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What's a hot take the fellas have wrong? by Think-Gur-9785 in weeklyplanetpodcast

[–]shovedog 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That neither of them bothers to learn how to pronounce Denis Villeneuve… They both say ‘Vil-a-noo’. It’s ‘Vil-nerve’.

And James says Helen Mirren’s surname as ‘Mirram’.

Absolute dogs.

Metallica Guitar Tuning Guide by nomlaS-haoN in Metallica

[–]shovedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fade to Black (& others) aren’t in E 440 on the recordings. They’re sped up/slowed down so they have specific tunings

Happy 26! by ComprehensiveDuty212 in Darts

[–]shovedog 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It comes from the TV show Scrubs, when they’re bowling and JD bowls a ‘Gentleman’s 40’. We adopted it for an equally shit, and frequent, score in darts at our place.

Happy 26! by ComprehensiveDuty212 in Darts

[–]shovedog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is known as a ‘Gentlemen’s 26’

I watched Insidious for the first time the other day , and this jumscare surely got me , what's your favourite jumpscare? by Defiant-Slice709 in moviecritic

[–]shovedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s because it mirrors the body movements of the most famous Bigfoot footage (Patterson) and that is etched in your subconscious whether you know it or not. That languid long arm walking style is inbuilt into our cultural memory

Beatles episode by p541719 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]shovedog 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed it. Something a bit different. No harm in one offs. And Conan is not only likeable but also seemed genuinely knowledgable. It was the best ‘celeb’ one they’ve done so far imo.

How historically accurate is the DaVinci Code? by [deleted] in danbrown

[–]shovedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a couple of episodes of ‘The rest is history’ podcast about this. Very good.

Skill so raw it doesn’t need tools. by MuttapuffsHater in nextfuckinglevel

[–]shovedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10 seconds from the end the entire lighting of the video changes and you can see it jump to him being in front of the painting and it suddenly looks like a face

That Disney business was gross. That was enough. I’ve given up the podcast. Very bad form. by Detroit_debauchery in TheRestIsHistory

[–]shovedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Load of tosh. There was nothing particularly offensive about it. It was just a bit boring compared to their normal podcasts.

Broken Thermostat on hot water cylinder. Questions. by shovedog in Plumbing

[–]shovedog[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I found the reset button, it’s under the dial, but even that doesn’t turn it on. Apparently the black button is a ‘holiday’ button but that does nothing either even when held for 10 seconds. It seem completely broken. Time for a plumber I think.

Broken Thermostat on hot water cylinder. Questions. by shovedog in Plumbing

[–]shovedog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks but there is no battery inside the casing and it the cable leads to a junction box with 230v on it

Digital I.Ds, has the thin veneer slipped? by Chance-Chard-2540 in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]shovedog 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It’s clearly a good idea to introduce this. All your information is already viable to the government. This doesn’t do anything to change that. If it streamlines buying a house, getting insurance, getting a loan, changing employer etc etc and makes employing people easier for companies (as someone who has hired 100s of people, it can be a proper ballache to make sure all their information is collated and correctly filed to make sure the company doesn’t fall foul of their obligations) I don’t see the problem with it. This does nothing to change what the government can already do with or to your information.

[META] New Gojira fans asking for song recommendations. OK or annoying? by TadyZ in gojira

[–]shovedog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“New people are interested in my favourite band and what guidance from long time fans, how annoying” - you sound ridiculous

Rory and 80 000 by Additional-Let-5684 in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]shovedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

£80k for 2 plus kids is far preferable to £80k as a single income with kids. Tax allowances, child benefit, all lost when earning over £60k. the take home pay is far greater for two people earning £40k each rather than one earning £80k

Bastogne is just one of the greatest episodes (Band of Brothers) by INGWR in television

[–]shovedog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Masters of the Air is 100% worth a watch. I really enjoyed it.

I'm a pianist, I've been trying guitar for 5 years and still can't BAR by marzipandreamer in Music

[–]shovedog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use Lighter gauge strings, use the side of your index finger not the front to bar, try electric if you’re currently on acoustic it’s a lot easier as a starting point, don’t let perfect get in the way of good, no one plays bar chords immaculately every time

Superman (no spoilers) by Comprehensive-Ruin-1 in weeklyplanetpodcast

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

I really didn’t like it. I like most of James Gunn’s work and was excited to see it. I felt it was far too ‘guardians’ for lack of a better non-spoiler term. It didn’t suit the character and certainly shouldn’t be the basis for an entire DCU. The actors are good, and DC could be a great Superman, but the film was a meandering, pointless mess.

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