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premiumGMT and Digital Radio
Posted by pottytime about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
10 responses
The link here is Greenwich, obviously. So – there is a time lag between the sound heard on a terrestrial radio and that heard on a digital one. And that time lag can differ from day to day or hour to hour. What’s more, it can be different between a DAB radio and what’s sent down the Interweb. So...
premiumWe lose an hour on Sunday morning. Where will you lose it?
Posted by BraveNewMalden about 1 year ago
Last active 9 months ago
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I’m thinking of losing mine during Sunday evening instead, as that’s normally spent in dread of Monday morning. Perhaps you’ll be at a bar that’s meant to close at 2.00am and you’ll suddenly find yourself half-way home. I don’t know. Where will you be at the official Lose An Hour ...
Why was Big Ben showing the wrong time last night?
Posted by Hilbs about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Before the pedants shoot me down, I know that Big Ben is the name of the bell, but the name of the clock tower escapes me at the moment, and anyway we all know where I am talking about! Anyway, last night, just before 11pm, I was going into Westminster Tube station, and looking up noticed the clock showing 12 o&#...
premiumWhat sort of clock is Fridaycities using?
Posted by BraveNewMalden about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
8 responses
‘Last responded to 3 minutes ago’, it says. That’s quite recent, you think. But it turns out that a Fridaycities minute is worth at least four of yours or mine, and it turns out to be a comment you read ages ago. ‘Last responded to 4 hours ago’ means ‘Last responded to during the ...
An effigy of the Pope that was filled with live cats?
Posted by Juvey about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
4 responses
Well, it’s a sentence that grabbed my attention. TimeOut have an interesting article on London conspiracies…wooooooo! Go on. Go learn summfin…
Back to the Future...
Posted by Juvey 11 months ago
Last active 11 months ago
16 responses
So today in the Evening Standard it was reported that clever Russians would soon be able to travel back in time and warn Gorbachev not to get too pissed on the 11th February. If you had a time machine, what London event or period would you most like to go back and spoil? More interestingly, what moment from your ...
Where to Buy Foreign Language Mags
Asked by Derazeh 9 months ago for 1 kudos
Best answer by CravenMaven
Last active 8 months ago
9 responses
Anyone have any idea where I could get hold of either Time or Newsweek in Italian and/or Russian? Tried ringing the WH Smith at Waterloo…no luck.
