Hello Maurice,

On Sun, Nov 17 2024 17:42:35 -0600, you wrote:

That is what I thought. This week is going to be bad for me as I have
many medical issues to deal with but I promise I'll post something
generic that could potentially work across the board with a bit of
tweaking.

No worries. Your health comes first. I've gone this far without anything like it, so I'm sure I can wait until you have the time. :)

In the meantime I think your current strategy is sound but I'd suggest setting the line length to 72 characters so that when someone with a
more limited application quotes back a quote the line will still fit
into one line. I note one of August's replies to you is a tad wonky
when using a 79 character line length.

Bah! "Limited applications.."

set fo-=t
set textwidth=72

.. in .vimrc seems to do the trick.

Regards,
Nick

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Hej Nicholas!

No worries. Your health comes first.

Still require more testing. So far they haven't figured it out. On the plus side, I am still not dead, although mother nature is throwing some very nasty weather in this direction.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Hello Maurice,

On Sat, Nov 23 2024 12:17:57 -0600, you wrote ..

Still require more testing. So far they haven't figured it out. On
the plus side, I am still not dead, although mother nature is
throwing some very nasty weather in this direction.

What exactly are they trying to figure out? Otherwise, glad to hear
there's no bad news!

We just got our first light blizzard on Thursday. Just like every year,
nobody was ready for it and there were car accidents everywhere. :(

... Lieve zestien pinguïns van de Apocalyps.

Regards,
Nick

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Hey Nicholas!

What exactly are they trying to figure out?

I am not sure ... near as I can tell cancer which so far isn't showing up in any of the tests/probing thus far. What I know for sure is that my hemoglobin levels have been dangerously low which all the specialists claim is due to internal bleeding which so far they cannot find. I have one more probing of my small intestine to go through in a couple of weeks that might tell the tale. In the meantime I have to go to the hospital every few weeks or so to recieve blood tranfusions.

We just got our first light blizzard on Thursday.

Tis the season. I grew up on the prairies (Saskatchewan) so I know how bad they can get. If I recall correctly, January blizzards were the worst. It makes me shiver just thinking about it. On the plus side I still have all my body parts. I've met many who weren't so lucky and lost fingers and/or toes or worse after being caught in a blizzard.

Life is good,
Maurice

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Hello Maurice,

On Sat, Nov 23 2024 15:49:55 -0600, you wrote ..

I am not sure ... near as I can tell cancer which so far isn't
showing up in any of the tests/probing thus far. What I know for
sure is that my hemoglobin levels have been dangerously low which
all the specialists claim is due to internal bleeding which so far
they cannot find. I have one more probing of my small intestine to
go through in a couple of weeks that might tell the tale. In the
meantime I have to go to the hospital every few weeks or so to
recieve blood tranfusions.

So far so good, it seems! Here's hoping you finish off strong and come
out with a clean bill of health. ;)

We just got our first light blizzard on Thursday.

Tis the season. I grew up on the prairies (Saskatchewan) so I know
how bad they can get. If I recall correctly, January blizzards were
the worst. It makes me shiver just thinking about it. On the plus
side I still have all my body parts. I've met many who weren't so
lucky and lost fingers and/or toes or worse after being caught in a
blizzard.

Yeah, it's definitely that time of year. I dread it every year, as I
work out in whatever mother nature decides to send at us daily. In the
trades you spend a lot of money on clothing this time of year so that
you keep all of your body parts.

Regards,
Nick

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Hej Nicholas!

Here's hoping you finish off strong and come out with a clean
bill of health.

Like the saying goes, strong like bull, smart like tractor. :-)

In the trades you spend a lot of money on clothing this time of
year so that you keep all of your body parts.

Here on the west coast, keeping dry is three quarters of the battle. Half-decent clothing that keeps you dry and warm doesn't come cheap, to say the least.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Hello Maurice,

On Sun, Nov 24 2024 09:08:09 -0600, you wrote ..

Like the saying goes, strong like bull, smart like tractor. :-)

With the crazy rush on AI, "tractor" above may indeed become "human"
very soon!

In the trades you spend a lot of money on clothing this time of
year so that you keep all of your body parts.

Here on the west coast, keeping dry is three quarters of the battle. Half-decent clothing that keeps you dry and warm doesn't come cheap,
to say the least.

Keeping dry is one of the main factors in staying warm. Even going too
extreme with the clothing can cause you to sweat, which in turn can make
you cold.

Regards,
Nick

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Hey Nicholas!

With the crazy rush on AI, "tractor" above may indeed become
"human" very soon!

Unless tractors go extinct, I seriously doubt humans will ever replace them ... AI or not.

Life is good,
Maurice

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Hello Maurice,

On Sun, Nov 24 2024 14:10:57 -0600, you wrote ..

With the crazy rush on AI, "tractor" above may indeed become
"human" very soon!

Unless tractors go extinct, I seriously doubt humans will ever
replace them ... AI or not.

Of course, I meant the words in the sentence would change (because
humans are dumb in comparison to AI, which will soon be controlling said tractor) - I was definitely not comparing the physicality of what both
words actually do.

Regards,
Nick

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Hej Nicholas!

I meant the words in the sentence would change

I understood without further explanation but thought it would be more fun if perhaps responding like an AI robot might.

AI, which will soon be controlling said tractor

It's been done. Same with other machinery including cars. Without human oversight and intervention when needed, I doubt it would last long. I also doubt that AI really cares one way or another.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Hello Maurice,

On Sun, Nov 24 2024 22:28:39 -0600, you wrote ..

I meant the words in the sentence would change

I understood without further explanation but thought it would be
more fun if perhaps responding like an AI robot might.

Ah, you got me then!

AI, which will soon be controlling said tractor

It's been done. Same with other machinery including cars. Without
human oversight and intervention when needed, I doubt it would last
long. I also doubt that AI really cares one way or another.

Haven't you ever seen the "Terminator" series of movies? When the
machines take over, we're all screwed. :)

Regards,
Nick

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Hey Nicholas!

Haven't you ever seen the "Terminator" series of movies?

Yes. I don't buy the premise but they were fun to watch.

When the machines take over, we're all screwed. :)

Only if there are humans still controlling them. On their own they lack the desire to become overlords of anything. What for?

Someone proposed that if so instructed to solve the global warming crisis, AI could easily determine that humans are responsible and thus the solution would be to eliminate all humans.

Life is good,
Maurice

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