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The Question IRL posted:
Had to listen to a lot of Radio Nova when I worked in the lab. I could happily never listen to AC/DC - Thunderstruck again for the rest of my life Personally, I go for 6 Music or a gentle podcast
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grobbo posted:2) Armistice Weekend is about placating a bunch of ancestor-ghosts who hang out at the Cenotaph. I bet the ghosts will be on our side if someone does figure out how to summon them. They're mostly conscripts that had no intention of sacrificing anything.
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Nov 8, 2023 14:22
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Important snack update, Caramacs are being discontinued.
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keep punching joe posted:Important snack update, Caramacs are being discontinued. Good
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Nov 8, 2023 14:29
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It got completely overtaken by caramilk, because it has a more descriptive name and also the packaging doesn't look like it came straight out of the seventies.
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keep punching joe posted:Important snack update, Caramacs are being discontinued. But I like caramacs  Doctor_Fruitbat posted:It got completely overtaken by caramilk, because it has a more descriptive name and also the packaging doesn't look like it came straight out of the seventies. Caramilk is disappointing - it doesn't taste of anything.
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The Question IRL posted:This sounds like the opposite of what he's after. Ewwwww, human interaction.
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Nov 8, 2023 14:57
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Just play horny ASMR loud enough the neighbours hear.
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Nov 8, 2023 15:18
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Tesseraction posted:Just play horny ASMR loud enough the neighbours hear. Cant believe you've been living next door to me all this time and never once said hello.
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Nov 8, 2023 15:52
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OwlFancier posted:I get that thinking smoking looks cool is a constructed thing that probably doesn't apply to younger generations so much but yeah, I remain a bit baffled as to what the appeal is of vapes because nothing about them seems appealing beyond people who like fiddling when them as a piece of consumer electronics. freud prob would have had ideas about it, op
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Nov 8, 2023 16:14
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dirty old git
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Miftan posted:Cant believe you've been living next door to me all this time and never once said hello. and leave *turns to tv* asmrvoreonica all by her lonesome??
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Nov 8, 2023 16:17
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crispix posted:dirty old git and fond of a toot
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Nov 8, 2023 16:19
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Jakabite posted:Off topic but anyone know a good radio station to wake up to? When I was a kid my dad always had the radio on and I miss it, playing your own tunes isn’t the same for feeling connected and being surprised somehow. I’m trialling XS Manchester today, and I’m usually Radio 2 (whether for the actually enjoyable Sarah Cox, or the at least hilariously banal and crap (occasionally infuriating) Vine), but I feel like I’m missing out on something better. Scott Mills is loving unbearable Bring Back Steve Wright imo
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Nov 8, 2023 16:32
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Thanks gangsters, I do indeed want that paradoxical thing, feels like I’m in the world when I’m working alone. Scott Mills is rubbish, STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AF-TER-NOON, was much better. Jo Wiley and Sarah Cox carry Radio 2 tho. Sounds like Radio 6 gonna be where I dip my toes next. I defo need to otherwise I’m going to be hearing more of Alan Partridge’s voice than anyone else’s between the podcast and the audiobooks
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Nov 8, 2023 16:35
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Sarah Cox is the queen of radio and i will fight anyone who disagrees in the car park of a local nursery.
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Nov 8, 2023 16:38
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keep punching joe posted:Important snack update, Caramacs are being discontinued. 
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Nov 8, 2023 16:39
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Jakabite posted:Thanks gangsters, I do indeed want that paradoxical thing, feels like I’m in the world when I’m working alone. Scott Mills is rubbish yeah i resented him from the get go because Steve Wright was exactly right for an afternoon show, but really he's so talentless - i feel like he wouldn't last a week on a local radio station grating, nasally voice, trips over his words all the time, absolutely no wit, shockingly awkward when talking to anyone other than annoying celebrities he's chummy with - just an utterly vapid waste of space 
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Nov 8, 2023 16:43
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I can't listen to the radio anymore because I had to turn it off during the news updates, otherwise my blood would boil and evaporate completely. If anyone could invent a device that just completely blocks any news broadcasts then I would happily return to 6 Music.
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Nov 8, 2023 16:49
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Surely stations like Heart don't do news?
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mrpwase posted:I can't listen to the radio anymore because I had to turn it off during the news updates, otherwise my blood would boil and evaporate completely. If anyone could invent a device that just completely blocks any news broadcasts then I would happily return to 6 Music. While I'm at it, I don't support the death penalty but I would make exception for anyone that selects Nile Rodgers for radio. I don't have anything bad to say about the man or his music, but come on, we've all heard those exact same tunes about a million times, give it a rest.
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Nov 8, 2023 16:57
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Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas.
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Nov 8, 2023 16:59
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crispix posted:Scott Mills is loving unbearable Remember when he had a feature on his r1 show where people would give out a mobile number to unwanted suitors on a night out? Turns out most times the number was given as a contact to girls after a one night thing and Scott played some of their messages. Usually with "She's a Lady" playing as a background.
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Lord Ludikrous posted:Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas. I seem to recall they were the best choice for people with EVs. Haven't used them myself
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Nov 8, 2023 17:07
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Oh hey the government finally let the companies negotiate https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/08/rmt-and-train-operators-reach-breakthrough-in-national-rail-row
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Nov 8, 2023 17:08
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Lord Ludikrous posted:Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas. No problems to date, got automatically enrolled for the new app and portal, they've lowered rates recently, seems to work with my janky old smart meter.
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Nov 8, 2023 17:12
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The vibe in this luxury spa is all wrong
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Lord Ludikrous posted:Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas. Had them for a year or two and they're decent, I think they might be market leaders rate wise as well at the moment but if you are in a position to switch I would have a look at what MSE is saying before you do.
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Yeah it lacks something without Sir Captain Tom's suit-chair in the corner.
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keep punching joe posted:The vibe in this luxury spa is all wrong
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mrpwase posted:I can't listen to the radio anymore because I had to turn it off during the news updates, otherwise my blood would boil and evaporate completely. If anyone could invent a device that just completely blocks any news broadcasts then I would happily return to 6 Music. I thought it was that was just me being over sensitive. I despise having the news on 6 music it feels like lying in a swimming pool in a luxury hotel in the Bahamas then seeing a turd floating towards you. It's so tone deaf it's amazing really. Do you think they are contractually obliged somehow?
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Guavanaut posted:I do not want to see Piers Morgan uncensored. And yet every show they show that oval office unblurred.
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Lord Ludikrous posted:Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas. Been with them about two years and had no issues. I think they’re one of them that is more sustainable or something too. E: that isn’t a luxury spa. It’s got a big pool thing in but it isn’t a luxury spa. Jakabite fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Nov 8, 2023 |
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Tesseraction posted:Surely stations like Heart don't do news? They do, they'll take a syndicated feed from Global or somewhere. I also mute 6 Music whenever they go to the news, because it invariably consists of "The government says [x], here's a government spokesperson explaining it" and then it goes to the next story without any rebuttal from other parties.
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Dear Lord is nothing sacred. Next spotify is going to start doing Gaza updates instead of ads.
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Jippa posted:I thought it was that was just me being over sensitive. I despise having the news on 6 music it feels like lying in a swimming pool in a luxury hotel in the Bahamas then seeing a turd floating towards you. It's so tone deaf it's amazing really. Do you think they are contractually obliged somehow? They are legally obliged to
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Jippa posted:I despise having the news on 6 music it feels like lying in a swimming pool in a luxury hotel in the Bahamas then seeing a turd floating towards you.
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Lord Ludikrous posted:Has anyone had experience with Octopus as their energy supplier? I’ve just had a door to door salesperson stop by as they’re taking on new customers and the tariff they’ve quoted me is noticeably cheaper than British Gas, especially for gas. Yes I use them. Have been with them 3 years. I'm all electric. Had a two year fix with them just before everything went pear-shaped, that finished in early October and I took a 12 month fix with them (and also switched to a single-tariff rate despite having Eco 7 meters as my calculations from 4 years of monitoring (of readings including the first year I lived here when I just stuck to what was here when I moved in) showed the premium you pay for day rate was not made up for by a lower night rate as I have very limited scope for switching things to night use. This was very easy to do. They sent me quotes for Eco 7 so I just asked them to send me single rate quote instead). I watched Martin Lewis last night and he said the cap which had been expected to fall next year is now expected to rise because of I/P & also fix rates are starting to edge up. So up to you whether you take a variable & risk it, or fix at something you can cope with for 12 months. (Apparently no fixes for more than 12 months available anywhere at the mo). If you have a smart meter they have a bunch of interesting tariffs which may or may not suit you if you are good at long range weather forecasting! And I love their interface it's so simple. I give readings every week and get a bill every week (they just knock it off my balance). And I can fiddle with my DD rate myself. In fact when it was the couple of days round my tariff change, I read the meters every day and got a bill every day for about 4 days which was great, so I knew exactly where I was, no estimating. Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Nov 8, 2023 |
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Tesseraction posted:Dear Lord is nothing sacred. Next spotify is going to start doing Gaza updates instead of ads. A couple of months ago, my wife was trying out this AI DJ feature on Spotify. Basically, the DJ (an AI that sounded like a real person but wasn't) would periodically give you facts about the songs, describe what was played and then try playing something new based on what you had listened to. She liked it. I was completely creeper out by it. The audio version of Unacanny Valley.
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smellmycheese posted:They are legally obliged to It seems so archaic. Harking back to a time when some little old lady with a wind up radio on some island off scotland was tuning into the world service. 6 music is only available on digital radio, or you need to be connected to the internet to even get it. If you can get 6 music you get you can access all the news channels you will ever need 24/7. It's just not needed on a specialist channel like that.
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