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I’m expecting to hear of some adverse analytical findings if the panel were drug tested. Roglic higher than Jonas on one card. The only ones close to sensible seem to be the Belgian and the Tour Magazine German guy.kingstongraham said:These votes for the velo whatever it was cyclist of the year.
Jeremy Whittle had Remco as number 1, Pippa York didn't have MVDP in the top 5.0 -
What about it? Radar was developed from something the size of a large building to something light enough to put in a small plane in less than a decade. People can develop technology remarkably quickly if there is a need.focuszing723 said:
How about the eighty year evolution to a touch screen device you can do this on?rjsterry said:
ChatGPT is deeply underwhelming.focuszing723 said:
Eighty years!1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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rjsterry said:
What about it? Radar was developed from something the size of a large building to something light enough to put in a small plane in less than a decade. People can develop technology remarkably quickly if there is a need.focuszing723 said:
How about the eighty year evolution to a touch screen device you can do this on?rjsterry said:
ChatGPT is deeply underwhelming.focuszing723 said:
Eighty years!
Been quite slow, if you ask me. We were doing this in 1967.
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Top GC riding from Jonas there: barely wins a stage yet comes out on top overall.kingstongraham said:These votes for the velo whatever it was cyclist of the year.
Jeremy Whittle had Remco as number 1, Pippa York didn't have MVDP in the top 5.================================
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True, MVDP had 16 first places out of 36, but 4 voters decided he wasn't even in the top 5.wakemalcolm said:
Top GC riding from Jonas there: barely wins a stage yet comes out on top overall.kingstongraham said:These votes for the velo whatever it was cyclist of the year.
Jeremy Whittle had Remco as number 1, Pippa York didn't have MVDP in the top 5.
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I'd suggest the need for that kind of thing was somewhat less urgent. They weren't too far off with their prediction. Ethernet cabling has been installed in some new build housing since the late '90s/early '00s andbriantrumpet said:rjsterry said:
What about it? Radar was developed from something the size of a large building to something light enough to put in a small plane in less than a decade. People can develop technology remarkably quickly if there is a need.focuszing723 said:
How about the eighty year evolution to a touch screen device you can do this on?rjsterry said:
ChatGPT is deeply underwhelming.focuszing723 said:
Eighty years!
Been quite slow, if you ask me. We were doing this in 1967.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6SbvrjxZA1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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It's bizarre that some of those are making a living from commenting on cycling. I know there'll always be some subjectivity on the value of various wins and IMHO you could make a case for any one of JV, Pog or MVDP being the top rider but how anyone can place Philipsen above MVDP is beyond me. It's almost like they've done their judging solely on watching the Tour. That said, he rates higher in the PCS rankings too.kingstongraham said:
True, MVDP had 16 first places out of 36, but 4 voters decided he wasn't even in the top 5.wakemalcolm said:
Top GC riding from Jonas there: barely wins a stage yet comes out on top overall.kingstongraham said:These votes for the velo whatever it was cyclist of the year.
Jeremy Whittle had Remco as number 1, Pippa York didn't have MVDP in the top 5.0 -
The AI safety summit, it's all nice and dandy for the short term, but we're still wangered when AI can evolve itself and use the internet for it's memory/brain.0
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The only chance if we can Borg it out.0
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Dormer bungalows - what is the point in them? You don't have the main advantage of a bungalow of having everything on the same level with no stairs but end up with sloping ceilings making your upstairs rooms less practical. There are loads of them on the 1970s estate I live on and similar vintage estates in the area and they're mixed in with normal two storey houses so it doesn't seem to be a planning restriction on building height.
Also, bungalows that you have to climb up steps to access or that have steeply sloping terraced gardens.0 -
Were they originally dormer bungalows, or just bungalows?Pross said:Dormer bungalows - what is the point in them? You don't have the main advantage of a bungalow of having everything on the same level with no stairs but end up with sloping ceilings making your upstairs rooms less practical. There are loads of them on the 1970s estate I live on and similar vintage estates in the area and they're mixed in with normal two storey houses so it doesn't seem to be a planning restriction on building height.
Also, bungalows that you have to climb up steps to access or that have steeply sloping terraced gardens.0 -
Built as dormers I believe unless every one has been converted.First.Aspect said:
Were they originally dormer bungalows, or just bungalows?Pross said:Dormer bungalows - what is the point in them? You don't have the main advantage of a bungalow of having everything on the same level with no stairs but end up with sloping ceilings making your upstairs rooms less practical. There are loads of them on the 1970s estate I live on and similar vintage estates in the area and they're mixed in with normal two storey houses so it doesn't seem to be a planning restriction on building height.
Also, bungalows that you have to climb up steps to access or that have steeply sloping terraced gardens.0 -
Wouldn't be surprised to be honest, particularly if they are all the pig ugly boxes that sprout out of roofs.Pross said:
Built as dormers I believe unless every one has been converted.First.Aspect said:
Were they originally dormer bungalows, or just bungalows?Pross said:Dormer bungalows - what is the point in them? You don't have the main advantage of a bungalow of having everything on the same level with no stairs but end up with sloping ceilings making your upstairs rooms less practical. There are loads of them on the 1970s estate I live on and similar vintage estates in the area and they're mixed in with normal two storey houses so it doesn't seem to be a planning restriction on building height.
Also, bungalows that you have to climb up steps to access or that have steeply sloping terraced gardens.
They are shit though I agree. The house we are imminently leaving is all in the roof space upstairs. Quirky but you do end up stooping a lot of just not using the floor space. It is also loud when the wind gets up.0 -
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I didn't know Primoz Roglic and Bjarne Riis were in Kraftwerk.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Short cut. Option to change an important part of one's appearance at a whim.0
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I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
False fingernails are just horrible.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
I don't get the long fingernails thing in the first place... they look like talons and that the wearer might want to scratch someone's eyes out.
I suppose the counter argument is that they would be good for getting excess wax out of one's ears, if used carefully.0 -
One of those personal taste things. Probably best not over thought.briantrumpet said:pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
I don't get the long fingernails thing in the first place... they look like talons and that the wearer might want to scratch someone's eyes out.
I suppose the counter argument is that they would be good for getting excess wax out of one's ears, if used carefully.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
There’s false and false though. A lot of them are glued on but they’re the ones that just look like natural nails. My wife and younger daughter have them done as growing real nails long usually ends up with some of them getting broken.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
False eyelashes are the thing I really don’t get, they look horrendous (as do the ridiculous obviously fake nails).0 -
Pross said:
There’s false and false though. A lot of them are glued on but they’re the ones that just look like natural nails. My wife and younger daughter have them done as growing real nails long usually ends up with some of them getting broken.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
False eyelashes are the thing I really don’t get, they look horrendous (as do the ridiculous obviously fake nails).
Generally I tend to prefer the 'natural' look (in its many forms), so over-exaggeration of any feature (lashes, nails etc) or distortion (e.g. high heels) isn't to my taste, though 'keeping tidy' what one's got doesn't grate. I suppose in (male) terms, it might be the difference between keeping in shape and extreme body building, which ends up just looking comical.0 -
There are two sisters who live locally and of a decent evening are out walking a lot.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
There’s false and false though. A lot of them are glued on but they’re the ones that just look like natural nails. My wife and younger daughter have them done as growing real nails long usually ends up with some of them getting broken.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
False eyelashes are the thing I really don’t get, they look horrendous (as do the ridiculous obviously fake nails).
Generally I tend to prefer the 'natural' look (in its many forms), so over-exaggeration of any feature (lashes, nails etc) or distortion (e.g. high heels) isn't to my taste, though 'keeping tidy' what one's got doesn't grate. I suppose in (male) terms, it might be the difference between keeping in shape and extreme body building, which ends up just looking comical.
Neither of them wear any make up. They both have super figures, long straight (un-dyed) hair and it's so refreshing to see.
Accident black spots the both of them.
On the other 'side', there's a young woman who works at the local DIY store and she is plastered in make up and it does her no favours. She has a nice face but it needs scrubbing with paraffin.
Channel 4 did this documentary where they got women to ditch the make up and the vast majority were perceived by others as being more attractive. The skin was healthier by not being clogged up with foundation.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Just a thought, but maybe the average Cakestopper is not the intended viewing audience.pinno said:
There are two sisters who live locally and of a decent evening are out walking a lot.briantrumpet said:Pross said:
There’s false and false though. A lot of them are glued on but they’re the ones that just look like natural nails. My wife and younger daughter have them done as growing real nails long usually ends up with some of them getting broken.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
False eyelashes are the thing I really don’t get, they look horrendous (as do the ridiculous obviously fake nails).
Generally I tend to prefer the 'natural' look (in its many forms), so over-exaggeration of any feature (lashes, nails etc) or distortion (e.g. high heels) isn't to my taste, though 'keeping tidy' what one's got doesn't grate. I suppose in (male) terms, it might be the difference between keeping in shape and extreme body building, which ends up just looking comical.
Neither of them wear any make up. They both have super figures, long straight (un-dyed) hair and it's so refreshing to see.
Accident black spots the both of them.
On the other 'side', there's a young woman who works at the local DIY store and she is plastered in make up and it does her no favours. She has a nice face but it needs scrubbing with paraffin.
Channel 4 did this documentary where they got women to ditch the make up and the vast majority were perceived by others as being more attractive. The skin was healthier by not being clogged up with foundation.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Why you never see any anti protest protesters? That's worth protesting for I reckon.0
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Also on behalf of my wife. Hysterectomy lead to early menopause which stopped her nails having any strength leaving them very short and scruffy. She now has 'gels' to make them nice again. Its for her more than hoping a man approves.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
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Well quite.carbonclem said:
Also on behalf of my wife. Hysterectomy lead to early menopause which stopped her nails having any strength leaving them very short and scruffy. She now has 'gels' to make them nice again. Its for her more than hoping a man approves.pblakeney said:
I'll attempt an answer based on my wife. People who want long fingernails for appearances at the weekend but are not permitted at work.briantrumpet said:False finger nails - just why?
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition1 -
Sitting on the top deck of a bus at the front. The bus lane looks way too small for the width of the bus.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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