OT: 10pm switchoff

In message snipped-for-privacy@outlook.com, at 17:51:53 on Fri, 15 Apr 2022, Robin snipped-for-privacy@outlook.com remarked: What is significant in terms of the power surge? If it was 1GW, that'd be ~5 million fridges switching on. Which doesn't pass my sniff test.
Posted by Roland Perry in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago 
Prices

On Sun, 15 May 2022 22:45:38 +1000, The Natural Philosopher snipped-for-privacy@Don't believe that, that step claim never happens Ditto. No chance. That wasn't seen in 2008/9 In fact we are actually seeing record low unemployment. That wasn't seen in 2008/9
Posted by lacksey in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago 
Boiler “exercising”

On 25 May 2022 11:53:47 +0100 (BST), Theo wrote: I've been doing fifteen minutes, once per month, to allow everything to get up to operating temperature. Would I be better off running it for a shorter period, more frequently? Nick
Posted by Nick Odell in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago 
Windows 7 updates, really?

Theoretically you need to pay for annual extended support licences; you need to buy the 2020 licence at $50, plus the 2021 licence at $100, plus the 2022 licence at $200, guess how much the 2023 licence will be? Then there won't be any more after that.
Posted by Andy Burns in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 4 years ago 
External PIR to be active for only 4 hours per day

On Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:29:39 -0700 (PDT) Bazza snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: That ought to do it. If, as someone suggested, you get lots of spurious alarms then you can make a Mk2 using an Arduino or similar to filter detection events.
Posted by Rob Morley in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 3 years ago 
Roof Insulation

On 14/08/2022 in message

Posted by Jeff Gaines in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 3 years ago 
Should MDF be outlawed?

On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:35:10 +0100 "Brian Gaff" snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: I try to do any cutting outside, if I have to do it indoors I wear a mask and usually duct tape a vacuum cleaner to the saw/router/whatever.
Posted by Rob Morley in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 3 years ago 
Thunderbird again

I don't disagree, but I have often wondered what the difference would be between an /archive/ folder and a /local/ folder with a specific name (which might be "Archive 2022", etc). I never use the Archive folder myself, preferring local folders with names which mean something. YMMV.
Posted by Jeff Layman in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 2 years ago 
World Population by Year, 2014-2023

World Population by Year Year...World Population...Net Change 2023....8,045,311,447...70,206,291 2022....7,975,105,156...65,810,005 2021....7,909,295,151...68,342,271 2020....7,840,952,880...76,001,848 2019....7,764,951,032...81,161,204 2018....7,683,789,828...83,967,424 ...
Posted by David P in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 2 years ago 
lost arts press - opinions?

On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:37:11 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: keyword search at Lee Valley - "Schwarz" turns up ~ 34 hits. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/books-and-dvds/111769-roubo-on-furniture-deluxe-edition?
Posted by hubops in Woodworking Forum 3 years ago