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Post by ChrisB on Nov 29, 2019 0:01:33 GMT
...but pleasured!
(Like Tim)
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Post by MartinT on Nov 29, 2019 10:58:12 GMT
- Crisps
- Breaking the speed limit
- Chocolate (but I really shouldn't)
- Lana del Rey (just for Tim)
- Thunderbirds
- Picking people up on grammatical errors
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 29, 2019 11:23:51 GMT
Tom & Jerry cartoons - although I don't feel guilty. My facebook feed is tuned to give me as many as possible!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2019 13:54:01 GMT
Early Dragon-ball cartoons so crap its good (unlike Naim)
Electronic test and measurement equipment currently must be the inner geek lol
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 29, 2019 14:00:39 GMT
I particularly like really good quality homemade cake, but not on a daily basis of course ... Some would find this a guilty pleasure but I'm quite comfortable with it!
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Post by Slinger on Aug 30, 2021 13:09:19 GMT
Star Trek: Lower Decks It helps to have watched every series of Star Trek, and the films, at least twice. Nah, not really necessary, just a working knowledge of basic 'Trek will do.  Various characters from the "real Strar Trek turn up from time to time, Tom Paris was in this weeks, and Riker has appeared several times. John DeLancie and Marina Sirtis have also been in it. Beneath the cartoonish humour is a slightly darker vein wherein they totally take the p*ss out of the real thing. This week's anomaly was " how come bridge officers never die, they just come back after some weird, and poorly explained circumstance?". If you like Star Trek and you can accept "Lower Decks" for what it is (don't go looking for deep and meaningful) you'll probably get more than one chuckle out of it. It's on Amazon, and S2 is up to e3 now, and all of S1 is there to binge on if you like it. It does help to be a Trek fan, and it helps a bit more if you're an actual Trekkie. * cough* I would imagine. Rod Roddenberry (Gene's son) is an executive producer on the show. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Lower_Decks |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 30, 2021 14:19:55 GMT
I avoided that from the trailer
If free on Prime I'll give it a go
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Post by Slinger on Aug 30, 2021 14:25:08 GMT
I avoided that from the trailer If free on Prime I'll give it a go I must admit, it took me a couple of episodes to get properly into it. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 30, 2021 14:27:37 GMT
I avoided that from the trailer If free on Prime I'll give it a go I must admit, it took me a couple of episodes to get properly into it. Added to Watchlist |
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Post by realysm42 on Sept 4, 2021 14:31:26 GMT
Knives and knife sharpening. Don't ask me why, but over the last year I just got interested in it and never looked back. I don't consider myself a collector, yet have nine knives made of various 'super' steels (Maxamet, S90v, S110v, CTS XHP, Rex45 etc). My newest addition is the Shirogorov Neon Zero in m390 steel and titanium handle - it is a thing of beauty; the tolerances and engineering are a marvel! I have also purchased and edge pro apex sharpening system with a full kit of diamond stones (necessary to work on very hard steels like Maxamet, has a Rockwell of ~69!). I modified this system to improve the repeatability of the already excellent results it produces. Weird the things you learn about in the quest for perfection (I recently researched grease and what I need for my mods). Also purchased diamond 'stropping' equipment, so I can polish blades to one tenth of a micron (aka 200,000 grit). Creates a perfect mirror finish on the cutting edge that can whittle hair in both directions. Pointless? Yes - but very relaxing! Example of a Spyderco 'Para 3' knife, where I reprofiled the blade to 10 degrees a side (silly thin) and polished it to a mirror - you can actually see the printing flaws in the image it's held above if you zoom in:  PXL_20210710_045911640.MPI also replaced the scales (handles) with aftermarket alumex versions, which are 3d milled (instead of 3d) - essentially means it fills your hand for better comfort. I stripped it down and polished the washers with diamond paste, upgraded the oil and last weekend learnt to tie lanyards. Oh yeah, I cut my hand open mucking about with it tonight as well  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 4, 2021 15:10:23 GMT
I use a favourite knife for most cutting of Veg, bread and other
About 12" long, probably called a bread knife
Recently a *very* sharp knife came into the household
Tried it out and found it better in some ways worse in others
Then I cut myself, very easily
Put that baby away I'm not competent !
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Post by realysm42 on Sept 4, 2021 15:18:37 GMT
I use a favourite knife for most cutting of Veg, bread and other About 12" long, probably called a bread knife Recently a *very* sharp knife came into the household Tried it out and found it better in some ways worse in others Then I cut myself, very easily Put that baby away I'm not competent ! Yeah, 'scary' sharp doesn't always mean the best. Taking a blade to 650 grit and then stropping it means you'll keep an aggressive 'bite', great for harder (all relative) cutting tasks. Going up to 4k grit means you lose that aggressiveness bit can perform fine slicing a lot easier. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 4, 2021 15:22:04 GMT
I use a favourite knife for most cutting of Veg, bread and other About 12" long, probably called a bread knife Recently a *very* sharp knife came into the household Tried it out and found it better in some ways worse in others Then I cut myself, very easily Put that baby away I'm not competent ! Yeah, 'scary' sharp doesn't always mean the best. Taking a blade to 650 grit and then stropping it means you'll keep an aggressive 'bite', great for harder (all relative) cutting tasks. Going up to 4k grit means you lose that aggressiveness bit can perform fine slicing a lot easier. If someone competent shows me what to do I'll consider it. I'm allergic to pain |
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Post by petea on Sept 4, 2021 16:57:48 GMT
If it's sharp enough you won't feel a thing, Mike!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 4, 2021 19:17:42 GMT
The days it takes to heal are another thing !
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Post by Mr Whippy on Sept 5, 2021 0:02:06 GMT
Knives and knife sharpening. Don't ask me why, but over the last year I just got interested in it and never looked back. I don't consider myself a collector, yet have nine knives made of various 'super' steels (Maxamet, S90v, S110v, CTS XHP, Rex45 etc). My newest addition is the Shirogorov Neon Zero in m390 steel and titanium handle - it is a thing of beauty; the tolerances and engineering are a marvel! I have also purchased and edge pro apex sharpening system with a full kit of diamond stones (necessary to work on very hard steels like Maxamet, has a Rockwell of ~69!). I modified this system to improve the repeatability of the already excellent results it produces. Weird the things you learn about in the quest for perfection (I recently researched grease and what I need for my mods). Also purchased diamond 'stropping' equipment, so I can polish blades to one tenth of a micron (aka 200,000 grit). Creates a perfect mirror finish on the cutting edge that can whittle hair in both directions. Pointless? Yes - but very relaxing! Example of a Spyderco 'Para 3' knife, where I reprofiled the blade to 10 degrees a side (silly thin) and polished it to a mirror - you can actually see the printing flaws in the image it's held above if you zoom in: PXL_20210710_045911640.MPI also replaced the scales (handles) with aftermarket alumex versions, which are 3d milled (instead of 3d) - essentially means it fills your hand for better comfort. I stripped it down and polished the washers with diamond paste, upgraded the oil and last weekend learnt to tie lanyards. Oh yeah, I cut my hand open mucking about with it tonight as well Automatically came to mind. 3.38 in: |
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Post by realysm42 on Sept 6, 2021 4:03:52 GMT
Yes - I do try to remember to remove any knives from my person before I head out!
I don't think the police would take too kindly to that, even if I'm more a knife nerd than anything.
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Various characters from the "real Strar Trek turn up from time to time, Tom Paris was in this weeks, and Riker has appeared several times. John DeLancie and Marina Sirtis have also been in it. Beneath the cartoonish humour is a slightly darker vein wherein they totally take the p*ss out of the real thing. This week's anomaly was "how come bridge officers never die, they just come back after some weird, and poorly explained circumstance?".
