Remakable interpretation of Last Christmas
God bless us, every one.
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fred zeppelin (Taylor's version), Sat 23 Dec 2023, 10:00,
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Operatic/classical singing is such a silly affectation, I don't understand why or how it has persisted for so long.
Singing from your diaphragm should not require you to also put on the funny accent and wobbly vibrato.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 15:08,
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It's one of the worst sounds in existence
And it's a western affectation. Nothing to do with technique.
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simbosan is too tired, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 17:21,
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Aspirational* types like being seen going to it.
Also frequented by wealthy types who believe it makes them cultured.
*social climbing gits
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 17:48,
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I love opera, but I don't like crossover stuff like this, stay in your lane etc.
a technique that creates big volume / projection to fill a theatre without the use of microphones just doesn't work for pop songs
was listening to this when I checked in on here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INF9r5jju0A
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custard, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 18:25,
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And nothing deadens my soul more than the conductor saying "But now it's time for something a bit more modern"
And the orchestra launches into Eleanor Fucking Rugby. Again.
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fred zeppelin (Taylor's version), Sun 24 Dec 2023, 11:38,
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this is a nice transcription of the score for Eleanor Rigby. a whole orchestra ruins it
clicky
that orchestra was probably totally bored too, and would rather be playing something more difficult
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custard, Sun 24 Dec 2023, 16:11,
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Worked for Klaus Nomi
But then again he had the funny accent to start with.
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jonbob loves you, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 21:36,
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Good point well made.
He was a wonderful bundle of contradictions though (and could sing equally well in other styles).
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 22:24,
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One can but hope.
Although, it's a bit of a truism, isn't it.
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 22:54,
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Then it's over when the body positive lady sings.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Sat 23 Dec 2023, 23:09,
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She is no Angela Gheorghiu….that’s for sure.
Not even close.
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atomic A-bomb-a-nation, Mon 25 Dec 2023, 17:54,
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I don't care how fucking glassy this cock is
it's the last day of work so get in! Says it's not been shared since 2013 anyway so about time we enjoyed it again.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 9:08,
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"Sniffing emotional tears from women can cut male aggression by more than 40% and cause changes in brain"
The lab "collected tears rolling down women’s faces as they watched sad movies. The researchers did not specifically advertise for female tear donors but nearly all who came forward were women, of whom six were selected because they produced tears in such quantities."
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 6:57,
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Gives me an excuse to whip out this complete and utter belter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtA38Ku-Avs
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 16:37,
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"Are the fittings included?"
"Yes, all of them."
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 17:28,
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HOAs just sound like living in a tiny autocracy.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 20:31,
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Gourd blimey!
Maybe he's a Buckethead fan, we'd probably get on fine.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 20:28,
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I was about to say that a $1,500 monthly repayment on a $220,000 mortgage is outrageous.
But it actually seems pretty standard going by the current rates. Fuck.
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weird…
…that he doesn’t seem to be in the sixth photo, failing to distract from the large piece of plastic gaffer taped to the ceiling.
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It went on the market in April though
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antmulder Flick your icefloss, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 13:40,
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More paintings from my other half
I made this!
"I made this" because self-promotion is an anxiety trigger for her autistic brain.
You know you can buy her stuff as prints, too?
www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/peach-rose/
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 13:14,
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I always enjoy this sort of thing.
As someone with no talent whatsoever, the moment when it suddenly turns from disconnected lines and patches of colour to a picture is like magic.
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Not bad, but it could use a catchy theme tune, no?
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jonbob loves you, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 21:44,
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When I said that the couple swings and likes a rusty trombone
I meant…. Oh never mind…
Actually it’s quite good!
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 21:06,
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Excellent!
Such a clever arrangement.
Nice linkage, thx.
Always worth listening to the beautiful and ever uplifting original too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp1aDnVySf8
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Mex3 =mememe, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 22:24,
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He's good at strumming.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 14:40,
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This is a masterpice that will never be not funny
assets.classicfm.com/2017/47/trombone-voice-recognition-1511348175-large-article-0.jpg
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 9:43,
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Only one good use for a trombone:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQeezCdF4mk
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Varmint, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 17:51,
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That's lovely
Thanks for the linkage
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fred zeppelin (Taylor's version), Sat 23 Dec 2023, 10:22,
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TV bits of the year
I made this!
I've been collecting clips of TV in 2023 and have compiled them all into a review of the year. This is part one covering January and February they'll be uploaded every few days until New Year
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and if you liked that, here's part 2
youtu.be/VA-iqeJuDKo?si=TtE4kJbzL3Rywz2A
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Television is great
Don't let anyone tell you streaming is the future.
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Wed 20 Dec 2023, 19:38,
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I found this part to be a bit too Eurovision heavy
Will watch part 4 though.
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Fri 22 Dec 2023, 14:03,
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Part 4: https://youtu.be/7IaUfmngu68
Sorry, there wasn't much else those months.... and one thing I did want to use got the video blocked in the UK
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What was it that got the original video blocked, Sir?
Do you think this version will also ultimately be blocked due to the Formula One clip?
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Sun 24 Dec 2023, 14:59,
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The first two were alright, but that one seems to mainly be the Eurosong contest.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 17:42,
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If you thought Saudi's shenanigans at COP 28 was bad then....
Saudi Arabia’s Secret Plan To Keep Us Hooked On Oil
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Some top-notch lurkage there.
But seriously, even when we stop burning the stuff oil is just too damn useful as an industrial feedstock.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 17:33,
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Risk of penile fractures rises at Christmas
The fractures are often heralded by an audible crack
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*winces*
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 12:37,
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Smashing cock you've got there.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 23:18,
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"Doctor, can you take away the pain but, keep the swelling?"
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 23:15,
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Merry Christmas Dave Perry
I wonder if this still bothers him
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Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 1:39,
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There's a great article on Eurogamer
about the history of Gamesmaster.
Simpler times. It's sad to see the direction the gaming industry (and the community) has taken since then.
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"Oooohhh i mmmmaaaaAAAAAaaah day..."
That was indeed a good article thank you. They didn't mention the info dump (or whatever it was called) before the end credits where you had to pause it to see the cheat codes.
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The Datablast!
That was Bad Influence, though - not GamesMaster
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0uwMOi_XA
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You forgot about Violet Berlin...?
Hand in your horny teenager gamer card!
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Fri 22 Dec 2023, 0:36,
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Dominik Diamond does a decent occasional column in the Guardian games section, worth a read
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Nah. The only reliable way is to pirate before you buy, since no one does demos any more.
The regular press tend to gush over whatever’s popular at the time; if you must read a review then go to dedicated gaming channels/publications.
Take RoboCop for example: rave reviews but priced at twice what it’s worth if you ask me.
Alan Wake: cringingly pretentious wank, great reviews though.
Zelda BoTW: heralded the second coming apparently, but I found it unplayable.
Yes, yes, tastes vary but the thing to take away from that is that the best person to tell if you’ll like a game is probably you. You know what you like more than anyone else.
And as far as pirating is concerned, you don’t even need to do that if you buy on Steam; two hours is generally plenty of time to tell if you like a game. Of course if you play on consoles then you pay your money and you take your chances.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 10:37,
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Technically, just about anything on the Steam Store can be demoed.
As for Console platforms, demos are certainly more numerous than they were during the cartridge era. There are usually around ~200 demos available on the XBOX Marketplace, I'd guess that Sony is pretty close to that number, too. They might not all be AAA titles, but the demos on the front of Amiga Format weren't frequently AAA, either.
I pirate games far less now than I did back then, too. My only motive for piracy back when I were a lad was affordability. Nowadays, my only motive is availability.
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The book that came out on it the other
year is an enjoyable read.
Dave Perry claims not to be bothered, but still sounds annoyed by people not taking his side. To be fair, the wider context does make it look a bit like bullying.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 19:15,
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I'm absolutely certain that Perry perceived it as bullying.
But I don't think Diamond and Co. were acting maliciously. It only ever came across as friendly teasing to me, the same way a bunch of mates might constantly take the piss out of that one friend that gets a bit too emotionally invested in the footy or in tabletop gaming.
I'd put money on Perry being a notorious sore winner/gloater whenever he came out on top of the competition, so I can totally understand them ripping the absolute piss when he lost the end of series challenge.
In hindsight, they should have been a bit more considerate of his feelings, but this was the late '90s and it wasn't really the done thing between groups of young blokes back then.
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The book says that they
continued to troll him on social media years later...
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monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 21:06,
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Getting soaked and penetrating stuff
This morphing materials science is quite interesting (although, with my limited knowledge, it seems a bit more hype than actual deployment).
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pallimut Ancient Lurker, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 21:52,
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This is one of the better examples.
An interesting concept with a real use case from the very start. It sounds like it would make reforestation from the air possible.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 10:40,
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Merry Christmas
My tradition here.
Edit:
Aargh! I've been doing this for ten years!
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Ambegris likes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 20:49,
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youtube.com/watch?v=L7MZTbUS5J4
Edit: Fukit, have a load more V/VM Test Records Xmas bollox:
youtube.com/watch?v=J0BbqCmLj9Y
youtube.com/watch?v=R9GylQmBMZY
youtube.com/watch?v=RLzuDlQ2g0c
youtube.com/watch?v=7CF6TTRTPiU
youtube.com/watch?v=Aho3icnv9y8
youtube.com/watch?v=FcVe-Ap50qc
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 22:15,
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I still have the cassette tape somewhere.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 20:42,
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I mean, if it was a Dualit then maybe
At least it would be serviceable but the Smeg stuff I've come across is completely bog standard. After a few years of buying toasters that failed within a couple of years I went for a Dualit - 15 years on and I've not even had to replace an element.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 19:11,
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we had this basic sunbeam model growing up
30 years later my dad was still using it, about 50 years of constant use. It had stopped "popping up" in later years, but still switched off at the right time, which is more important.
googled it - fetching a decent price if he'd held onto it
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 22:21,
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Ooh that's very nice!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 7:19,
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Dolce & Gabbana toaster? Save £160
and opt for Japanese precision
happycooking.uk/products/balmuda-the-toaster-3rd-gen-k05e-white
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Pffft. Amateurs.
Prince Castle Vertical Contact Toaster 9 Second
£2,772.80
or Best Offer
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275956693337
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 21:46,
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pfft 9 seconds, lightweight
2200 per hour, 1.6 seconds each.
Granted there's no word on the loading or delivery method though if it gets much faster I'd be wondering if Rheinmetall has a catering division providing in-flight precision guided toast buttering.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325193452402
Though frankly at these prices wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to hire someone to make the toast for you.
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I think that's "second" as in not perfect condition
The "9" is the model of toaster.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 7:16,
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Compact and powerful, the Prince Castle model 297-T9 is a heavy duty vertical toaster able to quickly toast and caramelise up to 2200 buns in an hour. Made with a durable stainless steel construction, the contact toaster is easy to operate and clean - simply select a temperature and drop buns into the top slot.
The unique design of the toaster delivers truly impressive cooking performance. Able to cook one bun every 9 seconds using only 211mm of counter space, the Prince Castle optimises your output without taking up much room. And thanks to the adjustable crush setting, the slim-line toaster can accommodate all sorts of products and can easily produce muffins, tea cakes and buns with great consistency and speed. Ideal for use in mass catering establishments, such as prisons, hospitals, colleges, universities and fast food restaurants.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 14:32,
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Ah - fair enough!
Although being a pedant I'd question whether cooking 2200 buns an hour is the same as "One bun every 9 seconds".
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 16:48,
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Hmm. Yeah.
2200 buns in 3600 seconds (1 hour) is1.636363636363636 tbps (toasted buns per second). That's faster than 1 bun in 9 seconds (which would be 0.1111111111111111 tbps).
For both statistics to be true it obviously needs to toast multiple buns simultaneously. Dividing the larger number by the smaller gives 14.72727272727273, which I guess is the bun capacity, more or less.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 17:21,
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Are dried mango burgers a thing? I just had an idea.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 17:23,
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That's not the point I was trying to make
The wording "one bun every 9 seconds" implies you can put a bun in and it will come out 9 seconds later. Having watched a video it looks like you could set a speed that makes them come out in 9 seconds but I doubt they'd fully toast in that time, and if it can why not divide 9 seconds by the number of buns you can fit in at once.
I should probably go back to the "Dull men's club" on Facebook now.
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 20 Dec 2023, 18:16,
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Reminded me of this $500 single slice machine reviewed by Ave
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxAbz9mfaj0
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2kindsofherring, Thu 21 Dec 2023, 7:26,
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Fred Deakin annual mix
You can download or listen on mix cloud.....
Says Fred:
"My 14th - it's quite mellow but does bang in places. 100 mins of Harry Nilsson, Darryl Hall, Danger Mouse and Jemini, Kutiman, Lewis Taylor, Saucy Lady, Camelphat, Bruce Horsby, Ghost Assembly and much, much more."
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unclepills, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 15:34,
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NWOT Polydactyl cat v tortoise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9dY_4Adso
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 19 Dec 2023, 20:54,
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