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Can anybody in the UK tell me how to convince TV licensing inspectors that I am not watching TV as it is broadcast? My last flatmate paid for the license last year and watched TV all the time. My new flatmate and myself almost never watch TV so decided to go all the way and forgo it entirely this year. I've just sent the email to the TV Licensing people informing them that a license is not needed at this address. So far, I have packed away the freeview box and removed the plug at the end of the old coaxial cable so that it can no longer connect to the TV. Is this enough? I've read in the past that some people have resorted to filling the aerial sockets on the TV with epoxy to prove that it cannot be used to receive broadcasts, but this is a rented flat and it is not my TV so I don't feel comfortable permanently damaging it. Edit: I probably ought to mention that it's been a while since the last flatmate moved out and the old license expired, so the inspectors may well be assuming that we are lovely students who are trying to dodge out of paying. The letters they were sending were addressed to the last flatmate, but are very obviously TV license related so I guess I should have opened them straight away to start this process 
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spog posted:You simply send the letter/email to them. That is all you need to do. Hm I had actually seen that website a while ago. I guess I was really looking for a way that I could just clear it with them and not have to be receiving letters for another year. Thanks though, I'll read over that stuff again.
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Torka posted:Can anyone recommend a good online guide on learning to sing? I'd like to become better at it (just for fun, not to perform or anything) and there are a lot of websites out there purporting to teach it, I have no idea which ones are any good. What kind of singing? This isn't really answering your question I guess but I know a lot of singers (musical family) and they would all say that one of the key things a (real) singing teacher does is expose you to new repertoire based on your voice and your ability. I'd try to find a teacher (or site) which specialises in the style you want, so that they would hopefully have a wide range of songs within that style. That said real teachers are also important because it's very easy to make mistakes with your technique and never notice them, and lessons in person have much better chances of spotting and correcting that. I know you said 'just for fun' but it is possible to harm your voice by singing 'wrong' so you want to be a bit careful. Teachers are fallible too however and there are a great many poo poo ones in the field that the singers I know work in. TL;DR I know jack about singing websites but be careful with making your choice... I guess you already knew that!
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Nov 22, 2011 12:08
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b0nes posted:Why doesn't anyone who makes maps for public places rotate the maps to face what direction you are facing? It seems so easy and would help people get to their place faster. Also doing this would probably confuse a far greater number of people, because while some people may find maps hard to read, the convention that North is Up is so strongly reinforced in every other way that maps are used.
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Dec 3, 2011 13:07
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I sleep on a futon and love it, but my girlfriend says it hurts her hip to lie on her side (which is how she sleeps. So do I though so YMMV.) We'll probably get something different in the future  Try a futon though, they're great. You can get frames for them but they aren't necessary, I'd just use it on the floor for a short time. Only thing to watch out for (with mine) while sexin' is that there are a few buttons on it that sometimes really hurt my knees if I move around and forget about them. Squibsy fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Dec 11, 2011 |
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Dec 11, 2011 13:16
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JDanielS posted:I want to ask that somebody wish me luck for tomorrow. I have a presentation that's discouraging me from getting to sleep; chugging down beers sounded like a bad idea. Anyone have some good calm down methods that can be done immediately without any financial investments? Good luck tomorrow. Personally I find that listening to the BBC World Service on a timer that is just loud enough to be easily audible helps me get through insomnia of various kinds. You should be able to listen to it online or on a digital radio, or on a radio app for a smartphone. feedmyleg posted:I recently watched a "humorous" internet video made by some British kids that was a parody of Jackass, but instead of doing stunts, they performed small feats that would make normal people only slightly put-off. Amongst these was drinking tea without milk. I don't think it's gross, but I do prefer tea with milk. It also really depends on the tea.
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GenericOverusedName posted:Kind of an odd one, but can anybody tell me what genre/type of book I'm thinking of? They had a simple plot to them, and it was completely linear, but each page had a bunch of stuff to do on it. "The evil wizard trapped you can you find all 7 keys to escape?" type stuff. Find the path through the Canyons of Woe! They were really beautifully illustrated for the most part. A glorified Where's Waldo, but I really enjoyed those books as a kid. I remember books like this too, but I can't remember their names. They had lots of them in my library at primary school. I think I bought one and might still have it along with my other books from when I was a kid, I'll have a look when I get home.
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hooah posted:Is expensive, name-brand luggage worth it? My cheap ($60) rolling garment bag recently broke, and I'm looking for a new one. I've looked at an $80 one by Skyway, and there's a couple by Samsonite that are $220-$280, which have a couple extra features, but nothing really mind-blowing. Is the extra $150-200 really just for durability? In my experience, there is a small improvement in durability but cases get beaten up horribly anyway and it doesn't contribute to a longer life that much. I've found that small differences in material and design can be significant though - better wheels on a wheelie case can make it MUCH easier to drag around.
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Jan 5, 2012 01:46
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That is Cod Pieceington, not Jockstrap Manthrust 
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Jan 7, 2012 00:25
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Zegnar posted:Something like this 500W Halogen Work Light plus a timer switch works for me. Your body is programmed to wake up to bright light and this thing is like something out of sunshine Jesus, does that work? That seems like a really horrible setup.
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Feb 12, 2012 00:38
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Psalmanazar posted:Deus Ex Human Revolution is your best bet for a very modern cyberpunk game, although the conspiracy elements are sometimes more prominent. And it's the weekend deal on Steam - 66% off! I've been putting it off for months...
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Feb 24, 2012 12:41
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Avocados posted:Thanks! I knew it started with a C and ended with "do". I don't think its as simple as that. Crescendo just means 'getting louder', so while the bit you're talking about is a crescendo, another term that was mentioned might be more specific to what you're asking - someone said pre-chorus or bridge.
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May 29, 2012 11:52
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Well you're going to get terrible heat transfer to the contents because of the vacuum between the inner and outer metal bits. I doubt that's the only reason you shouldn't do this.
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Jun 2, 2012 22:32
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Something is growing in one of the buckets of gross water that's sitting around in my Mum's garden. http://i.imgur.com/AFz2P.jpg Anybody got any idea what it is?
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The water does not have to stay. My mum is dreadful at getting rid of things though. Can I just pour this away or will that only serve to inflame the anger of the growing menace?
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The best orchestral players in any given country will tend to rise to the top and form very good orchestras. Orchestras from "Eastern Europe" are no exception, and they are usually significantly cheaper than the best US or UK or Western Europe groups. So often, if a rock band or other contemporary musical outfit want to have an orchestra for a recording they'll get a very good ensemble from Czech Republic or Hungary or somewhere in that region for comparative pennies. Edit: This may be an overly simplistic explanation but my stepdad is a conductor who has worked a lot with an orchestra in Hungary and this is the impression I get from him. Squibsy fucked around with this message at 12:34 on Sep 29, 2012 |
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Sep 29, 2012 12:31
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Raimundus posted:Does Honey Boo Boo have fetal alcohol syndrome? My stupid/small question was going to be "Who the hell is Honey Boo Boo?" but I thought I should Wikipedia it first. Now my stupid/small question is what the making GBS threads hell?! This child certainly looks like there is something wrong with her.
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Yoshi Jjang posted:Do any such businesses exist where you can rent a room that would have pretty much every musical instrument available in a major orchestra and you can just play/jam/toy around on them? Get a job at a music school, or college department. In my experience, despite most students having their own instruments, places like this have huge cupboards full of instruments ranging from mundane to exotic. You'd probably have to be good at your job and all, but opportunities to have a jam would come up. You'd probably have to work there a while to get a chance on everything. Also you'd have to not break any of them (especially the first one you try!)
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Oct 14, 2012 11:45
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Warning: Baraka has some freaky poo poo in it. Not seen the others mentioned.
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http://www.thetrainline.com/ is a one-stop shop for UK train tickets. But it might not get you the best prices. Trains from Cardiff to London (you need to go via London it seems) are operated by First Great Western and that is definitely the longest and most expensive part of your journey so you might get a better deal from them http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/
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Is it possible to change USB 3.0 to Thunderbolt with an adapter? I have a 2011 MacBook Pro which only has USB 2.0 but it does have Thunderbolt, and I'm trying to choose some external hard drive stuff. Thunderbolt drives are stupid expensive
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Nov 8, 2012 23:20
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Namarrgon said Jews REJECT Jesus as the messiah.
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My stepfather is trundling along with a crotchety old computer that was new in 2002 because he's convinced it's 'not that bad' and that he doesn't want to 'start over' with a new one. My brother in law and I have been trying to get it to run a bit better at least. Bro upgraded the RAM to the max supported and it's a little better but still painful. I was having a look at it last night and thought that a faster hard drive could be a good fix, but what I'm not optimistic about is the max data speed of the motherboard. I suspect the motherboard is going to be too old to support a speedy hard drive or SSD. Am I likely to be right? If more info is needed, where in Windows do I look for this?
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Namarrgon posted:From your stepfather's perspective a new hard drive is probably 'starting over'. Maybe you can just upgrade all the stuff and stick the old hard drive in. Yeah I guess so. I did talk to him about it and he seemed keen though.
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randyest posted:Is there some reason you can't make a new PC and clone his OS and setup onto the new SSD with a faster mobo/CPU, etc? This is probably the best idea. He's just very resistant to any change. The reason he was somewhat happy about just getting a new hard drive was because, to his perspective and limited understanding, 'most of the computer would be the same'. I think mainly he's concerned that the way he interacts with the machine would change, so if I could minimise the difficulties of that transition I don't think he'd mind ... My mum is already talking about buying the new machine outright because we all think it would be good for him not to freak out about losing work to crashes all the time.
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stubblyhead posted:A question about european shoe sizes! My old Birkenstocks have gotten too disgusting to wear anymore, so I want to get a new pair. According to the sizing info here, I should get a 43, which I think is the same size as my old pair. The size dropdown has 43 N EU and 43 M EU though, and I'm not sure what these mean. Narrow/medium? Neuter/men? What size should I get here? My girlfriend was confused by this last year when buying her birkies. I think that N is the narrower shoe whereas M is for wide, spade-like feet such as mine. Pretty sure she got N and her feet are normal width.
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Bloody Mayhem posted:For actual typing, the keyboard can't hurt. But I was thinking of scrolling through a page, then selecting a word to highlight, etc. Just touching a word on screen seems simpler, like how using a mouse to click something is easier than using the arrow buttons. Could you not just buy one from USA?
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Dec 5, 2012 17:59
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Where are all the Guild Wars 2 threads these days? I can't find them anywhere.
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... what does this guy say? I can't help but imagine some weird collection of manchildren whispering to each other over walkie talkies like something from Little Rascals.
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Baron Bifford posted:On a completely different topic: what do you think of my new avatar? I love it. I can't help laughing every time I see it.
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Baron Bifford posted:I read somewhere that sperm oil was very stable because its fatty acids were mostly saturated. Do oils with saturated fatty acids go bad more slowly? What's with all the questions about sperm oil? They're pretty interesting but, uh, very specific.
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After having Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown recommended to me a couple of weeks ago, I'm checking out her other stuff and this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRpapEYxn5s is something I've heard before - definitely by her and not someone else. Is it in a TV series or a film or something? It's driving me nuts.
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Florida Betty posted:I open the mail at work, and we get a surprising amount of envelopes with obviously reused stamps on them, cut out from the original envelope and then glued on the envelope that we receive. I would have thought the post office would have a way of identifying stamps that have already been used. Is this not the case or what? Related to this, I've noticed that recently the stamped stuff on the front of my letters (in the UK) has become much more discreet, and there is no discernible mark on the stamps themselves. My mum and my girlfriend reckon that they can reuse the stamps but I am a bit  and am assuming that there is some kind of invisible mark on the stamps.What is going on? Am I right or are the ladies?
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Liebfraumilch posted:whenever they became too cool for happiness and gratitude and just want cash and to be left alone. I read your post twice to try to figure out why I liked it so much and this line right here is the reason.
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 This is my bathroom window. As you can see, lots of people can see into it. This hasn't been a problem for me because of the height of the window (about chest height) and therefore angles of viewing and the placement of my bits that people shouldn't be forced to see. My girlfriend however isn't so fortunate and we'd like to find a way to stop people seeing in. I don't want it to be permanent (like glass frosting paint) and I'd ideally like to be able to see out... I am wondering if there is some kind of polarising film that could be stuck to the window?
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I'm producing a brochure at work, and when I convert it to PDF all of the l's and i's come out really heavy on the screen, like twice the thickness they should be. When I print from the pdf it looks fine... But we'll distribute the document digitally as well. What is going on and how can I fix it? PS: Thanks for all the window replies. I'm gonna go to a hardware store and see what they got.
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Is there a megathread for Video Camera questions? I'm looking in The Dorkroom and it mostly seems to be SLRs etc.
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I used to have the development thread for the Awful App bookmarked but I guess is moved on for a new version or something. Can anybody remind me where to find it?
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Black Noise posted:I am looking for a web comic I believe it to be the perry bible fellowship but it was an artist doing a nude painting and he reveals the canvas which says "lets have sex" I know the one you mean. I think it's one of the ones that he removed to put in the book.
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Baron Bifford posted:In a lot of movies featuring a Russian character, they frequently drop articles such as "a" and "the". Is this because the Russian language does not have any such articles? Is it so difficult for a Russian learner of English to get accustomed to using them? I've wondered about something similar, although not because of movies. I've mainly noticed it with Finnish posters on the forums. It's not a universal thing but I often see it when they refer to names such as Soviet Union or Winter War (I read the military history thread a lot  )
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