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Emptying toothpaste tube (sad!)

Until now (I'm a septuagenarian) I've generally tried to squeeze the last bit of toothpaste from the tube by rolling, p...
28 comments posted 1yr
posted by nospam
28 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

mac OS

LastPass is warning of an ongoing, widespread information stealer campaign targeting Apple macOS users through fake Git...
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posted by reading.mostly
2 comments posted 1yr posted by reading.mostly

Flies in loft

Bought a house, it's old, haven't moved in yet, work ongoing. Anyway, the loft has been boarded by the previous owners,...
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posted by nothanks
8 comments posted 1yr posted by nothanks

Quality saucepans?

We’ve ditched our old gas cooker (and boiler) and have invested in a new induction hob. Turns out quite a lot of our ol...
16 comments posted 1yr
posted by timdownieuk
16 comments posted 1yr posted by timdownieuk

Diesel engines (Q1) "Designed to be driven hard"

I read in a youtube comment section that the clag coming out of a Deltic on a run was because "it's designed to be driv...
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posted by pastedavid
26 comments posted 1yr posted by pastedavid

The Bell - protests last ring?

I think we all can see where this is going, after repeated widespread protests by local residents concerned about the s...
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posted by aero.spike
7 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

Scam Warning: Winter Fuel Payment

I am a pensioner in the UK. I just received a text (SMS) purporting to be from the Department of Work and Pensions, inv...
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posted by user7
19 comments posted 1yr posted by user7

That weird time of year again

Every thermometer in every room reads the same as last week. Only this week both SWMBO and I feel cold.
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posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Do-it-yourself bankruptcy

Interesting event at Morrison's yesterday. I bought stuff worth £99, and went to the checkout, and asked for £50 cash b...
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posted by davey
40 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Slightly encouraging

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/record-breaking-year-for-nuclear-electricity-generation -- "Strange as it s...
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posted by tnp
0 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

Cable release for i-phone camera

Is there such a thing? I have a lot of A4 documents I want to photograph. I have a camera stand to position and hold th...
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posted by me
17 comments posted 1yr posted by me

Leaking shower

I live in a mid-terrace house on a bend in the road. What's that got to do with anything? Well, the back wall is notice...
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posted by nickodell49
27 comments posted 1yr posted by nickodell49