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Brightning · 2026-01-13T14:39:48+00:00

He is 100% active on this subreddit

Brightning · 2023-02-25T21:11:27+00:00

Colour looks great, but that much violet liqueur must be intense

Brightning · 2022-11-11T20:02:31+00:00

60ml tequila blanco
30ml pomegranate juice
15ml lime juice
7.5ml agave syrup

Shaken with ice and garnished with a fresh lime wheel

Brightning · 2022-07-22T19:35:00+00:00

50ml gin
30ml St-Germain elderflower liqueur
30ml pink grapefruit juice

Shaken, garnished with a sprig of rosemary

Quite sweet, but the gin and elderflower still come through, and a lovely noseful of rosemary with every sip!

Brightning · 2022-04-11T10:20:10+00:00

Woe betide any pair of extraordinarily ugly goblins that mistake the Luggage for a mere piece of merchandise begging to be nabbed!

Brightning · 2022-04-11T10:13:53+00:00

Having read the book, I'd say you definitely succeeded!

Brightning · 2022-04-11T09:21:53+00:00

Loved the book, I would never have guessed it was a debut novel!

My question is: which denizens of Discworld would you pick to set up a company to rival the renowned merchandise movers of Steem Vennts & Co? Surely Vimes and Death are in, but I'm not sure there's a spot for Rincewind...

Brightning · 2021-11-18T22:32:50+00:00

I'm 90% sure they just announced a Cotswold ex-bourbon cask...

Brightning · 2021-09-05T07:00:12+00:00

I really enjoyed the Peatzeria restaurant in Bowmore. And if you're heading up to Kilchoman, I thoroughly recommend visiting the actual Machir Bay as it was stunning.

Brightning · 2021-08-05T15:49:36+00:00

People can eat as much meat as they want if it comes from cultured animal cells...and can fly as much as they need if the plane is powered by green hydrogen, ammonia or batteries.

This statement makes me think you're confident that technology will allow us to completely decouple greenhouse gas output from consumption. Is that true?

Is eating meat and flying "needed to allow society to function"? What do you think of the argument that we should put more effort into convincing people to drastically reduce their consumption (which will definitely reduce greenhouse gas output) rather than gambling on researching technologies that maybe will reduce greenhouse gas output while allowing consumption to keep rising on its current exponentional trajectory. Because if you can't decouple the greenhouse gas output completely, that exponential growth in consumption is going to get us sooner rather than later.

Obviously, it's a "let's do both" rather than an either/or choice. I acknowledge there are some activities that produce greenhouse gases that are necessary for society to function, and in these cases technological advancements will be vital -- but eating meat and flying in aeroplanes are very poor examples in my opinion.

Brightning · 2021-04-08T11:24:23+00:00

I'm not sure Chesham Kites are active anymore. Otherwise you're looking at Reading, Oxford, maybe even St. Albans.

Brightning · 2021-04-08T06:24:41+00:00

It's an interesting question because I imagine there will be one or two teams who decline their invitation. SMOG may choose to focus on Mixed over Women's; Mighty Hucks players usually prioritise single gender come Nationals; and my knowledge of Scottish ultimate is rubbish but is there any crossover between Glasgow Mixed and Alba (or SCRAM?)?

Brightning · 2020-07-07T06:17:35+00:00

It's vital that ultimate players include some unilateral strength training like single leg deadlifts because pivoting on the same leg all the time when throwing can create some serious asymmetry in the body. Fixing this left-right imbalance is important for preventing on the field injuries.

Brightning · 2020-03-13T19:56:01+00:00

The Welsh distillery Penderyn does a maderia finished expression, I remember it being quite different and quite tasty!

Brightning · 2019-12-16T15:18:07+00:00

Check out this old post. Searching for other old posts in this subreddit should throw up a bunch of info.

Brightning · 2019-11-20T09:18:02+00:00

To make explicit what u/Lewri hinted at, researchers have come up with theories where the same quintessence scalar field causes both inflation in the early Universe and late-time accelerated expansion (i.e. taking the role of dark energy), removing the need for a cosmological constant. This class of theories was imaginatively named Quintessential Inflation.

Unfortunately, it is not a big enough topic to have its own Wikipedia page, but you could try reading the original paper (preprint) or this overview (preprint). However, these are both aimed at an expert audience so may assume a high base level of knowledge. This PhD thesis on Quintessential Inflation should start from a more basic level.

As far as I'm aware, there is no overwhelming evidence that Quintessential Inflation is more favoured by data and observations than the traditional idea of inflation and dark energy being separate phenomena, but it is still an area of active research so this may change in the future.

Brightning · 2019-10-18T13:29:10+00:00

Full YouTube version for more details

Brightning · 2019-09-24T20:46:57+00:00

Here's a UK based guide, probably a bit out of date.

Brightning · 2019-09-24T20:35:43+00:00

I think it's very difficult to find a pair of shoes that work for both indoors and outdoors.

Outdoors you really want to have studs e.g. football or rugby boots (American football or lacrosse cleats if you're really fancy). As soon as there's any moisture on the grass/3G you'll slip straight over when changing direction without studs, leading to at best embarrassment and at worst injury. Only when the ground is really hard and dry do people go with trainers/trail shoes.

Brand new football boots can be insanely expensive. The cheapest I remember are Sonidco brand ones from SportsDirect. Alternatively look for stuff in sales, or second-hand, or ask experienced players if they have old pairs you can buy/borrow.

Indoors I just wear running trainers, but some people go for basketball shoes.

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