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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2023 22:48:11 GMT
The growing number of people using the phrase "...fed up OF," instead of being "fed up WITH," something.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2023 18:13:23 GMT
Do these Ninja kettles just mysteriously appear in your kitchen, Paul? They come and go in a mysterious manner, leaving silent death and destruction behind them. I bought them as Christmas presents though, they're obviously far too dangerous to have in my own kitchen.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2023 14:27:36 GMT
Boat Story: A moderately insane comedy of errors, and well worth the watch.
Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph as the two leads were excellent, as was Tchéky Karyo (The Missing, Baptitste) as The Tailor. Joanna Scanlan is always good value, and Craig Fairbrass might have been born to the role of Guy. Phil Daniels was a bit underused I thought, but the real star of the show for me was Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as The Narrator.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2023 14:15:01 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Nov 24, 2023 13:47:38 GMT
Just to further confuse me Amazon itself is delivering my second Ninja kettle, today.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 23:12:15 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 17:50:31 GMT
He shoots, he scores. Posh beard oil delivered well inside the time window. Hat Trick!
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 15:15:35 GMT
He even had a pop at Martin Scorsese saying he's only made 1 film in the time he's made 4. Not the sort of warped logic one would expect from anyone with even a smidgen of artistic talent and/or temperament. I bet Joaquin Phoenix is not a patch on Ian Holm in The Time Bandits either.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 13:46:47 GMT
Shamelessly stolen from TheMarlin at HFS
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 11:30:07 GMT
The usual perfect service from DPD this morning. " Your parcel will arrive between 10:58 and 11:50 and will be delivered by our driver Philip" and it arrived (along with Philip) at 11:05. It was a parcel delivered on behalf of Amazon, who have left me somewhat confused. I bought a couple of Ninja kettles as Christmas presents, and because I paid for them to be wrapped etc. I had to make two orders, as the names of the eventual recipients - part of the gift options - were different. Two orders for the same product, placed quite literally seconds apart, and this was one of them. The other is still slated to be delivered between the 28 th and 29 th of November, as was this one originally. Why couldn't they just send them both together? [EDIT] This is all going far too well. Evri quoted me a window of " between 3pm and 4 pm" and at 1 minute past 3 Graham has just turned up with my parcel from Jacamo. I have one more delivery today, from Amazon " between 4 PM & 8 PM". Can I get the hat-trick?
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Post by Slinger on Nov 23, 2023 11:19:19 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2023 19:11:55 GMT
A friend in Holland has just voted in the Dutrch Election. There are 26 parties involved, and "Tweede Kamerverkieving" translates as "Lower House election" in English He says, that "...when you get to the polling station you are confronted by this:" " A list of more than 1100 names of which you must choose JUST ONE! Filling in the little circle beside it in red pencil.
Anything else and the form is declared invalid.
Proportional representation - don't you just love it? "
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2023 14:50:16 GMT
Many of us probably need this book, although we'd never admit it.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 22, 2023 14:46:58 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 23:44:02 GMT
After finishing " Love and Death" last night (which I thought was very good), I've started another series based on a real-life murder tonight. It's British this time, and set in 1975, the year I turned 21, and the year The Yorkshire Ripper murders began. There was no connection between those two facts, honest. It's a(nother) 7-parter and on the strength of episode one I'm going to put it up there with Sherwood, Code of a Killer, and Manhunt so far. It captures the period really well, music included The cast includes Toby Jones, David Morrissey, Daniel Mays, Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, and Stephen Tompkinson. Mark Stobbart (Line of Duty, The Silence) as Sutcliff himself. It's on ITVX for anyone who may be interested, and yes, it IS one of those dramas that only we can make. Did you forget to tell us the name of your new "only done here" series, Paul? Or is it "The Long Shadow"? It is, indeed, The Long Shadow, and I'm an idiot.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 21:32:33 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 20:22:08 GMT
I'd settle for Yank Rachell's mandolin. I've actually got some of his music, and I used to play a bit of mandolin too, way back when.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 20:19:47 GMT
After finishing " Love and Death" last night (which I thought was very good), I've started another series based on a real-life murder tonight. It's British this time, and set in 1975, the year I turned 21, and the year The Yorkshire Ripper murders began. There was no connection between those two facts, honest. It's a(nother) 7-parter and on the strength of episode one I'm going to put it up there with Sherwood, Code of a Killer, and Manhunt so far. It captures the period really well, music included The cast includes Toby Jones, David Morrissey, Daniel Mays, Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, and Stephen Tompkinson. Mark Stobbart (Line of Duty, The Silence) as Sutcliff himself. It's on ITVX for anyone who may be interested, and yes, it IS one of those dramas that only we can make.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 16:49:40 GMT
Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitarsMark Knopfler was named one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazineDire Straits star Mark Knopfler is to auction more than 120 of his guitars and amps, with 25% of the proceeds going to charity. The sale includes the 1983 Les Paul that Knopfler used to record the hits Money For Nothing and Brothers In Arms, and which he played on stage at Live Aid in 1985. The singer-songwriter told the BBC he wanted the instruments to find loving homes. " I hope they all get played," he said. " I don't think they do too well living in a case all their lives." The collection, which will be auctioned at Christie's in London next January, spans the entirety of Knopfler's 50-year career. Among the lots is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul with a sunburst finish, known as the " Holy Grail of electric guitars", which has an estimate of £300,000 to £500,000. The auction includes the star's classic 1959 Les Paul (left), the first guitar he ever owned (centre) and a classic Fender 12-string (right)At the other end of the scale, fans can acquire a mandolin, previously owned by blues legend Yank Rachell, for an estimated £300 to £500. " I like the cheap ones as much as the expensive ones," said Knopfler. The 74-year-old has been called one of the greatest guitar virtuosos of all time, known for the fluid and cinematic solos of songs like Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road. Born in Scotland but raised in England, he never took a lesson and ultimately developed a pick-free playing style of his own. " Playing with your fingers," he has said, " has something to do with immediacy and soul." Trembling fingersKnopfler said his love affair with the guitar began in childhood, as he watched Elvis Presley and Hank Marvin of The Shadows. " It came with such a sense of adventure and fun and freedom. I wanted to be part of it all." Growing up in Newcastle, Knopfler would spend hours gazing at the displays in JG Windows (a shop he still visits to this day), dreaming of the day he could have a guitar of his own. " I can still remember the first time I plucked up enough courage to pick one off the wall, with trembling fingers," he said. " It was a Spanish guitar, and one of the Geordies in the shop said: 'If you drop that, I'll drop you'. " I didn't even know how to play. I was just desperate to have it in my hands." The star played his Les Paul on stage at the Live Aid concerts in 1985For months, he begged his father for a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster, just like the one he'd seen Hank Marvin play on the cover of an EP. Unfortunately, they were too expensive, even on an architect's salary. Eventually, Knopfler was given a twin-pick-up Höfner Super Solid, which cost £50, in the early 1960s. " I never actually got much of a sound out of the Höfner but I just fell in love with it," he said. Now, that model has become the first lot in his auction, with an estimated value of £1,000 to £1,500. Asked why he'd decided to part with such beloved instruments, Knopfler simply replied: " I think it's just age. " I'm looking now at about 20 guitars that I use to make records and there are at least 100 other ones that aren't going to get played. " We've had great times together, so I am sad to see some of them go - but I've got enough left to play. More than enough." Nightmare shortcutsKnopfler formed Dire Straits in 1977 with his younger brother David, bassist John Illsley, and drummer Pick Withers. Their laid-back, blues-tinged rock was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, with hit albums including Communiqué, Love Over Gold and Making Movies - often considered their finest moment. But they became superstars with 1985's multi-million-selling Brothers in Arms, which spawned several hit singles including Walk Of Life and Money For Nothing, a satire on rock excess in the MTV era. Knopfler is holding on to about 20 guitars that he still uses on stage and in the studioKnopfler juggled the band's career with session work for Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Scott Walker, and penned the title track of Tina Turner's hit album Private Dancer. He also expanded his horizons with film soundtracks for Local Hero and Cal, both of which drew on his Celtic roots. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, he moved onto a successful career as a solo artist, exploring his interests in folk, country and roots music on albums like 2004's Shangri-La, the 2006 Emmylou Harris duets album All the Roadrunning, and 2018's Down The Road Wherever. He spoke to the BBC from a recording studio in Chiswick, west London, where he was working on his 10th solo album. " I've had a bit of a writing jag and I've got quite a lot of songs, so I'm hoping that I can get an EP out as well as an LP," he said. Once named the 27th best guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, he was self-deprecating about his abilities - suggesting he'd become lazy with the advancing years. " As my hands deteriorate, I've found that I play more like a plumber all the time," he said. " I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher." And he added that songwriting, rather than technique, was the biggest reason for his success. " Being a guitarist is way down the list. It's not as important to me as trying to write a good song, and then trying to make a good record of it. " You're just trying to get the emotion of the thing across. It's basically telling a story." The star's guitar collection will go on display in New York and London before the sale on 31 January 2024. Proceeds will benefit organisations including the Red Cross, the wildlife conservationist Tusk and the children's charity Brave Hearts of the North East. And Knopfler admitted that some of the money he retains could be re-invested in new guitars. " There's every danger of that," he laughed. " I guess I'm not impervious to temptation. It's quite possible I can have my head turned. " In other words, what have I learned? Not a lot." SOURCE
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Post by Slinger on Nov 21, 2023 15:14:34 GMT
I know nothing about the computer. It was my son's when he worked at Microsoft and I doubt that he will know. I thought that perhaps there was something upsampling the signal, but there is no CD drive and no sound card as far I can see without dismantling it. I just stream from a USB out on the motherboard. If there is no sound card, sound would be handled by a chipset on the computer's motherboard itself.
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