And lo on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:22:53 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Warp wrote:
>> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> I wonder how all this common knowledge becomes "common"?
>>    You could start by exploring wikipedia. Start from something which
>> interests you, for example "Half-Life 2"

I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2 on  
your blog!

> I loose count of how many times I've done this. LOL! As a result, I now  
> know all sorts of rather useless factiods. Indeed, I watched The  
> Eggheads last night, and I got more questions right than they did. [A  
> pure fluke, as it happens. Usually they ask questions about Greek  
> philosophers or something and I haven't got a clue. But tonight it was  
> Latin...]

Either that or you were remembering them ;-) (they're running through  
repeats since Dermot left the Beeb). The early ones are fun just for the  
Science round - what animal, plant, part of the body...? Ah yes Science  
take a slab of biology and a slab of zoology fill with botany and very  
lightly sprinkle chemistry, physics, and mathematics on top.

> Oddly, I always seem to end up reading about leathal poisons or powerful  
> explosives or how guns work or deadly bacteria or... damn it, if anybody  
> is watching my surfing habits, they must think I'm a terrorist by now!  
> :-S
>
> Still, I don't follow every link I see, only the "interesting" ones.

At which point we hit recursion. :-)

> As a result, I never end up reading about the corporate development of  
> IBM or the history of American Independence, but instead reading about  
> fractal image compression

Hmm let's see some of my Wikipedia hits - Berlaymont building, Conspiracy  
Theory, Craning, Cyniscism, Eisenstein, Horus, Rise of the Triad. Leading  
of course to others.

> or the undead cat that that guy studied. [You know the guy. I just can't  
> spell his name.]

Oo I know this - it was Giles in Episode 3.2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Phil Cook wrote:

> I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2 on 
> your blog!

Uh... why? It's not like anybody would read it...

>> I loose count of how many times I've done this. LOL! As a result, I 
>> now know all sorts of rather useless factiods. Indeed, I watched The 
>> Eggheads last night, and I got more questions right than they did. [A 
>> pure fluke, as it happens. Usually they ask questions about Greek 
>> philosophers or something and I haven't got a clue. But tonight it was 
>> Latin...]
> 
> Either that or you were remembering them ;-)

Unlikely. I make a point of never, ever watching that pathetic program. 
It's so damn boring. But my mum seems to positively *enjoy* the stupid 
thing...

> (they're running through 
> repeats since Dermot left the Beeb).

He left?

He's called Dermot?

>> Still, I don't follow every link I see, only the "interesting" ones.
> 
> At which point we hit recursion. :-)

Hey, it's functional. ;-)

>> As a result, I never end up reading about the corporate development of 
>> IBM or the history of American Independence, but instead reading about 
>> fractal image compression
> 
> Hmm let's see some of my Wikipedia hits - Berlaymont building, 
> Conspiracy Theory, Craning, Cyniscism, Eisenstein, Horus, Rise of the 
> Triad. Leading of course to others.

Uh... what?

>> or the undead cat that that guy studied. [You know the guy. I just 
>> can't spell his name.]
> 
> Oo I know this - it was Giles in Episode 3.2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Possibly the silliest episode every...

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> Phil Cook wrote:
> 
>> I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2 
>> on your blog!
> 
> Uh... why? It's not like anybody would read it...
> 

As much as we read your rants on the newsgroup, I guess...

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And lo on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:37:37 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2 on  
>> your blog!
>
> Uh... why? It's not like anybody would read it...

Ditto Nicolas.

>>> I loose count of how many times I've done this. LOL! As a result, I  
>>> now know all sorts of rather useless factiods. Indeed, I watched The  
>>> Eggheads last night, and I got more questions right than they did. [A  
>>> pure fluke, as it happens. Usually they ask questions about Greek  
>>> philosophers or something and I haven't got a clue. But tonight it was  
>>> Latin...]
>>  Either that or you were remembering them ;-)
>
> Unlikely. I make a point of never, ever watching that pathetic program.  
> It's so damn boring. But my mum seems to positively *enjoy* the stupid  
> thing...

I like quiz programs they make me think, I just didn't like Dermot.

"So at the end of the first round the Challengers have lost one brain and  
the Eggheads none" Yes I know I've just watched that happen, likewise I  
can also detemine that after the first round in a knockout situation the  
scores are going to contain both a 1 and a 0 in some order.

>> (they're running through repeats since Dermot left the Beeb).
>
> He left?

Over the sea to Sky IIRC

> He's called Dermot?

Yes Dermot Murnaghan, or as I kept calling him Dermot McMurnahanrahanrahan  
because he just ticked me off.

>>> Still, I don't follow every link I see, only the "interesting" ones.
>>  At which point we hit recursion. :-)
>
> Hey, it's functional. ;-)

Only in a limited pattern.

>>> As a result, I never end up reading about the corporate development of  
>>> IBM or the history of American Independence, but instead reading about  
>>> fractal image compression
>>  Hmm let's see some of my Wikipedia hits - Berlaymont building,  
>> Conspiracy Theory, Craning, Cyniscism, Eisenstein, Horus, Rise of the  
>> Triad. Leading of course to others.
>
> Uh... what?

Well Berlaymont was because I couldn't recall the name of one of the EU  
buildings, I can't tell you why I was looking at Conspiracy Theory,  
Craning from wfa.org.uk regarding urban exploration, Cyniscism to make a  
point, Eisenstein and Horus from W40k, and Rise of the Triad to refresh my  
memory on something.

>>> or the undead cat that that guy studied. [You know the guy. I just  
>>> can't spell his name.]
>>  Oo I know this - it was Giles in Episode 3.2 of Buffy the Vampire  
>> Slayer.
>
> Possibly the silliest episode every...

"Do you like my mask? Isn't it pretty? It raises the dead... Americans!"

Wait one second you've seen this episode? *You've* watched Buffy the  
Vampire Slayer?

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And lo on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:59:55 -0000, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>  
did spake, saying:

> It's a floor polish! It's a salad dressing!  But wait, it's both!

Have you been buying Heinz Salad Cream?

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>
> Hmm let's see some of my Wikipedia hits - Berlaymont building, Conspiracy
> Theory, Craning, Cyniscism, Eisenstein, Horus, Rise of the Triad. Leading
> of course to others.

Interesting. Going to have to look several of those up. Let's see.
Recent Wiki hits: (related on same line)

Thermodynamics, Laws of thermodynamics
Great Pyramid, Giza
OODA_Loop
Arming Sword, Longsword, Viking swords
Knights Templar, Jerusalem, Crusades, Richard the Lionhearted, Kingdom of
Heaven (movie)
Great Hyperspace war
Swansea, Gower Peninsula, Three Cliffs bay

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>>> I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2 
>>> on your blog!
>>
>> Uh... why? It's not like anybody would read it...
> 
> Ditto Nicolas.

http://blog.orphi.me.uk/archives/140

Points of note:

1. This was posted several months ago.

2. Nobody read it.

> Wait one second you've seen this episode? *You've* watched Buffy the 
> Vampire Slayer?

Ooo, you're quick today. :-P

I have watched several, yes. I know somebody who is an utter Buffy 
nutter. Personally I don't find it all that entertaining...

I prefer Charmed.

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And lo on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:39:59 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

>>>> I demand a step-by-step account of you playing Half-Life2+Eps1 and 2  
>>>> on your blog!
>>>
>>> Uh... why? It's not like anybody would read it...
>>  Ditto Nicolas.
>
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/archives/140
>
> Points of note:
>
> 1. This was posted several months ago.
>
> 2. Nobody read it.

Odd I've read the entry before it, I've read the entry after it, and the  
contents of the one you've linked to is familiar to me... so um yes I read  
it.

>> Wait one second you've seen this episode? *You've* watched Buffy the  
>> Vampire Slayer?
>
> Ooo, you're quick today. :-P

Well I'd have been expected you to get confused, say WTF the lot, and then  
never watch another episode. :-)

> I have watched several, yes. I know somebody who is an utter Buffy  
> nutter. Personally I don't find it all that entertaining...

What you don't find Giles entertaining "I just think it's rather odd that  
a nation which prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to  
strap on forty pounds of protective gear in order to play rugby" or Willow  
"Excuse me - Jewish; not all of us worship Santa"

> I prefer Charmed.

Saw some of the first season and didn't gel with it, missed a load then  
caught something about Rose (daughter of a White Lighter) coming in, then  
Shannen disppeared, there was a marriage to that White Lighter, the birth  
of their son, and Phoebe working as an Agony Aunt and her relationship  
with some demon called Balthazar; I just enjoyed listening to "How Soon is  
Now?" at the beginning. It's not a show I watch.

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> Odd I've read the entry before it, I've read the entry after it, and the 
> contents of the one you've linked to is familiar to me... so um yes I 
> read it.

OK... so why the demands? :-P

>>> Wait one second you've seen this episode? *You've* watched Buffy the 
>>> Vampire Slayer?
>>
>> Ooo, you're quick today. :-P
> 
> Well I'd have been expected you to get confused, say WTF the lot, and 
> then never watch another episode. :-)

I never watched the *film* BTW. But my sister did. Apparently it sucked 
greatly. Which isn't all that surprising...

>> I have watched several, yes. I know somebody who is an utter Buffy 
>> nutter. Personally I don't find it all that entertaining...
> 
> What you don't find Giles entertaining "I just think it's rather odd 
> that a nation which prides itself on its virility should feel compelled 
> to strap on forty pounds of protective gear in order to play rugby" or 
> Willow "Excuse me - Jewish; not all of us worship Santa"

There are some funny lines in there. Those aren't the ones I'd pick, but 
sure.

>> I prefer Charmed.
> 
> Saw some of the first season and didn't gel with it, missed a load then 
> caught something about Rose (daughter of a White Lighter) coming in, 
> then Shannen disppeared, there was a marriage to that White Lighter, the 
> birth of their son, and Phoebe working as an Agony Aunt and her 
> relationship with some demon called Balthazar; I just enjoyed listening 
> to "How Soon is Now?" at the beginning. It's not a show I watch.

If you can get over the fact that it's blatently shallow and silly, it's 
quite comic. Not something you can take too seriously, I feel.

Much like Xena...

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And lo on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:21:06 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

>> Odd I've read the entry before it, I've read the entry after it, and  
>> the contents of the one you've linked to is familiar to me... so um yes  
>> I read it.
>
> OK... so why the demands? :-P

'I liked the Antlion tunnels, the lift took me two hours to get through, I  
hate hunters..." So how about Ravenholm, what about the water/driving  
segments, which weapon did/do you favour etc.

>>>> Wait one second you've seen this episode? *You've* watched Buffy the  
>>>> Vampire Slayer?
>>>
>>> Ooo, you're quick today. :-P
>>  Well I'd have been expected you to get confused, say WTF the lot, and  
>> then never watch another episode. :-)
>
> I never watched the *film* BTW. But my sister did. Apparently it sucked  
> greatly. Which isn't all that surprising...

It wasn't great.

>>> I have watched several, yes. I know somebody who is an utter Buffy  
>>> nutter. Personally I don't find it all that entertaining...
>>  What you don't find Giles entertaining "I just think it's rather odd  
>> that a nation which prides itself on its virility should feel compelled  
>> to strap on forty pounds of protective gear in order to play rugby" or  
>> Willow "Excuse me - Jewish; not all of us worship Santa"
>
> There are some funny lines in there. Those aren't the ones I'd pick, but  
> sure.

Not to mention the fighting, the lengthy storylines, the character  
development ...

>>> I prefer Charmed.
>>  Saw some of the first season and didn't gel with it, missed a load  
>> then caught something about Rose (daughter of a White Lighter) coming  
>> in, then Shannen disppeared, there was a marriage to that White  
>> Lighter, the birth of their son, and Phoebe working as an Agony Aunt  
>> and her relationship with some demon called Balthazar; I just enjoyed  
>> listening to "How Soon is Now?" at the beginning. It's not a show I  
>> watch.
>
> If you can get over the fact that it's blatently shallow and silly,

Which I wouldn't have minded if that was the way it was shown, but it  
seems they take every shallow storyline as if it was of some great portent  
and play it totally straight; at least of the episodes I've seen.

> it's quite comic. Not something you can take too seriously, I feel.

Except as I say you don't get the feeling that the actors are having fun,  
they're taking it seriously.

> Much like Xena...

You're comparing Charmed to Xena... you are so dead :-P

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