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shootin' the shit / Re: UK General Election 2024

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 03:05:36 pm »

I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords.

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by Paul B on Today at 02:25:52 pm »

I'm pretty sure Zippy had something similar what must be 15-20 years ago now. It was more ghetto with screws sticking out the side from memory.

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by Droyd on Today at 02:22:20 pm »

I'm not a massive fan of Tyler Nelson, but he seems to be arguing that Lattice had him in to do some consulting for the product, and that they used his measurements. If that were me and I read the Lattice guff about "100s of hours research" and all of the hyperbolic marketing around it I'd probably be pissed (maybe not enough to record myself playing Master of Puppets and stick it on social media with a caption about "blowing off some steam", but we're all different).

It's fun that rather than addressing any of this Lattice are getting into the Evil MegaCorp schtick by deleting comments on their Instagram posts and YouTube advertorial completely coincidentally timed 'how to do finger lifts' video with lots of close-ups of their new product. It seems a weird approach given it'd be a lot easier to just say 'yeah, people have been doing this for ages', 'no, we didn't steal your idea/data'...

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by edshakey on Today at 02:13:42 pm »

I've been following the Lattice/Tyler Nelson drama about who came up with a particularly shaped bit of wood first with some bemusement. (e.g. http://www.instagram.com/p/C7O8hFYyPxl/?igsh=ZXRxdWkzZHRvYTQ=)

To give everyone involved credit, I guess there's money and jobs and reputations in the mix. By these lights this stuff matters.

On the other hand, we're not talking about room temperature superconductors, we're talking about little bits of wood. Bits of wood that have perhaps been a tad over-hyped. The advice of getting out and touching grass/rock seems relevant.

I'm not on Instagram and had not heard of this "drama". The post you linked is a Lattice advert, but I not seeing the drama element. Have you got a brief summary of what's actually happened?

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get involved: access, environment, BMC / Re: Spad climbing

« Last post by cheque on Today at 02:01:47 pm »

This is what happens when you start giving trad routes sport grades isn’t it? 

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shootin' the shit / Re: UK General Election 2024

« Last post by Will Hunt on Today at 02:00:07 pm »

Look highly likely I'll be voting Green. Again.

I'm voting for Kang because Kodos has been fucking dreadful and, even if Kang does not promise everything I want, they are a far better alternative to re-electing Kodos, and the only realistic alternative that our political system provides.

At the selection vote my Kang party candidate spoke enthusiastically about vote reform in the first Kang parliament.

VOTE FOR KANG.

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by mrjonathanr on Today at 01:59:11 pm »

Description of a top out at Gogarth?

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by SA Chris on Today at 01:54:32 pm »

The advice of getting out and touching grass/rock/cloth seems relevant.

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shootin' the shit / Re: UK General Election 2024

« Last post by Johnny Brown on Today at 01:51:48 pm »

Word to that Stone! But really all I was hoping for would be an upfront statement that Sunak's watering down of climate commitments would be reversed. We simply don't have time for anything else.

Look highly likely I'll be voting Green. Again.

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diet, training and injuries / Re: Internet based drama about differently shaped lumps of wood

« Last post by mrjonathanr on Today at 01:51:36 pm »

Biscuit does something similar. I've got the 40mm one, but elbow issues means I've not been able to use it much so difficult to comment.

https://www.processphysiotherapy.co.uk/unlevel-edge