clicking this just on general principle
(ozof, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:31,
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My favourite so far is "Municipal Basement". Most of them don't feel very culture shippy though...
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 8:32,
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Ah I just worked out this is Iain M. Banks...
And it has reminded me to start reading him, thanks.
Your sincerely, Congenital Optimist (Mrs.)
(fred zeppelinII: Electric Boogaloo, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 8:47,
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amazon apparently have a tv series in works based on banks works
no idea on the details though
(Scientiread a strong opinion on the internet on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 10:53,
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Based on Consider Phlebas
Should have started with Player of Games but better than nowt
(jonbobloves you, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 16:50,
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yeah problem with that is i'm not sure how easy it would be to make
interesting tv out of someone playing a board game
(Scientiread a strong opinion on the internet on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 17:53,
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most of the book reads like a cgi artists dream
a fourteen year old cgi artist who likes fist fights and lasers and plasma guns and space ships and sex and drugs and...
(artifusis doing it all wrong, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 22:38,
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Isn't that what Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in?
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 18:31,
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I don't know who that is.
But given that it's a book... probably not.
(jonbobloves you, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 21:39,
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'Phlebas' / 'Fleabag' reference.
No worries.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 4 Dec 2019, 14:21,
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Based on Consider Phlebas
randomly re reading this recently and finding it hard going - a fist fight takes up six pages and many 'scenes' seem like 90s hollywood scifi screenplays explained in far too much detail - though there are some good ideas in it
(artifusis doing it all wrong, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 22:36,
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Ooh
Some culture on TV?
Could be good, could be really naff.
(My Namewas saying these words inside your head on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 17:23,
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Is Melvyn Bragg still available?
... .. . I'll get me coat.
(joefishIt's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 4 Dec 2019, 14:26,
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Marvellous. Thanks.
(da5id<YOUR SIG HERE>, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 11:15,
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Unfortunate Conflict Of Evidence
(Hampster Squaredhas stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 17:56,
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another great one
Greedy is the singer. This clip was filmed in one long shot.......
(Monkee girlnot a monkee, not a girl, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 2:04,
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Oh no! Sad to see that news. He was really funny live.
I worked on a show with them a few years back. In the middle of certain songs he'd just start marching around the stage to the music. Played a pretty slick harmonica too. Those guys did a great live show
(The TogaboyThe world will end on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:31,
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Greedy Smith RIP
Mental as Anything keyboard player...... love this song....very early one of theirs....
(Monkee girlnot a monkee, not a girl, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 2:01,
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That's funny,
This last week I've just been endlessly watching every available NMTB vid with him in. I'd forgotten how fucking funny that show was with him in it.
(The TogaboyThe world will end on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 6:58,
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I often wonder what happened to him
Just wandered away, it seems.
(fred zeppelinII: Electric Boogaloo, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:41,
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Me too
Wasted not being on TV. When he starts hitting Bill Bailey with the question cards... (No time to watch so don't know if that's here or not)
(The_cold_stareComing here only when very, very bored, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 14:49,
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Yep
And given one of the songs is Ben - about a Rat - I think "in the burrow!" is a valid answer..
(Thrill_My_Chinchillais old and unimproved, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 19:39,
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The bbc's choice of photos to illustrate a court case he was involved in are interesting
Links in the wiki bio
(Mehitabel_Itrang, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 18:20,
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S'funny...
I was watching this very video whilst drunk in the early hours of Saturday.
Dare I mistaketh coincidence for providence?
(JimbotfuBummed in the gob again, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:46,
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Certainly better than Anstis
(97800, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 17:55,
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ah I didn't mind him either
I'd happily have NMTB back on in any of its guises
(horrid, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 19:37,
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If I had kids I wouldn't humiliate them in public for money.
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector., Mon 2 Dec 2019, 21:58,
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depends how much money really tho
(Ol' Ginger Bastarda role model for the children, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 1:13,
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Most parents
do that for free
(My Namewas saying these words inside your head on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 10:57,
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That looks awful. It looks like the sort of thing that will result in years of therapy for the kids.
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 22:15,
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This is Murika!
This will end with Guns, Thoughts and Prayers.
(smellysamlyingcableSeaman on, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 22:32,
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If it were Austria it would end in a cellar
(MudfaceThe web isn't callipygian, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:26,
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I have everything about this
layers of hate I have
oop have = hate in title
(L E T S G O"Stop buying into and spreading this shit", Tue 3 Dec 2019, 16:30,
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Jazz Complex: jazz, complexI made this!
My musical partner made some rather pleasing jazzy music so I made pictures to go with it, daddio.
(fred zeppelinII: Electric Boogaloo, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 19:54,
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Dystopian datingI made this!
Why bother talking to humans.......send your dick pics to robots
(antopantshindercorp.org, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 17:24,
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Why bother proofreading your own copy.........it's always fuckng shit anyway
(PrufrockLucifer, son of the morning!, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 19:02,
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Take it back
It has the CE mark on it, and shouldn't.
(MC Chicken SandwichAll I want for Christmas is your mum, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 16:20,
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Yes it should.
In fact, it's mandatory.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 16:59,
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Why? What directive applies?
- soz, my mistake, hadn't watched the source video yet. Usually people thibk simple plugs need to be CE marked, and they don't, cause we don't have a harmonised set of standards for plugs and sockets. Anyway, this thing needs to comply with fucking everything, cause it's full of scary features. I would hate this to turn up on my test bench: so much to fail!
(Invisible Wizard- 12th Level Errorer, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 18:02,
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2014/35
But you already knew that.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 18:47,
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And the rest!
RoHS, EMC, ErP - they're all CE marking directives.
Don't reckon it'd pass any of plug or socket standards, though. Seen this sort of thing before - they never make it through the dimensional assessment.
(Invisible Wizard- 12th Level Errorer, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 19:59,
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Dimensional assessment sounds a lot cooler than it probably is.
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector., Mon 2 Dec 2019, 22:54,
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It actually sucks.
My new transgalactic portal didn't get the go ahead, because the strings were all too short.
:(
(eViLegionChief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 23:14,
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*clever joke about quantum physics*
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector., Tue 3 Dec 2019, 0:46,
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well its hard to measure them when you keep wriggling them about
(Ol' Ginger Bastarda role model for the children, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 1:16,
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Meh, those are regulated by other departements.
We only look at aspects directly affecting consumer safety.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 23:21,
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"Mr Wilkinson adjourned the hearing until March 182020"
So basically they can't be fucked with it. Wish I could put some of my work off for 180,000 years.
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 14:59,
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Even weirder is
that they apperantly used a histopathologist to ascertain cause of death. Histopathologists usually only look at tissue cells. Surely the poor sod wasn't mauled to a fine paste.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:23,
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Did he fall or was he pissed?
Tissue analysis to ascertain if death occurred prior to ending up on the tracks perhaps?
(Mehitabel_Itrang, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 18:41,
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Good point.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 18:50,
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once they've jetwashed him off the rails we'll find out
(Ol' Ginger Bastarda role model for the children, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 1:17,
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With added
"them out"
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:01,
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But you can only vote them in, not out.
(Tuskknows where you live, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:24,
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So add your own box on the form
[ ] Them out
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 16:18,
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"them" is racist talk
(97800, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 21:22,
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Oops
I seem to have accidentally committed a hate crime. I'll come quietly.
(evil_andyStick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 21:56,
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I want all of Parliament, Hierarchy and the whole antiquated system gone.
Apparently this will happen if I vote. Thanks for the clarification.
(L E T S G O"Stop buying into and spreading this shit", Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:35,
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But what would you replace it all with
(97800, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 22:20,
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I'm voting them in.
So there.
(Huw EdwardsDigital ID is fine, shut up, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:53,
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I'm vegan because I think animals are great, and I'm not prepared to exploit them in order to make my weekly shop easier.
All these cunts talking about going vegan or cutting down on red meat consumption in order to save the planet are fucking halfwits. Our number is up as a species the moment our crude oil reserves begin to run dry. Assuming we don't end up completely annihilating each other in a worldwide resource war (which, we will), we've become so utterly reliant on crude oil for just about every single conceivable aspect of our daily lives that we'd cease to function as a society once we no longer have unlimited access to the stuff.
By all means stop eating meat. But do it because you think animals are awesome, not because you have some misguided idea that you're somehow saving the world. That's just stupid.
(Huw EdwardsDigital ID is fine, shut up, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 12:45,
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I'm not one of those cunts cutting down on meat to save the world.
I'm one of those awesome people who are continuing to eat it because it is delicious.
(eViLegionChief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 12:50,
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Oh, boo hoo
The future of organised human civilization hangs in the balance, and the next few years are pivotal. Get over it, you damn snowflake.
(Melatonin, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 13:22,
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You seem to assume I'm bothered that we're all fucked.
Far from it. Once we're all gone, the planet can get on with being a lovely place to inhabit for all the species we've made miserable through our continued expansion and consumption. Humans are a horrible, parasitic organism. I welcome our demise. Until then, I'm going to carry on spending and living in relative luxury. I should be almost dead before things start to get really bad (hopefully).
(Huw EdwardsDigital ID is fine, shut up, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 14:49,
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It's your life
If you take an honest look at the situation and decide that trying to save us isn't what you want to do with your time, then I personally think: fair play to you. That's everyone's own choice to make.
On this specific issue though you're probably going to get increasing push back as the people who decide in favor of our continue existence come to consider apathy and nihilism as a problem that's directly hurting the cause.
Honest question: have you considered still wishing the end upon us and all, but just doing it on a more personal, private level?
Second point: If you actually do care about animals, you'd be better off trying to control the outcome rather than wishing a vague end to us. If we vanished overnight, we'd stop accelerating through the current mass extinction (assuming we haven't already crossed a tipping point), but that is not likely. We're probably going to stick around a while longer, and are on course for ~4 degrees atm, which is going to fuck up loads more ecosystems and their inhabitants than we strictly have to.
(Melatonin, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 18:31,
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If only
your empathy stretched to humans too.
(My Namewas saying these words inside your head on, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 14:27,
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I have the ability to feel empathy for humans on a singular level.
But as a species, we're a fucking disaster.
(Huw EdwardsDigital ID is fine, shut up, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 14:43,
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I feel like that about animals.
There are individuals I like but when taken as a species, they are so pathetic you may as well eat them.
(My Namewas saying these words inside your head on, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 11:03,
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Out of curiosity, do you consider manure to be an animal product too?
(jonbobloves you, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 17:51,
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Ho ho ho!
Very droll. Well done.
(Huw EdwardsDigital ID is fine, shut up, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 17:59,
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Out of curiosity Just to annoy
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector., Mon 2 Dec 2019, 19:45,
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Animals may be awesome
but the domesticated varieties are only kept around because they're of use to us for meat, fibre or companionship, and the wild ones are only there because we haven't yet got around to eradicating them in order to use their land for growing soya beans and palm oil.
(97800, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 21:28,
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Mostly to feed animals for meat, at approx 5% conversion efficiency.
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector., Mon 2 Dec 2019, 23:07,
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Ah, see I knew there was a reason I always refer to her as 'Arch Tory Kuenssberg'.
(QuiverSearch for FATALISTS on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, &c, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 8:52,
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John Hegley
Just because
(Ambegrislikes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 22:44,
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Used to love this guy
Is he still about?
(RudieSeventyOneThe self styled king of un-originality since, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 23:10,
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Google says he is still touring
You're welcome
(simbosanis too tired, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 1:30,
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From time to time he shows up on the BBC.
I saw him, back in the 90's, in Exeter. After the show, my girlfriend and I were sitting in the theatre bar when he and the bloke that played Nigel came over and sat with us. The 19 year old me was quite chuffed that he would come join us. In more mature hind-sight, I realise that he was just after our table.
(The TogaboyThe world will end on, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 9:00,
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or
your misses
(SpookySpoonwww.vivino.com/users/hig.func, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 12:49,
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Never met Hegley but Nigel's a lovely friendly guy.
(Ambegrislikes his tea stirred anti-clockwise, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 15:40,
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Marvellous, but he didn't do my favourite of his:
Billy had a Roman Candle, A firework without a handle. A bit flew off, It made him cough, And turned his shoe into a sandal.
(da5id<YOUR SIG HERE>, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 10:38,
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Major restoration of an old sailing yacht
Latest episode of Leo's re-build of Tally Ho. I have been following the progress of this for a while now and it is thoroughly fascinating. The craftsmanship and dedication he puts into this is top-notch. If you're like me you'll probably watch this and then go back to episode 1 and binge-watch to catch up.
(GforGermanylooks like some sort of retaining plunger, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 17:48,
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Oh fuckity-bollocks
There goes al my spare time for the next two months...
(wheresthefishPartly filled with wrong, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 10:42,
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I know more about rabbets and futtocks from watching Leo than I ever did before. Never thought I'd get excited about the latest episode of how to rebuild a wooden boat, but I wait for it to appear every fortnight on YT.
(ianisme, Wed 4 Dec 2019, 0:49,
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Masterclass Papier-mache I made this!
I'm putting on a shrunken head workshop in Kings Heath next Sundsy, 8th Dec.
*fears*
(GforGermanylooks like some sort of retaining plunger, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 16:09,
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It's not often I wish I lived near Brum
Almost never in fact. But I'd love to do that. Can you not do a whole how to series and post on teh tubez
(The Ann Coulter Fan ClubBabylon is burning at, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 18:27,
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I tried filming a workshop
But couldn't do filming and macheing at the same time. One day I'll do an art attack show.... one day
(mrmenfolk, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 21:18,
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There's a guy on youtube making a fortune
constructing fucking bricks and roofing tiles. For the love of fuck find a mate to help out.
(The Ann Coulter Fan ClubBabylon is burning at, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 22:37,
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You're right! New years plans
(mrmenfolk, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 16:25,
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Thanks for the heads-up!
*hides*
(Hampster Squaredhas stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 19:05,
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Heads up I'm using that...
(mrmenfolk, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 21:17,
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I'm putting on a shrunken head workshop in Kings Heath next Sundsy, 8th Dec.
Tyin' up my white tie Brushin' off my tails
(MyFrontFellOff; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 20:44,
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Now I'm gonna have to be fancy
(mrmenfolk, Sun 1 Dec 2019, 21:19,
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I'm seeing them at Infest!!!
(97800, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 7:45,
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I live in brum
I used to have dreads when i was about seventeen. A long time ago.. I still have them in an old plastic bag. Maybe i could make a shrunken head and glue some dreads on there?
(Sherbs, Mon 2 Dec 2019, 17:21,
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Yes! Usually use wig hair but dredds are the one
(mrmenfolk, Tue 3 Dec 2019, 7:51,
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