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Dan Byrom

Don't suppose anyone will be driving roughly through Coventry/Leamington/Kenilworth area?

I'm very likely to come anyway but getting a lift would shave my travel time by more than 50%.

Happy to contribute to petrol

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Catan, Dominion (if not in catan final), carcassone 2p, kingdomino, c&k, Perudo, terra mystica, splendor, sudoku, Texas Holdem, 7 wonders duel, countdown, kamisado, castles of burgundy

My first time and excited!

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Good sleep is the biggest factor by miles imo

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As usual, the bookies odds seem to be completely unrelated to the quality of the entry. Why tf are Sweden heavy favourites!? Austria second favourites I can least understand as the singer is clearly exceptional - I just didn't like the song. France third favourites? So unmemorable and uninteresting....

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Did my usual blind ranking for the final. Sharing my rankings and comments pre-results: 1. Latvia (Exciting rhythm. Great harmony. Unique. Visually excellent too.) 2. Denmark (Classic Europop. Great singing. Some quality small details that took it up a level.) 3. Ukraine (high up the list because it...

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I've booked to watch Mark Lettieri on the Friday night at Ronnie Scott's at 17:30 (restricted view ticket), if anyone fancies joining.

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Thanks for sharing TCap! Anyone want to share a twin room?

(Note: I'm typically an early sleeper and early riser)

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Dan Byrom wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:42 pm Genuinely still don't know from me, but hopefully!

Unfortunately I won't be there this time

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Genuinely still don't know from me, but hopefully!

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When people pluralise process to rhyme with axes(axis) or bases(basis)

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I like the non-linear points idea a lot.

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I think the current system is excellent. Those players that play more than 8 events can still keep playing to push their score up. But equally those regular players that can't make quite so many events are still able to compete. And also those players that don't come to many events won't make top 8....

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The most chaotic/slow/overrunning event I can recall from past couple of years was Liverpool 2024 and that was 6 Lincoln games. Both Birminghams and Rugbys from past two years had 8 games and I found them to be smoother and feel less rushed. I strongly prefer 8 games! Very happy with the current mi...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:22 am Wondering are you a Tory voter?

Ooph that's gotta hurt

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Do you know if there is a voi scooter park near the venue?

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How does the table look these days?

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I'm absolutely delighted by the result this year. Switzerland's entry was so far ahead of the competition and the stream of 12-pointers from the jury was completely deserved. A similar thing happened with France in 2021, whose act was easily the most impressive and beautiful (obviously somewhat subj...

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Any recommendations for super-cheap accommodation on the Saturday night and/or anyone want to share a room?

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I think Adam G's comment was fair. But I appreciate people understanding where I was coming from. My comment was directed more towards the stereotype of people who leave university, get a comfortable job and blindly follow a standard career path without stepping back and thinking about the potential...

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Exactly. What I'm asking is, does it really have to come to that or not? If I know the minimum buffer time, I'd be able to determine. If quitting were what I'd need to do then forget it. I'd be a pretty trash human being if I did that. Why would quitting your job to do something you're passionate a...

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Picnic is the best chocolate bar

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:12 am Is it me or has there been a QUOINER at one point?

There's QUOITER, QUOILER and QUOINED.

Checking lexplorer, many of the game's best players have gone for it but it's never been in!

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George was fantastic the whole day and I think everybody (except myself!) in the room were saddened to see him come so agonisingly close. Hope to see you get your first event win under your belt soon! Agreed! And to all of the other players in the top 8, it was a pleasure playing against all of you...

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2) Prizes at Events: The variation in prizes between events is fine, and I have no suggestions for improvements. Hosts are doing a great job with prizes. While trophies are a nice reward for winning an event, I understand that sourcing them adds extra time and financial burdens for hosts, so their ...

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Count me in for food please! Unfortunately the venue have set a capacity which we've met (actually we went over and have had to reject a couple). However Beachy has made alternate meal plans so worth messaging him. Ofc anyone else is welcome to join us for the karaoke (up until 10pm) Ok no worries ...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:23 pm
Dan Byrom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:24 pm Count me in for food please!

I'll be coming in on the day - will any parkrunners be staying nearby and wouldn't mind me using their shower ...?
Nominate Todd. But failing that you're welcome to use mine.

<3

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Count me in for food please!

I'll be coming in on the day - will any parkrunners be staying nearby and wouldn't mind me using their shower ...?

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I'd imagine they pick the contestants across a range of scores rather than the highest scoring, right?

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I'm staying the night in Finchley. The only parkrun where I can feasibly go from accommodation --> parkrun --> accommodation for shower --> event by 11:30 is Sunny Hill parkrun. So I will be doing that one. (And declare it the official one if no-one else says anything...)

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Will anyone be parkrunning and if so which one looks the best?

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I like the idea of streaming

Will enjoy playing along

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2. I've also listened back to Finland's entry and to be honest I'm even more bewildered by it's success. For anyone who liked it, is it purely just the singer, energy and entertainment value? Or did you actually enjoy the music? But I would wonder what you liked about quite a few of your top choice...

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----- Not great but at least unique ----- 19. Germany It might appear unique to you, but this might as well have been track nine on an unremarkable nu-metal/industrial album of 2010, the sort of song that's churned out endlessly by unremarkable bands of the genre. If such a track is going to succee...

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Time for Dan's OFFICIAL rankings :D - My overall verdict of this year is that is that, although there were fewer outstanding songs, there were more decent songs and fewer pieces of trash, so I'd say a good year in general. I can at least understand the Swedish victory, even if I wouldn't have gone f...

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I think using juries at all seems a bit antiquated. The public's vote might as well be random. The jury means there's a chance that musicianship can still be a factor in the outcome. (E.g. look at the amount of votes given to Croatia and Finland compared with e.g. Estonia, Austria, Australia). Alth...

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I've listened to the UK entry but otherwise will always wait until the night and have a lot of fun building my own rankings.

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1. Countdown
2. 5-a-side
3. Piano improvisation

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If anyone happens to be driving down from somewhere in the Midlands then I'd be very appreciative of a lift (and would pay for petrol!)

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I'm in for food

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I think it entirely depends on the level of competitiveness. If it's something casual amongst friends, then random is more fun. But if people care about the result, then I think seeding is the best to try and reduce the influence of randomness in the results. Co:events work beautifully with a bit of...

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Ebonite -> Betonies
and
Niobite -> Bonities

are an interesting and useful pair to remember

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Graeme - you've done an amazing job of outlining a clear, well-constructed and evidence-based counter to Rhys' comments, but I fear it was a waste of time. I doubt it will be effective at changing his mind, as reason and logic tend to fail against such people - and I imagine the rest of us on this f...

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Apparently this is the UK's entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaVGKk4k6k I strongly dislike it. Generic and boring, not much character, feeling or musical interest. I tend to be at odds with the general public (I still haven't gotten over Italy beating France in 2021) and perhaps most people w...

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Thanks for your generosity Tim! It looks like I've managed to get things sorted, so you won't have to worry about it.

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:26 pm
The 'skill' in quizzing is just knowing more stuff.
Eh, there's a fair bit more to it than that. Quizzing is the intersection of knowledge, logic and deduction.

I do appreciate this - I'm just bitter that I don't know anything except lots of obscure anagrams

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Any general knowledge quiz isn't in the question for me. You either know stuff or you don't, and most of the time I don't. The 'skill' in quizzing is just knowing more stuff. I'd give it to something that has elements of skill and strategy I absolutely love the 1% club. Anyone can get any question r...

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I think that I naturally read very fast but pause/slow down every so often to process, which is harder to replicate than just speeding up Also, 2x speed is still slower than reading and faster than that sounds unpleasant to me. Of course, this is just personal preference. Not trying to tell anyone e...

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I love reading. I split my time between kindle and physical. Physical is nicer but kindle allows for ease of travel which is important to me also. I've tried a few audio books but they're just not right for me: (a) significantly slower, (b) mind wanders more easily meaning I will rewind or lose thre...

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Woohoo! Number 1 parkrunner of the season

Thanks for sorting Gevin

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Just me, as far as I can tell!

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Please can we make sure Manchester gets a parkrun recap hehe

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'the storm' made me genuinely laugh out loud. And there are loads of other hilarious bits from these

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That countdown one is hilarious

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It's quite frustrating living so close to Rugby but having train travel cancelled! Will anyone be driving through the Warwick/Coventry/Leamington area on their way (and way back) on the day? Happy to contribute fuel costs. I'll probably end up just skipping the parkrun but on the off-chance that any...

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I have a cheeky question: Is anyone parkrunning, and wouldn't mind letting me have a lift to and a very quick shower at wherever they are staying before the event starts...? I'll be able to make my own way to the parkrun venue from the fringes of Greater Manchester in the morning, but wouldn't have ...

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Aside from it not being free of charge, i'm yet to see what the problem is with Oxford and have nothing of any concrete value that would make me think to change to CSW. Still happy to listen, but there's not much of a voice it seems. I don't feel particularly strongly - and I'd rather not have to r...

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I was in this spot. I had the word and buzzed first but my opponent said the word first. The host opted to redo the conundrum. I can understand why, and was happy to go with the host's judgement in the moment and since it's just fun and friendly competition and best kept without tension I had no rea...

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My friend was employed by a lab-based meat company last year. He told me that the big guys in the business had done a brilliant job of winning over investors and pumping in lots of money but they were actually still very far away from a finished product, inconsistently creating minimal quantities of...

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A lift would be amazing from either Adam or Fiona. I'm very excited for what will be my first ever parkrun! :D Going to make sure to go slow so I can improve at future events hehe I'm not staying at the Travelodge - I'm not too far away so happy to meet people there to head over, but was wondering i...

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There's all this talk about Ahmed being scared of the numbers. This is BS. He's just as good at the rest of them. He simply doesn't need to take the risk of tricky numbers because he knows he has the edge on the letters. His weakness at numbers has definitely been exaggerated. Ahmed is strong at th...

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