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Security issue.

My accountant has mailed me a document to fill in for tax return purposes. Firefox whinges about active content in the a...
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posted by tim
19 comments posted 8mos posted by tim

OT: message from courier company

I purchased one of the BBC Countryfile calendars, to be sent to friends in the US. Today, I received an update message...
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posted by davey
8 comments posted 8mos posted by davey

Yellow snow alert in the North of the UK

Police have advised Peter Mandelson to keep it in his pants or stay down in London... -- “Puritanism: The haunting fear...
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posted by tnp
0 comments posted 8mos posted by tnp

OT: Car remote fob cloning

I see lots of reports about stealing cars by cloning the remote. But what I can't find is, when the thieves pull up out...
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posted by davey
23 comments posted 8mos posted by davey

Wiring in an electric car charging point

I want to put a charging point just outside the garage. That's where the electricity meter is. After the meter, there's...
18 comments posted 8mos
posted by NOTsomeone
18 comments posted 8mos posted by NOTsomeone

Nerdy smart switch feature

Digging into tghe Tuya developer platform (which you can access when you've registered your kit) it seems my smart swit...
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posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 8mos posted by jethro_uk

Stranbeest evolution 2025

Does it need road tax ? https://youtu.be/ANhA94ZqnEQ
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posted by jethro_uk
7 comments posted 8mos posted by jethro_uk

Lidl Spares

I used to get spares for my various Lidl products from Grizzly Tools - for example https://grizzlytools.shop/?k=5738&lan...
19 comments posted 8mos
posted by patchmoney
19 comments posted 8mos posted by patchmoney

Smart lightswitch oddity

I wonder if I am the only person in the world *not* having connection issues with a smartswitch, but quite the reverse...
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posted by jethro_uk
4 comments posted 8mos posted by jethro_uk

Ideas forum

A local civil engineer is planning to set up an ideas forum, once a month, on a quiet night in a quiet local pub. So th...
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posted by diverse
2 comments posted 8mos posted by diverse

Radiator feet

I'm looking to install a vertical radiator in place of a conventional one to make more wall space. It will necessarily...
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posted by nothanks
19 comments posted 8mos posted by nothanks

OT: Fridge/Freezer for garage

We recently bought a secondhand fridge/freezer to put in the garage and use as an overflow to the main kitchen one. Unf...
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posted by a
7 comments posted 8mos posted by a

CT clamp question

I bought a cheapo energy monitor to track the energy consumption of my heat pump but the CT clamp is too small to fit t...
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posted by timdownieuk
4 comments posted 8mos posted by timdownieuk

Farm jack

I've bought a farm jack to help with levelling my brother's boat, I'm aware of the dangers they present if not treated...
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posted by usenet
6 comments posted 8mos posted by usenet