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« Reply #11760 on: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 13:17:21 » |
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NowTv. For just 1/10th the price of Apple TV (i.e. £10) I have turned my bedroom set into a Smart TV capable with iplayer, 4OD and 5OD.
I've also side loaded plex on so that I can DNLA stream my music/film collection from the plex server (main PC) to the Now TV box
Picked up a couple of Sky sports passes too in anticipation of our game with Peterborough in Feb for <£4 per pass off ebay. Streaming ain't bad on my 3Mbit ADSL, very watchable. And you can have a few devices off the same subscription too.
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Just seen that Sky Fibre is only £20/month for for up to 38Mbit dl, but 1/2 price for 6 months with the chance of £100 quidco for upgrading. And its only a 12 month contract. Rude not to.
Geek heaven!
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« Reply #11761 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 17:51:24 » |
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Worth two mins of anyone's time. Very clever. Fair play if you manage to guess how it's done before the explanation.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #11762 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:01:27 » |
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I know, because I saw something very similar on QI.  |
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« Reply #11763 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:09:32 » |
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Bloody hell Sam, Einstein looks nothing like a dinosaur! You been drinking?
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #11764 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:34:11 » |
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A court has rejected a 60-year-old man's attempt to invoke the ancient right to trial by combat, rather than pay a £25 fine for a minor motoring offence.
Leon Humphreys remained adamant yesterday that his right to fight a champion nominated by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) was still valid under European human rights legislation. He said it would have been a "reasonable" way to settle the matter.
Magistrates sitting at Bury St Edmunds on Friday had disagreed and instead of accepting his offer to take on a clerk from Swansea with "samurai swords, Ghurka knives or heavy hammers", fined him £200 with £100 costs.
Humphreys, an unemployed mechanic, was taken to court after refusing to pay the original £25 fixed penalty for failing to notify the DVLA that his Suzuki motorcycle was off the road.
After entering a not guilty plea, he threw down his unconventional challenge. Humphreys, from Bury St Edmunds, said: "I was willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA, but it would have been a fight to the death." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html |
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« Reply #11765 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:51:05 » |
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Dave, that article is from 2002.
I'm guessing you saw it on Reddit (as did I).
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« Reply #11766 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:52:37 » |
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Haha, really!
Yes, yes I did. Most of the stuff I put in here is from there nowadays.
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« Reply #11767 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:07:00 » |
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Roasted cloves of garlic.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #11768 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:29:22 » |
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Roasted cloves of garlic.
I like the smoked garlic, you can buy in strings in France...  I'm sure you can buy them in England...but never seen anywhere in Swindon  |
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« Reply #11769 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:48:03 » |
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Just sorted taxis home for tomorrow night. Booked for 1.15am.
Past my saucing prime and don't give a fuck.
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« Reply #11770 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 20:58:38 » |
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I like the smoked garlic, you can buy in strings in France... I'm sure you can buy them in England...but never seen anywhere in Swindon Three Trees farm shop up in Chisledon sells smoked bulbs |
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« Reply #11771 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 21:47:16 » |
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Haha, really!
Yes, yes I did. Most of the stuff I put in here is from there nowadays.
There seems to be a few reddittors on here now. Is anyone responsible for the Town subreddit? |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #11772 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 22:59:19 » |
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i didn't know there was one. I can't imagine it being very busy
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« Reply #11773 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 23:11:56 » |
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i didn't know there was one. I can't imagine it being very busy
Me neither, though i subscribed after seeing that there was! |
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« Reply #11774 on: Monday, December 30, 2013, 23:34:55 » |
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Just sorted taxis home for tomorrow night. Booked for 1.15am.
Past my saucing prime and don't give a fuck.
Poor effort My local has last orders at 3 which means chucking out will be 4 |
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