• Re: people with autism

    From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Wed May 13 06:52:38 2026
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    movie theaters have cans of soda?

    Yes, just past the concessions stands. They're banking on people getting impatient of the concessions service, or wanting to run out quickly
    during the movie.

    As for missing the movie, with reserved seating and 20+ minutes of
    trailers, I don't see that as much of an issue.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Wed May 13 06:52:38 2026
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    I've seen gas for $6, but never $5 cans of code, unless it's a 12-pack or something.

    MAGA loves to point out gas at a little gas station in Big Sur, along
    the California coast. It's a little station dozens of miles away from
    any other station. They intentionally price the gas higher to incent
    people to get gas before they need it along the coast as they don't
    have small tanks and 2 pumps.

    The rest of California is usually 2 bucks cheaper.

    I have only ever seen gas for $6 when I was in California in 2023. I
    had never seen it break $4 here in Kentucky until within the past 6
    weeks, although it got real close c2023.

    I have seen $10-11 12-pack soft drinks here. That has been the going
    rate at Kroger now for at least 2 years. :( At Walmart they've been
    $7-8 per 12-pack for a while, unless you are buying the house brand.

    Seeing a 12-pack of Diet Coke over $10 (when I could find it) cured me
    of my soda addiction. Don't know what's going on, but I'd look at my
    local grocery stores, and they'd have lots of Coke, Cherry coke,
    Vanilla Coke, caffeine free coke, and an empty space where all of the
    Diet Coke used to be.






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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 13 18:52:00 2026
    I've seen gas for $6, but never $5 cans of code, unless it's a 12-pack or something.

    Casinos, movie theaters, hotels...


    Most of those places are always higher, although it has been so long since I have ordered anything at any of those places I wouldn't know if $5 is an increase over their normal rate or not.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to MRO on Wed May 13 19:00:00 2026
    I have seen $10-11 12-pack soft drinks here. That has been the going rate at Kroger now for at least 2 years. :( At Walmart they've
    been $7-8 per 12-pack for a while, unless you are buying the house
    brand.


    use walgreens, dollar general and amazon for deals.

    Walmart is usually the best source here. Dollar General may have some things that are lower priced but won't carry many of the other things I would be looking for during a grocery run.

    Amazon is only better than local when it is something I cannot get here, or if I have big enough of an order to get free shipping. Otherwise it is a wash.


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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Mike Powell on Wed May 13 10:25:21 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Mike Powell to MRO on Wed May 13 2026 07:00 pm

    Walmart is usually the best source here. Dollar General may have some things that are lower priced but won't carry many of the other things I would be looking for during a grocery run.

    Walmart is pretty good in my area, but there's also a local chain called WinCo which has comparable prices (maybe even lower sometimes). Lately I've been going to Walmart because they do curbside pickup and WinCo does not, but if not for that, I'd probably still be shopping at WinCo regularly.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 13 14:26:16 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Wed May 13 2026 06:52 am

    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    movie theaters have cans of soda?

    Yes, just past the concessions stands. They're banking on people
    getting impatient of the concessions service, or wanting to run out
    quickly during the movie.

    As for missing the movie, with reserved seating and 20+ minutes
    of trailers, I don't see that as much of an issue.


    I have never seen or heard of that. usually 3rd parties own those things.
    if you can just buy a can i'm sure people take cans into the theater instead.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 13 14:28:52 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mike Powell on Wed May 13 2026 06:52 am


    MAGA loves to point out gas at a little gas station in Big Sur, along
    the California coast. It's a little station dozens of miles away from
    any other station. They intentionally price the gas higher to incent

    yes i'm sure that's what MAGA does.

    california is such a dumpster fire nobody has to play any games when
    pointing out whats wrong with the state.


    Seeing a 12-pack of Diet Coke over $10 (when I could find it) cured
    me of my soda addiction. Don't know what's going on, but I'd look
    at my local grocery stores, and they'd have lots of Coke, Cherry
    coke, Vanilla Coke, caffeine free coke, and an empty space where all
    of the Diet Coke used to be.


    you are looking at your local grocery store. that's the problem. they price gouge. go for walgreens, dollar general and amazon. i'm buying 12 packs for 5-6 bucks.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mike Powell on Wed May 13 14:32:20 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Mike Powell to MRO on Wed May 13 2026 07:00 pm

    Walmart is usually the best source here. Dollar General may have
    some things that are lower priced but won't carry many of the other
    things I would be looking for during a grocery run.

    i just get variety .i get whatever is on sale.

    Amazon is only better than local when it is something I cannot get
    here, or if I have big enough of an order to get free shipping.
    Otherwise it is a wash.


    right now i've been ordering from amazon and paying cheap prices. i have
    prime so i always get free shipping. i'm a big amazon shopper.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Thu May 14 08:03:30 2026
    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    you are looking at your local grocery store. that's the problem. they price gouge. go for walgreens, dollar general and amazon. i'm buying
    12 packs for 5-6 bucks.

    Check the pull dates.



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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 14 19:32:00 2026
    I've seen gas for $6, but never $5 cans of code, unless it's a 12-pack or
    something.

    MAGA loves to point out gas at a little gas station in Big Sur, along
    the California coast. It's a little station dozens of miles away from
    any other station. They intentionally price the gas higher to incent
    people to get gas before they need it along the coast as they don't
    have small tanks and 2 pumps.

    The rest of California is usually 2 bucks cheaper.

    In 2023, I followed US 66 all the way across California to Santa Monica. It was $6 just off I-40 in Needles when I visited, so I did not buy any there. While it was cheaper in other places, it was not $2 cheaper in most places I visited. I did find a Walmart somewhere between Barstow and San Bernardino where it was just over $4, but that was the cheapest I found. Most places were very near or over $5, which was around $1.75-$2 more expensive than it was in my part of Kentucky at the time.

    I have never visited Big Sur and have no MAGA agenda.

    I have only ever seen gas for $6 when I was in California in 2023.

    Oh, yeah, I already mentioned I was actually there. ;)

    I have seen $10-11 12-pack soft drinks here. That has been the going rate at Kroger now for at least 2 years. :( At Walmart they've been $7-8 per 12-pack for a while, unless you are buying the house brand.

    Seeing a 12-pack of Diet Coke over $10 (when I could find it) cured me
    of my soda addiction. Don't know what's going on, but I'd look at my
    local grocery stores, and they'd have lots of Coke, Cherry coke,
    Vanilla Coke, caffeine free coke, and an empty space where all of the
    Diet Coke used to be.

    It may ultimately cause me to stop buying certain brands. Local favorites Ale-8 and Ski are not sold in 2-litres here.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 14 14:19:25 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Thu May 14 2026 08:03 am

    MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    you are looking at your local grocery store. that's the problem.
    they price gouge. go for walgreens, dollar general and amazon.
    i'm buying 12 packs for 5-6 bucks.

    Check the pull dates.

    What do you mean? sell by date or best by date?

    Either way they arent expired product or close to expire; these stores move product very fast.

    Probably only the local store you support has old stock sitting around
    in the back.


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  • From Shufei@VERT to Raymar on Thu May 14 16:58:00 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Raymar to MRO on Sun May 03 2026 10:19 pm

    Gosh darn kids these days! Why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way?

    And autism! Feh! Those people just need a good beat down and to shape up!

    Shufei

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mike Powell on Fri May 15 02:08:59 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Mike Powell to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 13 2026 06:52 pm

    I've seen gas for $6, but never $5 cans of code,
    unless it's a 12-pack or something.

    Casinos, movie theaters, hotels...


    Most of those places are always higher, although it has been so long
    since I have ordered anything at any of those places I wouldn't
    know if $5 is an increase over their normal rate or not.



    Casinos have free soda.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Shufei on Fri May 15 02:15:04 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Shufei to Raymar on Thu May 14 2026 04:58 pm

    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Raymar to MRO on Sun May 03 2026 10:19 pm

    Gosh darn kids these days! Why can't they be like we were, perfect
    in every way?

    And autism! Feh! Those people just need a good beat down and to
    shape up!

    Shufei

    i was thinking we do some test in utero and then abort them if they have autism. or if they are democrat.


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  • From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to MRO on Fri May 15 20:00:00 2026
    Casinos, movie theaters, hotels...

    Most of those places are always higher, although it has been so long since I have ordered anything at any of those places I wouldn't
    know if $5 is an increase over their normal rate or not.

    Casinos have free soda.

    The last time I was in a casino was probably close to 20 years ago, and we were not drinking sodas so I wasn't sure. ;)

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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to MRO on Mon May 18 04:56:49 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: MRO to Arelor on Sun May 10 2026 02:58 pm


    You can make your own low tech one pretty easy; it's all the same concept. You just need to get the correct gravel and minerals in the correct order. Probably just gravity feed your water source into it and it comes out
    the base.


    It sounds like a fun project. I can probably recycle an old swimming pool filter for such a thing.


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  • From Arelor@VERT/PALANTIR to MRO on Mon May 18 05:03:52 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed May 13 2026 02:44 am



    well the john wick movies had very little substance and story telling.
    i think that type of movie would work fine as a ai movie. but they had keanu as the draw. you cant just put anybody into a movie like that.


    John Wick movies worked because they were a deliberate cheesy callback to action movies from a couple of decades ago, of the sort they don't often make these days. At least the first ones were. My opinion is they worked mostly because they pandered to subconscious nostalgia.

    The movies themselves were just "Hero kills bad guys non stop" movies, which works for me because most of the fighting was well done and they tried for it to be varied. I don't think the plot and wordlbuilding is award material, though.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Arelor on Tue May 19 03:08:27 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Arelor to MRO on Mon May 18 2026 04:56 am

    in the correct order. Probably just gravity feed your water source
    into it and it comes out the base.


    It sounds like a fun project. I can probably recycle an old swimming
    pool filter for such a thing.


    well you should probably go bigger than that.
    or just use an rv filter like i have.


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Arelor on Tue May 19 03:09:05 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: Arelor to MRO on Mon May 18 2026 05:03 am


    well the john wick movies had very little substance and story
    telling. i think that type of movie would work fine as a ai movie.
    but they had keanu as the draw. you cant just put anybody into a
    movie like that.


    John Wick movies worked because they were a deliberate cheesy
    callback to action movies from a couple of decades ago, of the sort
    they don't often make these days. At least the first ones were.
    My opinion is they worked mostly because they pandered to
    subconscious nostalgia.

    The movies themselves were just "Hero kills bad guys non stop"
    movies, which works for me because most of the fighting was well done
    and they tried for it to be varied. I don't think the plot and
    wordlbuilding is award material, though.


    it worked because everyone loves keanu. and they killed his dog.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Thu May 21 08:04:01 2026
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    it worked because everyone loves keanu. and they killed his dog.

    I appreciated the callback in a sequel when Halle Berry's character
    kills everyone in the room. John Wick questions the overreaction, and
    she says "They killed my dog!"

    John Wick says "I get it..."



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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 21 10:14:48 2026
    Re: Re: people with autism
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Thu May 21 2026 08:04 am

    it worked because everyone loves keanu. and they killed his dog.

    I appreciated the callback in a sequel when Halle Berry's character kills everyone in the room. John Wick questions the overreaction, and she says "They killed my dog!"

    John Wick says "I get it..."

    One of my favorite lines of dialogue in the John Wick movies was I think in the 2nd movie, where one of the mob bosses was telling someone "I can assure you that the stories you hear about this man, if nothing else, have been watered down."

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Nightfox on Fri May 22 08:01:11 2026
    Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    One of my favorite lines of dialogue in the John Wick movies was I
    think in the 2nd movie, where one of the mob bosses was telling someone
    "I can assure you that the stories you hear about this man, if nothing else, have been watered down."

    When the mob boss calls the shop owner to find out why he hit his son,
    and he tells him he stole it from John Wick and killed his dog, his
    response - "Oh." says volumes.



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