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OT:UAE nuclear reactor fires up
and only last week they sent a probe to Mars. The oil-rich UAE is adopting more sustainable energy sources but the plant has its critics.
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Dry wall / fine surface filler
Have a dry lined ceiling, (Fermacell) had been gone over with a fine surface filler when new ...... but once painted you can see a couple of places where there are lines from the tool (10" flexy steel...
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3 years ago
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Lastest Government message to the North
MATT Latest news, business, sport, comment, lifestyle and culture from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV.
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3 years ago
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Pressure reducing valves - do any work with zero flow?
Looking at pressure reducing valves available from Toolststion, Screwfix and such I note that a lot of the reviews say that the pressure builds up when there's no flow. I.e. the pressure reduction...
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3 years ago
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Reliable backup-restore program for windows 10
I have tried Macrium, the problem there is that is reformats the "dump" disc into a format that windows10 10 does not recognise, so restore not only fails but I ended up with an unusable system. being...
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3 years ago
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OT: Rattling helicopter
Yesterday, I heard the sound of a helicopter nearby, but with a loud rattle as well as the normal noises. It flew past, quite high and fast. It was civilian. I hope it managed to reach somewhere safe,...
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Cutting fibreboard 12mm
What's the best way? The original sheet was cut by saw, but is there an alternative way for cutting out a small sheet 3ft x 2ft?
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3 years ago
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OT: What's the point of a laundry basket?
What's the point of a laundry basket, why not put the dirty clothes straight into the washing machine?
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Win 10 file sharing problem
Just an update on the latest state. Only one PC is now giving problems. It's also the oldest one. It uses a TP Link Wi-Fi dongle, on the 'main' Wi-Fi circuit. It has multiple boot - Win 10, Win7 and...
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3 years ago
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Power meter plug suitable for PC?
Is this sort of plug-in power meter suitable for measuring a desktop PC with a switched mode power supply? I bought something similar a long time ago but found it was giving misleading readings. Are...
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3 years ago
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Compact float valve for [high] mains pressure
What compact float (or other sort of level sensitive) valves will cope OK with mains water pressure of around 5 bar? It also needs to be able to cope with being outdoors and, probably, freezing...
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3 years ago
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Kingsman or Celutex
As part of the kitchen refurbishment I am looking to insulate the floor whi ch at present is a suspended T&G floor on 100mm joists. I am looking at fix ing 25 X 25 battens to the bottom of the joists...
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3 years ago
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Stone sealers
I have laid some natural limestone floor tiles, very pale, porous and open grained. I haven't grouted yet and I am thinking I should treat them with something before I drag coloured grout across them,...
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3 years ago
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Mobile phone
Probably done before but can the knowledgeable suggest something suitable for the following spec:- Modest price Navigation Robust good battery life mail I have just side-graded to a 2 year monthly...
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OT: Armadillo nonsense
I'd just love to see a cyclist fall over one of those. And by the way, if an emergency vehicle can get over them, so can my car. Fuck you cyclists.
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3 years ago
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