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Sparky turns van into Taser
I am not normally a Sun reader but this caught my eye when scanning the front pages. According to the Sun the police say it is legal!!! I hope the guy is going to market it, I will have one.
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How to: Reset C smart bulb by GE Light Bulbs
Found on another newsgroup How to: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs there a course I can take to gain this skill and become a certified smart light blub reset and re-pair technician? I can imagine charging...
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DIY privacy and security, the rights of the individual against the intrusive state.
I've been giving some thought as to how to protect one's privacy from the ever growing snoopings of the Brit monarchy and all its lapdogs and subordinate dogs' dinners such as GCHQ, the MIxs and the...
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What colour shall I paint our shop?
Just looking for opinions. Corner terraced shop. I want it to look nice and to some degree notable but not 'f### me what have they done!'. It's brick front, stone sides*. Larger stones/lintels around...
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Can somebody explain the changes in banking to a complete dumbo?
I tend not to use online banking but I do use Paypal and my visa card on Amazon and some other web sites where the card is registered. After the change can I still carry on as before with no...
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Does anyone make coloured bathroom suites any more?
In our new shower/wet room we have an existing toilet bowl and cistern which are grey/blue, we don't want to replace them if we don't have to. So, we'd quite like a pedestal washbasin in a similar...
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The eternal shower question - recommendations wanted
We are installing a shower in a new, downstairs shower room, it's to be a wet room so it won't be in a shower cubicle, just wall mounted in a room about 1.8 metres square. We have an 'old fashioned'...
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WiFi Calling.
To clear up any confusion, I did some reaarch WiFi Calling will activate on phines that support it and mobile networks that support it when (a) there is an adequate wifi signal (b) the mobile signal...
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Taking road cycling to new heights? | Szymon Godziek flips over Tour de Pologne
Taking road cycling to new heights? | Szymon Godziek flips over Tour de Pologne on Aug 5, 2017 Polish mountain-bike slopestyler Szymon Godziek jumps over the peloton of the Tour de Pologne. Godziek...
 
Re: Tips for cleaning badly soiled underwear
How is *he* making a terrible mess of his *wife's* drawers? Owain
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Assembling a three-seater sofa
Owain, That's an interesting thought, and makes sense. I looked at all three units to see if I could find a maker's label to aid checking, but there isn't one.
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Under cabinet (i.e. in plinth/kick area) drawers - anyone done this?
+1, I have some under my bed. The plastic lids are good because they catch all the dust.
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trees
Since there will be presumably no coal flue ash to make 'breeze' blocks from, and gas fired brick kilns might be outlawed along with boilers, maybe we'll be using more wood for houses by then?
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Changes to bank web security
Various banks are warning me that they will change the security arrangements for accessing their online accounts. There appears to be a need to be able to use their mobile phone app. Should I conclude...
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Re: Nope, Earth Isn't Cooling
It's an old technique in the 'global warming' industry that's been used before - and it's about as authoritative as 'hide the decline' was in its day. As the article says: "...understanding global...
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