kalmar wrote:
Dimrill wrote:
Let's float off the coast of St Kilda!
You run the risk of being harpooned by Icelandic sailors.
That's alright. I was only going to watch you all loll around until yowm et by sharks anyway.
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
kalmar wrote: Dimrill wrote: Let's float off the coast of St Kilda! You run the risk of being harpooned by Icelandic sailors. That's alright. I was only going to watch you all loll around until yowm et by sharks anyway.
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Paintball Karting in a pub. |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:34 ] |
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With sharks outside the pub. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:41 ] |
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I'll b sharkin in da pub tho innit! (like Malis pants) |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:43 ] |
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I've seen the state of the women in Blackpool. If we did that we'd all have to wear mankinis in the biting north-easterly gale. With rain. And an owl! |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bits and Bobs X |
Police to wear helmet-mounted cameras. Also to double as balisha beacons. Quote: Smyth gave it as his opinion that recording cameras could provide useful corroboration for an officer's account of events, especially in cases of malicious accusations being made - which he said is a common problem. But clearly he felt that it would be necessary for the camera equipment not to spontaneously burst into flame while in use.
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:52 ] |
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Craster wrote: Police to wear helmet-mounted cameras. Also to double as balisha beacons. Quote: Smyth gave it as his opinion that recording cameras could provide useful corroboration for an officer's account of events, especially in cases of malicious accusations being made - which he said is a common problem. But clearly he felt that it would be necessary for the camera equipment not to spontaneously burst into flame while in use. Um... K. I do think this is a good idea, though. |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:56 ] |
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It worked in Aliens. |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 15:58 ] |
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Obviously it'll be OK if the officers want to put tape over it before administering beatings though. |
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| Author: | YOG [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:45 ] |
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I have a shitey old PC with a DVD ROM drive, which doesn't seem to be able to work with the blank Verbatim DVD+R discs I bought earlier today. I bought them because I have a few game images I want to burn that are larger than 700mb, but while the drive will still engage with CD-Rs quite normally, these DVDs just seem to whirr around a bit and then stop. Am I doing it wrong, folks? |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:47 ] |
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Probably your DVD drive firmware. I had the same problem trying to use Maxell DVD-Rs on my old drive. |
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| Author: | YOG [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:51 ] |
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Cheers, mate. Should I check the manufacturer's website, then? I really haven't a clue, here.  Edit: actually, I've no idea who the manufacturer might be. It's a shop-bought Dell PC that hasn't had a single component upgraded. |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:53 ] |
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Probably a good first step. I think I found mine via a third party site. Try looking in the Windows device manager and getting the full name for the device and searching for that + "firmware" |
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| Author: | YOG [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:58 ] |
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Aha, it's a Sony CRX330E. Thanks again, Dimrill! 
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 16:59 ] |
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Nae bother. My problem drive was a Sony too. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:06 ] |
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Klatrymadon wrote: Aha, it's a Sony CRX330E. Thanks again, Dimrill! That drive doesn't support writing to DVD, apparently. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:14 ] |
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Gnargh - hour long cafe internet not enough! Also, business people - don't conduct your cocking meetings in cafes, I come here to relax and read, not to hear you jabber on about productivity and quarterly results. Gimps. |
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| Author: | YOG [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:15 ] |
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Aye, there don't even seem to be any files for it on Dell's site. Cheers, mate.  Oh well, I just need to find some CD-Rs that can hold over 800mb, then. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:20 ] |
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AngryPete wrote: Gnargh - hour long cafe internet not enough! Also, business people - don't conduct your cocking meetings in cafes, I come here to relax and read, not to hear you jabber on about productivity and quarterly results. Gimps. You go to the cafe to read? It's not a library. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:22 ] |
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Yeah Pete, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:27 ] |
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Does "Make Tidy" mean anything more than "Remove shitheap 205 from the drive and vacuum a bit and bag the bottles for recycling"? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:28 ] |
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Sounds like you've done too much TBH. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:30 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: Yeah Pete, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! *Rustles pages of J G Ballard book over-loudly, while coughing.* |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:32 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Does "Make Tidy" mean anything more than "Remove shitheap 205 from the drive and vacuum a bit and bag the bottles for recycling"? Depends who's asking. MrsA? You probably did too much. Local county court? Check the small print and maybe mow the lawn and stuff as well. |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:33 ] |
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You should probably get rid of the bodies as well. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:39 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Sounds like you've done too much TBH. I can assure you that I am working hard on making more empty bottles right now. |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 18:34 ] |
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Jack Dee is better at this already. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:10 ] |
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2 torrential downpours here and we've discovered some problems with the new house. Firstly half the patio is now under 2 inches of what smells like drain water, the guttering on the front door doesn't work meaning you have to walk through a waterfall to get into the house. The splashes also cause the previous owners fancy catflap to leak. And the garage roof leaks as well. I really do think the previous owners did fuck all to maintain the place. Clearly not short of a bob or two with fancy garage doors and pointless and inefficient underfloor heating but did fuck all to maintain it all. In other news I experienced some kind of mental breakdown due to feeling abit ill this afternoon and have decided that I might move offices. And finally, when I got home I saw a tiny spider and a bee having a fight. Normally this would have cheered me up. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:17 ] |
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Today's dose of "fuuuuck, I'm living in the future":  (three terabytes, reclining on my breakfast bar, earlier) |
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| Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:18 ] |
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Anybody gonna chance Torchwood tonight (and every night this week I think)? I gave up watching this quite a long time ago, but just have a feeling, or at least a hope, that this 5-part thing might be worthwhile. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:21 ] |
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Agent Starling wrote: Anybody gonna chance Torchwood tonight (and every night this week I think)? I gave up watching this quite a long time ago, but just have a feeling, or at least a hope, that this 5-part thing might be worthwhile. I have it on to record. I enjoy Torchwood. It's insanely variable in quality, but it entertains me often enough to be worth the time.
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| Author: | Agent Starling [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:43 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: It's insanely variable in quality, Oh God yes,  , very much so.
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 19:54 ] |
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Craster wrote: markg wrote: I think we should have a real life bezzie gaming meet up. Race karts or go paintballing or something like that. I think we should all be dropped onto an island and forced to hunt and kill each other until only one of us survives. Or karting, if you prefer. I've done survival training with 2 Para, so I'd be up for that
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 20:04 ] |
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kalmar wrote: Jack Dee is better at this already. I assume with the time posting you are not meaning anything to do with Radio 4 , although Jack was okay and i think did better than Mr Fry for his two weeks at the helm. |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:05 ] |
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Yeah I could tell he was doing better than Fry by 4 minutes in. That's all I meant, honest. |
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| Author: | WTB [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:21 ] |
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Er, I recommended Fight Like Apes the other week, but forgot to mention Stornoway. They're ace. A bit like Fleet Foxes but from the UK and possibly much better. I saw them at Middlesbrough Music Live last month and they played Glasto (I think they were on the telly, actually), but they don't have a record deal/album, and they're not on bloody Spotify, either. Here's one of their songs: Attachment: Stornoway - Zorbing.mp3 Give it a bash! PRIOR WARNING: They're more Nick Drake than Megadeth. |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:42 ] |
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Dear London business persons: Pay me and then fuck off and I'll never deal with your kind again. Yours, Kalmar. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:44 ] |
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Dear Kalmar, Tee-hee! Yours, London business persons. |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:45 ] |
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Don't make me come down there. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:49 ] |
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You wouldn't dare - you'd stick out like a sore thumb! Oh, wait. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:54 ] |
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Craster wrote: You wouldn't dare - you'd stick out like a sore thumb! Oh, wait. One of these days Craster, one of these days! |
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| Author: | kalmar [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:55 ] |
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Give me my £2* or GTFF. * More than that. |
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| Author: | chinnyhill10 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 21:58 ] |
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kalmar wrote: Give me my £2* or GTFF. * More than that. I have a 1986 Commonwealth Games £2 somewhere. Wonder what it is worth? |
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| Author: | Plissken [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 23:13 ] |
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chinnyhill10 wrote: I have a 1986 Commonwealth Games £2 somewhere. Wonder what it is worth? At a guess, about 200 pennies. |
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| Author: | The Rev Owen [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:58 ] |
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Agent Starling wrote: Anybody gonna chance Torchwood tonight (and every night this week I think)? I gave up watching this quite a long time ago, but just have a feeling, or at least a hope, that this 5-part thing might be worthwhile. I watched it and thought it was rather good. Slow start, but some very funny bits and it really picked up towards the end. |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:23 ] |
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Anyone else been watching "Inside Nature's Giants"? No? Well you should have done as it's been quite fascinating. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:25 ] |
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When's the bumming Dimrill episode on? |
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| Author: | The Rev Owen [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:25 ] |
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markg wrote: Anyone else been watching "Inside Nature's Giants"? No? Well you should have done as it's been quite fascinating. I saw the first one and recorded the second one last night. The elephant one was absolutely fascinating. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:27 ] |
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I've somehow managed to watch every documentary in a series about eating food through the ages with Sue from Mel & Sue and some bloke. It's been ok I suppose. |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:28 ] |
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Giles "absolute fucking cunt" Coren wasn't it? |
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