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by Jon O'Neill
Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
Replies: 302
Views: 23991

Re: COGST - starting mid-September

Yes I can host tonight! I will be online at the normal time with CountGen ready! Thanks Martin. Much appreciated :D . If I am a little late, please bare with me as I have got my hands tied at the moment (don't take me literally anyone!) :) Not to worry mate - we all know how hard it can be when you...
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 200 Reviews... and bowling out.
Replies: 7
Views: 1115

Re: 200 Reviews... and bowling out.

That's cool -- 200 in 4 years is certainly something to be proud of. Well done indeed.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
Replies: 23
Views: 2640

Re: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!

The problem with increasing the timer length is that, especially in fast games, it encourages people (like Dinos) to just enter the exact solution and then have an extra 5/10 seconds to work it out whilst the bar ticks down.

I understand the concerns though.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Future of online Countdown tournaments
Replies: 14
Views: 2574

Re: Future of online Countdown tournaments

Maybe, but for tournaments the size of COGST you're going to have problems getting that many people online in such a short timeframe. apterous would be awesome for smaller, rapidly organised stuff though, like an impromptu 10 second Goatdown tournament (this is now my favourite way of playing Count...
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Carol...
Replies: 22
Views: 4240

Re: Carol...

According to a thread on tvforum.co.uk , the shows screened last week were filmed on July 16th. In her interview with The News of the World , Carol said she heard about her pay offer on July 16th. http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28197&start=204 http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/new...
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Official Thread of Brag
Replies: 1176
Views: 167180

Re: Official Thread of Brag

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How many of these will get smashed before I have another crack?
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Carol...
Replies: 22
Views: 4240

Re: Carol...

As I said in another thread, there's still a couple of weeks before shows recorded after she was offered that deal are broadcast.
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11 September 2008
Replies: 19
Views: 3314

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11 September 2008

You guys have no idea.

Really.
by Jon O'Neill
Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:07 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
Replies: 23
Views: 2640

Re: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!

Also try holding your mouse really still when you click the numbers!
by Jon O'Neill
Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The funnest topic ever
Replies: 34
Views: 2927

Re: The funnest topic ever

It would solve a lot of problems if fun (a noun) weren't used as an adjective. There's too much of this sort of thing - using two nouns consecutively like, "We had a fun time". "There was a hostage situation" etc. Ghastly - isn't it? They'll be allowing "text-speak" ne...
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: C4C Podcast - Episode 3
Replies: 9
Views: 1920

Re: C4C Podcast - Episode 3

I mentioned both of them, sort of. I think I mentioned there being a couple of good females in Nick's series. If not, it was going on in my brain but Charlie talked about some other shit before I got the chance to say it.
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Recap for Tuesday 9th September 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 37)
Replies: 3
Views: 946

Re: Recap for Tuesday 9th September 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 37)

This was recorded before all the contract shenanigans, it's worth noting.
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The funnest topic ever
Replies: 34
Views: 2927

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 10th September

Martin Gardner wrote:Technically if it's not specified, wouldn't it be FUNER and FUNEST? If it doesn't specify that you double the N, you don't, right? Then they'd have to allow FUNER and FUNEST which they don't want to.

Martin
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by Jon O'Neill
Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:57 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

So it accommodates the new Goatdown interface, is my guess.

I don't have a problem with averting my eyes but their bigness upsets me, personally.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:27 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Official Thread of Brag
Replies: 1176
Views: 167180

Re: Official Thread of Brag

I just beat Paul Howe 3-1 in 5-second mode, which is pretty good considering his rating was double mine at the start. I'm declaring myself 5-second mode champion. Anyone want to challenge me to a 5-second mode best-of-5 championship match?
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
Replies: 302
Views: 23991

Re: COGST - starting mid-September

It's not that annoying.

- Jono.
by Jon O'Neill
Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 7s that are never the maximum
Replies: 18
Views: 2299

Re: 7s that are never the maximum

I'm not sure if this has been discovered or discussed before but the PINTERS^ stem with a U gives UNRIPEST but this is not in the dictionary, nor was it in the other ODE. How come it was included by both of me and Charlie -- I'm not sure how it's crept it. I've searched for the word unripest on her...
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Conor Travers
Replies: 10
Views: 2150

Re: Conor Travers

Disappeared for a while last year as well. No idea. My guess is he's been shipped off to an Irish monastery by his parents.
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
Replies: 302
Views: 23991

Re: COGST - starting mid-September

Players:
Martin Gardner
Charlie Reams
Kirk Bevins
Jon O'Neill
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
Replies: 84
Views: 7553

Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1

I'm sorry, but there were no good suggestions.

We've gone for Penny and Pippa. Lovely.
by Jon O'Neill
Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:13 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
Replies: 22
Views: 3103

Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite

I was asking about how the countdown contestants go to record the tv game show. How many games are recorded per day? How long does it take for recording the entire program? 5 shows (one week on TV) a day, blocks of 3 or 4 recording days (a month in a week), 12 weeks a year. Something like that. Lik...
by Jon O'Neill
Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:08 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Leicester (CoLei) - Saturday 30 August 2008
Replies: 57
Views: 7925

Re: Countdown in Leicester (CoLei) - Saturday 30 August 2008

Good luck to all tomorrow - I'll be paying keen attention to the results.

Sorry I couldn't make it - I'm off to Amsterdam next week so finances are tight and I can't really spare the 50 quid or so it will cost me all in.

Have fun everyone!
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
Replies: 22
Views: 3103

Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite

It doesn't sound like the Spanish season has finals at the end, so just to explain, in England the best eight players in the series come back and play a knockout competition, the winner gets the dictionaries and the losing finalist gets £1000 (I think). There is no finals at the end, I was talking ...
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Box Clever quiz
Replies: 14
Views: 2890

Re: Box Clever quiz

My apologies for not apologising yet.
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:15 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: General feedback
Replies: 284
Views: 52469

Re: General feedback

Maybe he gets one every time I ram your mum.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

How could you pre-determine infinite rounds? There would have to be some kind of upper limit - something like 15 rounds, or 9 rounds.

I really don't see the point of this.
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:40 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437645

Re: Known bugs

In a fit of spastic typing I offered "J" in rd 21 of yesterday's duel, and was awarded a point. Admittedly not the biggest bug in the world, and my offering of "freeseas" (it's FREESIAS :x ) was rightly disallowed so I doubt there's a larger issue. Unless J is actually in the OD...
by Jon O'Neill
Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:28 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Welcome!
Replies: 4
Views: 2576

Re: Welcome!

Charlie Reams wrote:You'll need the signup key, which is othello.
Sigh.
by Jon O'Neill
Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Exam results
Replies: 55
Views: 5173

Re: Exam results

We did a GNVQ in IT, which was a lot easier than GCSE IT (the people who did A-level IT at my school struggled), but was apparently worth the equivalent of 4 GCSEs, and that was reflected in the 5+ A*-Cs rate at our school. It skipped from like 70%-97% one year, and everybody wondered why..
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrum alphabet
Replies: 335
Views: 23280

Re: Conundrum alphabet

Joseph Bolas wrote:It's not coming up in the wordlist I have got. Does it come up in Countgen or Apterous (or Netdown or whatever its now called)? YACHTSMEN was the word I was looking for :).
Yeah sorry, it's not in.
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrum alphabet
Replies: 335
Views: 23280

Re: Conundrum alphabet

Joseph Bolas wrote:SCYTHEMAN isn't correct, sorry :(
I think SCYTHEMAN is in, but I guess you're looking for YACHTSMEN.
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:13 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

There already is. Just type the solution in good algebra, with no equals signs or line breaks.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
Replies: 22
Views: 3103

Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite

The other thing, is for me the style is much better. It's treated like a proper contest a bit like a Scrabble tournament To be honest your argument lost me here. If you think any comparison to a Scrabble tournament positive, then you must accept that a room full of sociopathic, uninteresting, nothi...
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
Replies: 84
Views: 7553

Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1

It't not over; the kittens' names have not been decided yet.

Trinny and Susannah is terrible. ;) Any more?
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: General feedback
Replies: 284
Views: 52469

Re: General feedback

I think this might be because my computer's shit, though, or because I'm shit at clicking things with mice. You could be right in the latter; this threw me off at first. You have to keep your mouse ABSOLUTELY STILL when you click the number, or it won't work. Maybe try that a bit and if it's still ...
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:54 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

Keyboard shortcuts for letters selections. Alt+c and v would be cool.

Lots more sound effects. For things like:
- A letter being selected, or the 9th letter being selected
- Your opponent clicking 'Next Round' if you clicked it first
- Half the round gone, perhaps
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:28 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

Firstly, don't play against a cunt on your first game. Jono decided to break me in with a 7-second round game, which gave me no opportunity to get to grips with the game and see how it all worked. This left me rather frustrated and gave a negative first impression. Entirely Jono's fault. Fortunatel...
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Know your sport quiz
Replies: 11
Views: 2076

Re: Know your sport quiz

jasoncullen wrote:Yeah you do rock Jono but trust me your score can be bettered ;) .
Disregard this. It cannot.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Know your sport quiz
Replies: 11
Views: 2076

Re: Know your sport quiz

jasoncullen wrote:1. Jon O'Neill

...

The leading score is definitely surpassible so can anyone top Jono?
He's lying to generate entrants. Actually, I rock.
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers in the newspaper!!
Replies: 8
Views: 1628

Re: Spoilers in the newspaper!!

It's in the spoilers forum. Duhh.

Also, Jeffrey Hansford wins CoC.
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

My first thought when I read that was "what will Stacey think?" Then I realised it said Bradley Cates, not Bradley from Eastenders.
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: CountMax errors
Replies: 727
Views: 91050

Re: CountMax errors

Au contraire my chipper friend. The show before my debut DC came up with the word GOODLY. On your basis it should be disallowed as nobody in their right mind says they did GOODLY. They say they did WELL. However it was allowed, and on the same basis GOODER and GOODEST should be as well. Next to GOO...
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

There was a little article in the Daily Star Sunday (I think that's what it was) that I picked up on the train yesterday. It stated who the next presenter of Countdown was going to be - and it wasn't Rory Bremner. I have searched the Daily Star site and can't find any reference to it and it's not o...
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: O specialist quiz
Replies: 31
Views: 3388

Re: O specialist quiz

Dinos Sfyris wrote:2nd: Jon O'Neill 14
3rd: Howard Somerset 13
Dinos Sfyris wrote:Howard Somerset 15
Jon O'Neill 14
I'm a little miffed by this.
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Darts walk-on music
Replies: 3
Views: 1519

Re: Darts walk-on music

Soulja Boy - You've Got Male

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GpkY6SqGaw
by Jon O'Neill
Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
Replies: 84
Views: 7553

Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1

Howard Somerset wrote:Are we allowed multiple entries in this competition? If so, I'll go for LEOTARD and TANGELO.
The more entries the merrier!
Kevin Thurlow wrote:Has anyone DNA-tested the ginger ones.....?
:D
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
Replies: 84
Views: 7553

Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)

http://www.jononeill.com/kittens.JPG

The two dark kittens are mine. I think they are both girls or unendowed boys. Your mission is to name them. Results announced on Podast III. Good luck.
by Jon O'Neill
Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:00 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

A restricted-access central library of all recaps would be awesome for monitoring cheats.
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 433682

Re: Feature requests

Instead of ratings, have titles, like, 15-round format title, Conundrum attack title, etc., that are defended whenever you play in that format. If the title isn't defended for a while, it gets vacated and is somehow put up for grabs.
by Jon O'Neill
Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'
Replies: 16
Views: 2953

Re: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'

Daily Star wrote:But there is a fear that some stuffy viewers may not like it.
mikebuk wrote:I hate reality shows.
Go figure.

I would like to see this.
by Jon O'Neill
Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CONOT
Replies: 8
Views: 1914

Re: CONOT

Kirk Bevins wrote:With this conundrum, I took back the Goatdown title off Jono who was the current holder.
:evil:
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Asperger Syndrome
Replies: 81
Views: 19453

Re: Asperger Syndrome

100% no.
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
Replies: 19
Views: 3853

Re: c4countdown Podcast II

Whoops. Forgot to mention that.

http://www.jononeill.com/podcast/1.html
by Jon O'Neill
Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:12 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
Replies: 19
Views: 3853

Re: c4countdown Podcast II

I was thinking more about the CoC. I've never seen a man eat so much phallic fruit outside of a porn film.
by Jon O'Neill
Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

My own personal opinion is that Klass thinks far too much of herself for my liking and I would even prefer Carol to her. But they don't actually need either. All they need is some young bimbo who looks good in a short skirt and is able to operate a number solving computer, since we all know that TV...
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
Replies: 19
Views: 3853

c4countdown Podcast II

http://www.jononeill.com/podcast/ After the storming success that was Episode I (of the Podcast, not Star Wars) comes the mediocre sequel. In this edition of the worst Countdown serial in Brittain: - COOT, CONOT, COLEI! - Small ears and organisation skills - just a coincidence??? - The long-awaited...
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
Replies: 224
Views: 21759

Re: Today's Countdown News... see link

Just to clear up that wasn't me - although I have heard a similar figure as my near-namesake regarding Carol's salary in the press, Jason.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1961
Views: 1027347

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

Kirk Bevins wrote:Are you implying people who don't win any shows aren't very intellectual?
I think he might have a point.. After all, you can't read.
by Jon O'Neill
Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Asperger Syndrome
Replies: 81
Views: 19453

Re: Asperger Syndrome

I think the only two c4cers are Jason Larsen and Stewart Gordon - am I right, guys?

If we extend it to the Countdown family then you could add in Jeffrey Hansford and John Davies.