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OT Whinge

Why is it that most photos of incidents taken by witnesses are in vertical mode? Lots of foreground and sky but not much...
50 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
50 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Importing Thunderbird data

Is it possible to import Thunderbird data from a Windows 10 machine to a widows 11 machine that is running thunderbird?...
5 comments posted 1yr
posted by iain
5 comments posted 1yr posted by iain

Earthing question

I have replaced a double 13 amp socket (which I understand I am perfectly entitled to do). The backbox is made of steel...
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posted by newsgroups
23 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

OT: Where did our language go?

"Get $5 off the item you love in-app". Courtesy of e-bay. Not only is the almost-word 'app' an incorrect and lazy abbre...
282 comments posted 1yr
posted by davey
282 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Splicing wires

One of these has been used: https://ibb.co/WsZCtLG to splice a 1.5mm^2 cable into a larger 6mm^2 cable. Corrosion has s...
43 comments posted 1yr
posted by fredxx
43 comments posted 1yr posted by fredxx

CD/DVD longevity

Over the w/e, I was discussing the longevity or otherwise of storage media, and opined that CD/DVD ought to last longer...
24 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
24 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

That Irish BBC bloke.

I have been vaguely aware of murmurings of outrage about yet another sad old BBC perv being done for something pervy, a...
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posted by tnp
18 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

fridge part

I have a hotpoint two-door fridge freezer and I've broken a small plastic hinge type piece fixed to the lower right han...
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posted by tonyrchrome
22 comments posted 1yr posted by tonyrchrome

Reed switch testing

Hi All My dishwasher troubleshooting continues. There is a reed switch which is used to determine the water flow which...
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posted by leenowell
20 comments posted 1yr posted by leenowell

Unsurprising article on smart meters

“Until this year customers had to pay to fix any problems that occurred after their year-long warranty expired. In Febr...
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posted by aero.spike
29 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

OT: TV or Monitor (40"), and which one?

My TV works well but is ancient and heavy, and I now need to mount it on a long arm. I've been surprised at how light t...
13 comments posted 1yr
posted by nomail
13 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

Looking for spray sealant with a nozzle

I'm after a way to seal difficult to access small voids. I need something like expanding foam but it doesn't need to ex...
23 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
23 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Where can I buy cheap kero?

I'm in the process of buying a Chinese diesel heater, to heat my garage/workshop,for which I understand - kero, or heat...
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posted by a
26 comments posted 1yr posted by a

The Budget

I wonder what the rise in road tax will be for 'E Cars' or will they try pay per mile.
55 comments posted 1yr
posted by reading.mostly
55 comments posted 1yr posted by reading.mostly

Urgent(ish): hot to clean up a filthy USB stick?

I need to send a USB stick with GBs full of data to a public office. The stick is still working ok but the outside is r...
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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
8 comments posted 1yr posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012