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Re: OT: slow USB drives

> I have been using two USB3.2 memory sticks as secondary back-up for > some of the files on my PC. I realise these are...
9 comments posted 6mos
posted by NOTsomeone
9 comments posted 6mos posted by NOTsomeone

Brick block patio moss and weed killer.

I have a brick block patio, a bit under 50m^2. It's probably ten years old but new to me, and it has lots of moss and w...
14 comments posted 6mos
posted by nothanks
14 comments posted 6mos posted by nothanks

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 6mos
posted by jgnewsid
12 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by pastedavid
10 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by mail
17 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by News
7 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by jethro_UK
50 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by davey
33 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by alan
7 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by newsgroups
17 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by mail
11 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
2 comments posted 6mos 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 6mos
posted by nothanks
5 comments posted 6mos posted by nothanks