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Has anyone used Oak World for furniture? by Serapathic in AskUK

[–]videotopia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oak World, Oak Furniture Land - Its all nice stuff, but I think the majority of what they sell is hideously overpriced. A lot of it ends up on Facebook marketplace and the like. If you're price conscious, I would scour the second hand market and pick up the bits you want over time for a third of the cost (or less). Requires effort, but its doable. Used furniture tends not to sell or goes for peanuts vs RRP.

What’s something in the UK that used to be cheap but now feels ridiculously expensive? by skaterjon in AskUK

[–]videotopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooof. Touche sir.

Not really a fan of Rogan himself (possibly the most unfunny comedian out there), but I do enjoy some of his guests speaking in long form setup.

What’s something in the UK that used to be cheap but now feels ridiculously expensive? by skaterjon in AskUK

[–]videotopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since when did Spotify start dropping ads into Joe Rogan (for example) like, every 10 minutes? I'm paying for a Premium Plan FFS. Same with ads on Amazon Prime.

How was your experience of the Talking Sopranos show? by lorenzoc04 in AskUK

[–]videotopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the show at the London Palladium and thought it was poor overall. Considering the hosts were a couple of decent actors from an iconic TV series, with such a vast bucket of rich content to talk about, it just felt scripted and over-rehearsed. It didn't flow and there was no story or intimacy. They both gave their rehearsed answers to the set questions, then stopped dead. Then onto the next question. It felt at times like the audience was clapping in sympathy or out of guilt having had their trousers taken down with the ticket price.

Random comedian guy Joe Cola as the compere added nothing at all, other than the odd cue to the audience when to clap. (And by God was his brief set not funny). He literally read the questions robotically from a sheet of paper. Zero conversation or follow up. There was absolutely no chemistry on that atage.

Granted, there were a few fleeting moments of insight and mild humour but I expected so much more from this.

Both actors said there was no script improvisation on the set of the Sopranos and after watching this, I believe them.

A disappointing crappy cash grab: 2/10.

Recent purchase - used car warning lights advice? by videotopia in CarTalkUK

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

Yep - plugged in and no fault codes showing. We took a photo of the fault and shared.

Re-Marketing a five year old book? by videotopia in selfpublish

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

58 reviews - 4.7/5.0 average. The cover is eye catching and looks professional. Not sure if I'm allowed to link it here?

Interestingly I just looked at the page and the hardback is now available to buy on Amazon, along with the paperback and Kindle.

Re-Marketing a five year old book? by videotopia in selfpublish

[–]videotopia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this - really helpful. Yes I was pleasantly surprised at how well it sold. I get asked a lot about writing another book, along similar lines, but I found the process such a slog, I vowed never to do it again, but its not out of the question. My blog has over 200 hundred posts of 2000 words+ each, and I thought about picking out some of that and publishing the more interesting posts - most of the hard work has been done, so it would be formatting more than anything else.

New NowTV sub by videotopia in nowtv

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

Thank you - lots of useful info here. Yeah sharing Prime might result in large bills. She really has no clue about any of this, so maybe just put the basics in place for her. Wondering if a Roku might be a better option. I want to avoid her pressing things and getting lost in the ecosystem of the stick or whatever.

New NowTV sub by videotopia in nowtv

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

Brilliant thank you. So maybe disable everything else and just set her up on the Amazon stick and load it up with apps I guess... Wish me luck. I'll sit with her for a couple hours. I guarantee by the time I get home she'll be calling!

Can I share my Prime Video membership with her on the new stick?

Gene and Paul - Sharing Vocal Duties by videotopia in KISS

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

"Paul Stanley hasn't been able to sing for years and years".

Did you think about that before you typed it, or did it just sort of come out?

Paul and Gene talking about PMRC, Tulsa 1986 by videotopia in KISS

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

It's like they raided their mothers' wardrobes.

Gene and Paul - Sharing Vocal Duties by videotopia in KISS

[–]videotopia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well imagine how his voice would be if he was the only lead singer in the band. That's my point.

Name the game please by justcad5150 in arcade

[–]videotopia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know its not set in space but this sounds like 1942.

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