On Sunday 17 June 2018 07:17:54 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Sunday 17 June 2018 09:46:34 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > Am Sonntag, 17. Juni 2018 schrieb William Morder:
> > > On Sunday 17 June 2018 06:05:04 Thierry de Coulon wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 17 June 2018 14.18:43 William Morder wrote:
> > > > > Every time I use the new KDE Plasma, I get so frustrated that I
> > > > > want to break something. The same goes for whenever I have to
> > > > > use other people's computers, especially if they run Windoze or
> > > > > the rotten Apple; and it's even worse when I have to use a
> > > > > public computer.
> > > > >
> > > > > The only thing that worries me is that I am becoming my own
> > > > > island, which is maybe not so good. I am thinking maybe of
> > > > > running a virtual box inside my Linux machine, in which I can
> > > > > run Windoze or the rotten Apple or some other Linux OS, just to
> > > > > keep up a little with changes that are going on "out there".
> > > >
> > > > I could have written this, or most of it. I don't know if it helps
> > > > knowing you're not alone...
> > > >
> > > > Thierry
> > >
> > > The Trinity users list is becoming my entire social life. I also
> > > wonder if maybe this is not healthy. On the other hand, fewer and
> > > fewer people "out there" seem to be really sane; and when I must use
> > > their computers, this worries me even more.
> > >
> > > When I was mostly offline for a few days, trying to migrate from
> > > Debian to Devuan, I got 44 emails, of which 43 were from the TDE
> > > mailing list.
> > >
> > > Tomorrow, at any rate, I shall try to make it downstairs, past the
> > > front desk, beyond the ice machine, and to go outdoors, maybe even
> > > as far as the library and the farmers market. Also, I need coffee.
> >
> > Probably the caffein withdrawal is what makes real trouble :-) (just
> > conted: 4 kg coffee left *phiew*)
>
> Must be more than one container then. On this side of the pond, a 3 lb
> can is a big one, I get nervous when I am down to the last can. For use,
> that can gets dumped into a smaller plastic can with a handle that works
> much better for filling the Mr. Coffee for another 12 cups of Gods
> Blessing.
>
> I've been known to have 4 of the big cans on top of the fridge, buying it
> when its on sale at under 7 dollars a can. Wouldn't want to run out
> between sales now would we?
>
> > Nik

I, too, shop for the sales, but nowadays I am a coffee snob (thanks to a 
former girlfriend, since about 30 years ago now). I spend at least $30-40 
every month on the stuff. But I only like it strong and black, so at least I 
save money by not needing to adulterate the elixir of enlightenment with 
cream and sugar, etc. 

It's rather an expensive habit, and probably qualifies as an addiction, but 
then as I get older, I have fewer and fewer dependable pleasures, so by that 
measure it's cheap. It also goes well with reading, and a good book is a 
friend for life. 

Bill