Big Talk

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One comment on "distraction":

When a troll is taunting you, and miming the igniting of a match in a sensuous, suggestive manner, paying attention to the troll is a arguably a distraction from more productive activities.

But when the troll has graduated from threatening damage, to doing damage, dealing with the damage is not a distraction!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081573/quotes/?item=qt0335467

Some of the actions of the groypers in government seem to me to be fundamentally acts of vandalism. And one appropriate response to vandalism seems to me to be cleaning, maintenance, repair and reconstruction.

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Little Talk

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How Much Web-Surfing Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

2-4 quick peeks, 1-2 slow pokes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEEK_and_POKE

"Slow poke" seemed to me too precious a phrase. Now, it seems to me acceptably precious.

1. A pretty quick, pretty unhurried look at the web towards the beginning of the day (phone, then laptop)

2. Quick peeks at the web throughout the day (phone or laptop)

3. An unhurried look at the web at some point during the day or night (laptop, then phone)

https://www.thewoodeneffect.com/be-quick-but-dont-hurry/

Perhaps a pattern of web-surfing:

1. a pretty quick, pretty unhurried look at the phone after waking up

2. 5-15 minutes of audio after checking the phone

3. 15-25 minutes checking the laptop after turning it on

4. quick peeks at the phone or laptop throughout the day

5. an unhurried look at the laptop at some point during the day or night

6. an unhurried look at the phone at some point before falling asleep

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How Much Waking Up Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

 

1. wake up

2. stare out the window a bit

3. un-tether the phone, and check whether the sky has fallen

4. set a timer for 10 minutes

5. stare out the window some more

6. get up, stand up, people get ready

7. ???

8. profit!

I decided on a timer of 10 minutes, because I wanted enough time to play a long single / short EP. And the longest single I could think of was the REM "Time After Time Etc. (Live)" one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzljwtEt3k

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How Many Times Does A Man Require?

My current answer:

pre-dawn, morning, midday, afternoon, evening, night

My personal definitions:

pre-dawn: 3:30 - 7:30

morning: 5:30 - 11:30

midday: 11:30 - 1:30

afternoon: 1:30 - 5:30

evening: 5:30 - 11:30

night: 11:30 - 5:30

Not sure why midday seems necessary to me, but midnight doesn't.

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