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OT: Problem launching programs in W10

My W10-Pro desktop machine has just developed a problem with launching programs. When first (re)-booted, it's fine - bu...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mills37.fslife
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by mills37.fslife

SpaceX recovery

OK, so Musk is a total bellend. But I have to say well done on the launch and catch today.
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Air receiver hydraulic test pressure

I've just acquired a compressor with a modest sized air receiver. It's a 150 litre rated at 10 bar. I need to perform a...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by fredxx
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by fredxx

The End of Nails

Buying some galvanised clouts this morning and my friend over the counter remarked that they don't sell so many nails t...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw

In case you forget your keys

No problem if you've left your keys behind. You'll be in in a jiffy. :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-essex-6...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by NOTsomeone

OT: Generic UK-based electronics NG?

I have been looking on Eternal September if there is a UK-based generic electronics NG (In particular old school analog...
35 comments posted 2yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
35 comments posted 2yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Removing sticky adhesive left by Velcro

What is the best solvent to remove the thick gummy glue left behind by self-adhesive Velcro?
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Notch in eyebrows

I often see males, sometimes crims on TV, with a bald notch cut into the hairs of the eyebrows. Is this some sort of fas...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by a
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

SOT: icons on home screen (W11)

I see that my icons for BBC News, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, ITV News and Sky News now contain the Google Chrome circular...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Car radio code - ?

I had to replace the battery on my 2013 Skoda Yeti. (In truth: I had to pay my local garage to fit my new battery: a jo...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by lalaw44
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by lalaw44

HiSense TV warning, junk made for landfill

Public service announcement.... A TV repairer has shown a stripdown of one of the large screen HiSense sets (65" - 65A7...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by email
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by email

old fogies

I have not been on this group for a while and am wondering if Bill the aerial and almost blind Brian are still around ?
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by dennis.gange
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by dennis.gange