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REALLY splitting an SSD

A multi-boot SDD has stolen nine days of my life. Is there some way of having a split where each part of the SSD has it...
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posted by stuck
9 comments posted 1w posted by stuck

Bench drill press / pillar drill

I've reluctantly decided that my drilling is neither as straight nor as precise as it ought to be - and I should buy my...
23 comments posted 1w
posted by james.harris.1
23 comments posted 1w posted by james.harris.1

British wind power to drive Maersk container ship

https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/03/british-wind-power-to-drive-maersk-container-ship/5293962 Shipping giant...
44 comments posted 1w
posted by jethro_UK
44 comments posted 1w posted by jethro_UK

SOT: Chrome fault

I think my Google Chrome browser was hijacked by Yahoo as I started to receive adverts for an Antivirus Security Scan a...
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posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 1w posted by newsgroups

How to get Netflix etc onto a TV via a smartphone?

So how do you do it? House has no internet but the phone signal is good. TV has LAN port and HDMI but no wifi. It's only...
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posted by adamwadsworth
8 comments posted 1w posted by adamwadsworth

Someone's 'aving a Larff

Logitech are abandoning their range of remote controls and although they have said they will provide service for as lon...
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posted by jgnewsid
9 comments posted 1w posted by jgnewsid

Recycling - one item mixed metal/plastic?

It seems the rules are constantly changing. I have a caravan door handle unit which is a plastic main part but with met...
28 comments posted 1w
posted by wibble
28 comments posted 1w posted by wibble

O-rings for MDPE fittings - where to buy?

I have a lot of 20mm MDPE pipe around our property feeding chicken waterers, horse waterers, supplies to greenhouses, e...
12 comments posted 1w
posted by cl
12 comments posted 1w posted by cl

Bathroom Extractors

Planning ahead for a bathroom refurbish, I am looking for opinions on wiring in bathroom extractors. On our previous ba...
15 comments posted 1w
posted by tricky.dicky
15 comments posted 1w posted by tricky.dicky

Torque screwdriver - any recommendations?

I've survived without one for a large number of years, but I'm tempted to spend a modest amount (not a huge amount) of...
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posted by else"
21 comments posted 1w posted by else"

Re: Eggsplosions

> > I bought a gadget to use the microwave to poach eggs. > > Followed the instructions carefully, they said I might ha...
37 comments posted 2w
posted by tricky.dicky
37 comments posted 2w posted by tricky.dicky

Garage Floor Smoothing

Hi Guys I am looking at resurfacing/screeding the garage floor as the surface has worn away in places to expose the gra...
11 comments posted 2w
posted by Generalie
11 comments posted 2w posted by Generalie

OT: HSBC Online Banking down.

As subject line. I hope it's not an external agent doing this.
8 comments posted 2w
posted by davey
8 comments posted 2w posted by davey

Renewing my Driving Licence; and Linda

On the subject of ******* NewTech (see my last, ("New Phone"), above): I managed to renew my Driving Licence yesterday...
83 comments posted 2w
posted by lalaw44
83 comments posted 2w posted by lalaw44

OT-ish: "Got m'self a new phone" blues

Traded in my old Samsung (an A10) for a "pre-loved" S24 the other day. ( I want it above all for the camera, so I can d...
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posted by lalaw44
10 comments posted 2w posted by lalaw44