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- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Looks good.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 302
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
How does the tournament proceed with multiple replays for a single game going on? "Sorry guys. Next round has been postponed by a month while we wait for several teams to play their fourth replays. Don't worry though - we've scheduled the final for the same date as next year's final to save on ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4c errors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 116
Re: c4c errors
It's been generally really slow and clunky as well.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 35656
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Taylor Swift is okay. Her music is good, but not great, and as a performer she's a solid 7.5/10 but nowhere near the generational talent her fans make her out to be and not even remotely the 'death of music' some of her haters seem to think she is. The silent majority agree with you on this, I'm pr...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 302
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
Anyway I think this conversation has gone very differently here than most other places. Quite a lot of football fans are up in arms about it from what I've seen.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 5410
Re: The Dead of 2024
Daniel Dennett was on my list.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Whose bike would you be using?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:24 pmThat's impressive , I doubt if I could cycle that quicker
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Reading : 13 (1). Thomas Carey - 21:41 (59.49%) (667 points) 166 (2). Rachael Montgomery - 33:00 (44.90%) (333 points) Bracknell : 70 (1). Mike Springett - 26:13 (49.33%) (500 points) The table: 1. Thomas Carey - 2112 2. Dan Byrom - 1667 3. David Hilton - 1223 4. Stephen Read - 1167 5. Fiona Titcom...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter? Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it ! Blackface in Shakespeare was much like men playing women's parts as women wernt allowed to act in those days and presumably black ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Fast forward a few years, and David Harewood says go for it!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:27 pm Is "brownface" or "blackface" intrinsically racist, or does intent and context matter?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumably be done by wins but the draw by points. I think it would be an improvement. I disagree. This could lead to someone getting decent scores while losing still getting stuck play...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Perhaps tournaments that have fewer than 6 rounds should use points scored to rank players rather than wins - for all rounds, so when a draw is done, you're matched by points. Wins are still more important than points scored though - tight games shouldn't be punished The final table would presumabl...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
I think you'd still want unbeaten players to play each other but other than that I think it's generally a good idea. Losing your first two games in decent close games can mean you just play others who have done the same so you don't get the "advantage" from losing, whereas other players wh...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
I got 3:02:09 by the way.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 16558
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
Surely 5 and 4.Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:39 am6 consonants and 3 vowels immediately is the only acceptable iteration of all the letters at once
CV9 is punishable by permaban
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 16558
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
yep I was definitely going too fast on the letter picking Not your fault. My suggestion is lifetime bans for the people who do an all in one letters pick when it's their turn. :) The worst is when they request multiple things in one go that they expect you to remember. x consonants and y vowels is ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 79)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 478
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 79)
That 498 was actually solvable with a 5×100-2. 10/2×100-3×3+7=498.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Thanks!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Thanks and good luck to your daughter!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
By the way I'm doing the London Marathon on Sunday and if anyone wants to follow me on the app, my number is 39172.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 35656
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
I was talking to a friend about penalty shoot-outs the other day (he doesn't like them) and we were talking about alternatives. I've heard people suggesting reducing the number of players on the pitch before. I also suggested (probably not originally) getting rid of goalkeepers during extra time. Yo...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 302
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
Could the same not happen anyway in the non-replay? How do they decide where to have the first match? Couldn't that be at Compton Pauncefoot Rovers' home stadium? Also the "You are the ref" thread would have a field day at any suggestion that the format might financially encourage a team t...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 302
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
As someone who doesn't really follow football, Graeme's post seems pretty logical and basically what I was thinking, although I understand some football fans are unhappy about it.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 76)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 197
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 76)
No unsated on Apterous.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 126668
Re: Countdowners in the news
Rachel Riley has made the news for her Tweet about the Sydney stabbings. It is also unfortunate for her that people are putting her in the same bracket as Julia Hartley-Brewer . Because whatever one thinks of Rachel Riley, this isn't something you'd wish on anyone. They've tempered that slightly, I...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 126668
Re: Countdowners in the news
Rachel Riley has made the news for her Tweet about the Sydney stabbings. It is also unfortunate for her that people are putting her in the same bracket as Julia Hartley-Brewer. Because whatever one thinks of Rachel Riley, this isn't something you'd wish on anyone.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Top work.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
Can all CO-event c4c threads have the title of the top post edited to include the date please?
Edit - Reading and Sheffield are currently the only ones that do this. So not London, Birmingham, Durham and Oxford (though Oxford has the month).
Edit - Reading and Sheffield are currently the only ones that do this. So not London, Birmingham, Durham and Oxford (though Oxford has the month).
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 546
Re: Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
Still on for 23 octochamps.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 546
Spoilers for Friday 12th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 74)
(8+7)×3×8+2=362 in the first numbers.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 73)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 196
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 73)
Great game from the challenger. Shame he messed up the earlier numberses because I think he's probably quite good at them.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 70)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 277
Re: Spoilers for Monday 8th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 70)
Neither are on Apterous.Howie Myers wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:33 am r1 alt: PREBUYS (perhaps...)
r2 alt: HULKIER (hopefully...)
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Labour winning but with Starmer losing his seat might work for me.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Ideally, I wouldn't want to have any votes/seats that are specifically for a party, but that kind of mechanism isn't necessary terrible depending on how it's done. As I understand it, in Germany, they vote for a candidate and a party. Constituency candidates are still elected using First Past the Po...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 5410
Re: The Dead of 2024
Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
National level proportionality is hard to achieve without doing away with candidate-based voting. Democracy shouldn't just be about party brands. A compromise would be to have larger constituencies with five or six MPs to elect using a system like STV, which achieves PR without requiring candidates ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 35656
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Better in what way though? If it's just about sound quality you might as well just listen to a recording and not see anyone live.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:14 am Good tribute bands are better to see live than the original band if that band was from the 70s or early 80s
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 35656
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Relating to my politics thread post I think if a leader of the elected government leaves or dies in office it should be in the constitution that a general election should be triggered within 6 months I disagree with that. We elect individual members of parliament, and the government simply forms fr...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
We don't directly elect leaders though so I think it's less of a big deal than some people make out. It should be more about policies than personalities anyway.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:12 am Amirite that all the 4 leaders of the home nations and also the Republic of Ireland were not elected by the people?
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
In the other news, Conservative Alan Duncan has gone rogue in an LBC interview , calling out members of the Conservative party for supporting Israel, and is now under investigation from the party . Nice way to whitewash antisemitism here. He suggested British Lords, one of whom is Jewish, were doin...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 69)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 195
Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 69)
I had one of my better games today. I didn't score in the first round but won 123-71. Quite pleased with that.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
https://youtu.be/dwz75IStWGE?si=mqCRjROogyKC-3T1 How is any of this relevant to the fact that three Ivy League deans are too stupid to say that a call for genocide is hate speech? The clip agrees with you. They acknowledge the deans' response was poor. But there's more to the clip that might intere...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 68)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 412
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 68)
No reseason (on Apterous - usual disclaimer).
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 68)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 412
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th April 2024 (Series 89, Heat 68)
That's good. I had GODISED.
Anyway a couple of good games ftom Jessica. Likely octochamp and could challenge for number 1 seed spot.
Anyway a couple of good games ftom Jessica. Likely octochamp and could challenge for number 1 seed spot.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 292880
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I wonder what your reaction will be when you hear that Franz Ferdinand has been shot.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
I think I addressed these points, and was quite specific what bothered me about them, otherwise you wouldn't have thought I was including you there. I understand where you're coming from also. I just think that some of your comments are outrageous while intentionally ignoring key facts. And that's ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 610157
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Mandy Season 3 on the Iplayer. Its probably not for everyone but I find it hilarious though episode 5 is fucking scary. Only 20 minutes an episode. Diane Morgan is very good and how she contorts her face and walks is an art in itself. I think this is an under-the-radar classic programme. It's more ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Sure, and I wonder if you include me in that "all in" thing based on things said earlier. Yes Gavin, I absolutely include you here. I'll refrain from all the specific examples to not bring back old arguments. That's fine because I also consider you to simplistically put people into a cate...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 669
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
Seems to be invalid (on Apterous at least).
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Sure, and I wonder if you include me in that "all in" thing based on things said earlier. But I absolutely do not support Hamas. I criticise Israel in particular because the UK and a lot of western countries support it and there is (though getting less so) disagreement and debate over whet...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 610157
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
I think Seinfeld is more hit and miss than Curb. I still like it but it's not among my very favourites.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 669
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719590
Re: Politics in General
Would the last person defending Israel please turn off the lights.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 669
Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st April 2024 - Mark Mills debuts
And he wins! From 20 behind as well.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 321858
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
On 23rd March we had Rugby. Some people did Rugby parkrun and others did Warwickshire Racecourse. Rugby first: 8 (1). Dan Byrom - 21:52 (58.99%) (889 points) 24 (2). Thomas Carey - 24:22 (52.94%) (778 points) 51 (3). Stephen Read - 27:00 (49.44%) (667 points) 80 (4). Dave Robjohns - 29:25 (43.85%) (...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Genius things
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10960
Re: Genius things
I just watched this video about the invention of the blue LED.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:00 pm How new are we talking?
mRNA vaccines
Ring doorbell
LED lamp
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 35656
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Big wedding ceremonies are a waste of money, You spend thousands and relatives you don't see from one year to the next all expect invites a fortune on a dress /suite,. Better to just get married with a couple f witnesses and take your family out for a meal at a later date Which is what I'm going to...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
People don't necessarily actively complain but I get the feeling that 14-rounders aren't the most popular. They're certainly not my first choice.
I think 15-rounders for normal play can seem a bit much. A bit intense maybe playing the same person for that amount of time.
I think 15-rounders for normal play can seem a bit much. A bit intense maybe playing the same person for that amount of time.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
The main problem with 15-rounders is the length obviously, but it gives a good balance of rounds. The 9-rounder has the advantage of being shorter, but it's problem is not so much that the short game makes it more of a lottery, but that specifically the conundrum has proportionally too much weight....
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 17064
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
The main problem with 15-rounders is the length obviously, but it gives a good balance of rounds. The 9-rounder has the advantage of being shorter, but it's problem is not so much that the short game makes it more of a lottery, but that specifically the conundrum has proportionally too much weight. ...