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#51

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Razgovory - May 23, 2025, 01:02:46 PM

What is "reset" in this context?  I read the guys op-ed but he wasn't clear what he was arguing for.  Mostly he just complains about everyone.

#52

Off the Record / Re: Grand unified books thread

Last post by The Minsky Moment - May 23, 2025, 12:55:17 PM

I see Spotify has added a ton of audio books for premium subscribers.

I am delighted to discover that Spotify lets you save your audiobooks in separate folders AND saves your progress. I was worried they'd treat it like any other CD or playlist and you'd have to remember where you left off if you listened to something else in between.

Audiobooks by human authors or more of their AI generated shit?

#53

Off the Record / Re: NHL Hockey thread

Last post by HVC - May 23, 2025, 12:54:29 PM

Would have stung more if we were rivals. Losing to Rudy doesn't hurt as bad as losing to someone you hate

#54

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Josquius - May 23, 2025, 12:49:06 PM

He is fundamentally a very stupid person...and I'm sure that Carlo M Cipolla would agree with me if he was still alive.

I dunno.... He gets around a lot, doubtless being paid decent money for writing utter nonsense. That's pretty clever.

#55

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Baron von Schtinkenbutt - May 23, 2025, 12:44:26 PM

I see what you did there.

#56

Off the Record / Re: NHL Hockey thread

Last post by Jacob - May 23, 2025, 12:37:47 PM

Huzzah for Nik Ehlers!

Actually - Jacob can you confirm/deny that Nik Ehlers father Heinz is still the head coach for Denmark?

He is not, as far as I can tell. The head coach is listed as Mikael Gath.

In Canada, this whole thing has very much a "for you it was the greatest day in your life, for me it was Tuesday" kind of vibe. Canada is like "you win some you lose some. We should have won, but oh well - back to the NHL playoffs."

Meanwhile in Denmark it's "this is the wildest thing I've ever seen!" (from hockey fans) and "we actually beat the best team in the world! OMG!!11!!!". It's even getting random Swedes commenting "well done", which says something.

Someone mentioned the stat that Toronto has more hockey referees than Denmark has hockey players at all levels.

#57

Off the Record / Re: NHL Hockey thread

Last post by HVC - May 23, 2025, 12:29:37 PM

Come on Edmonton, dust yourself off.

#58

Off the Record / Re: Grand unified books thread

Last post by Syt - May 23, 2025, 12:00:26 PM

I see Spotify has added a ton of audio books for premium subscribers.

I am delighted to discover that Spotify lets you save your audiobooks in separate folders AND saves your progress. I was worried they'd treat it like any other CD or playlist and you'd have to remember where you left off if you listened to something else in between.

#59

Off the Record / Re: NHL Hockey thread

Last post by Barrister - May 23, 2025, 11:57:06 AM

Not NHL Hockey, but Denmark just beat Canada in the World Cup hockey quarter finals for World Cup hockey?

Huzzah for Nik Ehlers!

Actually - Jacob can you confirm/deny that Nik Ehlers father Heinz is still the head coach for Denmark?

#60

Computer Affairs / Re: Kobo e-readers

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - May 23, 2025, 11:51:33 AM

I got the kobo libra colour, kobo colour libra?, in the end. I'm very pleased with it, the colour is a bit marginal in terms of usefulness but does make reading guidebooks on the device more fun; I do a lot of that as I'm taking many holidays before decrepitude becomes an issue. I like the physical page turning buttons, the main potential downside is that it uses up its battery charge a lot quicker than my old kindle.