Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@andreoni79 They... uh... they didn't. Evangelion is still up. Anyway, it wouldn't need to be removed. Literally all they would need to do to fix it is at least negotiate the rights for the musical cues missing in the show itself (it's insane that they removed the background music from at least one of the most emotional scenes in the series!) and fix a few issues with the translation.

EDIT: Are you referring to the removal of the italian dub?

@Ralizah Yes, I forgot to say that. They changed many terms without any reason ("angels" now is "apostles", "berserk" is "state of fury"...) and, even worse, they tried to be more faithful to the japanese language putting the verbs at the end of the sentences and the result was dramatically comic.
EDIT: Only now I realized the series have been re-adapted worldwide...

@andreoni79 Oh geez. That sounds awful.

And I thought the relatively minor issues with the English script were bad.

Usually not interested in this kinda stuff, but I thought this was pretty cool!

When did the PS+ games get changed? I just saw the article on here that the games are ready to download with the Detroit picture. I wouldn't have minded PES too much but I don't have Detroit so win-win for me.

@Thrillho I've just seen this too. I was all set for some PES 2019 as well.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a terrible change. But I can't two-footed tackle Cristiano Ronaldo on Detroit can I?

@KratosMD I’m a native English speaker and your English is probably better than mine 😂. “to account-code” ... maybe the word they were looking for is “to inventory”?

@KratosMD Having worked in Finance all my working life, I hear the word invoice almost every day lol. Typically it means when you do some work, you invoice the company who you did that work for. They can then load the invoice onto their system for payment. It is so it can all be accounted for. Of course there is more to it than that, I've just tried to break it down (and I'm rushing before I need to start work).

Anyways hope you hear some good news soon!

@KratosMD Yeah I rarely use it outside of work and I were to say anything like that to my sister for example, who has never worked in a office, she would probably look at me with a blank expression lol.

@FullbringIchigo I rescued your comment from an email. Yeah I took a a dozen or lessons but never could afford to take it back up once I moved out from my parents. As I moved near the town centre of Cardiff, I never really felt I needed to own a car and stuff.

@JohnnyShoulder i live about 2 miles from my town center so i just walk it now, only takes about 45 minutes

either that or i get my brother to give me a lift if i'm being lazy

Drivings one of those things that just good to learn to do and get out of the way even if you don’t plan on driving immediately. Kind of like maintaining an active passport in case you want to take a spontaneous holiday I suppose. Having said that if you just did your test, passed and didn’t get a car right after you’d probably be incredibly nervous if you then wanted to drive a couple of years later.

I think i’m ready for The Last of Us 2. Is there any indication when that game is coming out?

Driving is pretty much essential for me now. I know people can and do live without it but there's just no way I could manage without a car. My daughters school is 3 miles away, my sons is 5 miles the other way, my mums is 7 miles away and needs help with stuff and my job is 15 miles away. That's not even considering ad hoc trips to the shops or days out.

The big negatives are the cost, finding parking and if you have a nice car - security. Then there's the yearly trips to get it serviced, motd. The bi monthly mini valet. The bi weekly refuel. Not to mention you always have the misfortune to crash - it can and does happen to anyone.

Everyone who drives says its easy - It's not, it's not easy at all. According to a BBC article it takes on average 45 hours of driving experience to be ready for a test. You obviously get better with experience - however there's only a 26% pass rate nationwide on a drivers first test. The actual pass rate of all tests in any year is well under 50%. (43% Ive seen mentioned on a few sites for 2017 as an example).

An invoice is a request for money. Its the posh way of saying a bill.

I have nine days off in September. Nine! I haven’t really had more than a bank holiday in 6 years, other than the Christmas/New Year break. I don’t really go on holiday so I wonder what i’ll do. Probably try and first comment every new article for a week.

@Wesker sometime between like.. November and August? 🤷‍♂️

@kyleforrester87 Time to watch those old episodes of Love Island that you might have missed.

@JohnnyShoulder ha, as if I’d miss an episode of Love Island.

@JohnnyShoulder @kyleforrester87 @themcnoisy
Driving is one of those things I wish I'd sorted years ago. I spent my late teens and 20's mostly on the piss and working in pubs, so never really bothered. I rarely have ever taken a job that couldn't walk to within an hour and friends and family are mostly close enough that even having to use public transport isn't really a problem.

I took a test a couple of years ago and just failed. Torrential downpour at the start followed by glaring morning sun left me pretty much unable to see. Haven't bothered doing it again. May do at some point, but despite very much liking cars, never had the burning desire to drive.

@KALofKRYPTON I did my motorbike test when I was 18, I passed that on the fifth attempt lol. Kept doing really dumb stuff. I did the car when I was 25 I think, somehow managed to pass that first time. It is nice having them both done and dusted as it were but the reality is owning a car makes you fat and lazy. You start using it for the most straight forward journeys and you’re always half expecting some sort of ticket through the door or a breakdown. Whenever I’ve gone to not having a vehicle, I’ve always felt immediately happier. My girlfriend recently got a new Polo and I’m on the insurance so I will admit it’s nice having a car I’m not responsible for, already managed to pick up a £60 fine for dipping into a bus lane mind you!

Push bike FTW