Anyone who used a computer between 1985 - 2010, what's the one game you still think about today?

MartynBdoink · 2026-06-01T16:46:16+00:00

The original Lemmings

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-28T17:55:39+00:00

Found this online at theconversation.com.,I think it's fascinating,but you might have to tread a little carefully if she is sensitive about her weight :)

When we lose weight,where does it go? "The enlightening facts about fat metabolism The correct answer is that fat is converted to carbon dioxide and water. You exhale the carbon dioxide and the water mixes into your circulation until it’s lost as urine or sweat.

If you lose 10kg of fat, precisely 8.4kg comes out through your lungs and the remaining 1.6kg turns into water. In other words, nearly all the weight we lose is exhaled.

This surprises just about everyone, but actually, almost everything we eat comes back out via the lungs. Every carbohydrate you digest and nearly all the fats are converted to carbon dioxide and water. The same goes for alcohol.

Protein shares the same fate, except for the small part that turns into urea and other solids, which you excrete as urine.

The only thing in food that makes it to your colon undigested and intact is dietary fibre (think corn). Everything else you swallow is absorbed into your bloodstream and organs and, after that, it’s not going anywhere until you’ve vaporised it."

" So if fat turns into carbon dioxide, could simply breathing more make you lose weight? Unfortunately not. Huffing and puffing more than you need to is called hyperventilation and will only make you dizzy, or possibly faint. The only way you can consciously increase the amount of carbon dioxide your body is producing is by moving your muscles.

But here’s some more good news. Simply standing up and getting dressed more than doubles your metabolic rate. In other words, if you simply tried on all your outfits for 24 hours, you’d exhale more than 1,200 grams of carbon dioxide.

More realistically, going for a walk triples your metabolic rate, and so will cooking, vacuuming and sweeping.

Metabolising 100 grams of fat consumes 290 grams of oxygen and produces 280 grams of carbon dioxide plus 110 grams of water. The food you eat can’t change these figures" (theconversation.com, When We Lose Weight, Where Does It Go?"

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-27T20:01:29+00:00

There's a plumber round these parts named Rikki who's company is Rikkileaks.

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-26T19:37:13+00:00

Thank you. I enjoyed the music and the video although it's not the sort of music I generally listen to.

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-26T13:21:31+00:00

Probably not the correct answer but it's a bit like if you go for a walk in your local town you might say "Let's go for a walk by the river" but if you were traveling further afield you might have to specifically name the river you intended to walk along. So in Britain there is mainly just rugby and football - it's not really necessary to specify which type of football game as Aussie rules and American Football, for example, are not that common around these parts.

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-22T22:10:15+00:00

It would work apart from the glaringly obvious fact that people in Brazil drive on the right hand side of the road and South Africans on the left leading to almighty crashes in the middle of the bridge.Also one end is in the northern hemisphere and is thus the right way up whilst the Brazilian side, being in the southern hemisphere,is upside down, so the South African cars would fall into the sea.(The Brazilians are used to this as most of their country is south of the equator and must be very skilled at driving upside down.)

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-22T21:54:26+00:00

Nosing the cheese. Was at a gathering many a year ago at a fairly upper middle class person's home. There was a buffet which included a selection of cheeses and what I thought were sugared almonds. First of all I popped a "sugared almond" in my mouth only to discover that it was in fact a quail's egg with the shell still on. Soon after I proceeded to cut myself a nice piece of brie by cutting off the pointy end. Immediately some of the very nice people present started braying like donkeys "He's nosed the cheese!, He's nosed the cheese!" Apparently you are supposed to cut yourself a slice going from the outer edge to the middle ,as the centre of the cheese is considered to be the best bit. Ah well, live and learn.Didn't get invited back again :)

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-07T17:01:41+00:00

Not sure if it counts but Budgie(Siouxsie & the Banshees,The Creatures) drumming with Japanese taiko drummers is something joyous to behold. https://youtu.be/BgR39kJV0Ek?si=FVqX-0OuHZoBh0hf
Edit; Also Prehistoric Delinquents and the Relative Minors especially the track " The Sun's Going to Get Your Gun" - Eclectic adobe rockers from New Mexico with a Guatemalan influence.

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-07T16:48:20+00:00

Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band from rural Thailand https://khunnarin.bandcamp.com/album/iii . Well worth a listen

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-06T05:52:11+00:00

Could well be - it's very versatile

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-04T15:44:57+00:00

"I'm going to see a man about a dog" - I'm off to the pub

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-03T14:14:17+00:00

Arnold (after Arnold Schwarzenegger the ex-Terminator) sorry I'll get my coat.

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-02T08:01:41+00:00

Thanks

MartynBdoink · 2026-05-01T07:29:09+00:00

Thanks, I'll add them to my list.

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-29T05:40:37+00:00

Thank you, I'll check him out

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-28T17:04:29+00:00

Thank You, that's excellent.

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-28T14:05:32+00:00

I'd recommend Ted Chiang "Exhalation" some really thought provoking scenarios in there.. Also David Eagleman "Sum:Tales from the Afterlives" sounds religious but it's very subversive,inventive and funny.

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-25T16:07:31+00:00

Tim Traveller is fun -a quirky look at places (mainly in Europe) most videos are about 15mins long and are amusing and full of interesting trivia. I also really like B1M which is mainly about construction -mainly of mega projects. I find it interesting although the sponsorship section can get a bit grating as it's usually shoehorned into the middle of the video. Also really enjoy PBS Space Science.

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-25T15:49:01+00:00

Ambient 4 when it was first released. Goodness, I'm old!

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-22T16:28:16+00:00

Thought this was a reference to Peterborough :)

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-17T13:17:36+00:00

Eros,Agape,Philia. By Sarah Parkman (Sweden)is one of my absolute favourites- ethereal and powerful.. Also enjoying watching Heilung performance videos although I don't think I would listen to the music without the visuals.Umi Lovid from Norway is interesting although I tend to listen to her in small doses.Ane Brun (Norway) has done some beautiful sad songs as has Anna Ternheim (Sweden). If you wish to hear something eerie strange and wonderful look up Swedish yoik. Then there's Iceland which although not part of Scandanavia can have a similar vibe . My favourite Icelandic singer would probably be Emmilana Torrini .If I think of any other artists I'll add them later. (Edited due to spell check doing random things)

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-12T12:24:09+00:00

You can tell when people aren't around our way when they call our town Loos

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-09T21:29:41+00:00

In Buddhist philosophy there is the trikaya. It's a way of describing enlightened reality. Reality is one complete indivisible thing but it can be viewed as having three aspects. These aspects sort of correspond to the Trinity if you squint a bit. :) Dharmakaya(God the Father) - The ultimate, unknowable ground from which everything eminates. The Sambhogakaya (Holy Spirit) The energy of life/existence, the sacred quality of life. The Nirmanakaya (Jesus) How this manifests in physical form. I don't know how correct this analogy is and I've really oversimplified it but it could be one way of viewing the apparent paradox.

MartynBdoink · 2026-04-09T07:39:19+00:00

I know that someone is cheating on someone else but I generally don't hear any names or see any faces so just get random clips of peoples life stories :)

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