Re: Idiom Q
On 22/05/13 10:08 AM, fizzy wrote:>> Can I cry?
>>
> You are able to, unless you're suffering from something like Sjögren's
> syndrome. Therefore if you are seeking permission to get lachrymose
> then the question should be "May I cry?"
>
>
<Bitter tears, weeping>
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Re: Idiom Q
On 22 May 2013 09:31, Neil The~Hippy <hippyweb-at-btinternet.com> wrote:> On 22/05/13 07:56 AM, Joe wrote:
>
>>>> .... but next Friday is this Friday - 24th
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No, that's "This Friday", next Friday is 31st
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "This" is a Wednesday. The next Friday to come along is the 24th.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ah, in this context there's a difference between "the next Friday" (whic=
h
>> is also "this Friday") and "next Friday" (which is also "Friday week" or
>> even "a week Friday"). Isn't English wonderful in its eccentric charm?
>>
> Can I cry?
>
You are able to, unless you're suffering from something like Sj=F6gren's
syndrome. Therefore if you are seeking permission to get lachrymose
then the question should be "May I cry?"
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Re: Idiom Q
On 22/05/13 08:49 AM, Chris Pollard wrote:>>>> .... but next Friday is this Friday - 24th
>>>>>
>>>>> No, that's "This Friday", next Friday is 31st
>>>
>>>
>>> "This" is a Wednesday. The next Friday to come along is the 24th.
>>
>>
>> Yes, but the next Friday to come along becomes "This Friday" or "on
> Friday" after the previous weekend, so by Wednesday "Next Friday" is
> definately "a week on Friday", although some clarification should be used
> on Mondays, and possible Tuesdays, unless your my wife, in which case the
> date must be used as "Next Friday" could also be "Tomorrow" :-)
>>
>
> But how many of us are your wife? Not many I'd wager.
>
That's such a serious question that I feel obliged to answer.
7 IIRC
Sorry.....
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Re: Idiom Q
On 22/05/13 09:41 AM, Ian Nichols wrote:> The Tuesday of next week, that sad and mournful day which will adopt the
> qualities of a regular Monday when we return to work after the long
> weekend, that's the two days where one week finishes and the next begins
> (so it's really the weekends, plural, though they're opposite ends of
> different weeks) plus an extra day which is usually considered the start
> of the week proper but isn't this time.
>
> Does that clarify?
>
Just about.....
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Re: Idiom Q
On 22 May 2013 08:57, Neil The~Hippy <hippyweb-at-btinternet.com> wrote:>
>> Erm..... next Tuesday is.....?
The Tuesday of next week, that sad and mournful day which will adopt the
qualities of a regular Monday when we return to work after the long
weekend, that's the two days where one week finishes and the next begins
(so it's really the weekends, plural, though they're opposite ends of
different weeks) plus an extra day which is usually considered the start of
the week proper but isn't this time.
Does that clarify?
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Re: Idiom Q
On 22/05/13 07:56 AM, Joe wrote:>>> .... but next Friday is this Friday - 24th
>>>>
>>>> No, that's "This Friday", next Friday is 31st
>>
>>
>> "This" is a Wednesday. The next Friday to come along is the 24th.
>
>
> Ah, in this context there's a difference between "the next Friday" (which
> is also "this Friday") and "next Friday" (which is also "Friday week" or
> even "a week Friday"). Isn't English wonderful in its eccentric charm?
>
Can I cry?
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Re: Pumps
I second the vote for the Joe Blow pump and can attest to it being ale to do=car tyres too, although the volume means you have to put some effort in.
Glenn.
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On 22 May 2013, at 09:18, Bruce Grove <bruce.grove-at-gmail.com> wrote:
> On 20 May 2013 18:30, Liam Proven <lproven-at-gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
>>=20
>> I also second the other advice to get a floor-standing pump. /Vastly/
>> less effort to get good hard tyres. Lidl do 'em for about =C2=A36, a grea=
t
>> deal cheaper than the typical =C2=A335-40 in a bicycle shop.
>>=20
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> I have a Joe Blow pump which, while a bit pricier, is several years old an=
d
> has performed faultlessly. I bought a cheap one recently when I misplaced
> the Joe Blow in a move and it had the unfortunate side effect of pulling
> the valve out of the inner tube because the valve seal was too tight,
> thankfully I found the Joe Blow again. I also use the floor pump to do th=
e
> motorbike, no problem at all.
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> Bruce
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Re: MotoGP from BBC to BT
This is the current incarnation of my tool of choice for streaming my downlo=aded tv shows.
http://eu.xtreamer.net/products/Xtreamer-SideWinder3-SE.html
In fact looking at that I feel an upgrade may be in order.
I bought the first generation of this device, took a punt and bought it off p=
lan IYSWIM whilst it was still vapourware for =E2=82=AC99 then sweated over=
whether or not I'd actually receive it and then whether or not it would per=
form as advertised.
I did, it did.
Still going strong, the only complaints I had were the cooling fan was very s=
hrill and audible and the remote was utter pants.
The company released a heat sink adaptation to replace the fan which I was t=
hen supplied with for postage fees only and a Logitech Harmony remote sorted=
the other issue.
Regular firmware updates from a very active community has kept the old one u=
p to date.
Glenn.
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On 22 May 2013, at 08:39, Jonathon Green <bigbadbikercats-at-googlemail.com> wr=
ote:
> On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Mike Fleming wrote:
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>> Jonathon Green <bigbadbikercats-at-googlemail.com <javascript:;>> said:
>>=20
>>> WD TV Live...
>>>=20
>>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=3D330
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>>> Tiny, reasonably priced, works very, very well. Actually much better (in=
>>> terms of
>>> integrating with a domestic TV/Video/Whatever setup than a PC
>>=20
>> Considerably larger and more expensive than a Raspberry Pi (as atp
>> suggested) with XBMC.
>=20
> Requires considerably less geekery and DIY though (which may or may not be=
> a good thing) and I tend to the view that anyone who doesn't know you can
> do that is probably going to be happier with a straight out of the box
> solution...
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> What's the RPi like on video streaming these days out of interest? I seem
> to recall that in the early days it struggled with anything above 720P
> playback due to codec related IP/licensing/whatever issues which restricte=
d
> use of some of the hardware acceleration features, I might have to buy one=
> to play with just for the heck of it if that's been sorted...
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> JG
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> expression on your face and stare at the keyboard player. No-one will ever=
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Re: Hot air auction
On 21 May 2013, at 22:16, Allen Lutz <redveetwin2002-at-hotmail.com> wrote:> Nationwide Building Society
Thanks, will get that transferred today.
> Is everyone intent on getting their own balloon pilot licence
Yep, seems that would add some interest, and I love the eccentricity of =
it. :-)
Ben
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