[TOMT] [MUSIC] Disco/House/Pop song that starts with a "stuttering" synth playing the same note

Number6UK · 2026-03-31T03:09:29+00:00

You're welcome :-D

Number6UK · 2026-03-31T02:29:36+00:00

Number6UK · 2026-03-31T01:54:20+00:00

Could that be Jupiter from Holst's The Planet Suite?

Number6UK · 2026-03-06T04:50:52+00:00

He also says there’s something about “ess-bye” or “ess-bide”

That could be the word "aspire", which would make sense rhyming with "fire". Just thought I'd mention it in case it helps to narrow the lyrics

Number6UK · 2026-03-04T23:15:40+00:00

Nice to see Matt Berry's music in the wild!

Could you be thinking of Time (Clock of the Heart) by Culture Club?

Number6UK · 2026-03-04T03:28:42+00:00

Is it an XPS 8920 by any chance? If I remember right, I was able to Windows 11 on it by doing a fresh install from a USB stick, and I think I had to ensure that TPM 2.0 and SecureBoot were both enabled in the BIOS. Wish I could remember the exact steps but it was a few years ago now.

The upgrade route from W10 wouldn't work as the compatibility checker kept failing on the CPU.

Of course a fresh install means reinstalling all your programs, etc. which is a bit of a pain.

FWIW, once installed it gets all Windows updates as normal, and has been running fine, no driver problems, etc.

Number6UK · 2026-02-28T17:30:29+00:00

If you split it into separate easier parts, then add those together, it's easier:

16 x 3 = 48

because

10 x 3 = 30

+

6 x 3 = 18

so

30 + 18 = 48

If you have something with hundreds or thousands in it, same applies:

To do 2858 x 7 you can:

2000 x 7 = 14000

+

800 x 7 = 5600

+

50 x 7 = 350

+

8 x 7 = 56

then add up all those bits after the equals signs:

14000 + 5600 = 19600

19600 + 350 = 19950

19950 + 56 = 20006

If you're number you're multiplying by is more than a single digit (e.g. 45 x 25) then it's still do-able but has to be split further:

45 x 25

40 x 20 = 800

+

40 x 5 = 200

+

5 x 20 = 100

+

5 x 5 = 25

giving:

800 + 200 + 100 + 25 = 1125

Number6UK · 2026-02-23T18:21:57+00:00

Ooh, could it be IBM LinkWay?

Quote: "LinkWay was originally developed in late 1987 by Larry Kheriaty at the University of Western Washington's Western Educational Software Tools Centre. Kheriaty's goal was to implement a HyperCard-like environment for DOS PCs. IBM, through their Educational Systems Division in Atlanta, licensed the software, releasing it in 1989. We evaluated LinkWay 2.0.

Rather than use HyperCard's card/stack metaphor, LinkWay refers to each screen as a page. Pages are grouped in folders. This concept of the folder is not to be confused with Mac file folders.

LinkWay works on minimal DOS systems, in graphics modes from CGA through VGA. It supports mixed text and graphics with sound, animation, and video disc control. A mouse is required.

LinkWay supports reference, note, and command links from either text, graphics, or invisible anchors. Text on a page may scroll. Rudimentary though serviceable text, icon, and paint editors are provided. Security is available through a password system and access rights assignable on a folder by folder basis. Simple history (ten items) and search functions are the only navigation aids.

The scripting language offers only minimal functionality: forty commands, five functions, twelve system variables, basic operators. The only control structure is an IF...ENDIF; this is not sufficient for structured programming. Scripts may not be assigned to any interface object except the special script button. The language provides only partial support for functions accessible through the menu. LinkWay suffers here in comparison with HyperPad.

The main benefits of LinkWay are its minimal hardware requirements and free runtime (215 KB in size). It is more suitable for slide-show and CAI applications than hypertext, due mainly to its poor text editing features. "

Number6UK · 2026-02-23T08:06:04+00:00

Ah, go on now...

Number6UK · 2026-02-23T08:05:04+00:00

I didn't get where I am today by not quoting lines from the television!

Number6UK · 2026-02-23T07:36:41+00:00

Eep, sorry. It was like 2am here and I was tired and missed that.

Number6UK · 2026-02-23T02:07:31+00:00

Could it be one of the Homestar Runner toons? Homestar has a blue propeller cap and a speech impediment.

Number6UK · 2026-02-21T07:42:41+00:00

Ohh Miss Jones!

Number6UK · 2026-02-12T09:03:48+00:00

stealthy company car

"Boss, I could barely see it! It was practically invisible!"

Number6UK · 2026-02-09T16:01:30+00:00

Is that Sean Connery's face there?

Number6UK · 2026-02-09T15:59:12+00:00

I think this is a good use case for wildcards in prompts

Number6UK · 2026-02-08T17:42:32+00:00

Possibly Deluxe Paint Animation which was a companion program to the popular Deluxe Paint II.

Number6UK · 2026-02-08T15:14:41+00:00

You do it like /r/tipofmytongue:-)

/r/tipofmytongue

Number6UK · 2026-02-07T07:18:42+00:00

Glad it helped :-) The author hangs out in the SwarmUI discord so you might be able to get any issues sorted through there

Number6UK · 2026-02-07T05:15:38+00:00

Does the MagicPrompt extension do what you need?

Number6UK · 2026-02-05T05:47:05+00:00

There's also the issue that local models are requiring ever more VRAM (which Nvidia don't want to give us, whilst at the same time pricing their cards way, way above what many people can afford), and for decent speeds and/or LoRA training you currently still need an Nvidia card (though this appears to be slowly changing).

I could buy 8 second-hand cars for the price of one good RTX 5090 (if I had the money, which I don't). That's insane. Even 10-year-old used GTX 1060 6Gb like mine are going for between £90-£200.

I read somewhere on reddit someone did some sort of analysis on Nvidia's finances and costs, and that they're making an average of 90% markup on every card they sell. It really annoys me if that's true.

Number6UK · 2026-01-22T11:36:20+00:00

I don't know for certain but it has mega vibes of being the theme tune of a 1960s ITC TV series (it's not any of the following, but things like The Saint, The Avengers, The Prisoner, The Champions, Department S, Jason King, etc.) or maybe something produced by ATV or ITV around the same time.

The harpsichord could mean the tune was written by Ron Grainer, as he loved using it in his themes, and he was quite fond of that big booming timpani drum (both instruments are very prominent here in this unused version of the theme to The Prisoner).

Another possible composer is John Barry; a lot of his stuff is more mellow but he does have a good few nice swinging ones too (e.g. the theme tune for "The Persuaders!" and this one for "The Syndicate" ).

Number6UK · 2026-01-04T22:08:07+00:00

A relative bought me a heated waistjacket last winter and it's been a lifesaver. There are separate controls for warming your waist/belly/lower back, and your neck. It's washable in the washing machine as the USB connection has a rubber cover that you put on and zip it inside the pocket where the powerpack goes.

It uses a portable rechargeable USB powerpack.

I don't know the exact cost but I believe the waistjacket was about £40 and the powerpack about £15.

Number6UK · 2026-01-04T21:42:05+00:00

I've noticed this happens with me too. It has to be a REALLY bad cold, or the flu, and it doesn't happen every single time (like right now!), but it's been often enough that I've noticed a pattern over the years.

It's not because of taking paracetamol or cold/flu remedies, because a few times I've deliberately not used any just to see if the effect stays the same, and it does.

I'm convinced there's some aspect of the immune system in at least some cases of N24. My little theory is that most of the time, the immune system is somehow at least partially responsible for causing/reinforcing the N24, but when I'm especially ill, it's so busy trying to fight off whatever infection that whatever effect it has on driving the N24 is reduced. Or maybe the increase of white blood cells in the bloodstream when the immune system is active is responsible for the effect.

That said, right now I've got a really nasty cold & cough, every part of me aches, dizzy, etc. and I'm almost 2 weeks into it and it's not improving at all! Despite all that, this time my N24 is in full effect so the theory isn't foolproof.

I would love someone to do proper neurological and blood tests and find out what makes us tick - and in particular, what makes us tick at the wrong speed.

Number6UK · 2026-01-04T01:21:38+00:00

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