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Post by crankcaller on Jan 4, 2018 14:30:18 GMT
In my day it was EL-D and irn-bru. They've rebranded Eldorado and turned it into a tonic wine to try and grab some of the Buckie audience.
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Post by scamander on Jan 4, 2018 14:35:30 GMT
I think the whole SPQR tattoo thing was from Gladiator?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 14:37:45 GMT
I can second Montefiore and figes, at least from an academic point of view. They were heavily featured on my reading list for russian history at uni.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Jan 4, 2018 14:43:27 GMT
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 4, 2018 14:43:58 GMT
Oktober by China Mieville is decent on the revolution itself.
Robert Service A History of Modern Russia is probably the best general book.
The Romanovs Simon Sebag Montefiore is ok
I have not had any port for ages. I did read a book about wine while drinking whisky. This amused me.
9,000 Years Wine A Short History by Rod Philips.
I can recommend Arbdeg Corrywreckan. Absolutely delicious. Goes well with a book on wine.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 4, 2018 14:46:40 GMT
Also Aberlour A'Bunnadh.
It's very good for a sherried whisky.
I have some Japanese whisky, but I haven't tried that yet.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 4, 2018 14:46:56 GMT
Simon Sebag Montefiore has written a few books on Russia in that period which I have heard are good. The one on Stalin is excellent |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 4, 2018 14:50:53 GMT
Young Stalin or The Court of the Red Tsar?
I am not down with Orlando Figes.
Firstly he has the ponciest name ever.
Secondly there was that business about the fake Amazon reviews.
I am told his books are good.
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Post by amipal on Jan 4, 2018 14:53:43 GMT
I think the whole SPQR tattoo thing was from Gladiator? And Asterix. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 4, 2018 14:53:50 GMT
Simon Sebag Montefiore has written a few books on Russia in that period which I have heard are good. The one on Stalin is excellent Also this Hitler: Ascent by Volker Ullrich is really good, went through "reading about mass murdering dictators" phase |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Jan 4, 2018 14:55:04 GMT
I stood next to Orlando Figes once. He was very small. Possibly not much taller than Sandi Toksvig, whom I have also stood next to.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 4, 2018 14:57:53 GMT
Young Stalin or The Court of the Red Tsar? The Red Tsar |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 4, 2018 14:58:37 GMT
I read Just Send me Word, but he hadn't even bothered writing most of that himself. Fraud. I am not down with Orlando Figes. Firstly he has the ponciest name ever. You recommended Simon Seabinbag Montefiore without comment on his name. @ Scam, thanks. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 4, 2018 15:00:13 GMT
I have been experimenting with the granite blocks in my Scotch glass, not impressed though as they warm up too quickly and do not provide adequate cooling. I will go back to a single small cube of ice with a generous measure of Scotch.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 4, 2018 15:15:56 GMT
I read Just Send me Word, but he hadn't even bothered writing most of that himself. Fraud. I am not down with Orlando Figes. Firstly he has the ponciest name ever. You recommended Simon Seabinbag Montefiore without comment on his name. @ Scam, thanks. Yes. I am not some horrible anti-Semite. That is why. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 4, 2018 15:19:21 GMT
I have been experimenting with the granite blocks in my Scotch glass, not impressed though as they warm up too quickly and do not provide adequate cooling. I will go back to a single small cube of ice with a generous measure of Scotch. Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 4, 2018 15:26:43 GMT
I read Just Send me Word, but he hadn't even bothered writing most of that himself. Fraud. You recommended Simon Seabinbag Montefiore without comment on his name. @ Scam, thanks. Yes. I am not some horrible anti-Semite. That is why. My bad, I hadn't realised you weren't. |
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 4, 2018 15:28:17 GMT
I have been experimenting with the granite blocks in my Scotch glass, not impressed though as they warm up too quickly and do not provide adequate cooling. I will go back to a single small cube of ice with a generous measure of Scotch. Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. I'm sure it is man. I saw your comment in the Guardian rap article and agree that the word "bitch" is not OK. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 4, 2018 15:37:32 GMT
I have been experimenting with the granite blocks in my Scotch glass, not impressed though as they warm up too quickly and do not provide adequate cooling. I will go back to a single small cube of ice with a generous measure of Scotch. Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. Yes. The specific heat capacity of ice is lower than that of water, but still pretty high. Lithium cubes would be one of the best solids, and might make the hangover feel less depressing (due to the lethal effects of lithium poisoning rather than the anti-depressive effects.) I don't understand why different substances have different specific heat capacities. It seems intuitive to me that a kilo of stuff should heat up at the same rate for a given input of energy (under ideal conditions) regardless of what the stuff is. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 4, 2018 15:38:02 GMT
Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. I'm sure it is man. I saw your comment in the Guardian rap article and agree that the word "bitch" is not OK. Im just wanting clarity, if music people the guardian likes use it is it OK for others to use. |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 4, 2018 15:39:17 GMT
Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. Yes. The specific heat capacity of ice is lower than that of water, but still pretty high. Lithium cubes would be one of the best solids, and might make the hangover feel less depressing (due to the lethal effects of lithium poisoning rather than the anti-depressive effects.) I don't understand why different substances have different specific heat capacities. It seems intuitive to me that a kilo of stuff should heat up at the same rate for a given input of energy (under ideal conditions) regardless of what the stuff is. Strength of bonds? |
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Post by lonewolf on Jan 4, 2018 15:40:50 GMT
Is that something to do with water having one of the highest specific heat of most substances. The amount of energy need to increase its temp. Yes. The specific heat capacity of ice is lower than that of water, but still pretty high. Lithium cubes would be one of the best solids, and might make the hangover feel less depressing (due to the lethal effects of lithium poisoning rather than the anti-depressive effects.) I don't understand why different substances have different specific heat capacities. It seems intuitive to me that a kilo of stuff should heat up at the same rate for a given input of energy (under ideal conditions) regardless of what the stuff is. Density maybe a kilo of one thing has more molecules than a kilo of another. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 4, 2018 15:41:54 GMT
word is bond
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 4, 2018 15:54:18 GMT
People will just think you're "Stinging" it. What is "Stinging it"? My imagination is going into overdrive here. Are "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" style false arms involved? |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 4, 2018 16:02:17 GMT
Well, that was an interesting few minutes on Wikipedia. In a gas, for example, molecules can move around in different ways (degrees of freedom) so some of the heat energy that goes into the system will increase e.g. the rotational kinetic energy of molecules, which does not increase the temperature (apparently). Only some of the kinetic energy of molecules actually adds to the temperature, depending on the type of movement. So effectively some of the heat energy gets stored in the molecule in a way that doesn't increase temperature, giving a higher specific heat capacity, and more energy that can be released when it cools down.
The Theory section on Wikipedia's Heat Capacity page is the most relevant section.
Somebody ought to tell the posh woman with the Labradors who walks on my local beach about not using the word bitch any longer.
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