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- Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Windows 10 crashing problem
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1633
Re: Windows 10 crashing problem
1st step, before all of the sensible suggestions above should be to check the windows logs to see if it tells you why it crashed - run event viewer and look at Windows Logs/System. My machine started crashing when resuming from sleep. I never fixed the underlying problem - likely hardware - but I wa...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: IRB first to call bullshit on Trans Sport
- Replies: 326
- Views: 22777
Re: IRB first to call bullshit on Trans Sport
I know I'll probably get flamed for this, but there was an interesting Joe Rogan podcast on transgender issues a couple of days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtftWcgXjdg One interesting statistic was that if you take one of (or the?) most successful US female Olympic runner, who has more med...
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Oooooh. Sweeping coast by duration is rather good Haven't had a bad beer since I started buying from them. Very consistently good Yup, dinsdale put his money to good use. I specified that though because west coast ipas have been overshadowed by neipas recently but it remains my favourite style I kn...
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17843
- Views: 1203132
Re: F1 Thread
So much for Hungary doesn't favour Mercedes as much as Austriamaverickmak wrote:The gap the Mercs have is ridiculous.
Front row - Mercedes
Daylight
Moonlight
Israelite
Fanny by Gaslight
2nd Row - last year's Mercedes
3rd row Ferrari - I guess this will be considered a good result
4th - 10th row - Others
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: F1 Thread
- Replies: 17843
- Views: 1203132
Re: F1 Thread
Sadly yes.Mick Mannock wrote:Are Ferrari F1 cars Italian-designed these days?AlanBengio wrote:Ferrari probably battling for the podium tomorrow if the race is dry
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: BLM - an anti-Semitic movement?
- Replies: 140
- Views: 7127
Re: BLM - an anti-Semitic movement?
Taking over a country is fine. It's when you don't finish the job that people get upset.Raggs wrote:Would Tibet not be ahead? 1950 vs 1967.Gavin Duffy wrote:Related to the fact that the palestinian territories have the longest history of occupation on the planet at the moment.
Also China - big, Israel - small.
- Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your favourite food
- Replies: 159
- Views: 9393
Re: Your favourite food
Pasta... it's all good. Having said that, just about any regional variety of ragu or sugo is my ultimate comfort dish... Some ground beef and pork, pancetta, onions, celery, carrot, wine, tomato paste, a bit of nutmeg, milk, tomatoes and stock... sometimes some pork sausage... sometimes a bit of ch...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Game Reviews
- Replies: 8371
- Views: 869402
Re: Game Reviews
I found controller easier and I usually play games with keyboard/mouse.Raggs wrote:So if I take the plunge on TW3 goty on Gog (£10.50), controller or keyboard and mouse?
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid people leaving reviews
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4978
Re: Stupid people leaving reviews
Stayed at Pontins on bean sands for kids rugby tour last year. Place was a white hole.. reviews are well worth viewing.. including my favourite "been on 2 tours of Afghanistan, and I will not be coming back to Pontins" I just looked it up on Tripadvisor. I had no idea it was possible to still be in...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 33 Tons Of Rubbish.
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4899
Re: 33 Tons Of Rubbish.
Littering in this country is a horrendous issue as is throwing away shit we can recyle. I've received verbal abuse from people on trains for offering to take their plastic bottle or newspaper home with me for recycling when they're about to put it in the bin. Mind boggling. The Japanese used to hav...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Stupid people leaving reviews
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4978
Re: Stupid people leaving reviews
This is the wonderful reply to a bad review from the owner of a world class Indian restaurant near me.
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:07 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: €1.9bn fraud - money just doesn't exist
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3754
Re: €1.9bn fraud - money just doesn't exist
Missing €1.9 billion probably 'does not exist' Incredible to think that a DAX listed company can just invent money for it's balance sheet & get away with it for so long. On Monday, Wirecard said its management board "assesses on the basis of further examination that there is a prevailing likelihood...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Takeaway Pint Map
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3166
Re: Takeaway Pint Map
My local is pouring fresh beer into growlers (yes I laughed as well) it's bloody delicious, much better than cans. Why better than cans? Sorry for the late reply,I've been drinking the bollox out of it this weekend They're just a lot fresher, had 6 of them last night, every one was like a fresh pul...
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Dark Beer festival at my local this week. Last night I had a 6.7% Chili stout from Ballistic, a 7.5% Violet Crumble stout from Dainton, a 9% Barrel-Aged stout from 8 Wired and the finisher was a 15% Jule Mælk by To Øl... Holy shit!!! What size glasses? Pah, just use a straw. I had a few of the toil...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
And in other news, Kernel have just brewed another batch of Imperial Brown Stout so it should be available end of July - I can just about hang on until then.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Takeaway Pint Map
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3166
Re: Takeaway Pint Map
a) You can't get real ale at the supermarketOpenside wrote:Seems a bit pointless to me, if you are going to drink it at home you might as well buy it half price at the supermarket??
b) Most places are selling takeaway significantly cheaper.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Dark Beer festival at my local this week. Last night I had a 6.7% Chili stout from Ballistic , a 7.5% Violet Crumble stout from Dainton, a 9% Barrel-Aged stout from 8 Wired and the finisher was a 15% Jule Mælk by To Øl... That's another one of my locals. That beer is tasty as all hell. Keep an eye ...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Was chatting to my local brewer last weekend when I picked up this week's supply. Although he'd only started about 12 months ago, he'd managed to get a pretty good foothold in the local pubs - enough so that he was making a decent living. But he's actually seen his business more than quadruple duri...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Best scene in game of thrones?
- Replies: 152
- Views: 12466
Re: Best scene in game of thrones?
The last seasons of GoT felt like a fanfic. They did things they thought viewers would enjoy, rather than what made most sense in terms of the overall narrative. Arya killing the night king, Bran becoming King, Podrick becoming kingsguard, Bronn becoming Warden of the west or whatever. Just some of...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Jarl is a fyne beer.happyhooker wrote:this is definitely worth looking into re minikegs
https://www.fyneales.com/blog/fyne-ales ... -pub-home/
One of the first British beers using Citra hops I believe.
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ rage now in UK
- Replies: 640
- Views: 74070
Re: ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ rage now in UK
I am of the opinion that BLM is nothing more than an anarcho/marxist movement that is using black people to further their political aims. White middle class socialists lap it up, mainly because they hate poor white people. White middle class socialists hate all white people. And they really especia...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Das Boot
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5015
Re: Das Boot
I only found out from watching the directors commentary :) I think the interior scenes are among the best ever filmed. Also several scenes were re-dubbed for the directors cut as some of the actors had learnt to speak English by then. Agree. Up there with 12 Angry Men. So good, that it strays into ...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Das Boot
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5015
Re: Das Boot
The camera had gyroscopes fitted which were so noisy that most of the interior scenes are dubbed. Kinda! The normal stabilised cameras could not be used: they were too big and although the tack accurate set could have the side removed, I don't think it ever was. So they had to use the adapted Arrif...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Das Boot
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5015
Re: Das Boot
The film was laughable compared to the novel. Really not sure what you are trying to say here. - that Buchheim's book is so good because it was better than the highly regarded film - that you are simply being dismissive of the film - or maybe that the film was (as is common in screen adaptations) a...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Best scene in game of thrones?
- Replies: 152
- Views: 12466
Re: Best scene in game of thrones?
I feel we're only talking about GoT now because it took a longtime to get over how shit/unemotional the ending was. Was it the producers' fault or everyone had just speculated and discussed all the possible endings that it was no longer a surprise? They did a good job of turning the source material...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
Is it dinsdale that likes dortmunder lager? If so, try and get some of der titan from exale brewery. I've not been a massive fan of the brewery historically (an irn bru sour ffs) but this is absolutely banging. Not me on the Dortmunder, I'm more of an Augustiner person. Due to supply isues, minimum...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Das Boot
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5015
Re: Das Boot
It was more interesting, for sure.usermame wrote:The film was laughable compared to the novel.
The chapter labelled 'storm' is the sort of thing that gives books a bad name.
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Das Boot
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5015
Re: Das Boot
which one is the true original, 1981 film or 1985 mini-series ? The film was first. The series shown in the UK was 6 part of approx 5 hours. There was then a director's cut of the film which was about 3 hrs. May have mislead you: by original series I meant if contrast to these later 2 series. What ...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Welp, that's the breakdown sorted...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4559
Re: Welp, that's the breakdown sorted...
Makes life very tough for the attacking team, as I read it. Could have the consequence of team not resourcing rucks because why bother if you have to clear out on tiptoes... If the jackaler is getting such a clear run at the steal there should be a lot of turnovers unless "in the side" is not polic...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Marmite gooooone.....................
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4180
Re: Marmite gooooone.....................
If there really is a shortage of brewer's yeast them a lack of horrible breakfast spread is surely the least of our worries. Brewing - particularly traditional British beer - produces massive amounts of excess yeast, hence the existence of Marmite. There won't be an issue of shortages for actual br...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Marmite gooooone.....................
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4180
Re: Marmite gooooone.....................
Damn it, they had run out in Waitrose yesterday and now I know why - the latest panic buying spree.
I get through a lot and I'm almost out.
I get through a lot and I'm almost out.
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Tyrone Green
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1858
Re: Tyrone Green
Will he play for England, South Africa or Neither? https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/springboks/tyrone-green-wont-be-lost-to-the-springboks-20200610 Unless he's already qualified by ancestry (which I didn't see mentioned) he's got 5 years to wait for England and we're rarely short of promising. bu...
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jury Service (UK)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4127
Re: Jury Service (UK)
One of the comments When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty. Norm Crosby I've done jury duty twice, and both times it was depressing . Most jurors have no idea at all of how to proceed. They just seize on some...
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
- Replies: 55696
- Views: 9440361
Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte
You guys know most browsers have a right click option such as open image in a separate tab or similar that will resize the image to your screen right? Or a simple view size option? And on my phone I can just "pinch" my screen till it fits. Most not being Firefox. :roll: It's the first option on the...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10225
Re: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
Pretty unlikely, given the RFU weren’t a party to his contract with Bath and didn’t provide any funding for the move - if they had been contractually involved they’d surely have had some say in what position he played at Bath, which they clearly did not! I think it’s fairly likely he spoke to someo...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Game Reviews
- Replies: 8371
- Views: 869402
Re: Game Reviews
Although you are also tooled up with signs/potions/bombs etc. which helps a lot.anonymous_joe wrote:New Game+ is effectively a difficulty level higher than the base game. It's a good challenge.
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Game Reviews
- Replies: 8371
- Views: 869402
Re: Game Reviews
I also figured out how to play Gwent, so I'll channel my inner Ash Ketchum while I play through NG+ and catch 'em all. :thumbup: It's surprisingly fun when you bait an opponent into overcommitting their cards in a round or get then to pass and then hit them with a weather effect to ruin their stren...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10225
Re: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
Burgess was very complimentary about the England coaching team.Akkerman wrote:bit disappointed that hask hasn't openly criticized lancaster and his coaching team before afaik, but chose to pour on now that burgess was doing the same
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10225
Re: Sam Burgess on HoR podcast
Haven’t got around to watching it all yet, but does he go into more detail about Ford? Assume he’s suggesting that Ford’s decision to play him at flanker (and say publicly that he wouldn’t play him at centre) was an attempt to undermine SL and try and get the England job or is it just generally tha...
- Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thread
- Replies: 2956
- Views: 401162
Re: Favorite beers (for when the rugby is on) - Official thr
If there's a beer you like on there, they're not bad value at all. At a quick glance I'd go for either the magic rock or the thornbridge over the tiny rebel. I've got a couple of the list and grounded keller pills on the way, but that's direct from them I like how they say a keg will last 30 days :...