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O/T: Rearranging a mathematical equation.
(I also posted this in uk.tech.digital-tv but the loving sentiment is the same) Hello all, Please forgive what must seem like a pointlessly trivial question to many of you, but I am not overly...
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OTish: Hard Drive recovery after 8 years
I would be very surprised if any data could be recovered from the drive, even if the most edge forensics were deployed. Certainly nothing available to civilians leastways man who threw away a laptop...
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3 years ago
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Shower and toilet and basin into a tiny room ?
Into how small a room can I fit a shower and toilet and basin? The floor could be like a wet room floor all the way to the walls ideas and experience and links please ? George
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OT: Snow clearing
I think senility has finally struck, just been out clearing a path through the snow to let our Tom cat to get up on the garden to do his business despite it still falling heavily and settling. We have...
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Tower Bridge
Good TV programme last night with Rob Bell. Does anyone know the purpose of the blue painted blocks on the inner face of the towers: Facade Of One Of The Bridge Towers Of Tower Bridge In London. Stock...
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3 years ago
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OT - /Injections
Surely stabbing a needle into a vial of something is likely to damage or infect the needle.
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3 years ago
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Humming noise from central heating
We have had a new Worcestershire Bosch 30i boiler. We have found during the day when room stat is set to 18 deg no problem, at night when we increase room stat to 22 deg there is an occasional humming...
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3 years ago
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Praise where praise is due.
Had my Covid jab today. Organized via my doctor, but conducted at another local surgery - my guess as a co-operation between several. Extremely well organised - I was in and out in about 20 minutes...
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3 years ago
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Covid Vs Perfume
Hi Guys When out walking, it is quite common to be able to smell perfume from a distance of 10m from the wearer. This makes me think that Covid particles must be heavier than perfume by a factor of 5...
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3 years ago
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OT Phone stuck in constant loading of "NHS Covid -19" app
Any ideas. Samsung S6 if that helps.
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3 years ago
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"Non-removable" belt on vacuum cleaner?
Has anyone ever seen this before...? When using the brushbar on our Vax upright cleaner (model Air3 Pet, about 7 years old) it emits a load of noise, even after laboriously pulling all debris off it....
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3 years ago
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Drilling through a uPVC door frame
Hello all, About a month ago I enquired about "kinetic bell pushes". The resulting discussion here in D-I-Y resulted in me being convinced to try re-connecting the house's old wired bell system. I've...
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3 years ago
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Ping Theo: Home Assistant and clocks:
Firstly I'd like to thank Theo for giving me the confirmation re Home Assistant as being a good Home Automation solution. I have numerous devices here (22) all doing stuff now and it's going well so...
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3 years ago
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Woodburner
I have a wood burning stove fitted with board behind and sides. Is it possible to tile it myself in situ, and what gap must there be from the back and sides of fire, as my opening is quite small.
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3 years ago
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Quick generating question - biomass and coal
Looking at Gridwatch, coal is fired up but Biomass which has been running flat out is now throttled back. A cynical thought is that Biomass generation is by converted coal plant (IIRC) at the same...
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