On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 03:31:47 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> Adventure the same as ZORK but for a different platform?

Indeed it was.  I remember playing Zork, but as "Adventure" (not to be 
confused with the Atari 2600 game of the same name) on a remote mainframe 
terminal at my younger elder brother's home. :)

Jim



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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:28:09 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/30/2016 1:00 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> iplayer has been playing up recently. It is taking longer for
>>> programmes
>>> >to be put on nut they are staying available for longer too.
>> I did notice that - I was pleased to see that the previous 5 were still
>> available,
> 
> Five? You have five?
> I've only got four.

Sixth episode turned up today.  But yes, at that time, I had the first 5, 
all from iPlayer.

>> so I didn't have to look for alternate sources.
> 
> 
> Me generally. :)

Actually, perhaps surprisingly, not. :)

Jim



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On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:10:03 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/30/2016 1:31 AM, Doctor John wrote:
>> Please note that neither Jim nor Stephen are capable of counting.
> 
> 
> We don't count. We measure.
> That's why we get it right. :P

I believe another "measure" is called for. :D



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On 8/2/2016 12:57 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:14:21 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/30/2016 12:57 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 00:13:45 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry, mate. Not asleep. Listening to Buddy Rich. Reason: the old man
>>>> (my father) died this morning. He was a month off 101.
>>>>
>>>> Still expect to see you at PovCon - he was a Lagavulin fan and we will
>>>> drink to his memory. Therefore my move is:
>>>> Leicester Square
>>>
>>> That's a double-capital move.  'L' and 'S', specifically.
>>>
>>> I think, since we're off to the pub in a couple hours for a celebratory
>>> dinner, Rotherhithe.
>>>
>>>
>> Rotherhithe! Rotherhithe?
>>
>> I assume you know that you are doing.
>
> Always. :)
>
>> Tobacco Dock, on the slither.
>
> Yes, I thought you might do that. ;)
>
>
>

And I did. You are on a roll. :)

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On 8/2/2016 12:57 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:34:46 +0100, Doctor John wrote:
>
>> On 30/07/16 01:31, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>> No. My move was to Tobacco <s>Road</s> Dock. After Jim's Rotherhithe
>>> debacle.
>>> Fancy play indeed!
>>>
>>>
>> Well he is a Merkan, Let us give him a let.
>
> I do believe it's your go, Doc. :)
>

Give him time.
He is recovering from putting his hand in his pocket. ;)


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On 8/2/2016 1:01 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:28:09 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 7/30/2016 1:00 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> iplayer has been playing up recently. It is taking longer for
>>>> programmes
>>>>> to be put on nut they are staying available for longer too.
>>> I did notice that - I was pleased to see that the previous 5 were still
>>> available,
>>
>> Five? You have five?
>> I've only got four.
>
> Sixth episode turned up today.  But yes, at that time, I had the first 5,
> all from iPlayer.
>

Fifth episode turned up on iPlayer as I was listening to the sixth live.
There is something funny going on.
Firefox kept freezing when I was on the B Broadcasting C schedule page 
for R4. I've had a devil of a job with iPlayer trying to find them with 
the PRV. I've had to do direct downloads from the web page. Using the 
Default mode will not find them.


>>> so I didn't have to look for alternate sources.
>>
>>
>> Me generally. :)
>
> Actually, perhaps surprisingly, not. :)
>


What are you going to do after September?
There was a statement last week that the above named Corporation is 
going to close the loophole that allows people who have not paid the 
licence fee, to listen and watch the site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35708623

It does not say how.
Interestingly, we don't need a licence to listen to the radio. It is 
funded through the TV licence. So they might not put that restriction on 
the radio sites. They seem to be more interested in stopping the 
bake-offs and Sherlock.

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     Stephen

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> A couple of weeks ago, Stephen mentioned that he was fairly certain that
> I held the record for being the OP of the longest thread on this
> newsgroup. I begged to differ but the thought stuck in my mind and I was
> finally forced to check the stats.

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On 8/2/2016 9:14 AM, scott wrote:

Still too short.

http://media.jrn.com/images/b99509254z.1_20150530233517_000_gqtba0ep.1-0.jpg

:P

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     Stephen

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On 02/08/16 10:14, Stephen wrote:
> On 8/2/2016 9:14 AM, scott wrote:
> 
> Still too short.
> 
> http://media.jrn.com/images/b99509254z.1_20150530233517_000_gqtba0ep.1-0.jpg
> 
> 
> :P
> 
Surely that's a memorial to alphaQuad (late of these newsgroups)

John
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On 02/08/16 08:03, Stephen wrote:
> 
> Give him time.
> He is recovering from putting his hand in his pocket. ;)
> 

I seem to remember that, after you bought the first round, your hair
went quite white :-p

...and in that vein:
Whitechapel

John
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It's about doing what I need to do to win

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