On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 10:46:08AM +0100, Bob W PDML wrote: > > On 8 Jun 2026, at 09:46, Ralf R Radermacher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ???Am 07.06.26 um 22:35 schrieb mike wilson: > >> Can't see because it wants me to allow cookies or take a sub. > > > > I dislike cookies as much as you do, but... > > > > The Guardian is one of the very few news sites that lets you view and read > > all content free of charge. Their journalism is of the highest quality. > > > > So, I think letting them place a few cookies is a small price to pay. I > > even donate them 10 quid twice every year. > > I agree. I???m a paid-up subscriber. They???re far from perfect but at least > they provide an alternative to the right-wing billionaire-owned media which > no longer even pretends to be a free press.
Ah, yes. Back when I was still resident in the UK (almost 50 years ago now!) I was a Guardian subscriber, and even now I occasionally visit their online site and have a go at the daily crossword. I used to look forward to Araucaria's holiday crosswords, and eventually managed to finish them. I generally had a go at the daily crossword too, and I could usually complete most of the grid. This typically took me an hour or two, spread out over the course of the day. I still remember one good day, though. I was taking the train up to London from Reading, and after a quick glance through the paper I settled down to have a go at that day's puzzle. I was able to guess the underlying theme fairly early on, and completed filling in the grid in around 15 to 20 minutes. whereupon I folded the paper and put it down on the sear beside me. At this point the passenger sitting opposaite me said something like "Giving up on it?" to me. I just smiled back at him - I felt that saying "No - I've finished it" might be a bit much. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
