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   candycanearter07 to nospam@example.net   
   Re: Schneier, Data and Goliath: no hope    
   27 Feb 25 21:40:03   
   
   From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   D  wrote at 22:12 this Tuesday (GMT):   
   >   
   >   
   > On Tue, 25 Feb 2025, Salvador Mirzo wrote:   
   >   
   >> D  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> On Mon, 24 Feb 2025, Rich wrote:   
   >>   
   >> [...]   
   >>   
   >>>> I often 'frustrate' my wife by going off the beaten path (major roads)   
   >>>> onto back roads (I'll admit, sometimes done specifically for the value   
   >>>> of the 'frustration' part) to get "there" from "here" with no GPS nav   
   >>>> or pre-planning at all and in almost all instances I get "there" even   
   >>>> though the entire route is brand new for me.   
   >>>   
   >>> This is excellent! Always going the same way, or driving the same route   
   gets   
   >>> very boring after a while. Sometimes when I walk a new path, I discover a   
   new   
   >>> store I didn't know existed.   
   >>   
   >> That really happens when you walk instead of driving.  Not to mention   
   >> that if you're walking, it's okay to stop by at a store.  If you're   
   >> driving, it's not okay because (at least where I live), it's never easy   
   >> to find a parking place.  And you might not want to interrupt the song   
   >> that's playing or get out of the air conditioning.   
   >>   
      
   And paid parking, sometimes!   
      
   > This is the truth! I like walking. It is one of the few forms of exercise   
   > I engage in. =) It is also relaxing and can almost be a bit meditative if   
   > you get into it.   
      
      
   I enjoy walking, but I rarely get to actually do it..   
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