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- Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
- Replies: 81
- Views: 18374
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 4)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3391
Re: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game
FWIW I don't think that's the real principle, they just say that to excuse their bad editorial decisions.Mike Brown wrote:Perhaps it was removed under the 'corpus uber alles' rules that define what is and isn't listed in the book.
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 18th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 6)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1440
Re: Monday 18th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 6)
Absolute cracker.
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 4)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3391
Re: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game
The rules about mass nouns (e.g. foods) are to decide whether they have a plural at all. But SALMON is a count noun (in at least one sense), so there's no need for a mass noun discussion; SALMON definitely has a plural. And the dictionary explicitly says "pl. same", so the plural is SALMO...
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 4)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3391
Re: Thursday 14th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game
Round 3: L S M A O U Y N S C1: salmons C2: SOLANUM (7) OT: SOLANUMS (8) Score: 6–20 (max 21) CONTROVERSY ALERT!!!! CONTROVERSY ALERT!!!! Well, with just about every Countdown counteracting each other in this round, it was almost inevitable that something would go amiss here, and even though Susie e...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Podcast: Episode 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7653
Re: Apterous Podcast: Episode 1
We're planning to do another one soonish maybe.Adam Gillard wrote:This podcast came up in conversation today and I ended up listening to it again. Might be a nice addition to the aptodev blog or something if it's possible to do any more once in a while.
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Let's do something good with ad revenue!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 588
Let's do something good with ad revenue!
Linking to this here for those who don't check apterous much: http://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=1404
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1741
- Views: 754183
Re: Ask Graeme?
The Recap Writer uses the closest available dictionary that it has, which means ODE2r for all historical recaps.Clive Brooker wrote:I think I'm right in saying that most historical recaps use the dictionary current at the time the recap was created (usually ODE2r or ODE3).
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 513
- Views: 410025
Re: Best ever contestants
Again, cocky. But I agree.Matt Morrison wrote:Oh my god you think James is the most doable. Me too.
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ryan's Big Fat Quiz of the Year
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5048
Re: Ryan's Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Seconded.Michael Wallace wrote:Can report that this is very good and well worth the money (if only for Ryan's spectacular pieces to camera).
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Christmas Crossword
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4339
Re: Christmas Crossword
For those who like their crosswords non-cryptic, he's a hard but non-cryptic one I made for my family: PDF file.
Ryan, do you want me to host your one so people don't have to mess about with that Mediafire nonsense?
Ryan, do you want me to host your one so people don't have to mess about with that Mediafire nonsense?
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 23 November 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 78)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 970
Re: Friday 23 November 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 78)
Let's hope he actually said RECEIVING.Thomas Carey wrote: Round 15: N I C E G I V E R
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say RECIEVING which is correct.
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:33 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17879
Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
This marks an interesting change from the norm. Psychics have, for obvious reasons, generally acted as if they are above resorting to legal means. If they fight this (and I think they will) it could be very significant. I can't for the life of me imagine how a 'psychic' could possibly win a legal c...
- Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Stattopalooza
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5008
Re: Stattopalooza
This looks pretty cool. My long-term goal has really been to get all the games into machine-readable format so we can do whatever we like with them, including this sort of thing. The next step would be to make that data more widely available, which I'm working on now -- it looks like Graeme and I pr...
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:21 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
Which is code for "now".Charlie Reams wrote:It'll be back this evening.
- Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:55 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
It'll be back this evening.
- Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 25th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 37)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5882
Re: Wednesday 25th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 37)
Can we get a verdict on this? The final score on the Countdown page is 56-43 so my guess is that neither contestant solved the conundrum, and maybe someone buzzed in incorrectly on 15 seconds.
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous supreme championship
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7088
Re: Apterous supreme championship
I don't see why this would be such a problem for David to run as his first tournament. I've not run an Apterous tournament myself, but I don't think a few annoyances like trying to make sure people complete their matches on time (I mean, that's the main thing, right?) require that someone should ha...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
And we're back! The uninterruptable power supply melted down, rather in contravention to its own designation. We're running on normal power for now so let's hope for no power cuts til a replacement arrives!
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
Yup. Every post in here causes an electric current to pass through my balls, which tends to focus the mind.Ian Volante wrote:Thanks. I take it that this thread is still the primary notification method?
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:42 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
I'm busting my balls to get it back up. Seems like the router has exploded or something. Will keep y'all updated.
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:16 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous supreme championship
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7088
Re: Apterous supreme championship
I was thinking of running it knockout style, I'll try and get in touch with some of the big names that have won series as well they need time to get used to apterous but at the moment I'm trying to get names, I see Chris Wills is on facebook so might try and get him involved in the mix, I can try a...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:32 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous supreme championship
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7088
Re: Apterous supreme championship
Since talk has already started of this then I dont want to put this off, so it is still on, and it's my first tournament I have organised so may as well start with a bang, I've had experience of organising tournaments at my golf club so I'm not new to it by any means. Kirk Bevins also replied to my...
- Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous supreme championship
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7088
Re: Apterous supreme championship
I think more generally that if this is going to be called the Supreme Championship you should probably spend a little more time planning and discussing it before jumping right in, especially as this is your first tournament. There's really no rush. You're likely to get more feedback through the tick...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Joseph Krol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4881
Re: Joseph Krol
My computer is currently in a box so I probably can't play today. I will see if I can get set up to play while I'm away.
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Joseph Krol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4881
Joseph Krol
If anyone has a number/other way of contacting him, can they let him know about our aptosos game? Needs to be played by Friday or it'll probably be another two or three weeks before I'm around.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:23 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
Could be any time.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
Power cut at apterous towers and the battery backup has now been exhausted so we'll be back as soon as electricity allows.
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Highlander Tournament
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4558
Re: Apterous Highlander Tournament
Seems like it would be a lot easier to use the sign up thing built into apterous.
- Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Recording on Wednesday 20th June
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2031
Re: Recording on Wednesday 20th June
I make that eleven posts in a row that you've managed to mention being in the studio for the recording. Surely some sort of record?
- Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:03 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
It's working fine for me. If downforeveryone says it's up but it doesn't work for you then there's a good chance that the problem is at your end.
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
Please don't post in this topic unless apterous is actually down.
- Mon May 28, 2012 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WANTED - Participants for mental health documentary
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1916
Re: WANTED - Participants for mental health documentary
Having some random researcher spam almost every apterous user is annoying enough without having her details cross-posted to here as well. Do we really want to encourage these people?
- Sun May 27, 2012 8:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Classic posts
- Replies: 152
- Views: 24402
Re: Classic posts
Cheers for the thought, but no, not quite. As I recall it proposed some sort of double-or-nothing option for maxes, but people shot it down because it would just give the top players an even larger advantage.Graeme Cole wrote: Was it this?
- Sun May 27, 2012 6:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Classic posts
- Replies: 152
- Views: 24402
Re: Classic posts
Quite enjoyed this post from yesteryear. Ha. I know you're not sorting through the feature request looking for things that aren't covered in tickets and making extra work for yourself. Therefore I can only assume you've searched Google for "charlie off of apterous's willy" because you hav...
- Sun May 27, 2012 3:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Classic posts
- Replies: 152
- Views: 24402
Re: Classic posts
Quite enjoyed this post from yesteryear.
- Sun May 27, 2012 11:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Phones and networks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5204
Re: Phones and networks
Any news, Gev?
- Mon May 14, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Phones and networks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5204
Re: Phones and networks
By the way, I think networks are an example of where competition doesn't really work for the consumer. Masts in the same places and leaving other areas uncovered, and where one network might be good in one obscure area, it's crap in another where another network might be good. Different networks us...
- Wed May 09, 2012 12:34 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Phones and networks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5204
Re: Phones and networks
Or maybe they want something you don't want, and are prepared to pay for it accordingly.Phil Reynolds wrote:This. Why are people happy to spend this much or more every month on phone contracts? It's like they've been brainwashed or something.David Williams wrote:I probably top up less than £10 a year.
- Mon May 07, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Phones and networks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5204
Re: Phones and networks
Samsung are great.
- Sat May 05, 2012 11:29 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptoteam 2012
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3767
Re: Aptoteam 2012
So people can end up playing their own team mates? :/
- Tue May 01, 2012 10:32 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Request regarding users and accounts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4279
Re: Request regarding users and accounts
Yep.Matt Morrison wrote:Can't you just get Charlie to change your registered e-mail?
- Tue May 01, 2012 10:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How Much Is This Site Worth?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1175
Re: How Much Is This Site Worth?
I wonder how they generate that number. Obviously the real advertising revenue per day is, umm, $0, on account of there being no ads.
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:03 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 53274
Re: General feedback
Just saw this. It's been a fun few days.
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: aptoSOS.02 - Order of play
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7715
Re: aptoSOS.02 - Order of play
Adam Gillard wrote:So Scott is the first member of the IV League this season?Matt Morrison wrote: "I've won four times"-champ
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: CSW Letters Attack tournament
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5957
Re: CSW Letters Attack tournament
This does overlap almost perfectly with the Gevin's Delight tournament. I don't mind either way, but thought you should be aware of the risk of fixture collisions etc.
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:30 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382204
Re: Is Apterous down?
It's back. (Only the front page was broken, everything else is working.)
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 513
- Views: 410025
Re: Best ever contestants
It's definitely a god thing we are calling each other by our full names, I want to seem like I have good manners so the formal approach definitely has worked on this occasion so I shall call you by your full name from now on, feel free to do the same back to me Who is this post addressed to :?: :?:...
- Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 30327
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
Me, my wife Julie and my 2 youngest daughters Georgina and Gabriella can be seen at the back of the restaurant just after the Torquay restaurant reviewers come in (46 mins on Sky + or 37 mins on 4OD). Will you be writing a poem about this? In a word - No. Why, after 2 months, did you feel it necess...
- Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2012
- Replies: 88
- Views: 18340
Re: Apterous Masters 2012
Congratulations to the 2012 masters champion Bob De Caux , coming from 4-1 down to beat Adam 6-4 in an extremely tight and exciting series of games. Bob is the first qualifier to ever win the tournament- needless to say, he won't need to qualify next year (i think for the winner the on-screen/co ev...
- Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Raccoon Boy on Pointless
- Replies: 100
- Views: 12364
Re: Raccoon Boy on Pointless
This is a good example of why you should quote the post you're replying to. (Presumably this one.)Ryan Taylor wrote:cuntface
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How-To Guides
- Replies: 172
- Views: 42947
Re: How-To Guides
Okay. Why did you say he did?Joseph Krol wrote:No, he did not.Charlie Reams wrote:Jesus resurrected this thread 1985 years ago?Joseph Krol wrote:As Jesus did 1985 years ago, today this thread shall be resurrected.
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How-To Guides
- Replies: 172
- Views: 42947
Re: How-To Guides
Jesus resurrected this thread 1985 years ago?Joseph Krol wrote:As Jesus did 1985 years ago, today this thread shall be resurrected.
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:06 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Logic puzzle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2641
Re: Logic puzzle
Will this be another one where Graeme Cole solves it and you get the prize?
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 53274
Re: General feedback
It's been a while since anyone posted here just to say thanks for a feature. I know it's been around for a while, but I just want to say that Lexplorer is brilliant. Even if it were the only thing hosted on apterous, you could get a lot of people visiting the site just to use it for a number of wor...
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 30327
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
Will you be writing a poem about this?Philip Jarvis wrote: Me, my wife Julie and my 2 youngest daughters Georgina and Gabriella can be seen at the back of the restaurant just after the Torquay restaurant reviewers come in (46 mins on Sky + or 37 mins on 4OD).
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:25 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A certain lady with a nickname
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3637
Re: A certain lady with a nickname
Needless to say I won't be banning anyone.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Visiting London
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1769
Re: Visiting London
Natural History Museum!
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:17 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: My upcoming tournament
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3550
Re: My upcoming tournament
Lest anyone was wondering, I had nothing to do with this tournament being cancelled (nor did I lock this topic, ho-hum).
Re: Mrs.
Howard is fine as far as I know, he just decided to retire quietly from the "scene".