was never any need. (Also
the resources for such is woefully inadequate in the public health
system.)

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers
and people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats
label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok
with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not
a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined representations of things assigned
to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few thousand
years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!

Today's horoscope for Gemini:
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling energetic
and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you think
about all you need to do. It may be time to question whether you should
make some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so,
perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives you more freedom
of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!
The Stars are aligned!

BeH

2023-03-12 21:03:25 UTC

Post by BeH
[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

[nitpicking]

[It's my favourite thing]

[I know]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other
day from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty
much what happened with covid. I haven't laughed so
hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the years
- precognited a thing that then happens. I think they
had Tr*mp being elected president at some point too.
I haven't seen the show in years, so I only know what
I see on the internet. (About The Simpsons, I mean. I
know stuff from not the internet as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this
newsgroup. Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly
points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I would
have a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people knows
something not from the internet. I'm sure you know
something not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in
their early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid
and ugly slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very
on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every
sentence they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which makes
me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Wonder no more. I have neither forcibly nor voluntarily been
committed to a mental institution. There was never any need. (Also
the resources for such is woefully inadequate in the public health
system.)

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers
and people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats
label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok
with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and it
said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's not
a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined representations of things assigned
to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few thousand
years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling energetic
and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you think
about all you need to do. It may be time to question whether you should
make some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so,
perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives you more freedom
of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that day.
And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

Post by Merlyne
The Stars are aligned!

They always are. The alignment may vary but there always is one.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-14 11:06:50 UTC

Post by BeH
[on the tooob - which isn't even a tooob any more]

[nitpicking]

[It's my favourite thing]

[I know]

Post by Merlyne
I was watching an episode of the Simpsons the other
day from 1993(?) about the Osaka flu. It was pretty
much what happened with covid. I haven't laughed so
hard for a long time...

The Simpsons have done that a few times over the
years - precognited a thing that then happens. I
think they had Tr*mp being elected president at some
point too. I haven't seen the show in years, so I
only know what I see on the internet. (About The
Simpsons, I mean. I know stuff from not the internet
as well.)

I feel like you should be awarded a point for that.

I heard there were no awarding of points in this
newsgroup. Anyway not watching the Simpsons is hardly
points-worthy.

If points were awarded for watching th Simpsons, I
would have a gazillion by now.
I meant for knowing stuff from not the internet.

Oh, that. It's nothing really. I bet a lot of people
knows something not from the internet. I'm sure you know
something not from the internet.

OMG! It's troo!

There you do, The more you know!

But then again, I'm not a millenial or Gen Z....

Okay, boomer!
I recently saw (on the internet) something about a person in
their early 30s complaining that the youth used such stupid
and ugly slang terms and he didn't understand it... Not very
on fleek that guy.

I find the young people use 'literally' in literally every
sentence they speak . And they use it figuratively. Which
makes me a little crazy.

Literally crazy?

Maybe. Who can tell?

A clinical psychologist probably. Aren't those the ones being
consulted before you get locked up...=

idk.
I've never been locked up.
Now I wonder about you.

Wonder no more. I have neither forcibly nor voluntarily been
committed to a mental institution. There was never any need. (Also
the resources for such is woefully inadequate in the public health
system.)

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers
and people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic
stats label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if
I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and
it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's
not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by
then, and there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling energetic
and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you think
about all you need to do. It may be time to question whether you
should make some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on
you? If so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives you
more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that day.
And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk to try
to unclog my head.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

Post by Merlyne
The Stars are aligned!

They always are. The alignment may vary but there always is one.

BeH

2023-03-14 22:05:44 UTC

[less]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were Boomers
and people born after were Gen X. Now all the demographic
stats label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if
I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups, which
doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit like
assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer and
it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's
not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by
then, and there are still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling energetic
and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you think
about all you need to do. It may be time to question whether you
should make some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on
you? If so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives you
more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that day.
And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk to try
to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Post by Merlyne
The Stars are aligned!

They always are. The alignment may vary but there always is one.

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-15 12:26:56 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just
use an actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a
bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer
and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's
not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star
signs (which in them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as
a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to question
whether you should make some significant changes. Are the walls
closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for an
opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk to
try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

Post by Merlyne
The Stars are aligned!

They always are. The alignment may vary but there always is one.

BeH

2023-03-16 00:13:01 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations. Just
use an actual age interval if that's what they mean. It's a
bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer
and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case it's
not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of star
signs (which in them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify as
a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to question
whether you should make some significant changes. Are the walls
closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for an
opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk to
try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you know.
You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-16 20:30:46 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers.
I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations.
Just use an actual age interval if that's what they mean.
It's a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer
and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of
star signs (which in them selves imagined representations of
things assigned to random formations of far-away celestial
bodies) is more than 2000 years old and the universe
rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown
up by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify
as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to
question whether you should make some significant changes. Are
the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for
an opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps
gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk
to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

BeH

2023-03-18 17:47:54 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers.
I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations.
Just use an actual age interval if that's what they mean.
It's a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a Cancer
and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of
star signs (which in them selves imagined representations of
things assigned to random formations of far-away celestial
bodies) is more than 2000 years old and the universe
rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown
up by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify
as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to
question whether you should make some significant changes. Are
the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for
an opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps
gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk
to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom. Why
are you in a chair?
--
BeH - all that is old is new again

Merlyne

2023-03-19 14:53:37 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers.
I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations.
Just use an actual age interval if that's what they
mean. It's a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of
star signs (which in them selves imagined representations
of things assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old and the
universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown
up by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify
as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to
question whether you should make some significant changes. Are
the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for
an opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or
perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk
to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection
and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom. Why
are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

BeH

2023-03-20 00:37:09 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as Boomers.
I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age groups,
which doesn't even make sense in different populations.
Just use an actual age interval if that's what they
mean. It's a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping of
star signs (which in them selves imagined representations
of things assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old and the
universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a few
thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been blown
up by then, and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all the
horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I identify
as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a little
when you think about all you need to do. It may be time to
question whether you should make some significant changes. Are
the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for
an opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement or
perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done that
day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small walk
to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection
and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have you
been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom. Why
are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on my
account...
--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-03-20 20:11:47 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if that's
what they mean. It's a bit like assigning traits to
star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping
of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random formations
of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years
old and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a
few thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been
blown up by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all
the horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I
identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a
little when you think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some significant
changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you
should look for an opportunity that gives you more freedom of
movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done
that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small
walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection
and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have you
been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not from
something like say, a brain tumour.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom.
Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on my
account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

BeH

2023-03-21 22:29:09 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964 were
Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if that's
what they mean. It's a bit like assigning traits to
star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any case
it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the mapping
of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random formations
of far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years
old and the universe rotates, so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a
few thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't been
blown up by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all
the horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I
identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a
little when you think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some significant
changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps you
should look for an opportunity that gives you more freedom of
movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done
that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small
walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected, you
know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear infection
and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have you
been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not from
something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since both
appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents with tinnitus
symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom.
Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on my
account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*

Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's sort
of implied in the name...

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-03-23 11:59:19 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964
were Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now
all the demographic stats label people 55 and over
as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if
that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any
case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the
mapping of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a
few thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't
been blown up by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all
the horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I
identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a
little when you think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some significant
changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives you more
freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done
that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small
walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected,
you know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as
if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have
you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not from
something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since both
appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents with
tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom.
Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on my
account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably on a
hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid the
uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard floor.

BeH

2023-03-23 23:52:35 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964
were Boomers and people born after were Gen X. Now
all the demographic stats label people 55 and over
as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if
that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any
case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the
mapping of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all the
dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in a
few thousand years again - even assuming Earth hasn't
been blown up by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read all
the horoscopes and pick the one they like the best. 'I
identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up feeling
energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may sink a
little when you think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some significant
changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives you more
freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get done
that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a small
walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected,
you know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do as
if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have
you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not from
something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since both
appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents with
tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that freedom.
Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on my
account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably on a
hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid the
uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have contact with
the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's going to make a mess
with all the blood...

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-03-25 13:38:27 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964
were Boomers and people born after were Gen X.
Now all the demographic stats label people 55 and
over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with
that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if
that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any
case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the
mapping of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more
than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all
the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in
a few thousand years again - even assuming Earth
hasn't been blown up by then, and there are still
people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read
all the horoscopes and pick the one they like the
best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may
sink a little when you think about all you need to do. It
may be time to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If
so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside
part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected,
you know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do
as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have
you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not
from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents with
tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on
my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably on
a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid the
uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have contact
with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's going to make a
mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

BeH

2023-03-26 00:16:54 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before 1964
were Boomers and people born after were Gen X.
Now all the demographic stats label people 55 and
over as Boomers. I'm not sure if I'm ok with
that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in different
populations. Just use an actual age interval if
that's what they mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of a
Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In any
case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer - the
mapping of star signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of things assigned to random
formations of far-away celestial bodies) is more
than 2000 years old and the universe rotates, so all
the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync in
a few thousand years again - even assuming Earth
hasn't been blown up by then, and there are still
people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read
all the horoscopes and pick the one they like the
best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood may
sink a little when you think about all you need to do. It
may be time to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in on you? If
so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you outside
part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all connected,
you know. You can try to move it by holding your nose and do
as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very painful.
I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus. Have
you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not
from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents with
tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to be a
Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the other
hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on
my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably on
a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid the
uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have contact
with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's going to make a
mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor design of
that joint in my opinion.

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-03-28 11:14:27 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after were
Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if
I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual age
interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit
like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of
a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac
signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In
any case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer
- the mapping of star signs (which in them selves
imagined representations of things assigned to
random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync
in a few thousand years again - even assuming Earth
hasn't been blown up by then, and there are still
people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read
all the horoscopes and pick the one they like the
best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood
may sink a little when you think about all you need to
do. It may be time to question whether you should make
some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on
you? If so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity
that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding your
nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus.
Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not
from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to be
a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the other
hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on
my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably
on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid
the uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard
floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have contact
with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's going to make
a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor design
of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

BeH

2023-03-29 23:03:58 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after were
Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure if
I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate age
groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual age
interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit
like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits of
a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac
signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In
any case it's not a all certain that I am a cancer
- the mapping of star signs (which in them selves
imagined representations of things assigned to
random formations of far-away celestial bodies) is
more than 2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync
in a few thousand years again - even assuming Earth
hasn't been blown up by then, and there are still
people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just read
all the horoscopes and pick the one they like the
best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood
may sink a little when you think about all you need to
do. It may be time to question whether you should make
some significant changes. Are the walls closing in on
you? If so, perhaps you should look for an opportunity
that gives you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding your
nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it.
If it works but tastes really bad you have an inner-ear
infection and need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus.
Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and not
from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to be
a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the other
hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about the
homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine on
my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard floor...
*shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor? It's
sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet perferrably
on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on a mat to avoid
the uncomfortableness from having your bones pressing into the hard
floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have contact
with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's going to make
a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor design
of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-03-30 12:22:21 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after were
Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure
if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate
age groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual age
interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit
like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits
of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac
signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In
any case it's not a all certain that I am a
cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync
in a few thousand years again - even assuming
Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and there are
still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood
may sink a little when you think about all you need
to do. It may be time to question whether you should
make some significant changes. Are the walls closing
in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for an
opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement
or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus.
Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and
not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to
be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the humidity
coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about the
homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for
no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine
on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor?
It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on
a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your bones
pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor design
of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

BeH

2023-03-31 14:20:14 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after were
Gen X. Now all the demographic stats label
people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm not sure
if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate
age groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual age
interval if that's what they mean. It's a bit
like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the traits
of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical about zodiac
signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless. In
any case it's not a all certain that I am a
cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of sync
in a few thousand years again - even assuming
Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and there are
still people to be misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your mood
may sink a little when you think about all you need
to do. It may be time to question whether you should
make some significant changes. Are the walls closing
in on you? If so, perhaps you should look for an
opportunity that gives you more freedom of movement
or perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't get
done that day. And I went outside to have a smoke...
All the walls stayed where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for a
small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got tinnitus.
Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and
not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know) since
both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to
be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the humidity
coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about the
homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for
no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga routine
on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor?
It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done on
a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your bones
pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor design
of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is supposed
to constantly checking with me whether there is anything that makes me
uncomfortable - without annoyingly interrupting me in my normal
goings-on obviously...

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-04-01 14:24:24 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after
were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats
label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate
age groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean. It's
a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I am a
cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of
sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your
mood may sink a little when you think about all you
need to do. It may be time to question whether you
should make some significant changes. Are the walls
closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look
for an opportunity that gives you more freedom of
movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't
get done that day. And I went outside to have a
smoke... All the walls stayed where they are,
though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for
a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and
not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever
heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to
be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on
the other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about
the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure
water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga
pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for
no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor?
It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done
on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your bones
pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor
discomfort?

I have no idea.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

Huh?

BeH

2023-04-03 10:19:38 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or before
1964 were Boomers and people born after
were Gen X. Now all the demographic stats
label people 55 and over as Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to separate
age groups, which doesn't even make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean. It's
a bit like assigning traits to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I am a
cancer - the mapping of star signs (which in
them selves imagined representations of things
assigned to random formations of far-away
celestial bodies) is more than 2000 years old
and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of
sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then, and
there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake up
feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini, your
mood may sink a little when you think about all you
need to do. It may be time to question whether you
should make some significant changes. Are the walls
closing in on you? If so, perhaps you should look
for an opportunity that gives you more freedom of
movement or perhaps gets you outside part of the
time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't
get done that day. And I went outside to have a
smoke... All the walls stayed where they are,
though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside for
a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution to
everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging) and
not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever
heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend to
be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on
the other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about
the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure
water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga
pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold for
no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the floor?
It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done
on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your bones
pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor
discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all things
should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for dogs
sake!!1!

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-04-03 20:15:26 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people born
after were Gen X. Now all the demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't even
make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean.
It's a bit like assigning traits to
star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I am
a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which
in them selves imagined representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000
years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of
sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then,
and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini
today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake
up feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini,
your mood may sink a little when you think about
all you need to do. It may be time to question
whether you should make some significant changes.
Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives you
more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you
outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't
get done that day. And I went outside to have a
smoke... All the walls stayed where they are,
though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside
for a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution
to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging)
and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever
heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend
to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice
on the other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried
some essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about
the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure
water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga
pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold
for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done
on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your
bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor
discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is anything
that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly interrupting me in
my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all things
should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't helping
any.

We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on the
main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

BeH

2023-04-05 19:13:54 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people born
after were Gen X. Now all the demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't even
make sense in
different populations. Just use an actual
age interval if that's what they mean.
It's a bit like assigning traits to
star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I am
a cancer - the mapping of star signs (which
in them selves imagined representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than 2000
years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out of
sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then,
and there are still people to be misguided by
astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people just
read all the horoscopes and pick the one they
like the best. 'I identify as a gemini
today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to wake
up feeling energetic and enthusiastic, Gemini,
your mood may sink a little when you think about
all you need to do. It may be time to question
whether you should make some significant changes.
Are the walls closing in on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives you
more freedom of movement or perhaps gets you
outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I didn't
get done that day. And I went outside to have a
smoke... All the walls stayed where they are,
though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside
for a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the solution
to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my head.
I still have the sinus cold and really bad tinnitus :(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by holding
your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and need medical attention and
antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be very
painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging)
and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've ever
heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to pretend
to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out "layman" advice
on the other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried
some essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's dangerous.
The smell of the candle will spread around the room as you sit and chant
your yoga mantras...

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell - about
the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank pure
water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than yoga
pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold
for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all that
freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are done
on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having your
bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also it's
going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is anything
that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly interrupting me in
my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all things
should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't helping
any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on the
main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the outside
thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the
door from living room to conservatory open most of the day.

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-04-10 17:26:08 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't even
make sense in
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they
mean. It's a bit like assigning traits
to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I
am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined
representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out
of sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then,
and there are still people to be misguided
by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people
just read all the horoscopes and pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you
think about all you need to do. It may be time
to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in
on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside to
have a smoke... All the walls stayed where they
are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside
for a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really bad
tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by
holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed
mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes really bad
you have an inner-ear infection and need medical
attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging)
and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've
ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as you
sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank
pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold
for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all
that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are
done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having
your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also
it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is anything
that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly interrupting me
in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on the
main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating off
and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

BeH

2023-04-11 10:30:21 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't even
make sense in
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what they
mean. It's a bit like assigning traits
to star-signs...

Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said 'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that I
am a cancer - the mapping of star signs
(which in them selves imagined
representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out
of sync in a few thousand years again - even
assuming Earth hasn't been blown up by then,
and there are still people to be misguided
by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people
just read all the horoscopes and pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you
think about all you need to do. It may be time
to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in
on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside to
have a smoke... All the walls stayed where they
are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went outside
for a small walk to try to unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really bad
tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's all
connected, you know. You can try to move it by
holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with closed
mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes really bad
you have an inner-ear infection and need medical
attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a cold.
I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even aging)
and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you know)
since both appeared at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've
ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as you
sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to your
walls and other surfaces.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank
pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too cold
for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all
that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold, hard
floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are
done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having
your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones have
contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong. Also
it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while. Poor
design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is anything
that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly interrupting me
in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

I prefer to think of it as a citizen quality control function...

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on the
main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating off
and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night around
here... And also it rains.

--
BeH - there is no easter bunny. Deal with it!

Merlyne

2023-04-12 10:56:06 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't

even > make sense in

Post by BeH
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what

they > mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits > to star-signs...
Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said
'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that
I am a cancer - the mapping of star
signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out
of sync in a few thousand years again -
even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people
just read all the horoscopes and pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you
think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in
on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside
to have a smoke... All the walls stayed where
they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog my
head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really bad
tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's
all connected, you know. You can try to move it by
holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes
really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a
cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as
you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to your
walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank
pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too
cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all
that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold,
hard floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are
done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having
your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones
have contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong.
Also it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while.
Poor design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is
anything that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly
interrupting me in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

I prefer to think of it as a citizen quality control function...

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on
the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating
off and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

BeH

2023-04-13 13:27:57 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't

even > make sense in

Post by BeH
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what

they > mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits > to star-signs...
Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said
'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that
I am a cancer - the mapping of star
signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out
of sync in a few thousand years again -
even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people
just read all the horoscopes and pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you
think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in
on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside
to have a smoke... All the walls stayed where
they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog my
head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really bad
tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's
all connected, you know. You can try to move it by
holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes
really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a
cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as
you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to your
walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just spill
off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank
pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too
cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all
that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold,
hard floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are
done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having
your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones
have contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong.
Also it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while.
Poor design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is
anything that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly
interrupting me in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

I prefer to think of it as a citizen quality control function...

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on
the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating
off and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all the
visitors will walk around in shorts...

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

BeH

2023-04-13 13:29:19 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on or
before 1964 were Boomers and people
born after were Gen X. Now all the
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't

even > make sense in

Post by BeH
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what

they > mean. It's a bit like assigning
traits > to star-signs...
Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up the
traits of a Cancer and it said
'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain that
I am a cancer - the mapping of star
signs (which in them selves imagined
representations of
things assigned to random formations of
far-away celestial bodies) is more than
2000 years old and the universe rotates,
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be out
of sync in a few thousand years again -
even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to be
misguided by astrology.

Post by Merlyne
Then it will get to a point where people
just read all the horoscopes and pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as a
gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when you
think about all you need to do. It may be
time to question whether you should make some
significant changes. Are the walls closing in
on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that gives
you more freedom of movement or perhaps gets
you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside
to have a smoke... All the walls stayed where
they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog my
head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really bad
tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's
all connected, you know. You can try to move it by
holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes
really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a
cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by the
humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as
you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to your
walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just spill
off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he drank
pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too
cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with all
that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the yoga
routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold,
hard floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises are
done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from having
your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones
have contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong.
Also it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while.
Poor design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is
anything that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly
interrupting me in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April for
dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

I prefer to think of it as a citizen quality control function...

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on
the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating
off and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all the
visitors will walk around in shorts...

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

BeH

2023-04-13 22:29:48 UTC

On 13.04.2023 15.29, BeH wrote:

Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell me the
server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to refresh the
group... Grrrrr!

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

Merlyne

2023-04-14 11:34:57 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell me the
server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to refresh the
group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

BeH

2023-04-15 00:48:55 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell me the
server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to refresh the
group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

Merlyne

2023-04-16 13:33:08 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell me
the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to refresh the
group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

BeH

2023-04-17 21:05:40 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell me
the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to refresh the
group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer until
late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows how long the
server was acting up.

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

Merlyne

2023-04-20 11:00:57 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell
me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to
refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer until
late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows how long
the server was acting up.

I was teasing.
Keep your hair on.

BeH

2023-04-21 10:49:54 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader tell
me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to
refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer until
late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows how long
the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when I'm
feeling rough.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-22 14:09:04 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to
refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer until
late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows how long
the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when I'm
feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.

It helps control the shedding.

BeH

2023-04-23 20:58:58 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused to
refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer until
late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows how long
the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when I'm
feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-25 11:18:21 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused
to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows
how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when
I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

BeH

2023-04-26 11:32:49 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then refused
to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows
how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when
I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-28 12:35:26 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then
refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows
how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when
I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

BeH

2023-04-29 17:45:30 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid newsreader
tell me the server rejected my post - twice? And then
refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who knows
how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile when
I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-30 11:52:54 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post - twice?
And then refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who
knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

BeH

2023-05-02 20:16:52 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post - twice?
And then refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then disappeared.
I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the computer
until late... I do do other things sometimes. And also who
knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government. The
Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche was
involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development (the
Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).

However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble cars
for pansies?

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-03 11:17:52 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post - twice?
And then refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes. And
also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government. The
Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche was
involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development (the
Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

BeH

2023-05-05 21:26:51 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post - twice?
And then refused to refresh the group... Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes. And
also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government. The
Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche was
involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development (the
Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along the
line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika or two?

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-07 13:46:51 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes. And
also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government. The
Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche was
involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development (the
Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along the
line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika or two?

Idk.

BeH

2023-05-08 18:56:53 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes. And
also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of chamomile
when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I give
haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government. The
Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche was
involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development (the
Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along the
line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika or two?

Idk.

Well, I checked. Yes and no on my guess. But quite a few images of boots
for some reason. And also a Che Guevara face which seems misplaced in
the context.

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=skinhead+tattoo+designs&iax=images&ia=images

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-09 12:49:02 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes.
And also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of
chamomile when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on
shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I
give haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government.
The Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche
was involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development
(the Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along the
line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika or two?

Idk.

Well, I checked. Yes and no on my guess. But quite a few images of
boots for some reason. And also a Che Guevara face which seems
misplaced in the context.
https://duckduckgo.com/?

t=ffab&q=skinhead+tattoo+designs&iax=images&ia=

Post by BeH
images

Some of them say 'skinhead'.
Bizarre!

BeH

2023-05-11 10:34:09 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes.
And also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of
chamomile when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on
shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I
give haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government.
The Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr Porsche
was involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank development
(the Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't bubble
cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along the
line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika or two?

Idk.

Well, I checked. Yes and no on my guess. But quite a few images of
boots for some reason. And also a Che Guevara face which seems
misplaced in the context.
https://duckduckgo.com/?

t=ffab&q=skinhead+tattoo+designs&iax=images&ia=

Post by BeH
images

Some of them say 'skinhead'.
Bizarre!

It's probably one of those 'note to self' things.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-13 11:13:24 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes.
And also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of
chamomile when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on
shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I
give haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government.
The Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr
Porsche was involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank
development (the Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it
easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't
bubble cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along
the line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika
or two?

Idk.

Well, I checked. Yes and no on my guess. But quite a few images of
boots for some reason. And also a Che Guevara face which seems
misplaced in the context.
https://duckduckgo.com/?

t=ffab&q=skinhead+tattoo+designs&iax=images&ia=

Post by BeH
images

Some of them say 'skinhead'.
Bizarre!

It's probably one of those 'note to self' things.

Or an advertisement to others of that ilk.

BeH

2023-05-14 22:06:56 UTC

Post by BeH
Oh there you are - twice! Then why did the stupid
newsreader tell me the server rejected my post -
twice? And then refused to refresh the group...
Grrrrr!

Is that what happened?

That is exactly what happened. Twice.

Post by Merlyne
I saw you posted the same thing twice and then
disappeared. I thought you had a stroke.

I did not have a stroke. I went out to buy feta
cheese.

You were gone all day.
Did you go to Greece to get it?

I wasn't gone for more than an hour. I wasn't on the
computer until late... I do do other things sometimes.
And also who knows how long the server was acting up.

I was teasing.

I don't even drink tea... except for a rare cup of
chamomile when I'm feeling rough.

I drink that almost every day after dinner.

Post by Merlyne
Keep your hair on.

I have no control over that, sadly.

Biotin or a good shampoo like Nioxin.
It helps control the shedding.

Nah. Let it fall where it may - in the end I'll save on
shampoo that way.

My bro shaves his head. I guess that's always an option.

Quite. But still that also require effort - not something I
give haphazardly.
Also I don't want to be mistaken for a skinhead...

Don't they usually have swatiska or VW tattoos?

Dunno. I don't associate with that kind of people.
Also: VW tattoos? Beetles or mini-buses?

It's a German company, innit?

It is - heavily entangled with the 1933-1945 German government.
The Volks Wagen was build to roam the Autobahn. Also Herr
Porsche was involved in (and gloriously unsuccessful at) tank
development (the Germans called them PanzerKampfWagen to make it
easier).
However: Do skinheads know that? And do they care... Aren't
bubble cars for pansies?

That's the type of thing they probably do know.

Possibly, but isn't the skinhead aesthetic preference more along
the line of scull and bones or runes of some sort... and swastika
or two?

Idk.

Well, I checked. Yes and no on my guess. But quite a few images of
boots for some reason. And also a Che Guevara face which seems
misplaced in the context.
https://duckduckgo.com/?

t=ffab&q=skinhead+tattoo+designs&iax=images&ia=

Post by BeH
images

Some of them say 'skinhead'.
Bizarre!

It's probably one of those 'note to self' things.

Or an advertisement to others of that ilk.

You would think seeing the hairless heads would be enough...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-14 11:35:05 UTC

Post by BeH
[less]

[less is more]

[less not go there]

[I won't unless you do]

[I won't - it's useless]

[and pointless]

[why do you hate points?]

[I don't]

[you hate not having points, then]

[no. doesn't bother me]

[so it's just me having points you hate]

[no. I'm not keen on you awarding points to yourself]

[I don't see anyone else awarding me points]

[nor will you. get over it]

[That would entail not getting ant points. Unacceptable]

[boo hoo. move on]

[what's the point any more]

[exactly!]

[*not moving*]

[fine with me]

[fine enough for a point?]

[nice try]

Post by Merlyne
It used to be that people born on

or >>>> before 1964 were Boomers and
people >>>> born after were Gen X. Now
all the

Post by Merlyne
demographic
stats label people 55 and over as
Boomers. I'm
not sure if I'm ok with that.

I don't care. It's a stupid way to
separate age groups, which doesn't

even > make sense in

Post by BeH
different populations. Just use an
actual age interval if that's what

they > mean. It's a bit like

assigning

traits > to star-signs...
Wouldn't it be funny if I looked up

the >> traits of a Cancer and it said

'Skeptical
about zodiac signs'?

Mildly amusing. But also wholly
meaningless.
In any case it's not a all certain

that > I am a cancer - the mapping of
star > signs (which in them selves
imagined

Post by BeH
representations of
things assigned to random formations

of > far-away celestial bodies) is more
than > 2000 years old and the universe
rotates,

Post by BeH
so all the dates are off.

There's a project for you -remap the
zodiac.

Nah. There's no point. It will only be
out of sync in a few thousand years
again -
even assuming Earth hasn't been blown up
by then, and there are still people to
be misguided by astrology.

Then it will get to a point where
people just read all the horoscopes and
pick the
one they like the best. 'I identify as
a gemini today.'

OMG!!1! MEe tooo - twinsies!

What do we do now?

Hmmm... Incest?

These yoga pants work wonders!
Mar 11, 2023 - Even though you're likely to
wake up feeling energetic and enthusiastic,
Gemini, your mood may sink a little when
you think about all you need to do. It may
be time to question whether you should make
some significant changes. Are the walls
closing in on you? If so, perhaps
you should look for an opportunity that
gives you more freedom of movement or
perhaps gets you outside part of the time.

Hey, it's true! There was a lot of things I
didn't get done that day. And I went outside
to have a smoke... All the walls stayed
where they are, though.

I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog my
head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really
bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's
all connected, you know. You can try to move it
by holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes
really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a
cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by
the humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer.
They are diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it
matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as
you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just spill
off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns, the wax
is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Post by BeH
Which remind me of the joke the Amazing Randy used to tell -
about the homeopat who died from an overdose because he
drank pure water...

Post by Merlyne
Nothing gives more freedom of movement than
yoga pants!

Except maybe no yoga pants!

As you explained in another thread, it's too
cold for no pants.

It won't stay cold forever...

Don't faint.
I can crank the heat up indoors.

And then you can be free at last...

Wooo! This chair is cold!

I assumed you were going to do nekkid yoga with
all that freedom. Why are you in a chair?

So that I can read your informative posts.

I agree they are riveting, but don't neglect the
yoga routine on my account...

I won't.
I did some this morning.
Clothed.
The thought of my nekkid breasts touching the cold,
hard floor... *shudders*

*ditto*
Aren't you supposed to use a yoga mat to not touch the
floor? It's sort of implied in the name...

Thank you for being concerned about my breasts.

Your mammary comfort is always on my mind...

Post by Merlyne
The standing exercises are usually done with bare feet
perferrably on a hardwood floor. The other exercises
are done on a mat to avoid the uncomfortableness from
having your bones pressing into the hard floor.

I am not a yoga expert by any means, but if your bones
have contact with the floor you might be doing it wrong.
Also it's going to make a mess with all the blood...

Some parts of your body have less 'padding' than others.
For example, kneeling on hardwood isn't that confortable.

Kneeling on anything is downright painful after a while.
Poor design of that joint in my opinion.

And there's nowhere you can send a complaint to.

I think WHO should do something about it.

They are busy with other things right.

What can possibly be considered more important than my minor discomfort?

I have no idea.

Exactly.

Post by Merlyne
I'm sure if you leave a message someone will get back to you.

But that would be _me_ doing something about it. Everybody is
supposed to constantly checking with me whether there is
anything that makes me uncomfortable - without annoyingly
interrupting me in my normal goings-on obviously...

Huh?

It stands to reason. Since I am the centre of the universe all
things should be aligned to fit my comfort, needs and desires...

I see.

Finally someone does...!

Post by BeH
Including the weather, which for some reason seem to think that
temperatures as low a 0C is acceptable or required. It's April
for dogs sake!!1!

You should do something. Apparently complaining about it isn't
helping any.

The complaining is my contribution. I'm like a customer in this
scenario. Someone else is supposed to do something about it.

You're such a Karen!

I prefer to think of it as a citizen quality control function...

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on
the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating
off and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all the
visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

BeH

2023-04-15 00:56:04 UTC

[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog my
head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog my
head. I still have the sinus cold and really
bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear. It's
all connected, you know. You can try to move it
by holding your nose and do as if inhaling (with
closed mouth) to move it. If it works but tastes
really bad you have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics. (IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to be
very painful. I don't have an infection just a
cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you got
tinnitus. Have you been to any of those rocking and
rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by
the humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer.
They are diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it
matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room as
you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just spill
off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns, the wax
is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to keep
the mosquitoes away...

[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents on
the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the heating
off and the door from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all the
visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

Your weather is weird...

--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

Merlyne

2023-04-16 13:33:09 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog
my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog
my head. I still have the sinus cold and
really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try to
move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it. If it
works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to
be very painful. I don't have an infection just
a cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you
got tinnitus. Have you been to any of those
rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain
tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your
sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by
the humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer.
They are diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it
matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room
as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns, the
wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to keep
the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week kills
them.
Do candles work?
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away (besides
mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks that stores give
you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents
on the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the
heating off and the door from living room to conservatory open
most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all
the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

BeH

2023-04-17 21:12:55 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog
my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not unclog
my head. I still have the sinus cold and
really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try to
move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it. If it
works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend to
be very painful. I don't have an infection just
a cold. I've not had one with tinnitus before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you
got tinnitus. Have you been to any of those
rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain
tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected, you
know) since both appeared at the same time. A brain
tumour that represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal to
pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving out
"layman" advice on the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils for your
sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected by
the humidity coming up the chimney part of the humidifer.
They are diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that it
matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room
as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns, the
wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to keep
the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week kills
them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay away or
they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away (besides
mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks that stores give
you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents
on the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C, the
outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the
heating off and the door from living room to conservatory open
most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each night
around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all
the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In different
temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

Merlyne

2023-04-20 11:00:59 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog
my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus cold
and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try to
move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it. If
it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend
to be very painful. I don't have an infection
just a cold. I've not had one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you
got tinnitus. Have you been to any of those
rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain
tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected,
you know) since both appeared at the same time. A
brain tumour that represents with tinnitus
symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal
to pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving
out "layman" advice on the other hand is evidently
perfectly fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected
by the humidity coming up the chimney part of the
humidifer. They are diluted by the time I inhale them.
Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room
as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns,
the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to
keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week
kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay away
or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks that
stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents
on the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C,
the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the
heating off and the door from living room to conservatory open
most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all
the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In different
temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

BeH

2023-04-21 10:56:04 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but went
outside for a small walk to try to unclog
my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it the
solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus cold
and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try to
move it by holding your nose and do as if
inhaling (with closed mouth) to move it. If
it works but tastes really bad you have an
inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend
to be very painful. I don't have an infection
just a cold. I've not had one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how you
got tinnitus. Have you been to any of those
rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or even
aging) and not from something like say, a brain
tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected,
you know) since both appeared at the same time. A
brain tumour that represents with tinnitus
symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal
to pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet. Giving
out "layman" advice on the other hand is evidently
perfectly fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected
by the humidity coming up the chimney part of the
humidifer. They are diluted by the time I inhale them.
Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle, that's
dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around the room
as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks to
your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns,
the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to
keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week
kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay away
or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks that
stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I feel
this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many accidents
on the main highway this morning that they had to close it.
I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C,
the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had the
heating off and the door from living room to conservatory open
most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then all
the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low teens
during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In different
temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-22 14:09:04 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to try to
unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it
the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus
cold and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try
to move it by holding your nose and do as
if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move
it. If it works but tastes really bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend
to be very painful. I don't have an
infection just a cold. I've not had one
with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how
you got tinnitus. Have you been to any of
those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or
even aging) and not from something like say, a
brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected,
you know) since both appeared at the same time.
A brain tumour that represents with tinnitus
symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal
to pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet.
Giving out "layman" advice on the other hand is
evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected
by the humidity coming up the chimney part of the
humidifer. They are diluted by the time I inhale them.
Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around
the room as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks
to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns,
the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to
keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week
kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks
that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they had to
close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C,
the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had
the heating off and the door from living room to
conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then
all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In different
temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

BeH

2023-04-23 21:02:25 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to try to
unclog my head.

Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it
the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus
cold and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can try
to move it by holding your nose and do as
if inhaling (with closed mouth) to move
it. If it works but tastes really bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They tend
to be very painful. I don't have an
infection just a cold. I've not had one
with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how
you got tinnitus. Have you been to any of
those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or
even aging) and not from something like say, a
brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all connected,
you know) since both appeared at the same time.
A brain tumour that represents with tinnitus
symptoms is not something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be illegal
to pretend to be a Doctor even on the internet.
Giving out "layman" advice on the other hand is
evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get collected
by the humidity coming up the chimney part of the
humidifer. They are diluted by the time I inhale them.
Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread around
the room as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that sticks
to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will just
spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle burns,
the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I inhale.
Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles to
keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next week
kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks
that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they had to
close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed 18C,
the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C. I had
the heating off and the door from living room to
conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then
all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In different
temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares me a
bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs by that
thing...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-25 11:18:22 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to try

to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it
the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus
cold and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can
try to move it by holding your nose and
do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really
bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They
tend to be very painful. I don't have an
infection just a cold. I've not had one
with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how
you got tinnitus. Have you been to any of
those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or
even aging) and not from something like say,
a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared at
the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've
ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the other
hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried
some essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney part
of the humidifer. They are diluted by the time I
inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will
just spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles
to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks
that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they had
to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C.
I had the heating off and the door from living room to
conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then
all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares me
a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs by
that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.

The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school. He
had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.

He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his bbq.
CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so good.

Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

BeH

2023-04-26 11:43:34 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to try

to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise it
the solution to everything...

It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the sinus
cold and really bad tinnitus
:(

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can
try to move it by holding your nose and
do as if inhaling (with closed mouth) to
move it. If it works but tastes really
bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and antibiotics.
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They
tend to be very painful. I don't have an
infection just a cold. I've not had one
with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering how
you got tinnitus. Have you been to any of
those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold (or
even aging) and not from something like say,
a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared at
the same time. A brain tumour that represents
with tinnitus symptoms is not something I've
ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the other
hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have you tried
some essential oils for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney part
of the humidifer. They are diluted by the time I
inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get the
miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will
just spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles
to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee racks
that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to develop.
Cancer even longer...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they had
to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed 8C.
I had the heating off and the door from living room to
conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C each
night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And then
all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares me
a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs by
that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school. He
had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his bbq.
CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about students
tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how teachers didn't
know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...

So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing arithmetic
when calculators became a thing...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-28 12:35:27 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise

it >>> the solution to everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the

sinus >> cold and really bad tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can
try to move it by holding your nose

and > do as if inhaling (with closed
mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes really
bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They
tend to be very painful. I don't have
an infection just a cold. I've not had
one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to any
of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold
(or even aging) and not from something like
say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared at
the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have
you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the time
I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get
the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga
mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will
just spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles
to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee
racks that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1
coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to develop.
Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they
had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed
8C. I had the heating off and the door from living room
to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And
then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares
me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs
by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school.
He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so
good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about students
tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how teachers
didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing arithmetic
when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.

When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

BeH

2023-04-29 18:13:18 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day but
went outside for a small walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did. Exercise

it >>> the solution to everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did not
unclog my head. I still have the

sinus >> cold and really bad tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You can
try to move it by holding your nose

and > do as if inhaling (with closed
mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes really
bad you
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before. They
tend to be very painful. I don't have
an infection just a cold. I've not had
one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to any
of those rocking and rolling concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold
(or even aging) and not from something like
say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared at
the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have
you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the time
I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get
the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga
mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it will
just spill off the candle and make a mess on the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light candles
to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the 'mosquito
repellent' once in my experience. Either the little buggers stay
away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them away
(besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those coffee
racks that stores give you when you have to carry more than 1
coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay. I
feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to develop.
Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the chemical
industry knows what they are doing...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they
had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed
8C. I had the heating off and the door from living room
to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all week.
Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And
then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next week: low
teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares
me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs
by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school.
He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so
good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about students
tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how teachers
didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing arithmetic
when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate what
kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of cave
paintings...

In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power) wherein,
far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way to do
multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem down on paper.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-04-30 11:52:55 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day

but >>>>>> went outside for a small
walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did

not >>>> unclog my head. I still have
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You

can >>> try to move it by holding your
nose >> and > do as if inhaling (with
closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I don't
have >> an infection just a cold. I've
not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to
any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold
(or even aging) and not from something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have
you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your
ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get
the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga
mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the little
buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them
away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those
coffee racks that stores give you when you have to carry more
than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay.
I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they
had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed
8C. I had the heating off and the door from living
room to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And
then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season,
obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares
me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs
by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school.
He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so
good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing arithmetic
when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate what
kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of cave
paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way to do
multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

BeH

2023-05-02 20:24:55 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day

but >>>>>> went outside for a small
walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did

not >>>> unclog my head. I still have
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You

can >>> try to move it by holding your
nose >> and > do as if inhaling (with
closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I don't
have >> an infection just a cold. I've
not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was wondering
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to
any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus cold
(or even aging) and not from something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on the
internet. Giving out "layman" advice on the
other hand is evidently perfectly fine... Have
you tried some essential oils for your sinus
trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your
ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to get
the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the candle,
that's dangerous. The smell of the candle will spread
around the room as you sit and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the wick?
Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather next
week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the little
buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them
away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those
coffee racks that stores give you when you have to carry more
than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at bay.
I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that they
had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side showed
18C, the outside thermometer on the north side showed
8C. I had the heating off and the door from living
room to conservatory open most of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope. And
then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season,
obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it scares
me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made from specs
by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical school.
He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not so
good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing arithmetic
when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate what
kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of cave
paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way to do
multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about it,
gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a rocket where
they save weight by replacing the computer (1958 remember) with a human,
some paper and a pencil, thus making room for an enormous atomic bomb;
which they promptly use against the current enemy...

It's a rather sad story, really...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-03 11:17:52 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day

but >>>>>> went outside for a small
walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to

everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did

not >>>> unclog my head. I still have
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You

can >>> try to move it by holding

your >> nose >> and > do as if inhaling
(with >> closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I

don't >> have >> an infection just a
cold. I've

not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was

wondering

Post by BeH
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to
any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus
cold (or even aging) and not from
something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on
the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on
the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your
ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to
get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the
candle, that's dangerous. The smell of the candle
will spread around the room as you sit and chant
your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the
wick? Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather
next week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the
little buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and
die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them
away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those
coffee racks that stores give you when you have to carry
more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at
bay. I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human
history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that
they had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the door
from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope.
And then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made
from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not
so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate
what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of
cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way to
do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem down
on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about it,
gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a rocket where
they save weight by replacing the computer (1958 remember) with a
human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room for an enormous
atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the current enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a cocktail
napkin?

BeH

2023-05-05 21:31:58 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that day

but >>>>>> went outside for a small
walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to

everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but did

not >>>> unclog my head. I still have
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know. You

can >>> try to move it by holding

your >> nose >> and > do as if inhaling
(with >> closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I

don't >> have >> an infection just a
cold. I've

not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very loudly?

No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was

wondering

Post by BeH
how you got tinnitus. Have you been to
any of those rocking and rolling
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus
cold (or even aging) and not from
something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both appeared
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is not
something I've ever heard...

*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may be
illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even on
the internet. Giving out "layman" advice on
the other hand is evidently perfectly
fine... Have you tried some essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the chimney
part of the humidifer. They are diluted by the
time I inhale them. Not that it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all your
ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to
get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the
candle, that's dangerous. The smell of the candle
will spread around the room as you sit and chant
your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the
wick? Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound that
sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the candle
burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy ash which I
inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather
next week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the
little buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and
die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep them
away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of those
coffee racks that stores give you when you have to carry
more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at
bay. I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human
history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely to
penetrate the stickers...

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so many
accidents on the main highway this morning that
they had to close it. I am so done with winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the door
from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to 0C
each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope.
And then all the visitors will walk around in shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made
from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start his
bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the issue. Not
so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors. My
personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have a
calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate
what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of
cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way to
do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem down
on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about it,
gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a rocket where
they save weight by replacing the computer (1958 remember) with a
human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room for an enormous
atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the current enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a cocktail
napkin?

IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of the equations - because
they could and finally had an excuse.

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-07 13:46:52 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that

day >>>> but >>>>>> went outside for a
small >>>> walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to

everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but

did >>>> not >>>> unclog my head. I
still have

Post by BeH
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know.

You >>>> can >>> try to move it by
holding

Post by BeH
your >> nose >> and > do as if

inhaling

Post by BeH
(with >> closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I

don't >> have >> an infection just a
cold. I've

Post by BeH
not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very

loudly?

Post by BeH
No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was

wondering

Post by BeH
how you got tinnitus. Have you been

to >>> any of those rocking and rolling

Post by BeH
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus
cold (or even aging) and not from
something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both

appeared

Post by BeH
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is

not > something I've ever heard...
*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may
be illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even
on the internet. Giving out "layman"
advice on the other hand is evidently
perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the
chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that
it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all
your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to
get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the
candle, that's dangerous. The smell of the candle
will spread around the room as you sit and chant
your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the
wick? Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound
that sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the
candle burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy
ash which I inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather
next week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the
little buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and
die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep
them away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of
those coffee racks that stores give you when you have to
carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at
bay. I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human
history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the
mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely to
penetrate the stickers...

They're supposed to smell the citronella and go away.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so
many accidents on the main highway this morning
that they had to close it. I am so done with
winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the door
from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to
0C each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope.
And then all the visitors will walk around in
shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next
week: low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made
from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start
his bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the
issue. Not so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors.
My personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have
a calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate
what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of
cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way
to do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem
down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about it,
gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a rocket
where they save weight by replacing the computer (1958 remember)
with a human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room for an
enormous atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the current
enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a cocktail
napkin?

IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of the equations - because
they could and finally had an excuse.

Makes sense.

BeH

2023-05-08 19:00:52 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that

day >>>> but >>>>>> went outside for a
small >>>> walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to

everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but

did >>>> not >>>> unclog my head. I
still have

Post by BeH
the >> sinus >> cold and really bad
tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of the
inner-ear.
It's all connected, you know.

You >>>> can >>> try to move it by
holding

Post by BeH
your >> nose >> and > do as if

inhaling

Post by BeH
(with >> closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but tastes

really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection and
need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections before.

They >> tend to be very painful. I

don't >> have >> an infection just a
cold. I've

Post by BeH
not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very

loudly?

Post by BeH
No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was

wondering

Post by BeH
how you got tinnitus. Have you been

to >>> any of those rocking and rolling

Post by BeH
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus
cold (or even aging) and not from
something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's all
connected, you know) since both

appeared

Post by BeH
at the same time. A brain tumour that
represents with tinnitus symptoms is

not > something I've ever heard...
*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It may
be illegal to pretend to be a Doctor even
on the internet. Giving out "layman"
advice on the other hand is evidently
perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors get
collected by the humidity coming up the
chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that
it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all
your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form to
get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the
candle, that's dangerous. The smell of the candle
will spread around the room as you sit and chant
your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the
wick? Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound
that sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax it
will just spill off the candle and make a mess on the
holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the
candle burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy
ash which I inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold weather
next week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the
little buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and
die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep
them away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of
those coffee racks that stores give you when you have to
carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals at
bay. I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human
history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the
mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely to
penetrate the stickers...

They're supposed to smell the citronella and go away.

Have the mosquitoes been informed of this?

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so
many accidents on the main highway this morning
that they had to close it. I am so done with
winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the door
from living room to conservatory open most of the
day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C all
week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close to
0C each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always hope.
And then all the visitors will walk around in
shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next
week: low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day. In
different temperature ranges depending on the season, obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs made
from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start
his bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the
issue. Not so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have errors.
My personal experience is that it does not program well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and how
teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they have
a calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will speculate
what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make that kind of
cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way
to do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the problem
down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about it,
gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a rocket
where they save weight by replacing the computer (1958 remember)
with a human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room for an
enormous atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the current
enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a cocktail
napkin?

IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of the equations - because
they could and finally had an excuse.

Makes sense.

Military sense, maybe. Which is not common...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-09 12:49:03 UTC

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
I had a sinus headache that

day >>>> but >>>>>> went outside for

a >> small >>>> walk to

try >> to >> unclog my head.

Post by BeH
Did it work. I bet it did.

Exercise

it >>> the solution to

everything...

Post by Merlyne
It vastly mproved my mood but

did >>>> not >>>> unclog my head. I
still have

Post by BeH
the >> sinus >> cold and really

bad >>>>>> tinnitus

Possibly due to clogging of

the >>>>>>>>> inner-ear.

Post by BeH
It's all connected, you know.

You >>>> can >>> try to move it by
holding

Post by BeH
your >> nose >> and > do as if

inhaling

Post by BeH
(with >> closed >> mouth) to

Post by BeH
move it. If it works but

tastes >>>>>> really >>> bad you

Post by BeH
have an inner-ear infection

and >>>>>>>>> need medical attention and

antibiotics.

Post by BeH
(IANAMP)

(yes I know)
I've had sinus infections

before.

Post by BeH
They >> tend to be very painful.

I >>>> don't >> have >> an infection
just a >>>> cold. I've

Post by BeH
not had

one with tinnitus
before.

Have you been sneezing very

loudly?

Post by BeH
No. It's not me you hear.

I didn't hear anything. I was

wondering

Post by BeH
how you got tinnitus. Have you

been >> to >>> any of those rocking and
rolling

Post by BeH
concerts?

Not recently.
I'm hoping that it's from the sinus
cold (or even aging) and not from
something
like say, a brain tumour.

Most likely the sinus issue (it's

all >>> connected, you know) since both

appeared

Post by BeH
at the same time. A brain tumour

that >>> represents with tinnitus
symptoms is

not > something I've ever heard...
*phew*

IANAD though. Just saying...

You just play one on usenet?

Not really - hence the disclaimer. It
may be illegal to pretend to be a Doctor
even on the internet. Giving out
"layman"
advice on the other hand is evidently
perfectly fine... Have you tried some
essential oils
for your sinus trouble?

I put eucalyptus oil in the humidifer.

Undiluded??+? OMG!

There's cup for a few drops so the vapors
get collected by the humidity coming up the
chimney part of the humidifer. They are
diluted by the time I inhale them. Not that
it matters.

You mean it doesn't miraculously cures all
your ails?

Sadly, no.
I do like the smell though.

Well, that's something at least...
Maybe you need to use the oil in candle form
to get the miraculous effect.

And inhale wax?
Yuck!

You are not supposed to stick your nose in the
candle, that's dangerous. The smell of the
candle will spread around the room as you sit
and chant your yoga mantras...

Where does the wax go when it disappears from the
wick? Another dimension?

It's converted to CO2 and a greasy, ashy compound
that sticks to your walls and other surfaces.

Like the inside of my nostrals and lungs?

Right. But it's not wax then... As long as it's wax
it will just spill off the candle and make a mess on
the holder.

To summarize: I light a candle to relax me. As the
candle burns, the wax is converted to CO2 and greasy
ash which I inhale. Doesn't sound toxic at all...

Don't ask me - I'm not a wellness guru. I mostly light
candles to keep the mosquitoes away...

I saw some mosquitoes yesterday. I hope the cold
weather next week kills them.
Do candles work?

Sort of. And it doesn't really matter if they are the
'mosquito repellent' once in my experience. Either the
little buggers stay away or they fly into the flames and
die...

Post by Merlyne
If I'm outside, I find one of the best things to keep
them away (besides mosquito netting) is lighting one of
those coffee racks that stores give you when you have
to carry more than 1 coffee.

Aren't they made from plastic??!?

Nope. Some sort of recycled/post-consumer waste paper.

So we may conclude: Burning stuff keeps the wild animals
at bay. I feel this may not be a unique discovery in human
history...

My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the
mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely
to penetrate the stickers...

They're supposed to smell the citronella and go away.

Have the mosquitoes been informed of this?

Probably not.
Would you mind drafting a memo?

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so
many accidents on the main highway this morning
that they had to close it. I am so done with
winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the
door from living room to conservatory open most
of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C
all week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close
to 0C each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always
hope. And then all the visitors will walk around in
shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next
week: low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day.
In different temperature ranges depending on the season,
obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs
made from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start
his bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the
issue. Not so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have
errors. My personal experience is that it does not program
well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and
how teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they
have a calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will
speculate what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make
that kind of cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way
to do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the
problem down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about
it, gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a
rocket where they save weight by replacing the computer (1958
remember) with a human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room
for an enormous atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the
current enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a
cocktail napkin?

IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of the equations - because
they could and finally had an excuse.

Makes sense.

Military sense, maybe. Which is not common...

Like military intelligence...

BeH

2023-05-11 10:39:01 UTC

[insects everywhere, and then:]

Post by Merlyne
My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the
mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely
to penetrate the stickers...

They're supposed to smell the citronella and go away.

Have the mosquitoes been informed of this?

Probably not.
Would you mind drafting a memo?

My language skills sadly don't extend to mosquitoese.

Post by BeH
[...]

Post by Merlyne
We keep having Alberta clippers. There were so
many accidents on the main highway this morning
that they had to close it. I am so done with
winter.

Today the outside thermometer on the south side
showed 18C, the outside thermometer on the north
side showed 8C. I had the heating off and the
door from living room to conservatory open most
of the day.

This week is supposed to be between 18C and 22C
all week. Bring it!

Meanwhile it's still creeping unacceptably close
to 0C each night around here... And also it rains.

Some of the nights are supposed to be around 10C.

One day it will happen here too. One can always
hope. And then all the visitors will walk around in
shorts...

Lots of people were wearing shorts this week.
Yesterday was 30C here.
It's supposed to be back to 'seasonal' weather next
week: low teens during the day.

Your weather is weird...

It's bi-polar for sure.

Our's is easier - we usually have all of it every day.
In different temperature ranges depending on the season,
obviously.
--
BeH - [Quirky or humourous statement goes here]

That's your job!

I can't think of anything sufficiently quirky...

Try ChatGPT.

Dunno how to access that. Does it even *do* quirky? Also it
scares me a bit. I saw some people having entire programs
made from specs by that thing...

I went to a presentation about it.
The presenter went through some examples.
He asked it to write him a cover letter to get into medical
school. He had worked in IT all his life. The letter was
beautiful.
He told it that he lived underwater and asked it how to start
his bbq. CHATGPT listed things to try to troubleshoot the
issue. Not so good.
Some colleagues have used it to fix programs that have
errors. My personal experience is that it does not program
well.

There was a news-blurb about it a few days ago. Mostly about
students tasking it to write their homework assignments, and
how teachers didn't know how to deal with that.
Harder to detect than copying from wikipedia, I guess...
So the 'art' of writing essays goes the same way as doing
arithmetic when calculators became a thing...

Yep..
Young people say they don't need to learn math because they
have a calculator on their phone.
When civilization falls, mine will the cave with long division in it.

And a few thousand years after that archaeologists will
speculate what kind of religion compelled the ancients to make
that kind of cave paintings...
In 1958 Isaac Asimov wrote a short story (The Feeling of Power)
wherein, far in the future, a low-grade technician devised a way
to do multiplications not on a computer but by writing the
problem down on paper.

*gasp*
Clearly a work of fiction....

It becomes even more obvious later when the military hears about
it, gets some scientists to develop the concept, and device a
rocket where they save weight by replacing the computer (1958
remember) with a human, some paper and a pencil, thus making room
for an enormous atomic bomb; which they promptly use against the
current enemy...
It's a rather sad story, really...

They blew up the world because some guy wrote equations on a
cocktail napkin?

IIRC they blew up the aliens. Not because of the equations - because
they could and finally had an excuse.

Makes sense.

Military sense, maybe. Which is not common...

Like military intelligence...

A bunch of oxymorons...

--
BeH - Spring is here...
<boing-boing> look at it go!

Merlyne

2023-05-13 11:13:25 UTC

Post by BeH
[insects everywhere, and then:]

Post by Merlyne
My conclusion: having lots of smoke around keeps the
mosquitos at bay.

True enough. Smoking helps too...

Hmmm...
Would I rather have a mosquito bite or emphysema?

Well, it's up to you of course, but emphysema takes years to
develop. Cancer even longer...

I'll stick with the mosquito bite.

Or you can use one of those bug-repelling sprays, and hope the
chemical industry knows what they are doing...

*cough* *cough*

Take no notice of the carcinogens in the spray can, as we say in the bizz...

Maybe I'll just wear some of these non-toxic smiley face mosquito
repellant stickers I bought for the grandkids.

most likely the wiser choice. At least the mosquitoes are unlikely
to penetrate the stickers...

They're supposed to smell the citronella and go away.

Have the mosquitoes been informed of this?

Probably not.
Would you mind drafting a memo?

My language skills sadly don't extend to mosquitoese.

I'll add it to your 'to do' list.

Post by BeH
[...]