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Apple fanboy said:
Gyms are closed here. But I use my cross trainer in the garage for 35 minutes every morning now. Then if I can, a lunchtime walk.
Since January 1st I’ve managed 10,000 steps every day. More most days.
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That is fantastic! Honestly the feeling after a good workout, a walk, a run, or a swim is quite incredible.

Gyms are open here, but when I go they're almost desert. This morning we were about 5 people in the entire gym (a big LA Fitness). At night it can get a bit too packed for my tastes, but most - if not all - social distance and wear a mask.
 
yaxomoxay said:
That is fantastic! Honestly the feeling after a good workout, a walk, a run, or a swim is quite incredible.

Gyms are open here, but when I go they're almost desert. This morning we were about 5 people in the entire gym (a big LA Fitness). At night it can get a bit too packed for my tastes, but most - if not all - social distance and wear a mask.
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It’s been a big change in my routine but I do feel fitter for it.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Five?

In deepest, darkest, dreariest winter?

Ugh.

I forgot that - ever since you moved - your drive is longer, hence early (or easier) rising.
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I don’t have to leave before 7:30 normally. But this morning Mrs AFB was awake at 5, so we didn’t go back to sleep. I was on the cross trainer at 6 though. Pretty chilly for the first 5 minutes. Then you are warm enough.
 
Apple fanboy said:
I don’t have to leave before 7:30 normally. But this morning Mrs AFB was awake at 5, so we didn’t go back to sleep. I was on the cross trainer at 6 though. Pretty chilly for the first 5 minutes. Then you are warm enough.
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You wil never, ever see me up at that time, unless:

1. I am travelling abroad (which hasn't happened for over a year)

2. I am travelling to attend a meeting (which hasn't happened for the best part of ten months),

3. I am working (such as, observing, or supervising, an election count), or,

4. It is summer. And sunny.
 
Really busty day at work so far, and my neck is killing me.



…don't tell my boss I'm slacking off on MacRumors plz.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
You wil never, ever see me up at that time, unless:

1. I am travelling abroad (which hasn't happened for over a year)

2. I am travelling to attend a meeting (which hasn't happened for the best part of ten months),

3. I am working (such as, observing, or supervising, an election count), or,

4. It is summer. And sunny.
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I’m always awake early these days.
 
Had a very pleasant chat with Decent Brother for around 40 minutes or so; he told me that he is already in his dressing gown and pyjamas and plans - after a beer and some music - to head to bed.

Well, it is deepest, darkest, dreariest January, and he is not going anywhere else.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Had a very pleasant chat with Decent Brother for around 40 minutes or so; he told me that he is already in his dressing gown and pyjamas and plans - after a beer and some music - to head to bed.

Well, it is deepest, darkest, dreariest January, and he is not going anywhere else.
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I also feel like it will be an early night. But right now I'm sat here in my study on my Mac and not on the work one for a change! Washing up done. And another cup of tea is on my mind. Maybe a hot chocolate later?

Oh and with it being a double bubble week, hoping for a good haul from the fantasy team!
 
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Apple fanboy said:
I also feel like it will be an early night. But right now I'm sat here in my study on my Mac and not on the work one for a change! Washing up done. And another cup of tea is on my mind. Maybe a hot chocolate later?

Oh and with it being a double bubble week, hoping for a good haul from the fantasy team!
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A hot chocolate sounds a good (and seasonally appropriate) idea.

Decent Brother's story reminded me of when he was around six years of age, and my father would have told him to head to bed, change into his pyjamas, and return downstairs, clad in dressing gown and pyjamas to say a proper good-night to everyone before heading back upstairs to bed.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
A hot chocolate sounds a good (and seasonally appropriate) idea.

Decent Brother's story reminded me of when he was around six years of age, and my father would have told him to head to bed, change into his pyjamas, and return downstairs, clad in dressing gown and pyjamas to say a proper good-night to everyone before heading back upstairs to bed.
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How many years are there between you?
 
Apple fanboy said:
How many years are there between you?
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I'm the eldest, followed by Other Brother and then, Decent Brother.

When you're a child, every year between you and a sibling seems vast, - and you are keen to stress that distance, and keen to stress how "grown-up" you are, and how that entitles you to stay up at least an hour or so later, - yet, this seems to shrink completely (as long as you get on well together) once you are in your mid and late teens.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
I'm the eldest, followed by Other Brother and then, Decent Brother.

When you're a child, every year between you and a sibling seems vast, - and you are keen to stress that distance, and keen to stress how "grown-up" you are, and how that entitles you to stay up at least an hour or so later, - yet, this seems to shrink completely (as long as you get on well together) once you are in your mid and late teens.
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Never got on with my sister to be honest. We are very different people with nothing in common other than our parents.
 
Clix Pix said:
This afternoon I need to go over to the library to pick up a book which is being held for me. It's one in high demand so I'll read it promptly and get it back to the library for the next eager reader. Now that we're back to the curbside service routine I'll have to phone the branch once I'm in the parking lot, give them my library card number and my name, and then wait for someone to process the book and bring it out to the table that they have in front of the building. Only after that will I get out of the car and and go collect the book. Unlike the last time, they are now handling books in the customary way when it comes to due dates and returns, overdues and fines, etc., but patrons are not allowed in the building, everyone must return their items via the bookdrop.
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Once upon a time, when our son was about 5, we were leaving to drive interstate for a holiday. We had to return a library book, and it was early in the morning, before the library opened. It was a very thick book and simply wouldn't go through the slots. The two adults (his parents) tried every which way to get it in, it wouldn't go.

Son looks at the book, looks at the slot, looks at his parents and said "Why don't you open it up. Then it will go through." And it did.

Smarter than his parents at age 5.
 
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yaxomoxay said:
when you work 30 minutes on a document, fully focused.
when the document crashes and for some reason everything you have done is lost.
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It might be time to re-think your digital technology. I have all my word-processors (Word, LibreOffice, WPS) and text editors (Atom, Typora) auto-save every 5 minutes. I save into a folder that is linked to a cloud-based storage system that backs up that folder every time there is a change (i.e. save). That system has versioning, ie. if the 10:05 version is unreadable, I can go back to the 10:00 or 9:55 version and work with that.

Look at either Dropbox or MEGA.

If you stick with the basic offerings, they are no-cost.

I have literally had happen to me what happened to you, and I was able to recover all but the last 15 minutes of my work (after some "language" and a good cup of coffee to calm down).
 
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DaveFromCampbelltown said:
It might be time to re-think your digital technology. I have all my word-processors (Word, LibreOffice, WPS) and text editors (Atom, Typora) auto-save every 5 minutes. I save into a folder that is linked to a cloud-based storage system that backs up that folder every time there is a change (i.e. save). That system has versioning, ie. if the 10:05 version is unreadable, I can go back to the 10:00 or 9:55 version and work with that.

Look at either Dropbox or MEGA.

If you stick with the basic offerings, they are no-cost.

I have literally had happen to me what happened to you, and I was able to recover all but the last 15 minutes of my work (after some "language" and a good cup of coffee to calm down).
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I don’t disagree but I don’t set the policies at work and due to the nature of my work any external backup is a big no no.
 
yaxomoxay said:
I don’t disagree but I don’t set the policies at work and due to the nature of my work any external backup is a big no no.
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Fair enough, I was only talking about what I can do in my own home.

I used to provide technical support at a very large site when MS Word 6 out (a very, very long time ago). It caused more calls for support than everything else put together.
 
Now on to something completely different -- Joe the Pigeon

Joe the pigeon was found in a backyard in Melbourne, emaciated and unwell.

He had a leg band identifying him as an illegal immigrant from the US*. As such, Australian law says he has to be euthanased given that he wasn't owned by a US Hollywood celebrity (see Pistol and Boo and here for the rebuttal)

However, it now appears that the leg band was fake, and he really is a local resident. Joe has been given an official reprieve.


* Whether he flew all the way, heaven knows why, he could have come to Sydney instead, or hitched a ride on a ship, is in current discussion.
 
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