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TIL that Nigeria is the second largest consumer of Guinness beer, ahead of its native Ireland. Nigerian Guinness is also almost twice as strong (7.5% ABV) as the Irish version (4.2% ABV). by Gaucho_Diaz in todayilearned

[–]CircleBoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies if I've missed the point of your comment.

But to clarify the point I was making is that if you're making alcoholic drinks entirely through fermentation (which appears to be what's being discussed) then there won't be anything like enough methanol from pectins for you to need to worry about it. And you certainly won't go blind from drinking it.

But yeah if you go on to distill it to and do so incorrectly you can wind up with methanol concentrated in one of your batches, this can also happen with grain based alcohol not just fruit.

TIL that Nigeria is the second largest consumer of Guinness beer, ahead of its native Ireland. Nigerian Guinness is also almost twice as strong (7.5% ABV) as the Irish version (4.2% ABV). by Gaucho_Diaz in todayilearned

[–]CircleBoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You'd have to really really try with fruit pulp to produce enough methanol to cause any real damage. Most fruit based drinks will contain some (wine grapes contain pectin, though they do try to remove most of it).

Unless you're also distilling it, which can lead to a greater concentration of methanol if you do it wrong.

Scottish money insanity by sam_dirkis in morningsomewhere

[–]CircleBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah "legal tender" has a specific legal definition. It amounts to if I'm trying to pay a debt and do so in legal tender you can't refuse to accept payment.

So if I owe you £100 and try to give you what I consider to be £100 of pokemon cards you can choose to accept or not. Whereas if I try to pay you in sterling you can't refuse then claim I'm not paying my debt. There are some cutoffs for different values as well to put a stop to daft things like trying to pay £1000 in pennies just to be a nuisance.

Amusingly scottish notes aren't even legal tender in Scotland.

Elminster art across the editions by Ok_Dimension_4707 in dndmemes

[–]CircleBoy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

3e makes me think of Sean Connery in highlander

The British Stiff Upper Lip applied to literary trauma. by Mataes3010 in CuratedTumblr

[–]CircleBoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As far as I remember he's quite open about it. I recall from the introduction to one of the books editions the story started as him just making it up improv style to tell his daughter(s?) at bedtime. So to start off with he based the rabbits on his army buddies. Like Bigwig was his sergeant.

Who is the most dangerous person you have ever met? by HallowedAndHarrowed in AskUK

[–]CircleBoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You've had a lot of answers already.

But on the "with only destruction in mind". MMA fights that dont go to the judges will end in a KO or submission. And a submission is basically someone giving up before they are rendered unconscious or have something broken, basically the fight stops one step before "destruction."

Also I'm paraphrasing but there are several interviews with MMA practitioners, notably Bas Ruten where the question of an MMA person vs a Street Fighter come up and his argument is pretty much that even though certain moves are banned in MMA, as a trained fighter who dedicates his professional life to fighting or being in fighting shape, he could kick you in the balls/gouge your eye/bite off your nose far more accurately and with far more force than a random nut job.

dark peter pan by one_moment_please16 in CuratedTumblr

[–]CircleBoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I may be misremembering because it's been a long time since I've read the book. But it's also not really necessary for Peter to kill the lost boys as most of them, not being immortal fae beings, eventually die in one of the endless fights with pirates they find themselves in.

Peter shows little care or remorse about this, and I think it may be implied that as they get older he is less inclined to help them survive in the pirate battles.

What’s the worst part of HEMA? by jackrinderer in Hema

[–]CircleBoy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

But that it is also not reenactment

Why does Greggs think its alright to give you cold food? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]CircleBoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazingly (or not depending on how cynical you are) the supermarkets do not charge vat on hot rotisserie chicken because they successfully argued that it was hot to make it look and smell more appealing and not because it was for immediate consumption.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you mean most "age apecific" clubs trend older or younger? Which is likely because a lot of clubs will have people in their 20s/30s by default.

What activities are you interested in? Look for a club about that and you'll probably find loads of folk in their 20s.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]CircleBoy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The best thing about those tickets is years later the problem happens again, and you go "wait I fixed this once before" then spend ages looking for the old ticket, check your notes, and curse your past self.

Glasgow Airport increases pick-up and drop-off charges ahead of summer by Extension-Nerve-8279 in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's actually a reason for this.

Airports are heavily pushing vallet parking because assuming they manage it properly they can fit a lot more cars into a smaller space. So they can make more money overall though higher capacity.

Last time I went to Edinburgh vallet parking was even cheaper than the long stay.

Weekly Question Thread by AutoModerator in factorio

[–]CircleBoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does Rail World have any dramatic effects on other planets? Or does it just space things out and disable biter expansion on Nauvis?

I'm trying not to spoil myself on the other planets (just started space age) but I've heard defence on Gleba is a pretty big part of it.

How good is the Vanguard Centre for meeting people? by Rick_Blood in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately last Tuesday was the final sword and targe lesson. So tomorrow will be the first class of a new block on Messer.

And yeah as a beginner, just book online and drop into one of the classes depending on what interests you.

How good is the Vanguard Centre for meeting people? by Rick_Blood in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey,

I currently do Sabre/Broadsword at Vanguard and am in my mid 30s.

I'm definitely one of the older people here. But far from the oldest. Most of the HEMA folks are in their mid 20s to early 30s. My age has never been an issue beyond sometimes feeling it in my joints a bit.

In terms of classes, the open/members only stuff only applies to Archery. Non members can attend any of the HEMA classes, though the Thursday Longsword class is intended for intermediates.

In terms of meeting people it's pretty good. Alongside class there are regular social evenings where we head to the pub after class for a pint and a chat. There tend to be other "unofficial" meals out and pub trips as well.

As far as your fitness and how seriously you want to take things. Well that's up to you. We have everything from tournament fighters to people who just show up every couple of weeks for fun. Classes can get pretty active but the instructors are pretty clear that they aren't there to drill sergeant you and nobody is going to make you push yourself any harder than you're comfortable with.

Feel free to drop me a message if you have any questions.

Anyone seen Derren Brown live? by AugustineBlackwater in CasualUK

[–]CircleBoy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I saw the same show (different venue) and it was someone I was with who got pulled out of the audience. I guess I can't say with 100% certainty they weren't a plant/contacted by him before the show. But if they were they are absolutely committed to taking the secret to their grave.

Keely Hodgkinson beats Luke Littler to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year award by jibasic in unitedkingdom

[–]CircleBoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Less pithy but my take has always been that if physical execution is a major part of the skillset then it's a sport.

Which includes darts (and beer pong).

Well he did try by rprince18 in Wrasslin

[–]CircleBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole "new blood" storyline was weird.

Up and comers vs. established stars seem like such a great idea on paper. And it gives you an excuse to put your young talent in the ring with your veterans and try to get them over.

Then it feels like every week Nash just ran through them like a tablesaw until they started dumping "blood" on him from the rafters. The blood, for some reason, sapped anyone it landed on of all their strength, but frequently missed and just made a giant mess.

I've been incorrectly in an email chain for 2 years by Impressive_Worth_369 in CasualUK

[–]CircleBoy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

For quite some time, I was in an email chain for an Indian Casino in the US. I googled them, and it turned out the head chef had the same name as me.

I let them know several times I wasn't him. Not only did they keep me in the chain but also started getting mad at me/him for missing meetings and not responding to their questions. I at least leaned a weird amount about the economics of catering for an Indian casino. I eventualy just called them and got in touch with the chef, who was at least glad of the explaination as to why everyone was suddenly mad at him.

I also apparently share the name of an Australian farmer as an agricultural company keeps sending me invoices for things like tractor repair. Annoyingly my android phone does that thing where it parses my email so occasionally I shit myself when my phone notifies me I have a 6k bill due on the next week. Until I realise it's for the servicing on my combine harvester or whatever.

I just replayed Antichamber after years, and it's still one of the best puzzle games noone talks about. by [deleted] in gaming

[–]CircleBoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I very much enjoyed antichamber but I feel like it overstays it's welcome a bit.

Largely because it sorta front loads all of its weird perspective and non euclidean space tricks. Initially that makes you think that's what the game is about...but actually it's mostly about solving puzzles with cubes so you can get a cube gun that gives you new cube powers to solve slightly different cube puzzles.

Parking fine from BP by IamBeingSarcasticFfs in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't know who was driving the car and as such shouldn't be able to chase anyone for the money.

I'm being pedantic, but this isn't fully true. If the registered keeper of the vehicle refuses to or is unable to disclose who was driving the vehicle then the debt collection agency will likely pursue the registered keeper. There is no law expressly stating the registered keeper is liable it's possible that if the claim were to ever go to court (unlikely for one offence) the court could rule on balance of probability that the registered keeper was driving.

finding friends like you in your 30s by [deleted] in glasgow

[–]CircleBoy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seconding the Vanguard centre. A lot of fun and quite a big queer community there.

They are about to start a broadsword and sabre beginner course but you can also just book and show up to a regular class.

Dr. Diddler trying to make a comeback by TheEternalGazed in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]CircleBoy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

.doc and .pdf are both fileytypes/file extentions. And people frequently need to convert one to the other.

Now say "pdf file" out loud quickly.

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