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Car battery?

I need a new battery for my very old Volvo, before the winter sets in. How do you choose one, though? The car is 18 yea...
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posted by NOTsomeone
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Thunderbird odd behavious - fixed!

I earlier, had a problem where if I clicked on a post, the post would often show up as blank. Clicking on another post,...
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posted by a
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

More on FTTP protocols (geeks only)

Surprisingly hard to find the info you want amidst the plethora of information you don't but I did find this buried in...
19 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
19 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Sign Writing Conclusion

Thanks for the advice I got here over painting a new house name. This is what I did in the end: Printed out the desired...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw

group?

Hi, is this the old diy group ( alt bbs) that was found on google until they stopped it? The helpful and knowledgeable...
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posted by aprilsweetheartrose
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posted by Jeff
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by Jeff

EV cars - scrotemobiles.

Recently, our close was hit by a couple of scrotes. Detractors of EVs will be interested to know their vehicle of choic...
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posted by jethro_uk
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Faraday bags a con?

Am I missing something here? I have a car with keyless entry and understand that toerags can snatch my signal when I op...
57 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jim
57 comments posted 2yrs posted by jim

DIY Tenor Guitars?

Tenor guitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor_guitar Tenor guitars cost a lot (compare to a standard tenor guitar)...
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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
16 comments posted 2yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Exporting Power (again)

I'm about to send power to an outbuilding via a buried armoured connection. At the home end I will have an internal met...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by not
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by not

OT'ish: resin or block paving for driveway?

Resin or block paving for the driveway and turning area of a "traditional" house? I was thinking of herringbone pavers,...
30 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nomail
30 comments posted 2yrs posted by nomail

Macbook pro help needed

I’ve bollixed up my wife’s old laptop. There a a few windows programs that we want to use and as the laptop is essentia...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Fibre

BT expected 8.00am tomorrow! I may be gone some time.. Large cardboard box delivered today. Two! battery power packs, o...
117 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
117 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim