Bits and Bobs 51

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

KovacsC wrote:

GazChap wrote:

I took a flight out to Portland, Oregon yesterday. I streamed a couple of movies from my home Plex server via the in-flight wifi (while also connected to a VPN) and it was flawless.

How far technology has come.

That is mad.

Never mind all that!

LOOK AT MY CYCLING PHOTOS IN THE BIKES THREAD!

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3302

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:54

Warhead wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

GazChap wrote:

I took a flight out to Portland, Oregon yesterday. I streamed a couple of movies from my home Plex server via the in-flight wifi (while also connected to a VPN) and it was flawless.

How far technology has come.

That is mad.

Never mind all that!

It is a great photo

LOOK AT MY CYCLING PHOTOS IN THE BIKES THREAD!

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Sep 20, 2024 20:36

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/chin ... 16011.html

It was a shit zoo

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:07

Happy Grim.... Day!

Raise your bat and salute the crowd!

50 not out!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Happy Grim… Day! Are you really 50? I thought you were the same age as me. Either way, looking good, old man. Have a great day.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:51

No, shh, I'm having my birthday tomorrow instead.

And there's a while* to go before I'm 50.

*actual definition of "while" may vary

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Aw, happy birthday for todaymorrow. You can spam both days, for sure.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Oct 03, 2024 9:30

How did I find out that the screen in an office meeting room didn't have wireless connectivity yesterday?

When I received a very confused chat message from someone on another floor asking why I was trying to access their monitor.

Malc · **Posted:** Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:02

On the platform, there were a group of runners in their mid 20s to mid 30s, about 8 of them. Then two older men turned up, late 40s, early 50s. One of them went round the group and gave them all big bear hugs, apart from one person, who received a firm handshake.

Initially I thought, I wonder what he did to not get a hug, but on reflection, I think he was probably just not comfortable hugging.

I guess I'll never know, but it just goes to show how easy it is to jump to conclusions.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:04

In "MaliA talks to bass players" news, a continuing series of him sounding like an idiot

Words I actually said to the bass player "You can use your Tesco club card points to pay for the Euro tunnel"

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38646

You're a sucker for a lady with an instrument

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 04, 2024 10:47

Last Dinner Party a week Saturday, too...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38646

Don't go alone. You'll be strip searched

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10171

Has anyone else being needing to log in to the forum multiple times a day this week or is chrome on my phone being crap?

Malc · **Posted:** Sat Oct 05, 2024 2:20

BikNorton wrote:

Has anyone else being needing to log in to the forum multiple times a day this week or is chrome on my phone being crap?

Me too! And the jump to last unread post not always working

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:08

Malc wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

Has anyone else being needing to log in to the forum multiple times a day this week or is chrome on my phone being crap?

Me too! And the jump to last unread post not always working

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Oct 05, 2024 19:09

Do dancers like on Strictly use click tracks?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Shocking and amazing little article on the BBC today about people being used as human ouija boards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj94xwwkkzo

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:21

Merry MaliA Day!

Giphy "pinot birthday":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/PWcvc7QY4oMw/giphy-loop.mp4

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38646

Happy Mali Day!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Happy Birthday, MaliA!

Giphy "mali birthday":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/Xw3pnKSKhcH7ozPozR/giphy-loop.mp4

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2047

Happy bidet, Mali.

LIBRA CREW!

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Happy birthday M.

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 20:11

Thank you for your kind wishes.

I'm on a training course in Farnborough.

Fucking hell.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

MaliA wrote:

Thank you for your kind wishes.

I'm on a training course in Farnborough.

Fucking hell.

For pilots?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 20:30

Happy Birthday Mali

Swap you. I am in Barrow in Furness

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

For sea captains?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 21:03

Something to do with things that sink on purpose

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 21:07

Mimi wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Thank you for your kind wishes.

I'm on a training course in Farnborough.

Fucking hell.

For pilots?

For whatever it is I do nowadays. Look pained and not throw pens at people.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6606

KovacsC wrote:

Something to do with things that sink on purpose

For submarine captains?

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11896

Barrow in Furness kitchens and bathrooms?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Squirt wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Something to do with things that sink on purpose

For submarine captains?

Giphy "standing ovation":
https://media1.giphy.com/media/l0K4o1Ar7VyvO7zmo/giphy-loop.mp4

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Oct 08, 2024 23:02

Happy birthday, Mali!

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2047

MaliA wrote:

Thank you for your kind wishes.

I'm on a training course in Farnborough.

Fucking hell.

I'm at a conference in Manchester tomorrow about construction.

*sob!*

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

FOUR HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS it cost for me to go to the opticians today.

FML

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Oct 10, 2024 16:58

Mimi wrote:

FOUR HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS it cost for me to go to the opticians today.

FML

Did you come out with new eyes?! ?:|

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

You’d think, wouldn’t you?

But no, I’m just on Team Varifocals now.

I’ve always been long sighted, but now I’m long-sighted with a short-sighted twist.

There was one point at which the optician held the test card for the close vision test in the machine and asked if I could read out the top row of letters. I looked around and wasn’t sure what she was referring to, as all that was on the card was a 5x5 grid of dots.

Reader, those dots WERE the letters.

‘Oh no!’ We both gasped, then giggled a lot.

Malc · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:05

Malc wrote:

A really loud, really fast jet just went over Ivybridge. No point in going to look for it, it's already gone, fast!

The after rumble lingered for a good 30 seconds though.

This happened again on Thursday (I wasn't going to bother posting this, but I was looking for something else and found this)

GazChap · **Posted:** Sat Oct 12, 2024 21:48

Did you look on flightradar24.com to see what it was?

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2024 0:31

GazChap wrote:

Did you look on flightradar24.com to see what it was?

There was nothing anywhere near both times. I assumed military jets don't show. My son said the most recent one was coming from Dartmoor and heading towards Plymouth

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5390

Malc wrote:

GazChap wrote:

Did you look on flightradar24.com to see what it was?

There was nothing anywhere near both times. I assumed military jets don't show. My son said the most recent one was coming from Dartmoor and heading towards Plymouth

This often has more military aircraft than flightradar

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:12

I just watched a programme that had some interview segments with Jeff Minter, and I realised that, from a purely visual perspective, he is very similar to MaliA... just with long hair.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:29

That's a new one. Niche, but a new one. Better than "a fat Jimmy Carr" or "Gideon Osbourne", mind.

Malc · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2024 10:46

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Malc wrote:

GazChap wrote:

Did you look on flightradar24.com to see what it was?

There was nothing anywhere near both times. I assumed military jets don't show. My son said the most recent one was coming from Dartmoor and heading towards Plymouth

This often has more military aircraft than flightradar

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

Thanks for that, (although as far as I can work out, I can only go back to yesterday) if it happens again, I'll try and look it up on this one.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

It’s all kicking off in the local burger wars.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2024 13:49

MaliA wrote:

That's a new one. Niche, but a new one. Better than "a fat Jimmy Carr" or "Gideon Osbourne", mind.

Hahaha

Jem · **Posted:** Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:33

Mimi wrote:

It’s all kicking off in the local burger wars.

Saw that when I went to ikea quite recently, gave me a good chuckle.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Jem wrote:

Mimi wrote:

It’s all kicking off in the local burger wars.

Saw that when I went to ikea quite recently, gave me a good chuckle.

Haha, yep, that’s where it was

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26049

Happy @Blucey Bonus day!

Giphy "brucey bonus":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/IbOiFIJcSlHW2rgVUa/giphy-loop.mp4

Really glad you’ve found found your way back to the forum x

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