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  1. Comment on Taskmaster | Champion of Champions 4 - 'Put that on my gravestone.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    Only just got around to watching it, but you know it's bad / something really didn't work when the chat section didn't even make the outtakes.

    Only just got around to watching it, but you know it's bad / something really didn't work when the chat section didn't even make the outtakes.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Taskmaster | Champion of Champions 4 - 'Put that on my gravestone.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    From a few reports of people at the recording it sounds like even this was edited down, claims of it lasting up to an hour. Hopefully they'll still release a separate outtakes video for the rest...

    From a few reports of people at the recording it sounds like even this was edited down, claims of it lasting up to an hour.

    Hopefully they'll still release a separate outtakes video for the rest of the episode. Imagine there will be some great moments from later on that didn't make the broadcast.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What do you leave out for Father Christmas? in ~talk

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    UK as well, but as a child we'd leave out a mince pie and some sherry.

    UK as well, but as a child we'd leave out a mince pie and some sherry.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk

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    Reform to win big in the UK local elections. (Should be in May) Press continues to talk them up for the next general election due in 2029. They then royally screw up in every council that they...

    Reform to win big in the UK local elections. (Should be in May)
    Press continues to talk them up for the next general election due in 2029.

    They then royally screw up in every council that they take control of over the rest of the year.
    Press continues to talk them up for the next general election due in 2029.

    Potentially more long term than 2026, Biden outlives Trump.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech

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    For the most part yes, but from my read of it I'd say the intended point is to check the local value proposition, compared to what the larger (mainly US focused) reviewers may say.

    For the most part yes, but from my read of it I'd say the intended point is to check the local value proposition, compared to what the larger (mainly US focused) reviewers may say.

    10 votes

  6. Comment on The Berkshire mystery: Where exactly is "Berk"? in ~humanities

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    Nice to see that they also covered all the non immediately obvious shires throughout the course of the video. (not biased at all by being in the general area either)

    Nice to see that they also covered all the non immediately obvious shires throughout the course of the video. (not biased at all by being in the general area either)

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Steam Replay 2025 in ~games

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    Judging by at least one of my friends on Steam it might not be far off, they only played football manager all year.

    Judging by at least one of my friends on Steam it might not be far off, they only played football manager all year.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Steam Replay 2025 in ~games

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    Nothing too crazy for me. 29 games played (5 more than last year) 199 achievements (56 fewer than last year) 75/25 split between keyboard & mouse vs controller Outside of using Fantasy Grounds,...

    Nothing too crazy for me.

    • 29 games played (5 more than last year)
    • 199 achievements (56 fewer than last year)
    • 75/25 split between keyboard & mouse vs controller

    Outside of using Fantasy Grounds, top games played were Hi-Fi Rush and Citizen Sleeper.

    Otherwise the only stat that really stood out to me is apparently I played nothing via Steam that was released in 2025. All bar one every game played is listed under the "Recent" time frame of released in the last 1-7 years, the outlier being Spec Ops the Line, which I finally got around to playing this year.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Moving camera forced perspective in ~movies

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    Very much agreed, Daniel seems to produce some fan favourites, like his last video which also had Wren as the host about stop motion.

    Very much agreed, Daniel seems to produce some fan favourites, like his last video which also had Wren as the host about stop motion.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Without looking, do you have a vague idea of your coordinates? in ~talk

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    Guessed then checked, longitude was fairly close, but then living in England does narrow down the range quite a bit with Greenwich being in London. Latitude I was far more off than I thought, had...

    Guessed then checked, longitude was fairly close, but then living in England does narrow down the range quite a bit with Greenwich being in London.

    Latitude I was far more off than I thought, had myself pegged much further north than I really am. Though mainly because I'd forgotten the actual range it covers, if I were to adjust that as a percentage of possible range I'm at least on the right landmass....

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Building the perfect Linux PC with Linus Torvalds in ~tech

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    Very good video, I knew it was in the works from references in WAN shows. Glad they kept to a longer run time instead of trying to cut it down to 20-30 mins. In particular found Torvalds take on...

    Very good video, I knew it was in the works from references in WAN shows. Glad they kept to a longer run time instead of trying to cut it down to 20-30 mins.

    In particular found Torvalds take on the state of AI to be nuanced and genuinely realistic.

    16 votes

  12. Comment on Are there any current Kagi extended trial codes? in ~tech

  13. Comment on Are there any current Kagi extended trial codes? in ~tech

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    If anyone still has a spare, I'd love to give it a proper prolonged trial.

    If anyone still has a spare, I'd love to give it a proper prolonged trial.

  14. Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech

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    I was just about to reply saying I've heard a lot of good things about Gli.net routers. At least you realised before buying a replacement! Not at the same spend category, but I once bought a...

    I was just about to reply saying I've heard a lot of good things about Gli.net routers.

    At least you realised before buying a replacement!
    Not at the same spend category, but I once bought a replacement remote for some led lights because I couldn't find the original one I had only for it to turn up within a week of the new one arriving....

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Taskmaster Season 20, Episode 1 - '9x7.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    there was one to decide the episode four winner Replied directly via the inbox, so I didn't see that cfabbro had already responded in more detail.
    there was one to decide the episode four winner

    Replied directly via the inbox, so I didn't see that cfabbro had already responded in more detail.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Taskmaster Season 20, Episode 1 - '9x7.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    Based on Alex's comments the last couple of episodes we knew the final would be close Click to expand spoiler. But oh my days I never expected it to be a three way tie to decide it. Using an in...

    Based on Alex's comments the last couple of episodes we knew the final would be close

    Click to expand spoiler. But oh my days I never expected it to be a three way tie to decide it. Using an in studio tiebreaker task vs the pre recorded ones at the house to decide it at that.
    2 votes

  17. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice for me, I remember following the original developer diaries and purchased it for PS4 once it was available but for some reason never actually got around to playing it....

    Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice for me, I remember following the original developer diaries and purchased it for PS4 once it was available but for some reason never actually got around to playing it.

    Fast forward to recently and I found out there's a free PS5 upgrade so picked that up and finally got stuck into it.

    Given the subject matter I ended up playing it in short bursts, but very glad that I've actually played and finished it now.
    Anyone that has played it, I'd also recommend watching with the developer diaries or the making of featurette included in the PS5/Xbox series version if you haven't already.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    So what it's worth I've had a Tesco Clubcard since long before they started introducing all the insane Clubcard only pricing, back when the earn rates for things like buying petrol were actually...

    So what it's worth I've had a Tesco Clubcard since long before they started introducing all the insane Clubcard only pricing, back when the earn rates for things like buying petrol were actually good.

    Over that time I have managed to do quite well with actually getting something back out of the "points". During their attempt at competing with the like of Argos, I was able to convert the vouchers at some silly rate like 3/4x their "worth" and used that to buy a PS4 for example.

    These days though, biggest personal benefit is that you need one for access "scan as you shop". At my local store, the queue to go through at the regular checkouts can still get pretty silly backing into the aisles, but the self scan ones are always outside of the Christmas rush also quiet, so I can go pay and leave with little fuss / waiting around. The exclusion to that being the occasional bag checks, where I need to hang around while a member of staff randomly scans a few things to ensure everything is above board.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Supermarket rewards card- yes or no? in ~finance

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    Lidl already has a reward scheme in the UK as well, they just haven't locked any pricing behind it yet.

    Lidl already has a reward scheme in the UK as well, they just haven't locked any pricing behind it yet.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on What is happening to Japan? in ~tech

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    Thank you for sharing and providing the additional context. I'd originally glossed over this video when it came up via the Youtube home page, for the very reason the title / thumb nail made me...

    Thank you for sharing and providing the additional context. I'd originally glossed over this video when it came up via the Youtube home page, for the very reason the title / thumb nail made me think it was the type of video it was actually responding to.

    I guess that also ties in to part of the problem of it's easier to spread misinformation than corrections, having no prior context of the video that was being replied to, it's easy to make an incorrect assumption on the type of video that it was.

    12 votes