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TV? No one is watching it any more.

"Warner Bros Discovery has slashed the estimated value of its television channels by more than $9bn (£7.1bn) in a sign...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

OT: interest on my money?

I have just received a message from my bank, suggesting that I consider different account options to make as much inter...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

re-installing AVG anti virus

Something appears to have cocked up my anti-virus installation. Windows won't open it from the desktop icon claiming it...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Replacing a socket (follow up)

I have now replaced the socket, which proved a bit of a challenge. There are three live cables and three neutral cables...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Repairing bonded leather

Earlier this year I sought advice asto how or whether I should seek to repair my bonded leather office chair. The chair...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pinnerite
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by pinnerite

Chemistry advice - dissolving limescale

A common remedy for dissolving limescale from taps or kettles is a weak acid (vinegar - acetic, or lemon juice - citric...
27 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
27 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

OT: 4G or 3G connection, how to tell?

So a laptop with a 4G dongle, how do you know when/if it drops down to 3G connection, other than when 3G is swiched off...
6 comments posted 2yrs
posted by diverse
6 comments posted 2yrs posted by diverse

Temporary Fencing

I need to temporarily fence off some areas of the garden, say 5m x 4m, so I can get some plants established. The main r...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by patchmoney
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

Shed construction phase one

My son came to help. And made a video of himself, also me. Not instructive, but I like it. https://youtu.be/2sHlUoqP0cMT...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw

More on scams.

I got an email purporting to be from Evri asking me to log in to get mt parcel redelivered. The link in the email was h...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Cleanliness

"Anti-Semitism is exactly the same as delousing. Getting rid of lice is not a question of ideology, it is a matter of c...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by rjac
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by rjac

Pegler check valve pricing!!!

I need to replace the gate-type NRV on the DHW circulation system because it bangs, repeatably, when some taps are turn...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Tower crane safety

There's a big building site nearby, where an oligarch was constructing a mansion. Work stopped very shortly after the R...
13 comments posted 2yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Re: France mains sockets

On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:23:48 +0100 Joe snipped-for-privacy@jretrad> On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:01:49 +0100 > nibble snipped...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey