Bits & Bobs 45

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:59

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Warhead wrote:

This is why the ability to pause and rewind live TV is such a blessing.

The new Apple TV has a mode where you can ask Siri "what did they just say?" This triggers the device to rewind 15 seconds and replay that segment with subtitles on. This is a very clever idea.

I need this.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:00

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Warhead wrote:

This is why the ability to pause and rewind live TV is such a blessing.

The new Apple TV has a mode where you can ask Siri "what did they just say?" This triggers the device to rewind 15 seconds and replay that segment with subtitles on. This is a very clever idea.

I need this.

Fond of I am of Capaldi, his Doctor does tend to mumble at times.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:07

Kern wrote:

Fond of I am of Capaldi, his Doctor does tend to mumble at times.

Turn up your treble. I have no such problems hearing him.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38478

He occasionally slips into a pretty good Tom Baker impression

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:22

Future Warrior wrote:

Turn up your treble.

Bang your bass.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:23

Probably oughtto adjust my sound settings or invest in a sound bar. I tend to use the TV's default 'cinema' mode. That or I should get my hearing checked.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:27

TV speakers are generally crap, but unsurprisingly also generally ok at speech.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

High Court rules bridge is not a sport

Quite right, too.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Morte wrote:

Woo Hoo Dyson Sphere construction detected*

http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-l ... eryChannel

*Dyson Sphere construction probably not discovered

I tend to find that the answer is usually 'No' for most articles that have a headline like, 'Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?'

They're a close second on my list of annoyances, right behind '<Insert name here> had no idea what was going to happen next,' which I believe we discussed recently.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Warhead wrote:

I tend to find that the answer is usually 'No' for most articles that have a headline like, 'Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?'

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteri ... _headlines

I've been out drinking with Ian. He's a nice chap.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Train's busy this morning. I forgot my headphones too. Got a seat though!

Not quite an acceptable substitute. But you'll be able to sit without annoying your fellow travellers with all that 'Boom, Tssst, boom, boom tssst.' What's your genre of choice?

Go on, say Elgar, just to prove me wrong.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Warhead wrote:

I tend to find that the answer is usually 'No' for most articles that have a headline like, 'Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure?'

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteri ... _headlines

I've been out drinking with Ian. He's a nice chap.

Headline,'If you go out drinking with Ian Betteridge, will he stand his round?'

Now, will he disprove his own law or is he a typical journalist who bums drinks off anyone he can?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I once wrote an entire article for TUAW where each subhead was a question and all the answers were blatantly no, just to wind him up.

(Also he absolutely paid for his round.)

Edit - thinking on, Betteridge's Law is like Murphy's Law: it doesn't work when deliberately invoked. If you're in a drought, washing your car doesn't make it rain.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 15:44

I now want to create a Twitter BetteridgeBot quoting tweets from publications with clickbait question headlines with a simple 'No.'

myp · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 15:46

A bit like Saved You a Click, I guess.

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

At a big vendor seminar yesterday they put up a massive slide with 'Sneak Peak' written on it during the keynote. I wasn't quite fast enough to take a photo so I could tweet it to @stealthmountain

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11844

Can clicking this link save you a click? Click now to find out!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Future Warrior wrote:

I now want to create a Twitter BetteridgeBot quoting tweets from publications with clickbait question headlines with a simple 'No.'

https://twitter.com/BetteridgesLaw duh

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Cras wrote:

At a big vendor seminar yesterday they put up a massive slide with 'Sneak Peak' written on it during the keynote. I wasn't quite fast enough to take a photo so I could tweet it to @stealthmountain

I'm going to start a movement of people who will spontaneously stand up and shout, 'IT'S JUST A FUCKING PEAK.' on all such occasions.

A bit like Pavlov's Dogs, I'll have to train them first.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 23:17

Looking like surfing on Wednesday and Thursday. Downside is having to sneak I to the holiday camp with wife and kid who are too honest for their own good.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:40

Not sure if I should be concerned that the flag outside work was almost at half-mast just now.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

The 30 worst video games 'of all time'

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... e-part-one

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

I disagree with Knack being on there - I quite enjoyed it

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:10

Was Resi 6 really that bad?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

Future Warrior wrote:

Was Resi 6 really that bad?

Dull is how i would describe it - I played a few hours of it and it never really grabbed me - some bits of it have potential (I liked the demo with the wandering around the school bit) but the game was very disjointed.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Resistance 2 was just a fun, unpretentious shooter, absolutely fuck all wrong with it. Whoever wrote this list is an idiot.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14364

markg wrote:

Resistance 2 was just a fun, unpretentious shooter, absolutely fuck all wrong with it. Whoever wrote this list is an idiot.

The bit with the hoards of zombo's coming out the ground and swarming you was very memorable for me.

And Resi 6 was a massive disappointment for a Resi game that followed two of the best entries in the series but the Worst Game of All Time? Not even close.

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

To be fair they set out their stall in the opening of the article and 'The 30 worst video games of all time' is a misnomer. They've chucked in some games that are genuinely infamous for being terrible but a lot of the controversial stuff is games that were massively hyped then turned out to be shit or just average.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:40

I'm not so sure Perfect Dark zero should be on there either. Wasn't it a launch title?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:44

Bamba wrote:

To be fair they set out their stall in the opening of the article and 'The 30 worst video games of all time' is a misnomer. They've chucked in some games that are genuinely infamous for being terrible but a lot of the controversial stuff is games that were massively hyped then turned out to be shit or just average.

Are these the worst 30 games of all time???????????

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

Future Warrior wrote:

Bamba wrote:

To be fair they set out their stall in the opening of the article and 'The 30 worst video games of all time' is a misnomer. They've chucked in some games that are genuinely infamous for being terrible but a lot of the controversial stuff is games that were massively hyped then turned out to be shit or just average.

Are these the worst 30 games of all time???????????

No, it's the single worst article title of all time. The content's fine though.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Warhead wrote:

Cras wrote:

At a big vendor seminar yesterday they put up a massive slide with 'Sneak Peak' written on it during the keynote. I wasn't quite fast enough to take a photo so I could tweet it to @stealthmountain

I'm going to start a movement of people who will spontaneously stand up and shout, 'IT'S JUST A FUCKING PEAK PEEK.' on all such occasions.

A bit like Pavlov's Dogs, I'll have to train them first.

FTFMS

YOG · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:54

Does anyone know where you can take secondhand clothing (to be paid for by the kilo) in South London? Asking for a friend who says their local place has closed down...

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

Sorry for the DM link... BUT! The zombies are coming!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... n-him.html

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16570

Pretty shit zombies if they bite people and then just stay dead.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 13:49

Well after seven years of flawless service I have decided to retire my Xbox 360 controller. To my absolute amazement (apart from being a bit grubby and slightly yellowed) it still works as flawlessly as it did the day I bought it.

I said it then (back in 2008 when I bought it) but I'll say it again; put simply it's the finest game controller ever made bar none.

Now? well I just bought a Xbone controller that comes with a wire you can use on the PC. Apparently some time very soon the wireless module for PC is going to drop so I will be all over that.

It seems a bit odd. Can't quite put my finger on it (haha) but it seems shorter and more stout. The D pad feels like mouse buttons and much snappier than before and the rear triggers are just a joy(pad).

Bring on Fallout 4 so I can test it out some

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5184

JohnCoffey wrote:

Well after seven years of flawless service I have decided to retire my Xbox 360 controller. To my absolute amazement (apart from being a bit grubby and slightly yellowed) it still works as flawlessly as it did the day I bought it.

I said it then (back in 2008 when I bought it) but I'll say it again; put simply it's the finest game controller ever made bar none.

Ahem!

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 13:53

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

Well after seven years of flawless service I have decided to retire my Xbox 360 controller. To my absolute amazement (apart from being a bit grubby and slightly yellowed) it still works as flawlessly as it did the day I bought it.

I said it then (back in 2008 when I bought it) but I'll say it again; put simply it's the finest game controller ever made bar none.

Ahem!

I went through those things in seven minutes, let alone years. They were built like poo.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5184

I wore out a couple of microswitches on mine but never broke one.
Still got a couple of them.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 14:14

The suckers always used to come off.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Behold the king.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:08

Today I am experimenting.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38478

Future Warrior wrote:

Today I am experimenting.

g-string?

myp · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:12

DavPaz wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Today I am experimenting.

g-string?

I left my guitar at home.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38478

Future Warrior wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Today I am experimenting.

g-string?

I left my guitar at home.

Ba dum tish

myp · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:04

Grim...'s new favourite game: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... rce-review

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

Epic!

flis · **Joined:** 26th May, 2008 **Posts:** 3333

Totally just misread "Sikh lives matter" as "Sith lives matter"...

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14495

http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/20/20-ye ... the-world/

Quote:

’20 years ago, I created the best font in the world’

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Oct 21, 2015 15:08

Crisp Sandwich business for sale

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38478

Thought I'd be a good university citizen and buy a brownie from a student bake sale. It was like biting into a car tyre. And I paid a whole pound. Bloody students

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