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OT - Curiosity's lack of memory
This story intrigued me. See the last paragraph. " Due to capacity limitations on the craft, the rover launched with only the software needed to land. Once on the planet, new software had to then be...
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Trusteer Rapport problems [OT in uk.d-i-y]
Reinstall and uninstall is worth trying. Failing that visit: (will simply give you a file listing) and click on autoruns.exe Wade through (a list of every conceivable way a program can be...
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Corded screwdriver
Li Ion batts will auto discharge less than NiCd or NiMh...
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Will a Cast Downpipe into a Plastic Downpipe
Hi I would like to replace a cast gutter downpipe with plastic to fit water butt and diverter, the cast looks slightly smaller to my untrained eye and I wondered if I could just cut the cast downpipe...
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Wireable 4mm socket
I'm trying to make my own wander lead out of surplus 1.5mm single-core. I've searched high and low but I can't find 4mm sockets that you can attach to the end of a cable. I can find several 4mm plugs...
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Spiral (Engrenages)
Any fans out there ? Just finished watching Series 2. In the very last scene, in the last episode, the camera zoomed in on a body with the face wrapped in polythene. Whose body was this ? Would like...
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Petrol from air.
Came across this.
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OT - If you were building a house in Florida...
... how would you protect yourself against sinkholes? Would it be better to make a much stronger "unbreakable" concrete raft or might it be better to use more conventional founds and timber floors on...
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Oven thermometers
We think our oven is running cooler than the temperature dial indicates. The oven thermometer seems to agree. However, how accurate are oven thermometers? Ours is an analogue one - presumably some...
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I have been told to grow up and act my age (again).
So where does that leave me and what am I supposed to do now? How do you act your age?
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angle grinder discs
I was looking at these to cut a few paving slabs, I have already used some cheap ones I bought out of poundies and they done the job ok. The ones below (link) are diamond tipped but my concern is the...
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OT:Virgin media support
I was getting loads of errors "441 Posting Failed. None of the groups to which the article was posted are valid. E1" trying to post to various newsgroups last week. So I thought I'd post in Virgins...
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Dripping tap
A while ago a tap was dripping so I changed the washer. It stopped dripping but started again after a few months. The washer was changed again and it stopped again. After another few months it has...
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Security camera recorder vulnerability
A heads-up for anyone using popular security camera recorders (Swann and the like) that they should disconnect them from the network, pending firmware updates from all the manufacturers...
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Bottle air vents
Today I noticed that I had a leak from the bottle vent in the hot water circuit. Looked up a new one on Sfx ( ). Very poor reviews but options are pretty limited on a Sunday so it was that or let it...
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