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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> spike@rainier66.com <spike@rainier66.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 27 November, 2025 4:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> spike@rainier66.com<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [ExI] thought experiment part 4<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org</a>> On Behalf Of MB via extropy-chat<br>Sent: Thursday, 27 November, 2025 4:46 AM<br>To: ExI chat list <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>><br>Cc: MB <<a href="mailto:mbb386@main.nc.us">mbb386@main.nc.us</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ExI] thought experiment part 4<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thank you, spike, that was fun. And a good exercise for Thanksgiving. We are not starving.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Now it's time for *me* to go work with potatoes. :)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>MB<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks MB!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Regarding potatoes: It is almost 0500 over here on the west coast. I peeled mine (for 11 adults) starting about an hour ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Many younger people (MB for instance) may be unaware that potato peels are bad to clog </span>sinks and drains, because they are sticky<span style='color:black'>. I wasn't aware of this until I did it. It was a long time ago</span>, 40 years<span style='color:black'>. But... now I know to not do stuff like that. In our fortunate and prosperous times, many no longer do their own food processing in the home. I only do so </span>to any great extent <span style='color:black'>twice a year, and you can likely guess when those occasions are.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>I also don't like peeling potatoes indoors. Reason: the starchy particulates go aerosol, and that sticks to stuff in the kitchen, which makes lint particles in the air stick to that, and makes the surfaces get dirty faster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>It was too cold this year to peel the potatoes outdoors. My solution: fill the sink and peel the potatoes underwater.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>I never heard of anyone doing that. But hey it works.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Note the color of the water. This is what the starchy particulates from about 2 dozen potatoes will do if a prole peels the potatoes underwater:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=373 height=286 style='width:3.8854in;height:2.9791in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC5F5A.6AF66420"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>That brown color is all the starch that isn’t on my cabinets.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I have lived in the same house for over 30 years, so I pay attention to this kind of thing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Best wishes and happiness to all who are celebrating gratitude on this festive day. Always maintain an attitude of gratitude, for it is a powerful emotion that comes easily to those of us who love technology: we have come so far so fast. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>MB, may your holidays be fulfilling, healthy and happy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>