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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf Link ParentI love that it had equal impact on Greg, too. what a gem of a show.I love that it had equal impact on Greg, too. what a gem of a show.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf Link ParentI love when they fuck with someone like this but I appreciate restraint in not doing it every series. This could topple the beans.I love when they fuck with someone like this but I appreciate restraint in not doing it every series.
This could topple the beans.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf Link ParentDon’t do what I did and start with all of the unbelievable seasons, though. Every season so far has been great, but 5 absolutely nailed it for me and it took a bit for the second series to catch...Don’t do what I did and start with all of the unbelievable seasons, though. Every season so far has been great, but 5 absolutely nailed it for me and it took a bit for the second series to catch me. :)
This show is so fun. I can’t believe I put it off for so many years.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf Link ParentThat egg is going to be a real highlight for the series.That egg is going to be a real highlight for the series.
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Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv
tomf Link ParentI liked this ep. I think they'll grow on us. I am absolutely with you wrt Nanjiani -- but I think he'll also grow on me. That final task was thrilling, but I might also be a sucker for a good edit :)I liked this ep. I think they'll grow on us. I am absolutely with you wrt Nanjiani -- but I think he'll also grow on me.
That final task was thrilling, but I might also be a sucker for a good edit :)
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Comment on Inside the ‘Michael’ overhaul: $15 million reshoots, removing child abuse allegations and what’s in store for sequels in ~movies
tomf LinkI never believed MJ was a rapist or pedo purely because the Coreys backed him up. Charlie Sheen is the one who should be shunned by society and not doing his book tour. MJ was weird and made a lot...I never believed MJ was a rapist or pedo purely because the Coreys backed him up. Charlie Sheen is the one who should be shunned by society and not doing his book tour.
MJ was weird and made a lot of strange decisions, but everybody who came out to accuse him had financial motives.
If they do a movie it should stop right after Leave Me Alone comes out.
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Comment on Help disabling flashy "animation" on my dumb watch in ~tech
tomf Link Parentif you get anybody to open it up, they just pop out the digital part (all one piece with a plastic frame) -- then they can slap some electric tape or whatever on that part and put it back in. The...if you get anybody to open it up, they just pop out the digital part (all one piece with a plastic frame) -- then they can slap some electric tape or whatever on that part and put it back in. The toughest part is the rubber seal, but that only takes a second https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAl3r7KGJYA
Ask around -- someone will be comfortable doing it up. You definitely don't need a watchmaker for it. Absolute worst case, hole punch some black paper and have someone glue it on top.
What a useless animation. Better than the split day indicator on this piece of shit, though -- https://i.imgur.com/yibI0Ms.png :)
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Comment on Help disabling flashy "animation" on my dumb watch in ~tech
tomf Link Parentwell, the price is right. Were you able to stop it? It should just be Start x2 (start > stop) > reset > change the mode or something. that would drive me nuts. taking this watch apart is a total...well, the price is right. Were you able to stop it? It should just be Start x2 (start > stop) > reset > change the mode or something.
that would drive me nuts. taking this watch apart is a total breeze if you simply want to cover that part up, though (the best.)
I disable all animations and even beeps with casio watches (just some tape on the inside of the rear panel will do it.)
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Comment on Help disabling flashy "animation" on my dumb watch in ~tech
tomf LinkYou can use goo gone to remove the badging. How much did you pay for this? I have the proper one and it’s fine for a watch, but the clones are almost universally terrible… and I follow the rep...You can use goo gone to remove the badging. How much did you pay for this? I have the proper one and it’s fine for a watch, but the clones are almost universally terrible… and I follow the rep watch scene to some extent :)
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Comment on Zombo.com - Now under new management in ~tech
tomf Link ParentInsane to let something lapse like that. I’d have it registered for decades if I had an iconic domain.Insane to let something lapse like that. I’d have it registered for decades if I had an iconic domain.
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
tomf Link Parentthe catch-all is the best! everybody should have one and I'm surprised how few technical people have one and even more surprised when technical people never thought of it as an option.the catch-all is the best! everybody should have one and I'm surprised how few technical people have one and even more surprised when technical people never thought of it as an option.
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Comment on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor in ~tech
tomf Link Parentyou can get a 13" monitor with a VESA mount. I've got one as my second screen and I love it.you can get a 13" monitor with a VESA mount. I've got one as my second screen and I love it.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
tomf (edited )LinkI’m breezing through Psycho-Cybernetics and the amount of religious shit shoehorned in is very much a product of its time and they should simply remove most of it. I think I’m going to reread The...I’m breezing through Psycho-Cybernetics and the amount of religious shit shoehorned in is very much a product of its time and they should simply remove most of it.
I think I’m going to reread The Count of Monte Cristo next.
Edit: I hate when self-help books go in circles. Maybe a lot of dumb people read these books and need reiteration — but they should have a normal route and a fast track for people who get it.
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
tomf (edited )Link ParentThat’s a good one! I just do one-pagers —- I have nothing of value to share via a website. I just have a bunch of different things just for me one these sites. ( edit: cool domain name here )That’s a good one! I just do one-pagers —- I have nothing of value to share via a website. I just have a bunch of different things just for me one these sites. ( edit: cool domain name here )
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
tomf Link ParentI've got a bunch of domains -- lastna.me, a few .party, some funny ones. I've thought about having an absolutely meaningless domain that is just x000.com -- e.g. x406.com, x478.com, x480.com,...I've got a bunch of domains -- lastna.me, a few .party, some funny ones. I've thought about having an absolutely meaningless domain that is just x000.com -- e.g. x406.com, x478.com, x480.com, x642.com, x712.com, x841.com, x930.com (these are all that is left) or really dazzle everybody with your ooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ooo domain (25 o's + 3 o's -- also available) :)
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Comment on You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago in ~tech
tomf Link Parentwhy not get a domain and host it with zoho or whatever? domains are cheap, zoho is either free or cheap, a total breeze to set up, too. I have a catch-all junk mail domain and in the ~6 years I've...why not get a domain and host it with zoho or whatever? domains are cheap, zoho is either free or cheap, a total breeze to set up, too. I have a catch-all junk mail domain and in the ~6 years I've had it running now, no spam. My main domain is just initials [at] firstlast.com -- but you can also have a catch-all for this and have different business cards for different occasions (e.g. hello@ for a site, firstLast for business cards, etc.)
way classier than gmail. :)
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
tomf LinkI like a hammerhead shark — but a great white will always be the coolest. Early in my career this cubical neighbour had two little toys in her desk — a great white and a blue whale. For weeks...I like a hammerhead shark — but a great white will always be the coolest.
Early in my career this cubical neighbour had two little toys in her desk — a great white and a blue whale. For weeks everybody would debate who would win in a fight. To settle it, I called the kind folks at the aquarium, left a voicemail with my question… they went through the same cycle of weeks debating it until finally settling in the shark winning because it’s more agile and could essentially chomp the whale alive from the back.
Anyway, hammerheads are super cool but look ridiculous.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
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Comment on TV series suggestions in ~tv
tomf Link ParentLaura Dern is a treasure and I can’t imagine anyone more perfect for the role.Laura Dern is a treasure and I can’t imagine anyone more perfect for the role.
excellent pick. I was all into Cats Does Countdown then moved to the main show.