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Jul. 17th, 2015
Real or Synth
Jul. 17th, 2015 11:15 amAnother day of not doing much as i have very busy Saturday. So it is a case of reading, catching u on some TV, and probably listening to some music.
Also, as i have given twenty five quid to cousin towards the TV licence, broadband, and council tax i need to concentrate my visits into more visits per trip. Hence tomorrow i am doing at least three and maybe four.Just that one issue is looming up and that is the one of cash flow till payment from React end of the month.
Might just pop over to Faversham book selling again.
Last night i watched some episodes of Angel (again).
Had not realized that the Channel 4 series Humans, thanks to couple of comments, is based on a Swedish series called Real Humans. need to check the original out now.
Also, as i have given twenty five quid to cousin towards the TV licence, broadband, and council tax i need to concentrate my visits into more visits per trip. Hence tomorrow i am doing at least three and maybe four.Just that one issue is looming up and that is the one of cash flow till payment from React end of the month.
Might just pop over to Faversham book selling again.
Last night i watched some episodes of Angel (again).
Had not realized that the Channel 4 series Humans, thanks to couple of comments, is based on a Swedish series called Real Humans. need to check the original out now.
Real Humans
Jul. 17th, 2015 02:54 pmHere is the trailer for the Swedish version, Real Humans, the country that brought you the very excellent Wallander series.
Looks cool.
Looks cool.
The Tories Never Did Like the BBC
Jul. 17th, 2015 07:33 pmThis damn fucking government is trying to Alter the very fabric of our most dearly beloved Auntie Beeb.
"The government is in danger of “dismantling the BBC’s civic value and destroying its economic value, which makes it even more important to involve the British public, especially as they haven’t had a chance before” to become involved."
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/16/tory-plans-bbc-shake-up-diminished-service?CMP=share_btn_fb
Mind you , there are some programmes they could easily drop , such as The Voice, Strictly Come Dancing, the Bake Off programmes, and other such fluff.
Here is Graham Norton's view -
http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/17/graham-norton-hits-back-at-license-fee-critics-people-would-sht-themselves-if-the-bbc-was-switched-off-5299843/
"The government is in danger of “dismantling the BBC’s civic value and destroying its economic value, which makes it even more important to involve the British public, especially as they haven’t had a chance before” to become involved."
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/16/tory-plans-bbc-shake-up-diminished-service?CMP=share_btn_fb
Mind you , there are some programmes they could easily drop , such as The Voice, Strictly Come Dancing, the Bake Off programmes, and other such fluff.
Here is Graham Norton's view -
http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/17/graham-norton-hits-back-at-license-fee-critics-people-would-sht-themselves-if-the-bbc-was-switched-off-5299843/
Jamie Whyte "Bad Thoughts: A Guide to Clear Thinking" (Corvo Books)
This is a rather interesting little paperback i found in a charity shop in Maidstone a year ago. In it , Jamie Whyte dissects the statements, phrases, and bon mots which simply serve to obscure logic. This short book serves as a oasis of hope is a desert of slick dissimulation. Whyte’s main goal is to expose the devices that people use to turn a dubious argument or perspective into one that might be more believable. Many of these fall into categories of logical fallacy, such as the Authority Fallacy or False Equivalency or the Motive Fallacy (among many others).
Along with these traps, there are also techniques, such as using jargon, weasel words, or hooray words that throw the listener or the reader off-kilter. This is not to say that everyone and everything is out to pull the wool over your eyes, but there are areas where language is deliberately couched. After reading this, it’s next to impossible to listen to a news broadcast or read an article without seeing all the hidden ways that facts are manipulated to fit the audience or the agenda.
A quick, witty, eye-opening read.
This is a rather interesting little paperback i found in a charity shop in Maidstone a year ago. In it , Jamie Whyte dissects the statements, phrases, and bon mots which simply serve to obscure logic. This short book serves as a oasis of hope is a desert of slick dissimulation. Whyte’s main goal is to expose the devices that people use to turn a dubious argument or perspective into one that might be more believable. Many of these fall into categories of logical fallacy, such as the Authority Fallacy or False Equivalency or the Motive Fallacy (among many others).
Along with these traps, there are also techniques, such as using jargon, weasel words, or hooray words that throw the listener or the reader off-kilter. This is not to say that everyone and everything is out to pull the wool over your eyes, but there are areas where language is deliberately couched. After reading this, it’s next to impossible to listen to a news broadcast or read an article without seeing all the hidden ways that facts are manipulated to fit the audience or the agenda.
A quick, witty, eye-opening read.
Emma Caulfield's Bandwagon
Jul. 17th, 2015 11:06 pmHere is something different found on You Tube after going to Wiki first. Emma Caulfield (aka Anya in Buffy) did her own mockumentary called Bandwagon. Here is a clip from it.
Ticket To Ride
Jul. 17th, 2015 11:20 pmLOL!! This is funny!
With Emma Caulfiled playing. Will Wheaton is so funny. He was brilliant as Sheldon Copper's nemesis in The Big Bang Theory. First came to my notice way back when Star Trek The Next Generation aired on TV.
With Emma Caulfiled playing. Will Wheaton is so funny. He was brilliant as Sheldon Copper's nemesis in The Big Bang Theory. First came to my notice way back when Star Trek The Next Generation aired on TV.
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