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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 20:02
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The Future Of Geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood] 4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe 5) The Relenless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal 6) Harrier 809 by Rowland ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 16:31
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Replies: 2515
Views: 308610
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New Ahoy video?
About Cannon Fodder?
*click* |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Wild Swims |
| Malc |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 9:13
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Replies: 44
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| ... rather than anything serious (no need for hoodie or sun hat on the way back down) Once again, no pictures, however, I did film a couple of short videos on the way up, including one unflattering video selfie, which I have linked below: https://youtu.be/BfJ-t-I3NZc BfJ-t-I3NZc |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 12:17
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| I've thought about making a video like that for the transmitter on the top of The Wrekin. I wonder if he's already done one. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 9:24
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Replies: 30664
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| ... and so on. My feeling is that EV Tech Mark 2 will be along before too long, and make the current crop of vehicles effectively obsolete. This video summed it up very well for me, and this is from a guy who's really into sustainability on a wider note, and EVs. For now I think PHEV is arguably ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Morte |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 18:52
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| Watched The Outwaters on Shudder last night. A found footage film where a bunch of new age hippy types go to the desert to shoot a video and things go all nasty. There is a kernel of a good film in here but this isn't it...and it doesn't need nearly two hours to tell it, honestly a tight ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 15:02
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Replies: 85
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The Future Of Geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood] 4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe 5) The Relenless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal 6) Harrier 809 by Rowland ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Malc |
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 14:38
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| I rented Roadhouse (the original) from Selecta Video (which closed a couple of years after Blockbusters opened up around the corner) in the early 90s. I don't think I've watched it again since then, and I can't really remember much about what happened ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:19
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Replies: 8689
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| Malc |
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 13:28
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Replies: 2515
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| Tony doesn't present on the linked video(s) although he does do a bit of Voice over work at the end |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 13:52
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The future of geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood] 4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe 5) The Relenless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal 6)Harrier 809 by Rowland White ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 20:58
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The future of geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood] 4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe 5) The Relenless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal Harrier 809 by Rowland White The ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:17
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Replies: 85
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The future of geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood] 4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe. 5) The Relenless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal Third book in a series telling an ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| Malc |
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 16:42
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Replies: 2515
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Some guy used half a dozen AI tools to make this video from various prompts |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 20:45
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ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut).
2) The future of geography by Tim Marshall.
3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood
4) What If? 2, by Randall Munroe.
More serious scientific answer to absurd questions. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 19:31
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| 1) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (the astronaut). 2) The future of geography by Tim Marshall. 3) Curious Video Games Machines by Lewis Packwood Bought this at a taik he did at RMC in Stroud. Very interesting tales of obscure (and sometimes nearly mainstream) hardware. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| JBR |
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:32
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DavPaz wrote: I finally finished watching the hbomberguy video on plagiarism. That was a commitment. Very engaging though.
It is engaging - I looked it up out of idle curiosity, now I'm 5 minutes in. Oh my, what a long way to go. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:31
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Replies: 2515
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| I finally finished watching the hbomberguy video on plagiarism. That was a commitment. Very engaging though. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2024 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:38
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| Let’s all remember Runcle who started this many years ago. Runcle, who once wrote: Last year I tried to finish/complete 52 video games within the whole of 2013, a Bruce busy November and December ruined my goal and I finished on an agonisingly close 49 games completed. I'm going to ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Arcade Games & Random Gaming Nostalgia |
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 17:00
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Replies: 560
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| I made a little Arcade Paradise with my Analogue Pocket docked as the core... (and with a new flexible deck my work paid for) Had to go into the video.json files to get the Tate model working on the cores.. And i want use my Switch too of course, so many shmups there now, most with Tate support.. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Traitors |
| Trooper |
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 0:14
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Replies: 102
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| ... really have anything to torrent with anyway :D Looks like they are all on here to stream. 9 episodes in the series https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8n720f I strongly recommend watching it, as then i'll have someone to spoiler chat with about it, it's incredible. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 0:09
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Replies: 8689
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This will probably be the end of prime in this house too. I already stopped using Amazon music, and I despise the ongoing UX horror show in video. Next day delivery with zero effort will be a difficult habit to break though.
Disney hasn't shown us anything new for ages either. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: General Purpose US TV thread |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 15:00
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| Probably the wrong thread for this, but not a good bit of news. It looks like even if you have only just paid for Prime video, having paid for ad-free viewing, they’re going to pop ads I to your content if you don’t pay the extra fee: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-ads-charge/ ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 18:43
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| ... with the big patch? I remember last time there being a prison plot about being hired out of prison by the F.B.I. to do ridiculous gang-related videogame driving challenges, because Only I Could Do It or something. https://i.ibb.co/jGsnqLx/The-Crew-2023-12-16-20-47-59.png There's ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| Kern |
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:53
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Replies: 2515
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Outstanding video from Shut Up and Sit Down that uses a board game to discuss the legacy of colonialism and the role of satire in understanding complexity.
50 minutes long but worth it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Arcade Games & Random Gaming Nostalgia |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:11
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Replies: 560
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| You should already be following Technology Connections for their wonderful way of explaining just about everything out there but the latest video is all about Pinball ue-1JoJQaEg Yes I watched this when it went live (I love Technology Connections), those old electro-mechanical pinballs are ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:10
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Replies: 1240
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| ... in a kind of bandstand on the edge of a park. I slid over and delightedly realised it was The Northern Boys taking a break between shooting a video! They obligingly agreed to a quick selfie but I couldn’t get them all in shot with me. Fin. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 17:01
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| Please can you video the speedy forwards moonwalk? Would like to see. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:08
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Replies: 1240
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| ... in a kind of bandstand on the edge of a park. I slid over and delightedly realised it was The Northern Boys taking a break between shooting a video! They obligingly agreed to a quick selfie but I couldn’t get them all in shot with me. Fin. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 14:58
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Replies: 3975
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| I had a good reason to separate kbd/mouse from video for everything else and I cannot for the life of me remember what it was now 24 hours have passed. :D Now I'm approaching having everything set up (only 6 months later) I can tell you it absolutely ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2023 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 16:06
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Replies: 84
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| ... 23) Lisa: The Painful - Definitive Edition (Switch) 24) Cocoon (Xbox) I’d rate Inside & Limbo as having two of the best atmospheres in any video game created to date. I love them both. So I was pretty excited when one of the devs from Playdead has branched out to make Cocoon. And it’s pretty ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:07
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Replies: 398
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Bobbyaro wrote: Not sure anything will beat the look on Jem's face when, having spent 2 minutes picking a card up with her teeth, for it to slide off her leg down the side of the couch before she could read it!! 
I've heard rumours of a video... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Arcade Games & Random Gaming Nostalgia |
| zaphod79 |
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 19:58
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Replies: 560
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You should already be following Technology Connections for their wonderful way of explaining just about everything out there but the latest video is all about Pinball
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Steam |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:42
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Replies: 251
Views: 35685
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| ... also used a basic PC wireless gamepad , a Playstation Dualshock and I'm currently using an 8bitdo ultimate which works really well This is the video that sold me on the 8bitdo : Ug2J2DHLk3g These are often on offer at Amazon for around £30 - £35 and what I love about it is the docking station ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Steam |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:36
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Replies: 251
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| ... also used a basic PC wireless gamepad , a Playstation Dualshock and I'm currently using an 8bitdo ultimate which works really well This is the video that sold me on the 8bitdo : Ug2J2DHLk3g These are often on offer at Amazon for around £30 - £35 and what I love about it is the docking station ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'NAY!' Thread |
| JohnCoffey |
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 14:04
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| My dad died. I made a video about it. g3ZIXl-PLaM Hey man bit belated. I don't log in here very often now. Mostly because I forget. Sorry to hear you lost your dad. I lost "mine" recently. I say "mine" but mine died ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:38
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Replies: 3001
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| During a group review of an "influencing" course I wondered if someone's written a plugin for video call tools to monitor your speaking pace. Lo and behold Teams does have a speaking coach feature which assesses pace, intonation, use of filler words and so on. It's ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Non-Genre Specific Music Thread |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:52
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Replies: 1058
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| Always liked that but have never seen the video! Until now, obv |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:06
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Replies: 69
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ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! ah, a favourite video of mine from when I was young and horny.
Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler
Aerosmith
Crazy
Thanks for this Malc, it's been a nice distraction |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2023 17:02
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Replies: 69
Views: 1322
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I had no idea they were in this video, but it's been a while
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Ben Stiller, Tenacious D, Tribute |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 16:07
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Replies: 69
Views: 1322
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ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! That's a young looking Robert Downey Junior
But I have no idea what music video |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| TheVision |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 15:04
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Replies: 69
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ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Is his name Rupert Grint? No idea on the video or artist... It all looks a bit modern to me. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| Malc |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 13:51
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Replies: 69
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Grim... wrote: Malc wrote: Grim... wrote: And for a future question: ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Jason Statham in Comin' On by The Shamen  ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! No Points, sorry ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Damnit! Was it Erasure?
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! I think it was a Shamen video, but I don't know for sure, and I didn't use it in this quiz |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: A Quiz Rnd Malc Made Because He Recognised Someone in a Film |
| Malc |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:24
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| ... night, I could not get to sleep, (a combination of the noisy wind outside and my knee playing up) so I started thinking about cameos in music videos, and then I thought it would make an excellent quiz round, and then I remembered that we don't do Zoom Quizzes any more, and then I thought, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Taekwondo |
| Dimrill |
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 18:30
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Replies: 27
Views: 853
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Great video of teh leetz
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Kern |
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 16:52
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Replies: 3975
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| The infamous Youtube Algorithm recently presented me with a video about board game accessories . I was quite taken by the idea of using coin capsules to pimp my snacks pieces, so after checking the appropriate BGG list ordered some for the rather brilliant ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Steam |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 17:32
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Replies: 251
Views: 35685
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| ... also used a basic PC wireless gamepad , a Playstation Dualshock and I'm currently using an 8bitdo ultimate which works really well This is the video that sold me on the 8bitdo : Ug2J2DHLk3g These are often on offer at Amazon for around £30 - £35 and what I love about it is the docking station ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Arcade Games & Random Gaming Nostalgia |
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 13:22
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Steam |
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 13:18
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Replies: 251
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| ... also used a basic PC wireless gamepad , a Playstation Dualshock and I'm currently using an 8bitdo ultimate which works really well This is the video that sold me on the 8bitdo : Ug2J2DHLk3g These are often on offer at Amazon for around £30 - £35 and what I love about it is the docking station ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Podcast RMD |
| Malc |
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 23:31
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| Make it YouTube and I'm more likely to consume it. I really struggle with podcasts/talk radio. The exact same content with video. I lap up. Having said that, I have listened to the first 15 minutes or so. And yeah it does seem a bit too beginners. So far your mate seems to be the less ... |
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