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While we're absolute laymen when it comes to the wonderful game of snooker, Marli and I are currently enjoying the hell out of the snooker world championships on BBC1. Some of the time we have no clue whatsoever about why certain plays are made or what the heck certain terms mean. But that doesn't mean we don't enjoy the genius of some of the math and physics going on in the players' heads.
No clue how long the finals will last, or who's gonna win, but we're rooting for Selby. He's cuter than Higgins and so far he's shown some excellent moves.
EDIT:
Heh! The outtakes reel with
The great Gatsby playing in the background was rather hilarious :)
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BBC's personality test (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach
Thanks to
a tip on Ars Lounge (thanks DrFaulken) I sauntered by the
BBC What am I like? test. It's a sort of
Myers-Briggs Light if you will. Apparently it's part of some new TV show they're running: answer twenty questions and you get some insight into your own psyche.
Well, my outcome had no surprises as you can see in the image above and the verdict was:
realistic. Although there is the excellent remark made by DrFaulken:
A shortcoming with any of these tests is that people sub/consciously select answers that matches to their perceived lifestyle, and not always their actual self.
So, maybe I've just been answering the questions in such a way to reaffirm my own mental image of myself. Not entirely unlikely and there's also the fact that I really do have a horrible brain when it comes to remembering things! One day I think I hate X but two months later all of a sudden I love X, for example. My brain often does weird things and doesn't remember interesting/important stuff. Sort of like an inverse colander, where the big, important things fall through and the grit is caught.
Also, I just love saying
colander ^_^
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I've been accepted onto the BBC High Definition trial, and get to pick my new DVB receiver up from the C4 office on Saturday. My understanding is that they're currently transmitting tests on the OTA HD channels, but will transmit scheduled content from June 9th, just in time for the World Cup and Wimbledon.
In other amusing news, Amir Massoud Tofangsazan has caused himself a bit of bother by allegedly selling a broken laptop on eBay without properly erasing the hard drive contents. It looks like the media has caught on (with varying angles on the story), and Amir has been advised to sue. Can't wait to see that one in court!
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