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New trick by Amazon

I sometimes buy from Amazon, but I dont pay for Prime and usually arrange to place orders which meet the threashold for...

68 comments posted 6mos

posted by not

68 comments posted 6mos posted by not

Traditional dried out wooden boat trick?

Tried googling but couldn't get past sawdust. So you have a wooden carvel or clinker boat that has been out of the wate...

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posted by diverse

3 comments posted 6mos posted by diverse

Swiss Club Fire

Just been looking at the latest photos of the start of the fire. It looks like people were waving champagne bottles abo...

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posted by tricky.dicky

13 comments posted 6mos posted by tricky.dicky

Two CR2032 batteries read 5.97V but Kitchen Scales show 'LO'

I haven't used my kitchen scales for a while but had a need to over Christmas when I noticed that the reading wasn't st...

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posted by Andrew97d

35 comments posted 6mos posted by Andrew97d

90 cm hob extractor fan - 2 filters + glass dome, or 3 filters?

Still looking for a replacement extractor for the kitchen. The switch panel on our current one is almost inoperable and...

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posted by wibble

1 comments posted 6mos posted by wibble

Compuer Build - SATA Cables

I am going to build myself a server in a SilverStone SST-CS380 V2 case using a Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3 motherboard that I...

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posted by jgnewsid

4 comments posted 6mos posted by jgnewsid

torpedo…

“An inspection of the damage revealed a hole in the hull with metal deformed inward, indicating an external impact rath...

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posted by aero.spike

5 comments posted 6mos posted by aero.spike

Mains battery charger to keep a battery that's in charged?

I'm after a mains powered battery charger that will maintain a 12v lead-acid bettery at or near the ideal 'float' volta...

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posted by cl

21 comments posted 6mos posted by cl

Mail

Google is still blocking my .uk.com outgoing mail (Namesco seen as a bulk mail source, I think). Any recommendations for...

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posted by tim

8 comments posted 6mos posted by tim

Useful rust removal technique FYI - wet Aluminium foil?

I came across this recently in the context of 'classic road bike' refurbishment. I had never heard of it before but it...

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posted by jkn+nin

0 comments posted 6mos posted by jkn+nin

OT: Abnormal Internet bandwidth usage

I have a 5GB a month data contract with Spusu, which is not great. I tether from my smartphone to my laptop running lat...

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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

5 comments posted 6mos posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

OT: What language is being spoken here?

From an e-bay message: "It’s been a minute. There’s lots of awesomeness waiting for you, Davey—like deals, unique finds...

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posted by davey

12 comments posted 7mos posted by davey

OT: USA & Canada Electricity costs.

Just received this, for comparison: Cheapest Electricity in North America: 1. Quebec 7.8¢ 💧 Hydro 2. Manitoba 10.2¢ 💧...

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posted by davey

49 comments posted 7mos posted by davey

OT - impressive bit of civil engineering - update

I posted here 6 weeks or so ago about a new underpass being planned for J10 of the M27. The motorway was closed at 2000...

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posted by Jeff

36 comments posted 7mos posted by Jeff

Mistake!

Catering staff had been whinging about a sideways spurt of water from her J. Lewis fitted kitchen mixer tap. Hard water...

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posted by tim

1 comments posted 7mos posted by tim