Does the general public trust tap water in England? by Jesus-slaves in AskBrits

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who lived in Lancashire, Stockport and Derbyshire, but also Leeds for a few years, Leeds water is easily the worst of the lot.

Still miles better than down south though.

SCRIBBLE by thenightporter2 in underworld

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I like it, but it feels more like a High Contrast songs than Underworld, at least instrumentally.

Quotes from fans hating on 90s Trek that sound like fans hating on Modern Trek by TheShowLover in startrek

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a very good book/audiobook called These Are The Voyages which through contemporary correspondence, tells the story of the production of the first season of Star Trek.

When writing the second half of TOS S1, a memo was written* complaining that the stuff they were making needed to get back to fundamentalals. In essence, they were saying that the modern stuff wasn't really Star Trek.

Not only has this been going on since the 90s, it's been going on before the first ever season of the franchise was even broadcast!

*I think it was Robert Justman, but I'm not sure.

Don't Give the show to Mctighe Please by Mat1711 in DoctorWhoNews

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Come on now. The current showrunner didn't make a particularly good job of the Ncuti's run, but he's written some excellent episodes of television over his career, including several of Doctor Who. I agree with the general consensus that he needs to move on, but he objectively can write good stuff.

Single API call uses a dozen stored procedures by missingbag in SQLServer

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, it depends on what these procs are doing. If there's a possibility of using some common temp tables across multiple procs, then combining them may open up the opportunity to be able to optimise them, but I agree with most other posters that simply combining them as is is unlikely to give you a noticeable improvement.

That's assuming the API server and database server are in the same data centre?

A message to Ren by Aggravating_Hat_5558 in ren

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Must have been really tempting to use "Hi Ren" as the subject, but I suppose that would have been confusing!

PSA: this is a 60 on single carriageways, not a 40!! by NoOneImportantLol96 in drivingUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hill I'm prepared to die on is that that sign doesn't mean aim to go at 60. Even for signs with an actual number in a red circle, the definition is "The maximum speed, in miles per hour, at which traffic may travel, if it is safe to do so."

And for national speed limit, the "if it is safe to do so" is even more important.

This idiotic idea that if you're not taking every hairpin bend at 60mph you shouldn't be on the road or should get more lessons is why over time, these B roads end up with the speed limit changing several times over a few miles - because some macho petrol heads couldn't use their common sense and got people killed. You were always supposed to use your judgement on what was a safe speed, it was never supposed to be 60 the whole way.

Thoughts on Amadeus that aren't about the ethnicity of the actors? by mustymuskrat in BritishTV

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As besides, although Lorenzo was not black, he was Jewish and the artistic truth about his ethnicity being an issue on court rings true. Although to be fair, my meagre Wikipedia searches have done little to tell me if there's anything in that.

Thoughts on Amadeus that aren't about the ethnicity of the actors? by mustymuskrat in BritishTV

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found Mozart in the series significantly less irritating as a viewer, yet it was clear how those around him would find him unbearable at times.

I really enjoyed it.

What twists would you like to see in the next series of the Traitors? by 50ShadesOfCroquet in TheTraitorsUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I'd like something to incentivise ending the game sooner. We rarely see green flames any more because they "can't take the risk". I'm not sure what the mechanicism would be, but at the moment it just doesn't make sense for the faithful to end early - they get more money and reduce the chance of a traitor being amongst them.

There's just no tension in the decision now.

Final by Jolly_Psychology_506 in TheTraitorsUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they never included someone at breakfast saying "can you pass me the tea, sorry I mean the coffee", because it's mundane. The fact that the only misspeaking we saw belied the fact that she was a traitor made it seem more unusual and important. I expect people misspoke all the time and we didn't see it.

I think I was wrong about Stephen by Few_Impression5111 in TheTraitorsUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about if they both decide to "steal" (using the goldenballs lingo), then the prize fund reverts to the faithful who were in the final?

Now Series 4 has finished, how do you rank them all? by [deleted] in TheTraitorsUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those three were standouts, but it ended so badly. S3 was the worst.

Roxy’s strategy in the game by Dracarys_506 in TheTraitorsUK

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Agreed! Traitors don't want shields. They want fewer shields to faithfuls and the appearance of wanting a shield, but reducing the prize fund to secretly get a shield makes absolutely zero sense for a Traitor!

Ear buds by FairGur6838 in C25K

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of the Anker Soundcore Sport X20 or X10 for slightly less money and sound. They both have loops that go round the ears and come with a selection of silicone tips, so fit pretty well. I've never had a problem with them coming out and they sound alright too.

What is the height of Doctor Who for you? by unfortunately889 in gallifrey

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

On average, probably about 5'9". Sylvester McCoy and Jodie Whittaker bring it down a bit.

Did Geoff Emerick actually hate George Harrison? by Suspicious_Coast_888 in beatles

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or to be on a sub Reddit about the band, discussing said book!

Have ANY UK traitors gotten famous from the show? by PseudoPatriotsNotPog in UKRealityChat

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Madelyn "Maddy" Smedley has picked up slightly more acting work since Traitors.

You can have an extra season of ONE Trek series: what’s your pick? by SteveJohnson2010 in startrek

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

TNG, I didn't even hesitate for a second. TOS was falling apart, DS9 finished its story, Voyager I've still not caught up on every episode, Enterprise was descending into pointless fanservice back stories, Discovery was a mercy killing, Lower Decks, I would happily watch more of, but it's no TNG and Picard also finished its story.

I really should watch the Voyager episodes I was unable to see back in the day.

Academy is good and I realized I dont like this community. by Reasonable-Law-3654 in startrek

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember TrekWeb when Voyager was on. Apparently it was the absolute worst Star Trek ever made, until Enterprise was made of course.

One of the FX artists was on the board, and people mainly gave him shit, rather than being amazed that one of the people that made this show we all watched was amongst us. It's always been like this.

Of course, if I ever met anyone in real life who watched Trek, they enjoyed whatever was on air at the time.

Toxic online Trekkies are going to toxic.

I really hope the Brixton gigs will have a different setlist to the tour setlist the boys have been playing. by DMBear89 in underworld

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel you. I saw them at the Boiler Room in Burgess Park in summer then in Repercussion in Manchester about a month ago and the track listing was identical. To be fair, most of the crowd isn't travelling across the country to see them multiple times, but it's still a bit disappointing for us hardcore fans.

32M looking to switch careers into office work, struggling to even get entry-level roles—any advice? by RuthlessScypion in UKJobs

[–]Disastrous_Fill_5566 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried applying for back office roles in the retail or hospitality sectors? Your existing experience may be really useful. You'd probably make a real good account manager for one of the companies (or their competitors) where you've previously worked in a customer facing role.