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prince charles has a website thing that records from your webcam - and they don't appear to moderate it
here's me testing it:

frog.rainforestsos.org/player/?messageGuid=CdmO4Agh2w

and if that's quite dull - and it is - what books have you enjoyed recently?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:09, archived)
you rebel you!
Someone record an episode of family guy onto that thing. I would do if I had a line-in.
(I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
in 7 seconds bursts
as that's all it records
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
Oh,
...just the jokes then
(I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:14, archived)
That should fill all of ooh, 3.5 seconds?

(I helped save b3ta! jim_bob can herd cats., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:20, archived)
nice
just making sure it was clearly over the line.
(I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 23:00, archived)
NEAR THE TOP
frog.rainforestsos.org/player/?messageGuid=K5bgt3RCKw
(I helped save b3ta! baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:30, archived)
Frogtastic.

(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:31, archived)
LOLLING MY LAUGH OFF

(I helped save b3ta! baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:32, archived)
Haha,
oh yes!
(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:32, archived)
It works on so many levels.

(I helped save b3ta! baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:33, archived)
Powerful Art

(I helped save b3ta! gaijintendo Regular Member, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:39, archived)
The book question gets asked quite a lot
I'm reading the de-de-da-de-de code by Robert Rankin at the moment, and am really struggling to finish it. Shame, I like the bloke but his recent books are a bit poo.
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
I found that.
His earlier stuff is really good.
(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
Yeah, the armageddon books were good
I loved the Ealing ones, maybe partly 'cos I'm from that area, dunno. It was just nice, pissheads saving the world. He seems to have lost his way a bit after that.
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:26, archived)
I know what you mean.
They're good but not great.

Oh come one Robert, get back to form man.
(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:28, archived)
I take it all a bit personally
'cos I've always bigged him up to friends, have been out drinking with the man a couple of times, but the books just aint all that any more
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)
You should pop over and have a word.

(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:32, archived)
Last I heard, he was writing a book about a DIY store in Brighton
Never seen that on the bookshelves so it must've been REALLY bad
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:35, archived)
Oh dear.

(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:42, archived)
Oh, Robert. :((((
1984.
(I helped save b3ta! The Gentleman Bastard waxing lyrical. ©, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
I'm about to start
Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie.

I'm enjoying Thank You For The Days by Mark Radcliffe and rereading Dawn of The Dumb.
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
OMG! RADMACARONI FIVES!

(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)
THUNDERING NORTHERN DJ APPRECIATION TENS

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)
*BREAKS OUT THE PIES*
I have literally just decided that I am going to make a pork pie.
A proper pork pie.

EDIT - Is Pies and Prejudice about Mykey then? LOLOLOLOLOFOLDSFIVEJOKELOLOL!
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:17, archived)
pshaw
oh you
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:20, archived)
PIES PIES PIES!

(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:22, archived)
MOTHERFUCKING PIE FRENZY

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)
I MISS LARD.

(I helped save b3ta! Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)
I didn't enjoy his solo 6 Music show

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:28, archived)
I enjoyed dawn of the dumb

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)
Brooker is fabulous

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
^this!
one of the reasons I like my iPhone is that I have an RSS client on it by which I can read his Screen Burn column on my phone without forking out for the Guardian on a Saturday which was pretty much basically the only reason I used to buy the Saturday Guardian
/end waffle
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)
I've meant to read that
I always enjoy his columns and TV shows but I dunno, never got round to it.

I'd like him to attempt a proper book though.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
it's basically just the columns condensed into book form
but yeah, would be interesting to read a novel by him. It's guaranteed to appeal to every b3tan ever.
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)
He needs to come back on TV soon methinks
Newswipe is off currently. Anyone know when it's back/filming?
(theneet began to cut her hair and long for balls, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)
I saw pride and predjudice with zombies in hmv the other day.
I might buy that one.
(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:19, archived)
probably something by andrew vacchs, sick shit indeed

(I helped save b3ta! mongychops, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
Stuart Maconie - Adventures on the High Teas
Mark Radcliffe - Thank You for the Days: A Boys' Own Adventures in Radio and Beyond
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)
I've just finished The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by William Kalush, Larry Ratso Sloman
It's quite good, although I have now bought 3 other Houdini books so it's turned out to be quite expensive.
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)
I want to read
THIS
I'm not paying silly money for it, and instead waiting for one of my friends at work to steal it away from her magician boyfriend so as I can borrow it!
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)
And then you can photocopy it for me
There is an biography of a magician I want to read, but it sells for £200-£300 which is a bit of a shit.
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:16, archived)
bearing in mind the cost of the book, I might just spend a few evenings scanning every single page of it onto my PC
i may even invest in a textbridge program and create a pdf of it!
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:18, archived)
And by invest
you mean borrow off the internet.
(I helped save b3ta! in vino veritas, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
precisely

(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)
ouch
is it out of print or does it really retail for silly money?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:17, archived)
Out of print, limited run, written before he was famous, and magic books are usually very expensive anyway.

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:22, archived)
*fives*

(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)
We totally answered his question.
Fucking sweet.
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:28, archived)
It was published as a limited run for use within the magic circle when he wasn't famous
but as he got more famous, demand increased and drove up the price of it.
It is currently out of print, primarily because he refuses to sanction a new print run of it as about 60% of the techniques he uses in his live shows are explained within it (hence the pricejack)
(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:22, archived)
Ha,
I wonder how long that will stay there. Going green are we?
(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)
Shane McGowan's biography.
Absolutely brill.
(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:14, archived)
I'd like to read that
*checks play.com*
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:15, archived)
Trust me, it's well worth a read
Get it if you can, I got mine from Zavvi before they went tits up.
(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:16, archived)
It's called "A drink with Shane McGowan"

(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:18, archived)
Gotcha, cheers :)

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
Whats it called?
Play gives me 603 results & I'm fucked if I'm plowing through that lot
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:19, archived)
See above

(I helped save b3ta! Major Turd for tonight only, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)
twilight.
yeah!
(I helped save b3ta! rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)
I've read Twilight and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Also White Tiger which won the Booker prize last year was great. Am currently re-reading Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha which is as mediocre as I remember.
(I helped save b3ta! LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)
And I'm still in awe of Luke Haines' book
Bad Vibes - Britpop: My Part In It's Downfall
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:14, archived)
i enjoyed that muchly
it made me try and listen to his records - turns out I hate the auteurs but quite like black box recorder.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:18, archived)
He's such a bastard.
He's ace. He's my new hero.
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:20, archived)
my wife read it and she said he's like me at my worst
which coloured my reading a little
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:25, archived)
Oh my.
You utter bastard.
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:28, archived)
I still need to buy/borrowthisoffofyou

(I helped save b3ta! mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:26, archived)
Of course you can borrow it.
Double F was reading it but I don't think he enjoyed it. He's MAD.
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)
It's truly truly wonderful.

(I helped save b3ta! Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:35, archived)
Catch 22,
Scarpetta and Tunnels, Towers and Temples London's 100 Strangest Places. Not one HR book because I just found out that I passed my final year's exams and stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:16, archived)
Thanks for your randomburn lady.
It's ACE. Radar Love. GET IN.
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:17, archived)
I have just received my second random burn
Is that an average hit-rate or have I been unlucky? :)
(I helped save b3ta! in vino veritas, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)
I've only got one : (
Will Blue Star be naming and shaming?
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:35, archived)
Glad you liked it.
It's a love it or loathe it track I find. Apparently he looks pretty rough now, which is a shame.
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)
WELL DONE!
Gin?

I find out on Wednesday...
(I helped save b3ta! LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:18, archived)
Thank you!
Gin at the weekend definitely, but not on a school night. I do have a small bottle of cider though. Good luck for Wednesday, I'm sure you'll be fine, you did all your work and enjoyed it, I think examiners can tell that.
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)
I didn't enjoy Catch 22
well done on examining OK.
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:30, archived)
Cheers.
I didn't enjoy it either. I think I now remember it as one of those books that I'm glad I read once but didn't need to read it again.
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:52, archived)
Charlie Brooker

(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:22, archived)
Monstrous Regiment
Pratchett.
(I helped save b3ta! jim_bob can herd cats., Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:23, archived)
Liked that.

(I helped save b3ta! Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)
this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy

i liked your Green advert, now I sleeps
(I helped save b3ta! (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)
None.
I've got spaz-hands, so I can't turn the pages.
(WANKERTRON you say "prick", I say "wanker", Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:30, archived)
Stuart Maconie's Pies and Prejudice.
I'm finishing off To Kill A Mockingbird at the mo.
(I helped save b3ta! Druid, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 22:35, archived)
I thought it was funny
I just Spook Country by William Gibson, which is a very interesting read (the stuff about geo-hacking and location-sensitive art is great) but it feels like the middle part of a trilogy and there's no third part (yet).
(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 11:10, archived)