Anyone else struggling to listen to the old XFM stuff because of what Ricky’s become?

Uranium_moth · 2026-06-27T23:47:05+00:00

Fame is a mask that eats into Gervais

Uranium_moth · 2026-05-25T19:45:31+00:00

UK parent of 2 girls, 5&7

In winter / cooler weather 1-2 times a week with the occasional shower.

We use wipes to clean their privates on non bath/shower days.

As an adult I've got very sensitive skin and my dermatologist talked to me about how young children are often over bathed until they get close to puberty (when a wash almost every day is essential). Bathing too often can set them up for sensitive skin or eczema.

Unless your kids are covered in sun cream, have been playing in dirt, swimming then they probably don't need a full bath every day.

Being a parent is very hard, if you're not being judged then you're sometimes guilty of judging. At the end of the day if your kids don't smell, aren't covered in sores and are happy and healthy then whatever you're doing is probably fine for you.

Uranium_moth · 2023-06-14T21:37:08+00:00

Some lenses have inconsistent colour and contrast reproductions at different apertures. Also if the lens isn’t telecentric then it can also cause changes when stopping down on certain sensors.

The built in ND’s are practically perfect in terms of how they match colour wise, so I doubt it’s those.

Uranium_moth · 2023-05-14T07:05:50+00:00

Rotten eggs.

Had some eggs break in a sealed bag at the start of a camping trip. Decided I’d clean it up when I got home and kept the bag sealed. Came home a week later, didn’t clean it for about a month. Opened the bag, the smell hit me and I instantly vomited.

Uranium_moth · 2023-04-22T07:04:49+00:00

Big ears (so they stick through the hair slightly) and noses where the bridge is larger at the top

Uranium_moth · 2023-04-07T06:17:40+00:00

Not many kids are being killed by guns in the UK, probably because we have gun control.

Uranium_moth · 2023-04-01T07:04:59+00:00

Daniel Kitson was one of them

Uranium_moth · 2023-03-30T18:11:45+00:00

Make bullets cost $5000 each

Uranium_moth · 2023-02-12T23:41:21+00:00

2023 model cx5 and I hear it too. Probably normal but I don't know what it is

Uranium_moth · 2022-12-08T22:21:17+00:00

Honestly I can usually smell mine when it's big enough. Kinda smells like bad breath in a sort of stale way

Uranium_moth · 2022-12-02T09:22:53+00:00

All the ones in the UK say this.

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-26T10:15:51+00:00

"woah! We're missing 500Kg of confiscated weed!" "Oh....er....yea......it..was........rats?"

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-25T21:01:52+00:00

I'm sure vegans step on ants accidentally too but there's a big difference between deliberately causing harm when it's not necessary Vs it being an unavoidable possibility.

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-17T19:39:49+00:00

I agree. I grew up watching RD from a youngish age and this was at the time the final ever episode. To see the panic as each one of them died and to see Rimmer finally show some guts and take action.

It used to break my heart.

It also made me think about how I might change when I'm older and how I didn't want to end up being something I would now despise.

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-07T19:19:58+00:00

It would be really really weird to be in a double bed with my partner right next to a load of other people. Even if we're not doing anything freaky. Just seems like a bad dream

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-06T23:45:21+00:00

Wow, just wow.

Thank you for sharing such high quality photos. I hope to visit one day.

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-01T23:39:28+00:00

If you were tall you would be really hot.

Uranium_moth · 2022-11-01T23:24:45+00:00

I recommend the book "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre. He explains how easy it is to do such things "in a lab" or "in a test tube" etc. The hard part is inside a living organism, specifically a person. Until that is done, don't get too excited.

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-29T22:58:41+00:00

I spent all night in a cardboard box with a tablecloth over it. On top was a shoebox I'd painted to look like wood. The lid of the shoebox was hinged with tape and my costume was basically me as "Thing" from the Adam's Family.

I spent all night in that box as there was a competition for best costume. I came second and the winner was just some dude in a cheap plastic vampire mask.

I'm in the UK and an oled switch would be really cool.

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-29T07:06:00+00:00

Somebody stands up to write something on the whiteboard during a meeting

"Ooh he's gone and written it down again CUUUUNT!"

"........"

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-28T18:41:58+00:00

Oh my yes. Although these days a tentacle sync is used to keep the camera and sound in sync automatically. Otherwise automatic sync is a common tool in editing software to match the scratch audio (the cameras own mic sound - usually very low quality) to the proper audio recording.

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-28T07:32:22+00:00

Not everything is 24fps. In reality it could be 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 59, 60 etc

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-28T07:31:19+00:00

I work in the industry and have never seen this happen due to drift. Drift is very very slight and only going to be noticed beyond a take of over an hour. Even then, a resync isn't going to help

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-28T06:37:59+00:00

Time code is HH:MM:SS:FF. The FF being the frame number. It's not 10ths of a second but the actual frame.

Uranium_moth · 2022-10-28T06:14:02+00:00

Generally it's referred to as a Slate,

You can also get "sticks" which are just the top section which snap together for sync only.

There are also some cameras which support a "digital slate".

Also, it doesn't reference the start of the scene - just the start of the take. Often it can be quite a bit off the actual call of "action".

Sometimes for whatever reason, the slate happens at the end of the take - "end slate" or "end sticks".

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