Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Tal]

That bell-tower looks rather ornate and quite old too, 18thC perhaps?

St George's and correct.

[Rod Paradise]

BTW- There was loads of open-cast stone quarries in Portland I wonder if that's where the cement comes from?






   

Wiki says:

Portland cement was developed from natural cements made in Britain in the early part of the nineteenth century, and its name is derived from its similarity to Portland stone, a type of building stone that was quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England.

[tikay]

Portland Cement - yes, it USED to be where the aggregate was quarried. Now, not so much. "Portland Cement" is much like "Cheddar Cheese" as to link to origin these days. (ignoring daft EEC directives as to misleading names).

Note that the correct moniker for "Portland Cement" is ORDINARY Portland Cement, more generally known as "OPC". This differentiates it from WHITE Portland Cement, which is white. And VERY expensive. 

By way of assisting this Diary to retain a modicum of interest, here is a bag of each.   

Click to see full-size image.

[RED-DOG]

What is the white cement for?

Dental work?

[tikay]

What is the white cement for?

Dental work?

Complicated answer this.

White cement makes.........white concrete. Sort of.

Concrete is often exposed to view in finished structures, but is a rather drab grey/khaki colour. White cement makes the concrete so much more aesthetically pleasing when the concrete is intended as a "feature".

I think you only asked because you wanted to see photos of the difference. 


This concrete is made from white cement.

Click to see full-size image.

And this example of concrete is made from OPC.

Click to see full-size image.

Fascinating, yes? Certainly made this Diary more interesting. Don't be trying your mamby-pamby Shakespeare proverbs or poetry bollox on cement or concrete. Concrete is well hard.

[RED-DOG]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

[dreenie]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

Good Luck with that one Tom

[Tal]

Behave. Best city in the world. Obv.

[Laxie]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

Good Luck with that one Tom

He's a proper jet setter these days

[RED-DOG]

Anytime return to Birmingham New st = £13.

Bargain imo. It would cost me £8 to park the car.

[outragous76]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

I almost can't think of 2 worse things, going to Birmingham, ewwwwwwww, on a train, blleeeuuuugggghhhhhhh

Have a nice day thou

[RED-DOG]

Tom I don't know whether its still relevant to you err your friend, but I have now found a link that explains how difficult it is to hide your location from a poker site.  A lot of people assume that because they can easily arrange to watch BBC Iplayer etc from abroad, the same arrangement will work for poker.  A lot of people got caught by stars playing in the US last wsop and reverse freerolled themselves.

If you read the comments in the article it shows how difficult the whole thing is.

http://cranthetrader.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/dont-allow-non-vpn-traffic.html

Thanks for this Dave.

I don't understand why sites without a licence for a particular country care what you do.

[kinboshi]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

I almost can't think of 2 worse things, going to Birmingham, ewwwwwwww, on a train, blleeeuuuugggghhhhhhh

Have a nice day thou

Driving into Brum at rush hour?

[RED-DOG]

Scintillating.


Moving on.....


Today I will be mostly going to Birmingham on the train.

I almost can't think of 2 worse things, going to Birmingham, ewwwwwwww, on a train, blleeeuuuugggghhhhhhh

Have a nice day thou

It's all about attitude imo Guy. I decided to enjoy it and guess what? I'm enjoying it.

At this very moment my train is stationary, which affords me a wonderful close up view of some very old wrought iron gasomters.

Lovely!

[tikay]

Tom I don't know whether its still relevant to you err your friend, but I have now found a link that explains how difficult it is to hide your location from a poker site.  A lot of people assume that because they can easily arrange to watch BBC Iplayer etc from abroad, the same arrangement will work for poker.  A lot of people got caught by stars playing in the US last wsop and reverse freerolled themselves.

If you read the comments in the article it shows how difficult the whole thing is.

http://cranthetrader.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/dont-allow-non-vpn-traffic.html

Thanks for this Dave.

I don't understand why sites without a licence for a particular country care what you do.

They care because if they allow access in Nations where they do not have a licence, local operators raise objections to their overall licence elsewhere.

If you used next door as an example, they guard their licence with incredible obsession & so do not allow (knowingly or willingly) access from countries where they are not licensed. By any simple calculation, & extrapolating current annual revenue over a 10 year period, the Licence which SB&G hold is worth well in excess of a billion pounds, & without that licence, the business is dead. So, with so much at stake, it makes no sense to knowingly permit a random poker player who may generate £20 or £30 to potentially damage the integrity of their licence.