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- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
I think I addressed these points, and was quite specific what bothered me about them, otherwise you wouldn't have thought I was including you there. I understand where you're coming from also. I just think that some of your comments are outrageous while intentionally ignoring key facts. And that's ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 638105
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Mandy Season 3 on the Iplayer. Its probably not for everyone but I find it hilarious though episode 5 is fucking scary. Only 20 minutes an episode. Diane Morgan is very good and how she contorts her face and walks is an art in itself. I think this is an under-the-radar classic programme. It's more ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
Sure, and I wonder if you include me in that "all in" thing based on things said earlier. Yes Gavin, I absolutely include you here. I'll refrain from all the specific examples to not bring back old arguments. That's fine because I also consider you to simplistically put people into a cate...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2042
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
Seems to be invalid (on Apterous at least).
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
Sure, and I wonder if you include me in that "all in" thing based on things said earlier. But I absolutely do not support Hamas. I criticise Israel in particular because the UK and a lot of western countries support it and there is (though getting less so) disagreement and debate over whet...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 638105
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
I think Seinfeld is more hit and miss than Curb. I still like it but it's not among my very favourites.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2042
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
Would the last person defending Israel please turn off the lights.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2042
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
And he wins! From 20 behind as well.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 346847
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
On 23rd March we had Rugby. Some people did Rugby parkrun and others did Warwickshire Racecourse. Rugby first: 8 (1). Dan Byrom - 21:52 (58.99%) (889 points) 24 (2). Thomas Carey - 24:22 (52.94%) (778 points) 51 (3). Stephen Read - 27:00 (49.44%) (667 points) 80 (4). Dave Robjohns - 29:25 (43.85%) (...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Genius things
- Replies: 43
- Views: 12058
Re: Genius things
I just watched this video about the invention of the blue LED.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
mRNA vaccines
Ring doorbell
LED lamp
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 299
- Views: 47878
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Big wedding ceremonies are a waste of money, You spend thousands and relatives you don't see from one year to the next all expect invites a fortune on a dress /suite,. Better to just get married with a couple f witnesses and take your family out for a meal at a later date Which is what I'm going to...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
People don't necessarily actively complain but I get the feeling that 14-rounders aren't the most popular. They're certainly not my first choice.
I think 15-rounders for normal play can seem a bit much. A bit intense maybe playing the same person for that amount of time.
I think 15-rounders for normal play can seem a bit much. A bit intense maybe playing the same person for that amount of time.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
The main problem with 15-rounders is the length obviously, but it gives a good balance of rounds. The 9-rounder has the advantage of being shorter, but it's problem is not so much that the short game makes it more of a lottery, but that specifically the conundrum has proportionally too much weight....
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
The main problem with 15-rounders is the length obviously, but it gives a good balance of rounds. The 9-rounder has the advantage of being shorter, but it's problem is not so much that the short game makes it more of a lottery, but that specifically the conundrum has proportionally too much weight. ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
I can imagine a very restless audience with three games to not play in.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 638105
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Not that he's in it all the time, but the death of Richard Lewis probably makes it less likely if anything.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 27th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 62)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3112
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 27th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 62)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3112
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 27th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 62)
I did (9+8)×(25+10+1)=612.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
But having two events in one go seems a bit of a "hack" allowing people to rack up two lots of points while making just one trip. So? I don't think this is a bad thing. Two events on the same weekend allows people to save money on travel. We shouldn't award fewer points for an event just ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 638105
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
I've been working my way through Yes Minister / Prime Minister on the iPlayer. They've been repeating them on Tuesday evenings and leaving them on the iPlayer for a month (rather than indefinitely as they do with some programmes). But the last couple of Tuesdays it hasn't been on for some reason. Al...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th March
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2441
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
What would people think of doing away with tie-break conundrums and allowing draws to happen? There isn't the same need to declare a winner that the TV show has, and I feel like achieving level scores over 9 rounds should count for slightly more than a defeat and slightly less than a win. Also avoi...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 24857
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
I previously suggested that perhaps someone could only count points from one event if there were two events at a weekend (e.g. COLIN and hangover). The reason not all events count towards your end-of-year total is that it's hard to make every event and people shouldn't be expected to if they want to...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
Why are politicians expressing opinions about the design of a football shirt? I really don't get the big hoo-ha about that cross thing on the England shirt. Total non issue, even at a football/design level, never mind social/political. One of the most acute examples of the depressing tendency for t...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
I've noticed that the first minister of the home nations tick a lot of the diversity boxes and gender (in the case of Norther Ireland. Isn't it time The Tea Shop was a first minister of colour I stared at this for a while, but I'm still lost as to what it means. He means the Taoiseach. But anyway i...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 346847
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Thanks. I'll sort out the points at some point.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1751242
Re: Politics in General
It could be argued that Capital Gains sometimes come in the form of risky investments (similar to gambling which is not taxed) so the tax on that should take into account the expected gains rather than just the actual gains. Though it would be very different for different investments so probably not...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should I be worried?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3961
Re: Should I be worried?
I was reading a random article about Bitcoin and it mentioned nonce and that it meant single-use, so there you go. It's not something you readily Google. (I could have looked it up in a print dictionary obviously.)
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 299
- Views: 47878
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Punch a woman when she's down.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 346847
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
you're due to have some people for the corug park run that won't be playing in the event but are very much affiliated with countdown (rachael montgomery melody coupe and maybe adam beach) so assume you're counting these guys? They would have to at least be at the event in some capacity to get point...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should I be worried?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3961
Re: Should I be worried?
Nonce passwords are kept more secure, for obvious reasons. Mine is J1mmy5av1l3.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 19th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 56)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1835
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 57)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2356
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 57)
For some reason people learn (25×75+x)×50/100 but not the others as well.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
It's more I than some people.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:24 pmThat's not AI, is the point I'm making.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:01 pmThat's what I meant, and if it cut the accelerator when activated it might encourage safer drivingIan Volante wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:34 pm
Why use AI when a simple distance sensor would do the job?
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 431
- Views: 277703
Re: What films have you watched lately?
12 Angry Men. Forget Oppenheimer. This is a film. Very much recommended. Its probably in my top ten of best American movies of all time. IMDB has it as no 5 in the all time ratings. (Oppenheimer is 88) So for context Oppenheimer not bad but 12 Angry Men is exceptional Am I right in saying there wer...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 431
- Views: 277703
Re: What films have you watched lately?
12 Angry Men. Forget Oppenheimer. This is a film. Very much recommended.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why do they have them on some motorways but not others and how do they decide which one?
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
If chevrons are 40 metres apart, then logically to me that means 80 metres (although that would be two chevron gaps really). However, if we are talking about visible chevrons, that will keep changing as the cars cross over them. But to always keep two chevrons visible, you would need to be just over...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 308542
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
It's possible I was aware of this at the time but forgot, but India apparently overtook China as the most populous country last year.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 431
- Views: 277703
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Oppenheimer. Mostly tedious and far too long. Also what a coincidence that when the hive mind decides a film is the best of the year, it also has e.g. the best actor in it as well. Not sure why people pay attention to the Oscars. It's just the incestuous film industry getting together to self-congr...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 431
- Views: 277703
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Oppenheimer. Mostly tedious and far too long. Also what a coincidence that when the hive mind decides a film is the best of the year, it also has e.g. the best actor in it as well. Not sure why people pay attention to the Oscars. It's just the incestuous film industry getting together to self-congra...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 54)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1369
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 54)
Some very hard conundrums in the last few days/weeks.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 138454
Re: Countdowners in the news
"He received some positive feedback" - that's news.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Perfect for this thread - why's it called a forecourt? Doesn't seem quite right.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I would say driving in and out of the forecourt is more dangerous than using your phone. They should have a rule where you have to stop 50 metres away and push your car in. All that combustion going on...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Is it a rule everywhere? I've never noticed a sign at my local Tesco when filling up. I wouldn't know not to play on my phone at the same time.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 299
- Views: 47878
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
People walking their dogs should have poo bags on them anyway and are part of the wider dog walking community, so if they see some dog poo that didn't come from their own dog, they should pick it up anyway and not be all "Well it's nothing to do with me" about it. Especially on that bridg...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 299
- Views: 47878
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
People walking their dogs should have poo bags on them anyway and are part of the wider dog walking community, so if they see some dog poo that didn't come from their own dog, they should pick it up anyway and not be all "Well it's nothing to do with me" about it. Especially on that bridge...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 51)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1044
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 50)
Geezer was quite good today. A bit early on, but another potential octochamp perhaps.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9283
Re: The 1% Club
Cool, thanks.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The 1% Club
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9283
Re: The 1% Club
I've still not watched this. Is it like 1 vs 100 (which I've also not watched)?
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 48)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1502
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 48)
Neither valid on Apterous. PROPHASE is though.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 696478
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why did people have to wire their own plugs in the past? Stuff came without a plug on. Insane.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 48)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1502
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 48)
Her highest score of 98 but her total of 686 is still 10 short of Jack Harvey's 696, so fifth of the five octochamps. She needs to hope the octowell dries up!
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15260
Re: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
Can someone explain the magic in "the product of two primes", Rachel mentions it often and I feel I should know it but I'm afraid it has escaped me. Thanks. I think it's just that there is a way of getting the target by multiplying 2 smaller numbers, but only one so it's hard to spot. If ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should I be worried?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3961
Re: Should I be worried?
Seems a bit weird. Is that a forum thing or local to you, do you think?
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 346847
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
By the way, I've added Tom Rowell to the PB list, with his time of 35:37, but I haven't gone through all the times to check for new PBs, so I won't quote the whole list again.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 346847
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
OK, so CO:Liv was on 24th Feb, and Fiona T did Crosby , whereas Stephen Read did Warrington . 146 (1). Fiona Titcombe - 29:42 (60.98%) (500 points) 91 (1). Stephen Read - 25:56 (51.48%) (500 points) And the table: 1. Gevin Chapwell - 889 2. Dan Byrom - 778 3. Fiona Titcombe - 722 4. Thomas Carey - 6...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 46)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1163
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th March 2024 (Series 89, Heat 46)
I thought Colin's "I wonder..." in the REBENDING round could be seen as leading the contestants.