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by Mikey Lear
Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:07 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437100

Re: Bug reports

I don't know what started this, but for a few days when I've logged on to apterous, I can see who's online but not any of the chat or start any games or see who's playing who. I disabled the sound in settings and now it works again. I don't know if it's relevant but I'm using Linux and Chrome, and I...
by Mikey Lear
Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite board game
Replies: 101
Views: 59104

Re: Favourite board game

I've now got Brass, but only played it twice so I can't give much of an opinion though it looks good. Citadels - simple but good with excellent artwork. Civilization - requires at least a whole day to play it. One full game finished with a few aborted attempts - it's pretty excellent and the board g...
by Mikey Lear
Wed May 26, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite board game
Replies: 101
Views: 59104

Re: Favourite board game

If you don't vote for Settlers of Catan then I offer good odds that you haven't played it. This casual comment made a couple of years ago has quite severely altered my life, thusly: I played online to see if it really was any good. I decided it was. I bought it and played it some more. I discovered...
by Mikey Lear
Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Re: Give Your Vote

Then I fail to see how this system can cope with much of the corruption that goes on around the world. While I was in the Far East, and Egypt, I was cheerfully assured by locals that yes, they could vote, as long as they voted for the right people. Otherwise less friendly people would turn up on th...
by Mikey Lear
Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Re: Give Your Vote

Similarly, I am at a loss to see what you going to the polling station to give the vote of someone who knows nothing about our domestic infrastructure achieves. If you're going to do that you might as well research your own opinion and give your own vote (as I believe the system intended). Obviousl...
by Mikey Lear
Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Re: Give Your Vote

For those of you who are sceptical, perhaps an animated featurette might help? I created this, it's probably my second best achievement ever.
by Mikey Lear
Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Re: Give Your Vote

The turnout in elections here is pretty poor anyhow - this is a really unhelpful idea. :x I don't know if I really agree with the idea that it's your duty to vote, but personally this campaign has engaged me in politics for the first time. I can't see it really persuading anyone to not vote, but it...
by Mikey Lear
Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Re: Give Your Vote

If you want to represent the interests of Ghanaians/Indians/whoever then why not just vote accordingly? You're in a better position to know the relevant parties than they are. The website never addresses this, maybe Mikey can. Maybe I can. 1) I might know the parties better than them but I don't kn...
by Mikey Lear
Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Give Your Vote
Replies: 28
Views: 4206

Give Your Vote

This is a campaign I've just got involved with: Give Your Vote. The idea is that you give your vote in the next election to someone in another country by voting on their behalf. What do you all think? (to answer that fully you'll have to have a little look at the website)
by Mikey Lear
Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Philosophy
Replies: 106
Views: 9754

Re: Philosophy

Mikey's ways are just and he followeth after the path of righteousness . Hearken to him. Good point Richard. You were on my list for that time when you lost my stick, but I'll put you onto the maybes for that one. If you keep up the awesome prophetic style proclamations you might get a new name, li...
by Mikey Lear
Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:50 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Philosophy
Replies: 106
Views: 9754

Re: Philosophy

It never ceases to amaze me that there are still so many people who think that we, a swarm of insignificant creatures Bad start, Alec. I don't know you, but you're on my smiting list. I believe that Christianity may be rooted in truths as yet undiscovered by science. Too little too late. I'm going ...
by Mikey Lear
Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Philosophy
Replies: 106
Views: 9754

Re: Philosophy

Look, if I can prove God exists then he's going to owe me, isn't he? So I'd start sucking up to me if I were you lot, just in case he makes me a Lieutenant or something. :twisted: What? No, that's not what I meant. Where's the smiley which is just as mental but has angel wings instead of devil horns?
by Mikey Lear
Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Philosophy
Replies: 106
Views: 9754

Re: Philosophy

I'm working on a proof of the existence of God. David (or anyone else, I had a feeling Paul knew about this stuff?), if you're interested and have some spare time, you can see my starting point on the richarddawkins forum. My username is mikeylear and if you've got anything useful to contribute I'd ...
by Mikey Lear
Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Philosophy
Replies: 106
Views: 9754

Philosophy

Does anyone here know anything about philosophy? This is a question which sort of extends from the Religion thread but that seems to be infested with a whole bunch of pictures of naked animals with one eye for some reason. So, philosophy. Who likes it and who's an expert?
by Mikey Lear
Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:02 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: How autistic are you?
Replies: 125
Views: 18608

Re: How autistic are you?

I started on 8 but then I tried again and whittled it down to 1. I reckon if the government gave away free iPods to autistics like they do to dyslexics, I'd be able to fake it no problem.
by Mikey Lear
Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Religion
Replies: 548
Views: 141004

Re: Religion

I've been going on a pilgrimage for the last 7 months to Jerusalem. So I ticked "Super Religious Weirdo". Before I left I wrote sort of an essay on the current state of my theology. It's unedited and not very tidily put together, but I think the ideas in it are consistent, or at least cons...
by Mikey Lear
Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Literally Priceless Teapot
Replies: 21
Views: 3793

Literally Priceless Teapot

A couple of times I've tried to find a Countdown teapot on ebay and there weren't any. I also tried to search ebay for historical Countdown teapot sellings, and I couldn't find any. That, as far as I'm concerned, makes them literally priceless. Does anyone else know of an actual price that's been pa...
by Mikey Lear
Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:32 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

Able, dur.
by Mikey Lear
Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:12 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: How ratings work
Replies: 51
Views: 64625

Re: How ratings work

I think you should add a few hundred onto everyone's rating, then multiply it by 10. That way normal people would have a rating of somewhere around a hundred instead of -100. It might be a small incentive to people who like the game but not enough to start learning the two letter extensions for LOAT...
by Mikey Lear
Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:32 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433225

Re: Feature requests

I think dictionary corner should list all the words which are longer than the one you got, not just all the maxima. Probably most people don't care about that because they always get the max or one below, but I quite often get a 5 when there's an 8 available and I kind of want to know if there were ...
by Mikey Lear
Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Craig Beevers in NSC Final today
Replies: 9
Views: 2555

Re: Craig Beevers in NSC Final today

The Times did a write up which makes Craig out to be pretty awesome. Bad luck Craig, hopefully next year...
by Mikey Lear
Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:26 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Village of the Damned
Replies: 23
Views: 4542

Re: Village of the Damned

I don't think you totally understood what I was saying then, but it's ok because I have since discovered that I was talking rubbish. I think I just about understand the puzzle now though. It's a good one.
by Mikey Lear
Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:23 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Village of the Damned
Replies: 23
Views: 4542

Re: Village of the Damned

I reckon all the blues kill themselves a hundred days later. Also I reckon that if the archaeologist wanted to save them all rather than just study buildings like he learnt at school, he could tell them that the whole tribe only has only two types of eye colour. So that's another puzzle, if you like...
by Mikey Lear
Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:56 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

Using thesaurus.com :oops: assignation
by Mikey Lear
Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

Lexonerd timewaster liable to rouse confusion. (8) A class of mineral returned to us without columns. (8) Pterosaur with no right to fly, maybe? (8) Fast tissue plasminogen activator comes back round to end selector gene. (8) They're all APTEROUS - sorry I messed up the second clue. What a div. The...
by Mikey Lear
Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:59 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

1. Barium?
2. Tellurium?
by Mikey Lear
Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:11 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

1. A*******
2. **T*E*O**
3. Kirk was right
4. ********
by Mikey Lear
Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:25 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437100

Re: Known bugs

Most of the time my chat tab just doesn't work. Have I been blacklisted from chatting? I type something and nothing appears and it doesn't have that friendly message saying who's there.
by Mikey Lear
Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:46 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

In order of easiness:
Lexonerd timewaster liable to rouse confusion. (8)
A class of mineral returned to us without columns. (8)
Pterosaur with no right to fly, maybe? (8)
Fast tissue plasminogen activator comes back round to end selector gene. (8)
by Mikey Lear
Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:39 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
Replies: 373
Views: 36154

Re: Collaborative crossword writing

Imperious camel toe
by Mikey Lear
Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Asperger Syndrome
Replies: 81
Views: 19451

Re: Asperger Syndrome

I think it's interesting too. Partly because people with Aspergers are so fun (my experience of meeting Jeffrey Hansford was particularly awesome and one of the best bits about being in the finals in 2007) and partly because of everyone's odd attitude to it. I've noticed it on this forum - obviously...
by Mikey Lear
Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:25 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Asperger Syndrome
Replies: 81
Views: 19451

Asperger Syndrome

I know loads of people who have been on Countdown or enjoy Countdown have Asperger Syndrome, and I'd guess probably a bunch of people who use this forum. So... who does and who doesn't? To start this discussion off, I personally think I don't.
by Mikey Lear
Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:08 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: OVER and UNDER
Replies: 28
Views: 3185

Re: OVER and UNDER

If you want to make lists and stuff, TEA is really good. Get it from http://www.crosswordman.com/teadown.html It comes with its own dictionary but if you can get the Countdown dictionary as a .sthg file then it'll read that. I don't really know how to do that but my brother managed it fairly easily ...
by Mikey Lear
Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Facebook Countdown
Replies: 32
Views: 3991

Facebook Countdown

Does everyone who cares know that there is a Facebook Countdown application? Well there is. It isn't precisely like the TV show, so most of you won't like it, but if you're keen to challenge someone who's not enough of a nerd to play an online game in the traditional manner (like me) but enough of a...
by Mikey Lear
Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: "...and a better one..."
Replies: 89
Views: 11149

Re: "...and a better one..."

Can someone who has memorised every episode tell me if there was an old guy on once who stayed for a few days and had a different pervy thing to say for each numbers round? Like "Two bigguns, and the rest from the bottom please Carol". Did I imagine it?
by Mikey Lear
Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Des Chiffres et Des Lettres
Replies: 57
Views: 7057

Re: Des Chiffres et Des Lettres

Fine thanks Jason. Yeah, I'm going to need a little while because I don't really speak much French at the moment. But it would be pretty cool if I could get on it, even if it's just so I could get anihilated by Creig Beveres.
by Mikey Lear
Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Des Chiffres et Des Lettres
Replies: 57
Views: 7057

Des Chiffres et Des Lettres

I was thinking about moving to France and getting a job which didn't involve doing anything at tea-time and learning the language and joining a Des Chiffres et Des Lettres club and applying to be on Des Chiffres et Des Lettres a year later when I'd mastered the French dictionary. But I'm worried tha...
by Mikey Lear
Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN games
Replies: 45
Views: 7681

Re: COLIN games

Games 3 and 4, and a table of myself, Kirk and Dinos... ROUND 1: D R N E I U L E D C1: ? possibly inruled C2: nerdled DC: UNDERLIE (8) OT: REDLINED & UNRIDDLE for 8 0-0 (MAX 8) Nerdled? Were you possibly thinking of nurdled, the tiddlywinking term for a wink which has landed so close to the pot...
by Mikey Lear
Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1961
Views: 1026825

Re: Welcome!

Hi, I'm Mikey.
I just delurked because Soo asked me to. Also I wanted to use the word delurked, which I learnt a while ago.