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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2022 13:33:04 GMT -5
One of these days, not too far off, I'm gonna be coming to Denver and thereabouts
You going Mile High Comics?
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Post by Confessor on Jul 19, 2022 13:38:54 GMT -5
One of these days, not too far off, I'm gonna be coming to Denver and thereabouts You going Mile High Comics?
Yeah, I'm gonna have a little word with Chuck Rozanski, and say, "Oi! Chuck! No!! Sort your prices out! You're 'aving a giraffe with those comic prices!!" |
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Post by impulse on Jul 19, 2022 16:29:41 GMT -5
Well, on the flip side, I guess that's one way that our strict legal adherence to a shot being 25ml is a good thing; regardless of whether it's on the rocks on not, a shot of whisky is a shot of whisky. Which is quite a let-down to hard-drinking yanks who wind up in a pub in Inverness, expecting tall pours of scotch in its country of origin. It's rather interesting-- in the US, a "shot" of liquor is generally considered to be 1.5 oz (42.5 ml). Conversely, a standard US "pint" is 16 oz, while an imperial pint is a little over 19 oz. Lesson learned-- for most Americans-- when visiting the UK, stick to beer during your stay and get more for your shilling... save the hard liquor for the duty-free purchases on the way home.  When I was in Scotland a few years back, it was annoyingly difficult to get the whiskey down fast enough to get to that happy place before it metabolized off with those little thimble pours. Soda, maybe, in some fast food places, I guess, but not for iced tea or coffee at places like Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks, etc., and definitely not liquor. (Ah, for the 70s, when bars had two-for-one nights all week.) Yeah, but iced tea in most restaurants. And coffee in diners. Though almost without exception diner coffee is undrinkable swill. And yet when I'm at a diner, I will drink it because it's coffee. I won't enjoy it, but I'll take a sip, say "that's dreadful" and then down it plus three more. |
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Post by commond on Jul 19, 2022 19:03:27 GMT -5
Here in the UK, Toby Carvery and Harvester allow refills of soft drinks (I had Pepsi Max in there a few years ago). I’m sure similar businesses do. When I’m World President, refills of beer, wine and spirits will definitely be allowed… Come to Japan and enjoy the "All You Can Drink" drinking parties. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2022 16:50:52 GMT -5
I just heaped curses upon someone who bid on an auction I am eyeballing with glee....and then when I checked, it was my bid. I need another vacation.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 20, 2022 17:25:38 GMT -5
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 20, 2022 17:49:56 GMT -5
I just heaped curses upon someone who bid on an auction I am eyeballing with glee....and then when I checked, it was my bid. I need another vacation.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 5:28:02 GMT -5
From the Daily Star: Full story here: www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/netflix-boss-says-streamers-kill-27535611He may be right. People want to watch soaps in a linear fashion. Sporting events and anything political are best watched live (I doubt many people record a football match so as to watch it 7 days later). Everything else is at our pleasure. Why would I want to watch an ITV cop drama over six weeks, watching at 9pm every Sunday, when I could binge them in a week? Or watch them on a Friday evening? Just one example. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 7:42:26 GMT -5
From the Daily Star: Full story here: www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/netflix-boss-says-streamers-kill-27535611He may be right. People want to watch soaps in a linear fashion. Sporting events and anything political are best watched live (I doubt many people record a football match so as to watch it 7 days later). Everything else is at our pleasure. Why would I want to watch an ITV cop drama over six weeks, watching at 9pm every Sunday, when I could binge them in a week? Or watch them on a Friday evening? Just one example. And yet the Disney Plus model of releasing an episode a week of the Marvel and Star Wars series is creating "appointment TV" again and doing much better than the Netflix model of sustaining subscriptions for the long term rather than taking the free trial and cancelling after you binge the handful of shows you want or taking 1 month subscriptions then cancelling. Disney Plus has a fair share of those too, but they do much better as sustaining subs than Netflix does and they are growing while Netflix subs are shrinking. -M |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 21, 2022 8:29:40 GMT -5
I just wait until a season is over then binge watch the series over the course of a week. I have no patiance for commercials and no patiance for piecemeal episodes
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 8:59:37 GMT -5
I just wait until a season is over then binge watch the series over the course of a week. I have no patiance for commercials and no patiance for piecemeal episodes I am terrible at binge watching. I can't do more than 1 or 2 episodes at a time, no matter what the length, but then I am not much of a fan of sitting and passively watching my entertainment for long periods of time. If I am watching, it's usually either because it's on in the background while I am crafting or painting minis, or because it's a social engagement (watching with my wife or friends). I prefer interactive entertainment (such as reading where your imagination has to be engaged to complete the entertainment process, or ttrpg or whatnot). I've just always felt watching TV was a last resort when you had no other recourses for things to do and I've always taken any other option when available. If it's a series or show I am interested in, I can watch it in small chunks, but any more and the "I'm wasting time that could be better spent elsewhere" impetus kicks in, so I much prefer the Disney Plus model, where I can set aside an hour a week to watch something with my wife than the Netflix model, where I will never finish watching a series unless I schedule it out to watch in pieces with my wife, and if it's something she's not interested in, I know I will never finish it. The only exception is if I am sick or recovering form some kind of medical procedure, then I will watch all day, but that also contributes to the feeling I should be doing something else if I am healthy enough to feeling when I try to watch TV at other times. I guess while I was growing up I saw too many people watching TV as a default and wasting away doing nothing else. The Wasteland indeed. -M |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 21, 2022 9:10:41 GMT -5
I just wait until a season is over then binge watch the series over the course of a week. I have no patiance for commercials and no patiance for piecemeal episodes I am terrible at binge watching. I can't do more than 1 or 2 episodes at a time, no matter what the length, but then I am not much of a fan of sitting and passively watching my entertainment for long periods of time. If I am watching, it's usually either because it's on in the background while I am crafting or painting minis, or because it's a social engagement (watching with my wife or friends). I prefer interactive entertainment (such as reading where your imagination has to be engaged to complete the entertainment process, or ttrpg or whatnot). I've just always felt watching TV was a last resort when you had no other recourses for things to do and I've always taken any other option when available. If it's a series or show I am interested in, I can watch it in small chunks, but any more and the "I'm wasting time that could be better spent elsewhere" impetus kicks in, so I much prefer the Disney Plus model, where I can set aside an hour a week to watch something with my wife than the Netflix model, where I will never finish watching a series unless I schedule it out to watch in pieces with my wife, and if it's something she's not interested in, I know I will never finish it. The only exception is if I am sick or recovering form some kind of medical procedure, then I will watch all day, but that also contributes to the feeling I should be doing something else if I am healthy enough to feeling when I try to watch TV at other times. I guess while I was growing up I saw too many people watching TV as a default and wasting away doing nothing else. The Wasteland indeed. -M I'm somewhat the same as you. When I say binge watch, I mean one or 2 episodes a day unti completed. I usually watch 1 TV series like that mixed in with a movie or 2 on a daily basis. Being retired, I have plenty of free time. But I need to set my own schedule when i want to watch something, rather than a network or stream service setting the schedule. So, I will happly wait until the season is complete and avoid all trailers. The less I know about what I'll be watching, the more I usually enjoy it |
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Post by commond on Jul 21, 2022 9:22:53 GMT -5
Streaming services should wait til they're actually profitable before declaring the death of traditional television.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2022 12:19:12 GMT -5
I live in Birmingham. Apparently, Birmingham Dogs Home is at full capacity, I guess a lot of people acquired dogs and got bored. This made my heart melt: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=423066939861913&set=a.380918904076717A lot of landlords in my city don’t allow pets (I’d outlaw that if I was Prime Minister). My tenancy does not allow pets. I’d be very tempted to give those poor souls a home. |
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Post by The Captain on Jul 21, 2022 12:57:59 GMT -5
And yet the Disney Plus model of releasing an episode a week of the Marvel and Star Wars series is creating "appointment TV" again and doing much better than the Netflix model of sustaining subscriptions for the long term rather than taking the free trial and cancelling after you binge the handful of shows you want or taking 1 month subscriptions then cancelling. Disney Plus has a fair share of those too, but they do much better as sustaining subs than Netflix does and they are growing while Netflix subs are shrinking. -M Agree with you about the reemergence of “appointment TV”. In my house, for example, Wednesdays are a cause for celebration when there is a new Marvel show on Disney+. My daughters get hyped up about it over the course of six days, and then we all (Mrs. Captain included) sit down AS A FAMILY and watch it after dinner. It gives us something to look forward to and share together, unlike Stranger Things, which our daughters tore through Season 4 in a weekend while the missus and I were busy doing real life things. |
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