Be Excellent To Each Other
https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/

Bits & Bobs 6
https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2893		 Page 40 of 60
Author:  Rodafowa [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 14:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
devilman wrote:
Best of all, as we're working on a project called Cyclops, it was referred to in all seriousness as the one-eyed monster.

I think your company's lacking perspective.

Security companies are the excellent for names that probably could have done with another twenty minutes' thought. Solar Security is a good example, but Watchmen Alarms always makes me smile. I want to know if their rates include an allowance for hiring extra guards to watch the first lot.

My all-time favourite is the Titanic Café on the Holloway Road, though. Presumably, halfway through your meal the waiter kicks your table over and throws buckets of ice water in your face while a dance band plays Abide With Me.
Author:  BikNorton [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 14:55 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
What is annoying is that there's no new stable VirtualBox with Windows 7 compatible Guest Additions yet.

Edit: Oh. Why not rebuild the installer with the Win7 flag turned on then? Grr.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
BikNorton wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
GEEK NEWS.

This post is posted from a VirtualBox running the Windows 7 Beta. It appears to be downloading guide listings right now. Not sure I like the new taskbar, as I use the quick launch a lot and they've removed it. Buggers

What? No they haven't, it just works a bit differently.

How so sir? I mean quick launch like below, btw.
Attachment:
QL.jpg
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
BikNorton wrote:
What is annoying is that there's no new stable VirtualBox with Windows 7 compatible Guest Additions yet.

Edit: Oh. Why not rebuild the installer with the Win7 flag turned on then? Grr.

Yep, did that, works fine :)
Author:  BikNorton [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Theory: Run a program, right-click on its icon in the whatever-its-called, "Pin to taskbar". I was about to try that by installing Chrome, then got distracted by Guest Additions.

Basis: Right-clicking on icons already there has an un-pin option.

Conclusion: Works.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I see.

*Goes to try, loses another 20 minutes messing around :)*
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
ooh, splendid!
Author:  Malabelm [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Rodafowa wrote:
My all-time favourite is the Titanic Café on the Holloway Road, though. Presumably, halfway through your meal the waiter kicks your table over and throws buckets of ice water in your face while a dance band plays Abide With Me.


I've always enjoyed the Ironing Maidens laundrette. I think it's written in the proper font, too, with Iron Maiden artwork on the front. I might take a pic tonight, as I'm heading to Helsby Hill to do some photography.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I'm still waiting for someone to have the balls to open the Abracadaver Funeral Parlour.
Author:  Dimrill [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 15:51 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
nynfortoo wrote:
as I'm heading to Helsby Hill to do some photography.


*notes this down*
*picks up shovel*
*catches train*
Author:  Dimrill [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I've just been to The Shops to buy some carrots and cabbage for The Singing Tribe with me Ma. She met someone in there who she hadn't seen for a while, and in an odd twist he'd had his legs amputated not long ago due to smoking and poor circulation. The conversation consisted of:
"Ooh! I didn't see you down there!"
"Yes! I am in a wheelchair as my legs have been amputated!"
"I was going to kick you in the leg, but you haven't got any!"
"Yes! I have no legs!"
"Do you need any help as you have no legs?"
"No, thank you. I have no legs."
For about 5 minutes.
Author:  Malabelm [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Dimrill wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
as I'm heading to Helsby Hill to do some photography.


*notes this down*
*picks up shovel*
*catches train*


*notes these notes down*

*puts on anti-shovel pants*
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
nynfortoo wrote:
*puts on anti-shovel pants*
Dimrill has 49,445 gamerpoints. He knows the value of a headshot.
Author:  Malabelm [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
*puts on anti-shovel pants*
Dimrill has 49,445 gamerpoints. He knows the value of a headshot.


I didn't say where I'd be wearing them.
Author:  DavPaz [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
*puts on anti-shovel pants*
Dimrill has 49,445 gamerpoints. He knows the value of a headshot.

nynfortoo wrote:
*puts anti-shovel pants on head*
Feex
Author:  MrChris [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 16:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
nynfortoo wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
nynfortoo wrote:
*puts on anti-shovel pants*
Dimrill has 49,445 gamerpoints. He knows the value of a headshot.


I didn't say where I'd be wearing them.

And now he can just go for a rimshot.
Author:  Squirt [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 17:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
It's gonna more than a single pair of pants to protect you from Dimrill's signature Spinning Shovel Overhand Helicopter Whirlwind technique. You'll need at least three, plus a darn good shovel-resistant codpiece.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 17:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Shoot to Kill
That would be on the playlist surely :D
Just for all the ordnance geeks in here
Author:  Kern [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 17:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
DBSnappa wrote:
Shoot to Kill


Want.
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 18:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Kern wrote:
DBSnappa wrote:
Shoot to Kill


Want.


Much like the first generation SA-80, It doesn't appear to be great for left handed peoples.
Author:  kalmar [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 18:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Rodafowa wrote:
devilman wrote:
Best of all, as we're working on a project called Cyclops, it was referred to in all seriousness as the one-eyed monster.

I think your company's lacking perspective.


Oh, ha!
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 18:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Image

I've filed this under "Things that are not worth risking one's liberty for when one could wait twelve months, if one is really desperate to hit that."

MEETING PEOPLE FROM INTERNETS IS BAD!!!!!
Author:  kalmar [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 20:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
8)


Different subject, me and Madame K are going for a 'city break' to (boringly) Newcastle in a few weeks. I spent a while finding a posh hotel with good reviews in a nice location, only to find that they've gone bust in the last day or two. Arse.
Author:  Cras [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 21:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
kalmar wrote:
I spent a while finding a posh hotel with good reviews in a nice location, only to find that they've gone bust in the last day or two. Arse.


That's probably the only one of those, too.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 21:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
So it turns out my new anxiety dream is driving my car and skidding out of control on a bend, with the car smashing sideways through fences and trees, constantly sliding sideways over bumpy ground until I hit something and wake up in a sweat.
Author:  Bobbyaro [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 21:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
kalmar wrote:
Rodafowa wrote:
devilman wrote:
Best of all, as we're working on a project called Cyclops, it was referred to in all seriousness as the one-eyed monster.

I think your company's lacking perspective.


Oh, ha!

I am glad someone 'ha'd, I thought it had been sorely overlooked.

Also, what MaliA said.
Author:  Kern [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 22:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Dear 'Scouting for Girls'

Do not hide the only decent track on your album as a tedious 'extra hidden bonus' feature. Cut your hair, learn to play some different chords, and try again when you have finished school.

Yours,

A disappointed Kern
Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 22:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
That film, Stardust, eh?

Hmm.
Author:  The Rev Owen [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 23:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
MaliA wrote:
That film, Stardust, eh?

Hmm.


It's quite good.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 23:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
It's very good.
Author:  Malabelm [ Wed Jan 21, 2009 23:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
As in loads of silence on the last track, then a tiny bit at the end they couldn't figure out how to make a song from?

I hate bands doing that. You fuck up the fluidity of my playlist, and I'll never listen to you again.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
The Rev Owen wrote:
MaliA wrote:
That film, Stardust, eh?

Hmm.


It's quite good.



The more I think of it, the more I'm going to class it as a Sunday Afternoon with a hangover film. SO I'll give it 73%.

Although, I did laugh a lot at times. So maybe 85%
Author:  DBSnappa [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I kinda enjoyed so I know what you're on about - I think it's a style of film that's very tricky to get just right and it frequently relies on great casting, which mostly worked but I think some of the rapport amongst the leading players was lacking that sprinkling of magic that really makes a film like this shine. That and it's slightly too long for it's own good.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Crumbs, me and this lass are going to do a lesson on "Freedom of Expression " (BeeX passim). Should be a laugh. She's a an LPC student though, so probably knows stuff.
Author:  Kern [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:39 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
nynfortoo wrote:
You fuck up the fluidity of my playlist, and I'll never listen to you again.


Aye. I guess in the good old days of vinyl it might have given listeners a momentary sense of excitement, but these days I want instant access to every track.
Author:  Kern [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
MaliA wrote:
a lesson on "Freedom of Expression " (BeeX passim)..


You mean it's an excuse to show 'adult films' over a projector?
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Read to page 2 at least....

Read to page 2 at least....
Author:  Kern [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Apt.

I killed a rat this morning. I gave no quarter and he was swiftly despatched with a kitchen knife.
Author:  Curiosity [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:03 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I liked 'Stardust'. Best attempt at something like 'The Princess Bride' in a while (though obviously not as good).

Also, as well as hidden tracks, I hate artist who merge together two songs, have some sort of unnecessary coda, or talking/silence/noises between tracks.

My favourite track off the last Kenna album was ruined by having a ludicrously lame bit of silence afterwards, and then some rubbish that lasted for a while. So I can't ever put it on a playlist. It's also awkward to put tracks by Amanda Palmer on playlists, as generally there's some silence and 'atmospheric' whispering after the tracks that lasts for half a minute.

Grrrr!
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Kern wrote:
Apt.

I killed a rat this morning. I gave no quarter and he was swiftly despatched with a kitchen knife.


Fuck me. You've either got an XBox and are playing Oblivion, or you need to move.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:05 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Kern wrote:
Apt.

I killed a rat this morning. I gave no quarter and he was swiftly despatched with a kitchen knife.

You picked it up in the pub last night, lured it home for filthy rodent sex and then casually killed it this morning. You psycho.
Author:  DBSnappa [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Curiosity wrote:
I liked 'Stardust'. Best attempt at something like 'The Princess Bride' in a while (though obviously not as good).

Also, as well as hidden tracks, I hate artist who merge together two songs, have some sort of unnecessary coda, or talking/silence/noises between tracks.

My favourite track off the last Kenna album was ruined by having a ludicrously lame bit of silence afterwards, and then some rubbish that lasted for a while. So I can't ever put it on a playlist. It's also awkward to put tracks by Amanda Palmer on playlists, as generally there's some silence and 'atmospheric' whispering after the tracks that lasts for half a minute.

Grrrr!


If you've got a mac you can import the offending track into garageband and snip the end off quite easily then re-export it to iTunes.
Author:  Kern [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
MaliA wrote:
you need to move.


:this: Yes.

In other news, if anyone in the Oxford area forgot to pack lunch this morning, I have a fresh meat sandwich going spare.

DBSnappa wrote:
You picked it up in the pub last night, lured it home for filthy rodent sex and then casually killed it this morning


And they say romance is dead.
Author:  Rodafowa [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Curiosity wrote:
I liked 'Stardust'. Best attempt at something like 'The Princess Bride' in a while (though obviously not as good).

:this: is almost exactly what I said after seeing it. "It's not The Princess Bride, but what is?"

Mrs. Rodafowa would also like it entered into record that the film's not as good as the book.
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
I liked Stardust. Interestingly, my brother, who has pretty much the same tase in movies as me, walked out of the cinema halfway through.
Author:  MrChris [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Rodafowa wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
"Stardust"...
Mrs. Rodafowa would also like it entered into record that the film's not as good as the book.

This is technically impossible to be true, as the book did not have Claire Danes in it.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Mr Chris wrote:
Rodafowa wrote:
Curiosity wrote:
"Stardust"...
Mrs. Rodafowa would also like it entered into record that the film's not as good as the book.

This is technically impossible to be true, as the book did not have Claire Danes in it.


She's not aged well, though, I thought.
Author:  MrChris [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:38 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
MaliA wrote:
She's not aged well, though, I thought.

You thought wrong, though. That or you're thinking of Michelle Pfeiffer.

Image
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
Mr Chris wrote:
MaliA wrote:
She's not aged well, though, I thought.

You thought wrong, though. That or you're thinking of Michelle Pfeiffer.

Image


No, really, she was all, I dunno. "Not young"

Image

Image
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Bits & Bobs 6
MaliA wrote:
No, really, she was all, I dunno. "Not young"
It's almost like she's aged twelve years since 1996!
Page 40 of 60 All times are UTC [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/