Bits and Bobs 48

Jem · **Posted:** Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:54

Kern wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Oh, we passed the little railway that made MrsA pregnant which was amusing.

The little engine that could, eh?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 21, 2017 17:31

devilman wrote:

MaliA wrote:

devilman wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I saw a t shirt which was an A Wlng, a B wing , a Y wing an x wing and a Corellian light freighter all in silhouette with different coloured kines coming out the back but cannot find it anywhere. It was dope.

Is this it? I don't really know the spaceships that well.

edit - or this

No, but thank you, I like them.

This one?
(damn, out of stock)

Was in stock a few days back.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Jul 21, 2017 23:43

I have to go to Leeds in a fortnight for a court case. Anyone want a beer?

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:28

Malc wrote:

I have to go to Leeds in a fortnight for a court case. Anyone want a beer?

Which dates? I am 15 mins from Leeds by train. And away first week in August

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:05

DBSnappa wrote:

MaliA wrote:

I know a guy who runs a bottle shop and bar. When another opened up on tne same street, his sales increased. This is because people now travel to go to both. It's very counterintuitive.

It's a known business thing. This is why you get "districts" of retail businesses.

Thank you. To the library!

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:05

MaliA wrote:

Phone interview yesterday, one in an hour today, 2 recruiters calling me back over other jobs. Not in the mood for work.

Yesterday's went well enough to move to face to face! This mornings has been rearranged.

This mornings lot now want a face to face in Manc.

Hot property, me.

Went OK, did that.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:06

Fingers crossed for you!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Darwin tried to convince me tonight that there's another toy (as well as Betty, Little Dragon, Mr Nibbleton and Mr Trunkington) that he NEEDS to go to sleep with...

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Yes, it is a 4x4 Mega Block.

Don't worry, I didn't let him. I mean, sharp edges and all, but mostly I'm worried that he's going to build a set of stairs to get out of his cot.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6510

When I first saw the picture, I thought he was cuddling an ice cube tray.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Squirt wrote:

When I first saw the picture, I thought he was cuddling an ice cube tray.

That would have been even better

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

BEEX which should I get:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EBXER5K/ ... 27SDCGWLJ5

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EKZOHAO/ ... TX78&psc=1

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 14:51

I'd take the Sammy over the LG, because I have a Samsung at home and an LG at work and the "smarts" stuff is better on the former.

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 14:52

Personally I'd go for the Samsung, just for the greater amount of positive reviews. But I know nothing about TVs so...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Is the smart stuff important to you, MrChris?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Thanks Grim - I've also been less than impressed with the LG I currently have (sound rapidly became bad so have had to have speakers for it for last couple of years) but that could be an issue with the specific model or indeed individual TV.
Jem - precisely the approach I was otherwise going to take

DavPaz - dunno really. Would be handy to be able to use the smarts stuff to use e.g. netflix without having to boot up the PS4, other than that...

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

I'd go with the Samsung based on. Otho g more than the fact that all the favourite TVs I've owned over the years have been Samsungs.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 15:01

External speakers should be the first thing you get plugged into your TV. I'd take surround sound over HD, personally.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

I agree. I couldn't bear the weedy speakers on modern LED tellies. I can leave surround sound though. Stereo's enough for me these days.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

You surely only use the in-built speakers with a TV if you hate yourself?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I only now use them because the external speakers are fucked and so's the jack.

ANYWAY THE SOUND IS NOT THE ISSUE.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

This may or may not help, MrChris, but I have an HD LG which delivers an exceedingly odd experience.

it's only a 26-incher or something. The picture is super clear, but watching shows on Amazon or Netflix, the experience is jarring.

It's like the picture is so clear that it feels like it's lost something from the post-production process.

What looked like a grimy bar in American Gods now looks like a set.

Ditto that immaculate office in House of Cards.

There's almost a faint jerkiness to people's movements.

As you can see it's terribly hard to describe, but the net effect is that big-budget stuff ends up feeling TV-movie like. It's like you can see the seams.

It's perhaps similar to the criticism that was levelled at Peter Jackson for that technique he used for the Hobbit* with lots of FPS (or summat).

*Making a big fucking balls-up of it, AMIRITE?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

100hz mode.

You should be able to turn it off.

Sometimes called Sports mode. Some TVs even have a "football" button on the remote.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Findus Fop wrote:

This may or may not help, MrChris, but I have an HD LG which delivers an exceedingly odd experience.

it's only a 26-incher or something. The picture is super clear, but watching shows on Amazon or Netflix, the experience is jarring.

It's like the picture is so clear that it feels like it's lost something from the post-production process.

What looked like a grimy bar in American Gods now looks like a set.

Ditto that immaculate office in House of Cards.

There's almost a faint jerkiness to people's movements.

As you can see it's terribly hard to describe, but the net effect is that big-budget stuff ends up feeling TV-movie like. It's like you can see the seams.

It's perhaps similar to the criticism that was levelled at Peter Jackson for that technique he used for the Hobbit* with lots of FPS (or summat).

*Making a big fucking balls-up of it, AMIRITE?

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right? I mean, I phrase that as question but...

ETA: Note that LG calls that 'TruMotion' in it's marketing bullshit so it might appear as similar in the settings.

ETA2: Or possible De-Blur and De-Judder. Jesus. Just turn it all off and you'll be reet.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

It appears that LG call it Trumotion

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Just in case anyone hasn't seen this - citizen's arrest has quite far reaching powers - "put your hands on the car and get ready to die"

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 57151.html

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Trousers wrote:

Just in case anyone hasn't seen this - citizen's arrest has quite far reaching powers - "put your hands on the car and get ready to die"

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 57151.html

Jesus Christ, was that a Faulty Towers sketch?!

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 16:35

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar, but it affects sight, and the effect is lost post-middle-age.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 16:57

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar, but it affects sight, and the effect is lost post-middle-age.

And doccyg has been replaced by a robot.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 16:59

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar

Oddly, I can hear those. And I also find it hilarious that school kids are using the noise as a notification alert on their phone, because the teachers can't hear it.

Also Gaywood is older than me

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 17:01

And a robot

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Much like Paul Mcartney, Gaywood was replaced by a look-a-like sometime in the 90's when he ostensibly cut his super long hair.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Hang on what gaywood had long hair there must be pictures please please please

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

It's on here somewhere

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

I cannot watch something with that shit turned on, it's just horrible.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

I is well helpful

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

MrChris wrote:

Hang on what gaywood had long hair there must be pictures please please please

Basically he looked like Jesus - all I can find is this pixellated version but you get the jist.

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Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5149

Trousers wrote:

Just in case anyone hasn't seen this - citizen's arrest has quite far reaching powers - "put your hands on the car and get ready to die"

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 57151.html

I'd seen it reported, but not actually watched the video.Wow! What a complete and utter idiot. He's totally lost the plot there.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16558

He seems like he's generally normal but was just experiencing some sort of total malfunction/meltdown. Funny, though.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Grim... wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar

Oddly, I can hear those. And I also find it hilarious that school kids are using the noise as a notification alert on their phone, because the teachers can't hear it.

Also Gaywood is older than me

Really? Huh! I thought you and Cavey were the oldest two on here! Gaywood must look young for his years. Can you hear dog whistles?

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar

Oddly, I can hear those. And I also find it hilarious that school kids are using the noise as a notification alert on their phone, because the teachers can't hear it.

Also Gaywood is older than me

Really? Huh! I thought you and Cavey were the oldest two on here! Gaywood must look young for his years. Can you hear dog whistles?

Always loved Mimi

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 17:28

He only hears wolf whistles.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

Whit whoooo!

That, and the minute scream of water vapour evaporating from the oil-laden fibres of a prime slice of bacon. If you lower the pitch to be heard by some e even older than Grim... you can just about hear the words 'ooowww it hurrrrts so bad... meat is murrrderrrr, but I'm going to taste soooooo goooooooooood'

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 17:34

I think my hard drive is on its way out.

Suppose I should upgrade to SSD now.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

BamPaz - thank you! I will explore that when I'm home. And report back in the greatest possible detail.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25588

This is like a room full of product developers were shown a big photo of Grim... and told to make that man in deodorant form.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 18:56

Deodorants are for wimps.

INHALE MY MUSK, NORMALS

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Jul 24, 2017 19:43

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Bamba wrote:

And you've switched off the Motion Interpolation/Smoothing setting that specifically does everything you're describing there, right?

Gaywood always complains about that when he sees it. It's fucking invisible to me.

Old people can't see it. It's like those alarms that emit a high pitch to keep young people from hanging around outside Spar

Oddly, I can hear those. And I also find it hilarious that school kids are using the noise as a notification alert on their phone, because the teachers can't hear it.

Also Gaywood is older than me

Really? Huh! I thought you and Cavey were the oldest two on here! Gaywood must look young for his years. Can you hear dog whistles?

I think it's Warhead, Cavey and me who are the eldest. Not sure what order we're in though. I'm almost a decade older than Grim... though, and 9 and bit years older than DoccyG.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... wrote:

Deodorants are for wimps.

INHALE MY MUSK, NORMALS

Right? Other people should smell of me.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

This thread smells of taint

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