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[OT] 1950's WITCH computer running again
Now that is a real man's computer :) Bletchley Park - mostly original parts reassembled and now working. Beautiful to watch - all clicking relays and dekatron tubes :)
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Aldi cassette player
They've got cassette players on Sunday for =A312.99. Seems a high price for= an obsolete item. NT
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OT strange wifi disconnection
I have Virgin broadband and connect using Wifi on Vista laptop. It's fine for hours, strong signal but sometimes it'll go through a funny 15 minutes where the connection just drops, I get the red X...
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Suggestions for packing out plasterboard ceiling
I need to put the final piece of plasterboard into my kitchen ceiling. The remaining space is 70 cm x 40 cm. I can pick up a small enough piece of plasterboard from B&Q to fit in my car but it is only...
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cheapo SDS drill dies - suggestions for replacement?
12year old =A335 cheapo "Nutool" SDS drill just expired. poss best 35 I ever spent (on power tools at least) Suggestions/sources for a replacement please? (not Makita etc another cheapy will do fine)...
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stripping emulsion off boiler casing
Someone has painted the mother-in-law's wall-hung boiler to match the walls - a girlie thing. The gas man is not impressed and I would like to remove it. It appears to be lilac vinyl silk emulsion on...
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IP/WiFi relay/switches
I'm struggling to find any affordable means of remotely switching something on, at either mains, or with a relay. Is there a unit which can be setup, using port forwarding etc, such that I can switch...
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Tidying-up a lawn border
I'm thinking of using some half-log roll to form a lawn edge and to allow a raised soil bed. The half logs are going to be buried about half their length and then I'll cast a narrow (2 inch?) concrete...
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When residential space is at a premium
Spotted these rooftop houses while working up in Middlesbrough the other day. 's the chances they'd blow off in a gale? http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/turnstyler/rooftop-house.jpgWhat
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Sending texts from a PC
My mobile phone reception is pretty much zero at home and I often need to send texts. I'm looking for website or an app from which I can send SMS texts to mobile phones. I have done this some years...
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Gridwatch news.
Tilbury biomass seems to be off line But wind is actually producing something today. And the Eirgrid east-west connector is showing signs of life. We seem to be dumping power to Irish Republic today....
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Internet oddity ...
I work from home, and have 2 broadband connections. Domestic (Virgin cable) and work (BT ADSL). Running a machine with Virgin, I get perfect internet access for browsing. Blazingly fast. My work...
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dab radio with extension speakers (rambling)
When I'm on the computer I listen to radio. Radioplayer through the net is good, but the quality through my pc speakers (even with subwoofer) is not the best and football on 5live is not always...
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Satellite Kit
Am thoroughly sick of paying for Virgin television - took a sledge hammer to even get an HD box, and as a Tivo-based box seems only available for more expensive packages, we can't even record while...
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Ceiling speakers
Looking for some ceiling speakers for the new kitchen area. I plan to use a T amp something like suits 4 ohm speakers with which it has a max power output of 20W RMS (so 10W RMS with 8 ohm speakers?)....
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