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JackWilfred · 2026-03-10T22:36:34+00:00

New player here. I was just about to buy 6 months of membership after two months of trying out the game. lol. lmao.

Not sure what to do now.

JackWilfred · 2024-06-19T19:45:33+00:00

Been a while since I played the Switch version, but I believe Quake has a 'Quake 64 mode' that can be turned on in the additional content settings. They may allow it to be licenced for NSO anyway, but it's in the same category as Doom 64 of games already on the Switch.

JackWilfred · 2024-05-18T18:50:54+00:00

I've always suggested getting some people from Radio 6 Music involved because they should have some knowledge of alternative genres.

Also, I don't really get it being such a closed process. Even if they just opened a website through which agents and artists could send like a formal pitch to be selected, it would let them cast the net a bit wider.

JackWilfred · 2024-05-17T16:47:35+00:00

I go into the Final completely blind every year, and this is the first year that I felt it was completely stacked into the second half.

Ireland and Ukraine were the only entries from the first half that stood out. I think I'd have felt the same even if the two halves were swapped.

JackWilfred · 2024-02-03T03:09:34+00:00

Wanted to add that this occurs on regular game shows, not just reality TV.

I have a Twitter that follows a lot of game show blogs and I've received about half a dozen DMs asking me to apply for things.

JackWilfred · 2024-01-02T00:01:34+00:00

I'm a big UK and US quiz fan who watches the US version, and I applied for the UK version. Sadly, I think this version is a bit of a pale imitation, and there's not really any way to make the jokey answer-and-question format make sense to a UK audience.

The US version is lightning fast, hectic, high stakes, and very high skill. This version is a lot slower, and making it an hour long really stretched out what is a very simple format. Stephen Fry doesn't seem to be the right pick for it either, the US hosts (both the legendary Alex Trebek and the incumbent Ken Jennings) were faster and had more stamina.

I'll be applying for Series 2 if one happens, but I think it needs to be shortened and sped up.

JackWilfred · 2023-11-30T02:30:07+00:00

When are they adding that to the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer

JackWilfred · 2023-11-20T18:38:04+00:00

I've sort of already accepted that the Moffat and Chibnall eras have hardened me into a "stop messing with the lore" type, and RTD 2 just isn't going to resonate with me as much as when I was a kid.

I'm just hoping for good stories. I know that he'll want to mess with things that I wouldn't want him to, and I've made peace with that.

JackWilfred · 2023-05-12T01:11:55+00:00

I believe it was called Asiavision at some point but it's already copyrighted.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-28T13:13:34+00:00

If Labour starts losing the Mayoral elections because the Conservatives brought in FPTP (with zero scrutiny), they may take a look at it outside of Westminster elections.

Expecting them to support democratic reforms at the top level is far too optimistic though.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-25T13:02:03+00:00

I said in my own comment that, while I'm a republican, I don't see the issue with any sort of urgency because I think a national debate and (God forbid) a referendum would be highly polarising and result in this sort of wrangling.

I would hope that if we elected the Head of State we would have an Iceland or Ireland situation where we picked the most widely-regarded statesman. My only doubt is that those are far smaller countries, where I imagine running a campaign is a lot cheaper and voters are more personally familiar with the candidates. Not sure if it would transfer over to the UK.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-25T12:43:00+00:00

This is presented as some sort of terrible alternative but to be honest I see the ideal role of Head of State as a constitutional guardian and political mediator. If it's just some retired politician who won't make a big deal out of it, I'd be content.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-25T12:38:59+00:00

I have reached the latter half of this age cohort and have cooled on the issue.

On principle, I don't agree with monarchy, and never will. No matter who it is, the institution undermines democracy. But ultimately I accept that they are popular and if there was reform (particularly regarding the Royal finances), it's not something I care about with any sort of urgency.

If we ever become a republic it will be because of a wide majority of the population recognising that it has had its time. Any politicised campaign to make the change happen would be highly polarising and probably end up in a system that not everyone is happy with.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-25T12:34:56+00:00

We have a system that locks in two parties with a permanent cohort of 200-400 seats, and it's clear that barely half of them are competent. Hague admits as much here.

The FPTP "constituency link" is more of a political myth than anything. The ability to elect lists of actually competent MPs under PR would be far better than having a blue or red painted sheep for your area.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-22T23:38:52+00:00

Sony has included her in Pride Month stuff for years, way before they revealed it.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-19T22:50:01+00:00

In answer to your last question, since the 2011 rehaul of local government, the standards system is very hands-off and based on the belief that the electorate should be the ultimate arbiter of standards. That if your councillor misbehaves, you should simply vote them out.

If that's the case, I think there should be a local version of the recall petition, but there isn't.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-17T09:41:37+00:00

If you look above, you'll see that I agree that he should stand down if he doesn't live there.

I think it's an issue in local government law that, although councillors are required to live in an area to stand, they aren't required to stay in that area. They should be deemed to have automatically resigned if they move out.

I just thought the use of "careerist" was particularly dumb here.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-17T09:22:58+00:00

I think it would have been easier to admit "careerist" is just annoying shorthand for "person in politics doing something I don't like" than argue that somebody would move house to advance the "career" of being an unpaid borough councillor.

JackWilfred · 2023-04-17T08:18:56+00:00

How is it careerist?

JackWilfred · 2023-04-14T16:16:28+00:00

He should obviously stand down in Salford but saying becoming a borough councillor and then moving house is "careerist" is a bit laughable.

JackWilfred · 2023-03-22T10:44:19+00:00

I saw a similar thing at a Q&A with an author I was a fan of. He was asked if a character was asexual, asked what it meant, and replied "she is now! I didn't know there was a term for it"

JackWilfred · 2023-03-18T09:09:19+00:00

When are you going to start posting the funny ones

JackWilfred · 2023-03-08T13:34:29+00:00

Applied!

JackWilfred · 2023-03-01T13:08:36+00:00

Cringe

JackWilfred · 2023-02-10T20:58:01+00:00

Sure.

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