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DVD Cases

Anybody noticed with a box set you risk breaking the DVD removing it as they put 3 or more on a spindle? I've started b...
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posted by jgnewsid
5 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Hard Drives Rationed

Trying to get a couple of Seagate IronWolf drives for my new media server, Amazon will only allow me to buy one, says it...
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posted by jgnewsid
4 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

Mistake!

So I moved to the latest T Bird. Big mistake! I have Yahoo mail as a fall back if I need to write/reply to someone usin...
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posted by tim
5 comments posted 7mos posted by tim

Corrupt DVDs

I am ripping a series of DVDs to .iso files on my Linux box using Brasero, it is excellent and my NVidia Shield TV stre...
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posted by jgnewsid
11 comments posted 7mos posted by jgnewsid

'Living' Car Standing Surface

I'm in the process of resurfacing a small car standing space (c.6m wide x 4m deep) at the front of my house. So far I'v...
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posted by patchmoney
14 comments posted 7mos posted by patchmoney

How do portable car-battery boosters work?

How can a portable USB-charged battery that has a capacity of a few Ahr and a maximum current supply of a few amps allo...
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posted by me
19 comments posted 7mos posted by me

Suggestions for 'low-height' WC Dual Flush valve?

Hi all I think I need to replace the dual flush valve on our WC cistern. The original is a Roca model which I believe i...
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posted by jkn+nin
0 comments posted 7mos posted by jkn+nin

US Doomsday Plane to Middle East

I suspect that individuals prepping for WWIII is a DIY topic… ===== USA Sends Doomsday Plane E-6B Mercury to Middle Eas...
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posted by aero.spike
19 comments posted 7mos posted by aero.spike

Battery terminal connection corrosion

Is it my imagination or are more AA/AAA battery-powered devices experiencing corrosion (at the terminals and elsewhere)...
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posted by Jeff
16 comments posted 7mos posted by Jeff

Can I disconnect my landline?

I've now moved over to full fibre broadband and my old landline is completely dead. I'd like to get rid of the BT box w...
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posted by mail
23 comments posted 7mos posted by mail

Axenence - NetTools/ email?

I downloaded this, as a means to ping our Smart Plugs, and report any permanent outages, rather than them remaining out...
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posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 7mos posted by harry.m1byt

Domestic insurance OT

Reviewing my insurance renewal I was rather concerned to notice burglary claims may be refused if window locks are not...
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posted by tim
20 comments posted 7mos posted by tim

Am I likely to blow up my amplifier?

My main Denon amp (which as far as I know is not the one at risk) has a Zone 2 HDMI output. I want to feed it to two di...
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posted by mail
15 comments posted 7mos posted by mail

ev efficiency

The car I am looking at (Hyundai Inster) comes as (A) 71 kW power rating (42 KwH battery) or (B) 85 kW power rating (49...
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posted by newsgroups
26 comments posted 7mos posted by newsgroups

Levelling and raising a sloped floor

I am just about to completely rebuild our utility room (aside from the boiler it is gutted back to bare plaster). Curre...
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posted by see.my.signature
3 comments posted 7mos posted by see.my.signature