Bits and Bobs 51

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

We've just been to stay with some friends in Cornwall for a few days. They're ex next door neighbours who moved down there a few years ago.

They're a nice couple, but sometimes I think they're a bit 'away with the fairies.'

The man of the house often has money making ideas that are a bit bizarre, rarely thought through in detail, and none of them has come to anything so far.

We were discussing developments in new technology and he was of the opinion that this might be the last time we'd need to drive the 320 or so miles to see them, as he's convinced that Star Trek styles transporters will be available within the next couple of years.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2024 18:29

I want my brain to be digitised, emailed, and uploaded to a body at the destination.

It is also why I don't have any tattoos, as I reckon I could sell the blank canvas to someone older than me at a later date, and upload my brain somewhere else.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2024 21:32

I’ll buy your skin now.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

It seems my friend was right. Tom Cruise couldn't possibly have got from Paris to Hollywood in three minutes by motor bike and plane.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:57

I mean, I don't know... that sounds like something of an impossible mission, and I gather he's quite experienced in matters of that nature.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

MaliA wrote:

I want my brain to be digitised, emailed, and uploaded to a body at the destination.

It is also why I don't have any tattoos, as I reckon I could sell the blank canvas to someone older than me at a later date, and upload my brain somewhere else.

What could possibly go wrong?

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BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10194

This is one of those "spot the difference" things you get in those puzzles books you get to take on your long distance bus/train/car holidays in the 80s right?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 12:53

Merry Christmas x

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 12:56

5.36 advent calendars to go!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

What happened there? Stock shortage leading to a manager saying, "fuck it stick whatever we have there"?

Localised time distortion in the North West of England?

Christmas 2: The Second Coming?

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 14:31

Same SKU number and different packaging?

Always set up a new SKU rather than change the BoMs, kids.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 14:35

Or SlOBs that have been jobbed off.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 15:00

Mulled wine gift sets too in the booze section (B&M, Leyland).

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5470

MaliA wrote:

Same SKU number and different packaging?

Always set up a new SKU rather than change the BoMs, kids.

Knowing B&M they'll have found a batch of stock they could snap up for next to nothing

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 15:43

Now's your chance to live out Roy Wood's fantasy!

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2024 17:14

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Same SKU number and different packaging?

Always set up a new SKU rather than change the BoMs, kids.

Knowing B&M they'll have found a batch of stock they could snap up for next to nothing

Oh, haha yeah.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

BikNorton wrote:

This is one of those "spot the difference" things you get in those puzzles books you get to take on your long distance bus/train/car holidays in the 80s right?

Yes, but beginner level.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 14:28

Bumping into folk at Stonehenge

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 14:50

Amazing!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

I know that handsome man!

But who's that bald fool with him?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 15:52

I looked up and thought I recognise that lady (Mrs Paz). Then that sexy lump appeared.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 16:09

You almost look like brothers in that photo. Scary.

Also, those stones behind you look fake. Hope you didn't pay money to get in!

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 16:15

Great photo!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

GazChap wrote:

You almost look like brothers in that photo. Scary.

Also, those stones behind you look fake. Hope you didn't pay money to get in!

Naturally, we met in the snackbar

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 16:53

Perhaps I should use my 'new' English Heritage membership to go and check out those sweet stones too. Don't hang around for me though.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 18:24

DavPaz wrote:

GazChap wrote:

You almost look like brothers in that photo. Scary.

Also, those stones behind you look fake. Hope you didn't pay money to get in!

Naturally, we met in the snackbar

The pasties were good

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 18:33

GazChap wrote:

Perhaps I should use my 'new' English Heritage membership to go and check out those sweet stones too. Don't hang around for me though.

We use ours all the time. We are the fort in Portland earlier in the week.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2024 19:23

Davpaz busy that day?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

TheVision wrote:

Davpaz busy that day?

I was braving a storm from a tent in north Wales

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5470

Not anyone I’d have chosen to watch, but as I’m here….

Down the front it is.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:44

I have discovered the following:

Online courses I can open Microsoft word, and click "dictate" button. It transcribes everything said.

Then, I copy and paste it all into ChatGPT and ask it to summarize it all and pull out key points.

BOOM

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2024 13:59

Inadvertently teaching our AI bot overlords how to make Turbo Cider…

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3309

MaliA wrote:

I have discovered the following:

Online courses I can open Microsoft word, and click "dictate" button. It transcribes everything said.

Then, I copy and paste it all into ChatGPT and ask it to summarize it all and pull out key points.

BOOM

Then you check it over and find it has
a) done a good job
b) done a moderately okay job and never completely trust it again?

I realise b requires some kind of oversight from someone who cares, and this probably doesn't have that - do you now have a cursory knowledge of this subject? Hooray, corporate training is working! But it does seem more realistic.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:14

We have to be careful and can only use co-pilot as the accounts I work on are secure.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5470

We get to see Craig David later tonight.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5470

And there we go

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Sep 12, 2024 20:54

Oh, cool!

I believe Trooper sees him a lot as he lends a hand at the club he goes to. When Trooper can't make up his mind, Craig David does it for him as he is a bow selector

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Sep 12, 2024 21:22

MaliA wrote:

Oh, cool!

I believe Trooper sees him a lot as he lends a hand at the club he goes to. When Trooper can't make up his mind, Craig David does it for him as he is a bow selector

Oh dear

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6630

MaliA wrote:

Oh, cool!

I believe Trooper sees him a lot as he lends a hand at the club he goes to. When Trooper can't make up his mind, Craig David does it for him as he is a bow selector

Giphy "boooooo!":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/wnWWg40E8saHjvO5hs/giphy-loop.mp4

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2024 0:39

For those of you with Instagram... Would you mind liking this picture please?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9vG1Vfo8OF ... E2M3UzMDNt

It's my submission to the Hotel Frasier account and apparently I can get a reward when it reaches 100 likes. I don't know what it is, but I would like to get there to see.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26234

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Mimi wrote:

Done

#me too

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2149

Warhead wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Done

#me too

#me three

I never use my Instagram account apart from hassling the singer of a band to nag them into releasing some new music.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Blucey wrote:

Warhead wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Done

#me too

#me three

I never use my Instagram account apart from hassling the singer of a band to nag them into releasing some new music.

I've never used MY Instagram account apart from liking The Vision's submission to the Hotel Frasier account

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12356

I hopped on this bandwagon.
Vision now owes me a trip to a hotel, I think?

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Mr Russell wrote:

I hopped on this bandwagon.
Vision now owes me a trip to a hotel, I think?

I hope it's worth it and the reward isn't complete rubbish.

Malc · **Posted:** Tue Sep 17, 2024 23:30

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Scrolling down the list of options on Sky, and this is their list of suggestions because we watched Saw X (back in July)

Um, not sure your algorithm is working quite right...

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

It might be trying to protect you from yourself.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Sep 18, 2024 20:01

I took a flight out to Portland, Oregon yesterday. I streamed a couple of movies from my home Plex server via the in-flight wifi (while also connected to a VPN) and it was flawless.

How far technology has come.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Sep 19, 2024 17:11

GazChap wrote:

I took a flight out to Portland, Oregon yesterday. I streamed a couple of movies from my home Plex server via the in-flight wifi (while also connected to a VPN) and it was flawless.

How far technology has come.

That is mad.

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