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Does Fat/Grease Evaporate?

I've had an air fryer for a couple of years or so and have noticed that in the area it is used I get brown greasy stain...
12 comments posted 5mos
posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 5mos posted by jgnewsid

Running .exe remotely

I have a USB stick with an .exe on it which I run on a Windows 11 computer. Wonderful. If I were to put that USB stick...
10 comments posted 5mos
posted by pastedavid
10 comments posted 5mos posted by pastedavid

Specialist screwdriver bit?

Is it possible to get a dedicated driver bit - or a complete hand-operated screwdriver - for this type of bolt? https:/...
17 comments posted 5mos
posted by mail
17 comments posted 5mos posted by mail

[OT] Anyone using Turnpike to connect to Zen?

Memory suggests I am not the only one here still using Turnpike. Anyone connecting via Zen? Zen have updated their secu...
7 comments posted 5mos
posted by News
7 comments posted 5mos posted by News

"High density" hydro power goes live in Devon (TW)

(TW=Trigger warning. Some posters may experience apoplexy :) ) Basically a gravity battery. https://www.rheenergise.com/...
50 comments posted 5mos
posted by jethro_UK
50 comments posted 5mos posted by jethro_UK

OT: Credit card hacked.

I sometimes use Amazon, and have on occasions taken the free Prime membership for a month, to enable free and next day...
33 comments posted 5mos
posted by davey
33 comments posted 5mos posted by davey

Lighted bathroom cabinet/mirror fault.

We had a bathroom cabinet fitted with an illuminated mirror on the front door. It has stopped lighting up. Power is sti...
7 comments posted 5mos
posted by alan
7 comments posted 5mos posted by alan

TOT: eBay

Why should I provide my National Insurance number to eBay? This is now requested in the personal information section.
17 comments posted 5mos
posted by newsgroups
17 comments posted 5mos posted by newsgroups

Sticky wood

Not the correct term I imagine, but perhaps it will serve. I was hand-cutting some newly-bought 22x38mm treated battens...
11 comments posted 5mos
posted by mail
11 comments posted 5mos posted by mail

OT: Has anybody had braces fitted at 50+, 60+, etc?

I've been asking around and I have been quoted in excess of £4k for adult braces. Apparently, braces are ore expensive...
2 comments posted 5mos
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
2 comments posted 5mos posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Sealing uPVC windows

In the storms earlier this year, we had some water ingress from all three upstairs windows. They're uPVC and there's no...
5 comments posted 5mos
posted by nothanks
5 comments posted 5mos posted by nothanks

V2H recommendations

aka "Bidirectional charging". What's the most feasible EV to buy, secondhand today, which supports this technology? Ass...
110 comments posted 5mos
posted by roland
110 comments posted 5mos posted by roland

Repair outdoor concrete step

One of our garden steps has broken along its width (slight accident with something heavy being dropped_. It is just a s...
3 comments posted 5mos
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 5mos posted by nospam