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 So it turns out I can link my Virgin Media box up to my hub and then watch things I've recorded on my tablet and then "cast" them onto a TV
	So it turns out I can link my Virgin Media box up to my hub and then watch things I've recorded on my tablet and then "cast" them onto a TVWhen were you last gobsmacked by technology? Are you a Luddite?
Alt:
I harvested a load of peas straight from the garden at the weekend. They were "NOM". Are you green fingered?
AltAlt:
I'm not sure we've heard of either what people got up to at the weekend nor what they had for lunch
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:21, 188 replies, latest was 11 years ago)
 I was pretty impressed to find out that my 'phone and laptop can talk to my new telly, and that I can play YouTube vids on it.
	I was pretty impressed to find out that my 'phone and laptop can talk to my new telly, and that I can play YouTube vids on it.Bit scared about watching filth on it, mind - I might be frightened.
Alt: I'm orange-fingered. I can kill stuff just by buying it. Mrs Vagabond and I had our bit of garden napalmed, then covered it with gravel and put decking on the rest. We got an olive tree because it looks nice, and they "thrive on neglect".
Gardening is well dull.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:24, Reply)
 My work laptop "found" my TV at the weekend
	My work laptop "found" my TV at the weekendI nearly ended up working on it
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:38, Reply)
 Ugh.
	Ugh.My old editor used to hate working from home, because home is where you go to not be at work.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:50, Reply)
 I guess so, as I don't really understand any of the words there.
	I guess so, as I don't really understand any of the words there.Alt: Dunno, I've only ever tried to grow weed.
Altalt: Good.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:28, Reply)
 I am pretty adept with technology
	I am pretty adept with technologyI just don't really like upgrading stuff, so we had an old CRT tele for ages and my laptop and network ran off XP (which I reluctantly had to sort out the other week)
Alt, not too bad but it depends on the item, I have tried to grow (look after) bonsai trees a good few times and they always die on me. But have pretty much sorted out the back garden and starting on the front now.
Altalt, Did manly things like changing tyres on the missus' car and rehanging gates etc. I am pretty sure the missus gets fizzy knickers when I do manual labour as she always seems to break things and then watch me repair them
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:31, Reply)
 Like when after you've done a load of manual work, it's your missus who looks sweaty and knackered?
	Like when after you've done a load of manual work, it's your missus who looks sweaty and knackered?(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:33, Reply)
 Now you mention it.
	Now you mention it. She must work herself into a right ol lather watching me eh.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:47, Reply)
 What crazy shit is this?
	What crazy shit is this? I have a chromecast which does that too, so yer.
alt. No, not really. I do clip the garden now and again with some shears.
altalt. wine and weed, mainly. suppose i am green fingered. Hurr Hurr
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:39, Reply)
 i am a total luddite
	i am a total ludditeit freaks me out that when i buy a song on itunes, it appears on my iphone and ipad, even when i have only connected the ipod to the computer. also i have everything on my dad's laptop, and so the minglings of taste means i get some truly horrific suggestions of what i might like to buy next. earplugs maybe.
alt: fuck peas. grow something GOOD. radishes!
altalt: fri - walk and dinner by river with frog, overlooking the so-called harrods bridge. sat - home to see my dad. sun - mince's kid's birthday party, then NOMMY dinner at stunned's. he is quite the chef. and he didn't cook peas! lunch - falafel salad from pilpel.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:39, Reply)
 I don't understand the point of falafels.
	I don't understand the point of falafels.Why not just have a burger?
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:41, Reply)
 you should see the Q down the street for this place
	you should see the Q down the street for this placefew chickpeas, few breadcrumbs, licence to print money.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:45, Reply)
 good
	goodradishes are amazing. our inhouse team here does a salad for meeting lunches, which is leafy greens with thinly sliced radishes and goats cheese pearls (although you could also use mozzarella, i guess) and drizzled with balsamic. exceptionally NOM.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:47, Reply)
 Plex
	PlexInstalled it on everything, its fucking ace. I can stream everything stored on my media centre to every laptop, computer, TV, Tablet, Phone in the house. even the screen in my car. Oh and I can use them all to control each other so I can start watching on one then switch to another, or use my phone to control the tv.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:41, Reply)
 Its good :) If the kids are watching something in bed or downstairs I can zap the volume if they turn it up too loud.
	Its good :) If the kids are watching something in bed or downstairs I can zap the volume if they turn it up too loud.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:55, Reply)
 I'm investigating nonce allegations, not partaking
	I'm investigating nonce allegations, not partakingI have my own kids for that, see
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:21, Reply)
 I understand these technological marvels but often I fail to see where practical application lies.
	I understand these technological marvels but often I fail to see where practical application lies.Alt: no, I loathe gardening.
Altalt: same as swipe but I didn't see her dad, I sat around eating pizza and drinking beer and playing with Lemmy the budgie instead
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:49, Reply)
 you sat around eating
	you sat around eatingbacon sandwiches, a meat feast pizza, chicken twizzlers, and beer.
this is why men should never be allowed to feed themselves.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:00, Reply)
 bread, animal carcass and fat, cheese, more animal carcass and fat, alcohol
	bread, animal carcass and fat, cheese, more animal carcass and fat, alcoholnot a piece of vegetable in sight!
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:06, Reply)
 But why does this mean that all men should never be allowed to feed themselves?
	But why does this mean that all men should never be allowed to feed themselves?(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:11, Reply)
 Again, I'm not sure that someone who eats like a veggie version of Gonz is in a position to lecture anyone about what they eat.
	Again, I'm not sure that someone who eats like a veggie version of Gonz is in a position to lecture anyone about what they eat.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 17:29, Reply)
 I bloody told you, di'n't I?
	I bloody told you, di'n't I?5.9.83.79/questions/offtopic/post2323440
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:10, Reply)
 Gardening is fun, we grow most of our own stuff. I'd like to grow chickens and goats, but things are a bit up in the air at the moment, what with the pub.
	Gardening is fun, we grow most of our own stuff. I'd like to grow chickens and goats, but things are a bit up in the air at the moment, what with the pub.Lunch was pasta with tuna and Mini sweetcorns.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:54, Reply)
 All you need is to get a good chicken cutting, preferably from the wing
	All you need is to get a good chicken cutting, preferably from the wingPlant in a good well draining soil, and ensure that it is well watered. You will soon have a fowl crop.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 14:57, Reply)
 The ultimate aim for my tech at home is for a telly and speakers to be the only visible things.
	The ultimate aim for my tech at home is for a telly and speakers to be the only visible things.The amp, computer and NAS will be racked in the cupboard under stairs, controlled via an infra red remote signalling to IR receivers scattered around the house. This will feed to the receiver box in the cupboard rack. I'll use some form of WOL program to wake the PC remotely.
Connectivity will be via a switch and router (for internet browsing). Each port on the switch will be connected to an ethernet port in various rooms. The ethernet ports will have baluns plugged in to convert the signal back to video or audio as needed. Of course you can feed internet to these ports, too.
The advantage is you can then move things around by changing what goes to which ethernet port, allowing you to move the room around in a way that you can't with standard AV faceplates.
I don't like wireless.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:13, Reply)
 Dont you need line of sight for IR control
	Dont you need line of sight for IR controlit would be more effective using a Bluetooth or wifi
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:18, Reply)
 Yeah, it's basic remote technology.
	Yeah, it's basic remote technology.You have IR receivers plugged in around the house and they relay the signal via cable to the IR hub. The problem with Bluetooth and wifi is they get blocked and interfered with by basically every bloody thing.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:23, Reply)
 Yeah, I use XBMC, nice software.
	Yeah, I use XBMC, nice software.I'll probably have a low powered shuttle box attached to a NAS for that. Nice interface.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:46, Reply)
 I'm thinking of buying one of these and turning it into NAS/XBMC
	I'm thinking of buying one of these and turning it into NAS/XBMCwww.ebuyer.com/616877-hp-proliant-microserver-g7-n54l-1p-4gb-u-non-hot-plug-sata-150w-ps-744900-421
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:56, Reply)
 My step dad's got one of them for the same purpose.
	My step dad's got one of them for the same purpose.Seems like slight overkill to me, but they're certainly very capable.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:58, Reply)
 I don't think I could build a machine any cheaper.
	I don't think I could build a machine any cheaper.I want to mirror the drives and it's nearly as much for a mini-itx case that'll hold multiple drives as it is for that box.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:02, Reply)
 Yeah, you're probably right on that score.
	Yeah, you're probably right on that score.Watch out though, you'll have a blade server before you know it.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:03, Reply)
 I seem to be using less powerful kit these days.
	I seem to be using less powerful kit these days.I have barely turned my desktop or netbook on since I got my Nexus 7.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:07, Reply)
 Why not control it all over wifi or bluetooth
	Why not control it all over wifi or bluetooth then you won't need IR receivers everywhere
*edit* I see bonzo already suggested this sorry
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:46, Reply)
 "The problem with Bluetooth and wifi is they get blocked and interfered with by basically every bloody thing"
	"The problem with Bluetooth and wifi is they get blocked and interfered with by basically every bloody thing"(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:46, Reply)
 Well his must be shite then. I can use my phone upstairs to control my TV downstairs over wifi with no issues.
	Well his must be shite then. I can use my phone upstairs to control my TV downstairs over wifi with no issues.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:47, Reply)
 I just don't like wireless.
	I just don't like wireless.It's slow, it's flakey and it stops routing for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to have to dig around in my cupboard to reboot the router every time the wireless craps out.
HD content is frequently too much for it, too. Bearing in mind I want different stuff going to different rooms, bandwidth is king.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:49, Reply)
 If you're running cables about the place you should also run network though.
	If you're running cables about the place you should also run network though.Then it's only your handset that needs to see the router via wifi, and remote control doesn't use much bandwidth.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:57, Reply)
 That's the whole point, ethernet faceplates everywhere
	That's the whole point, ethernet faceplates everywhereso you can use some for AV and some for internet.
It basically makes your whole house hot-swappable, because you just re-patch the switch to send internet to an ex-AV port or vice versa.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:59, Reply)
 I had to fuck around with patch cables the other day at work.
	I had to fuck around with patch cables the other day at work.Some numpty only patched 4 cables into our server rack.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:05, Reply)
 i want to make this say SWIPE
	i want to make this say SWIPEbut i can't figure out a sensible strikethrough for the inevitable lols.
SWIPE.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:00, Reply)
 Krones is in London though
	Krones is in London thoughSo while the distance from the bedroom to his living room will be considerably smaller in his shoebox than in your spacious Kernow pad, there will be 200 other shoeboxes contained within the same building, all equipped with interfery stuff.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:50, Reply)
 London large, to be fair.
	London large, to be fair.And only large for a one bedroom flat. It's the top floor of a converted Edwardian house, with a big old extension on the back.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:54, Reply)
 I think I know the problem
	I think I know the problemhave you tried using the correct BT rather than Bouygues Telecom
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:56, Reply)
 I went to Brentford swimming pool the other day.
	I went to Brentford swimming pool the other day.Jesus that place is nasty.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:01, Reply)
 ^ This is how bored I am
	^ This is how bored I amI've got involved in a conversation about wireless or some shit that I neither know, nor care about.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:52, Reply)
 you can see why IT teams never get anything done
	you can see why IT teams never get anything donethey can't even agree amongst themselves the best way to turn it off and on again
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:57, Reply)
 there's been worse on here
	there's been worse on herei need b3th back so we can flood the place with MANICURE CHAT
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:02, Reply)
 No point having all your content wirelessly streaming to the kitchen touchscreen
	No point having all your content wirelessly streaming to the kitchen touchscreen when you've got the fucking fridge in the way, electrically shitting all over your signal.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:48, Reply)
 I dont have any problems
	I dont have any problemsHave got the whole house wifi'd up three stories plus cellar and out into the garden.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:54, Reply)
 I LIKE CABLES OK?
	I LIKE CABLES OK?Anyway, I've found wirelessly streaming HD signals bonks out the wireless. Since the capability for different streams to different rooms is required, cable's your man.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:56, Reply)
 Had the phone interview
	Had the phone interviewthey thought it was very positive and want to interview me properly.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:06, Reply)
 Haha, prick
	Haha, prickI'll have you know that my mum thinks I'm very handsome.
As does yours.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:14, Reply)
 And anyway, your positive attitude and natural charm will see you through.
	And anyway, your positive attitude and natural charm will see you through.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:15, Reply)
 Ah HA, that's where I'm ahead of the game.
	Ah HA, that's where I'm ahead of the game.I'm being interviewed by an IT guy. He'll understand my demeanour and will probably return it.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:19, Reply)
 My courgettes are coming on really well.
	My courgettes are coming on really well. AltAlt: Not a lot. I went to bed at 8pm on Saturday night & slept solidly (without the aid of booze or drugs) until almost 8am. I then spent most of yesterday researching a company I have an interview for. This included driving around Uxbridge, High Wycombe, Slough & Hounslow looking at some of their restaurants.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:16, Reply)
 yes
	yesit's against my ability to agree with tangles.
this makes a lot of sense.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:44, Reply)
 It makes a lot more sense than the suggestion that a lawyer has principles.
	It makes a lot more sense than the suggestion that a lawyer has principles.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:46, Reply)
 Will you be any less effective than you are now if you are pissed.
	Will you be any less effective than you are now if you are pissed. (, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:59, Reply)
 Then young tangles has the correct solution
	Then young tangles has the correct solutionNow stop being a big Bloo Bloo nancy boy and get a drink down ya.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:04, Reply)
 Is "phonecall" a word?
	Is "phonecall" a word?My spell checker keeps flagging it up. I'm sure it's not two words.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:53, Reply)
 i got accused of having a "ginger bun" yesterday
	i got accused of having a "ginger bun" yesterdayand we weren't in the bakery at the time either :(
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:11, Reply)
 Me and Stunned saw a MASSIVE samurai top knot on a ginger lad with loads of those little plaits. He looked a proper cunt.
	Me and Stunned saw a MASSIVE samurai top knot on a ginger lad with loads of those little plaits. He looked a proper cunt.(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:12, Reply)
 More, it was a bit forced, the man bun clearly didn't come naturally to him
	More, it was a bit forced, the man bun clearly didn't come naturally to him(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:16, Reply)
 you and stunned were mean
	you and stunned were mean- you ranked the animals in the petting farm in terms of deliciousness
- you joked that you were fucking off for a pint, but you actually did fuck off for a pint
- you laughed at the podgy little asian kid in his fancy batman costume and called him "fatman"
- you said i had a ginger bun
bad boys
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:18, Reply)
 It was never a joke. And it was two pints.
	It was never a joke. And it was two pints. And you laughed at the fat kid for stuffing his face with cake.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:22, Reply)
 i don't know why i expected sympathy for or from this shower of evil
	i don't know why i expected sympathy for or from this shower of evil(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:24, Reply)
 I'm pretty sure one answer that might be suggested begins with BYAAFI
	I'm pretty sure one answer that might be suggested begins with BYAAFI(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:36, Reply)
 Constantly impressed with technology, but bored of trying to keep up with it.
	Constantly impressed with technology, but bored of trying to keep up with it. Altalt: Working at two concerts in Milton Keynes, Pearl Jam and a one day dance music thing. Interesting couple of days with two very different types of people attending both events. I also managed to split my tent.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:17, Reply)
 my train got stuck at milton keynes yesterday for 15 mins, as we were "running early"
	my train got stuck at milton keynes yesterday for 15 mins, as we were "running early"even the station is fucking depressing. luckily it wasn't a scheduled stop, so they refused to open the doors.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 16:19, Reply)
 I'm off to meet a guy and a girl about joining their band.
	I'm off to meet a guy and a girl about joining their band. If I don't post later, I've been raped and sold to some bass playing slave ship. Alert the authorities.
(, Mon 14 Jul 2014, 17:55, Reply)
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