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BBC R4: Profile of Eben Upton

The man who gave the world the Raspberry Pi. Live now on R4, also BBC Sounds
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Andrew97d
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by Andrew97d

Ladder platform

Does anyone have one of these type of platforms which seem to double as either a shelf, or a step (the square rung ladde...
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posted by usenet
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

Beds brain pick

My wife's parting words as she set off with her friends for 10 days in Uzbekistan, *you will sort out my bed*. Hmm. The...
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posted by tim
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Replacing a Makita guide rail splinter guard

I decided to replace one damaged splinter guard and another that looked pretty worn down. Does anyone know what is the...
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posted by tricky.dicky
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Isolation Transformer

I picked up this isolation transformer some years ago at a boot sale but have only just noticed something unusual about...
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posted by cd
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

SOT: adding an icon to desktop

Could somebody remind me how to add an icon to the desktop. My 'BBC News' icon seems to have been replaced by some Googl...
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posted by newsgroups
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Beware the plastic isolation valve!

3 months ago screams emanated from my wife in our guest bathroom (that I fitted out about 25 years ago. Turned out that...
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posted by timdownieuk
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Transporting water by sea

QUOTE Greenpeace UK’s chief scientist, Doug Parr, said: “Decades of neglecting its own infrastructure have left Souther...
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posted by aero.spike
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by aero.spike

OT'ish Trailer size limit for recycling centre

My council has a 1.3m limit on the internal length of a trailer, above this length a trailer can only be used 12 times...
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posted by nomail
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by nomail

Inverter amperage

I tried to use a “12V” to 250 ish V inverter in my car at the weekend. I attached a cigar lighter plug lead to it which...
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posted by chrispvholmes
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by chrispvholmes

Kitchen waste drain cover

Around 6 inches square with slits to enable waste to drain through. I need to lift from time to time when it gets block...
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posted by pinnerite
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by pinnerite

OT: best material for tumblers

I was staying with a friend when I accidentally smashed a tumbler by knocking if off a table. It turns out that two oth...
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posted by newsgroups
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

DIY Bread slicing ?

With being able to driver on hold (possibly forever) we're having to rely on the tender mercies of online shopping. Whi...
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posted by jethro_uk
44 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk