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Solid wood worktops - comparison of woods

Having gone all round the houses and back looking at different materials for a new worktop in the galley in our little...
18 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
18 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Sigh - LED dimmable bulbs (again) which brand?

I've run out of non-LED BC bulbs. I need some warm white 100W equivalent to replace the next one which fails. [Amazon i...
18 comments posted 1yr
posted by wibble
18 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

OT: A different viewpoint of LA fires

Although the fires in the LA area are terrible, I was brought back to reality when I contacted a friend who lives in Sa...
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posted by davey
6 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

DIY Electro-Waterwheel

River nearby? Set to it . . . https://www.instructables.com/The-Waterwheel-Project-V20/
55 comments posted 1yr
posted by patchmoney
55 comments posted 1yr posted by patchmoney

Lovely description of an explosion

“rapid unscheduled disassembly”, the company’s euphemism for an explosion. I love these twists of the language, disguis...
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posted by davey
11 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

OT: Fire at Moss Landing

See: and they are not tackling the fire. These battery fires are no joke. -- The truth of the matter is that we Scots h...
54 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
54 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

An invention?

Ultrasonic vibration undoes the fixing pins on my watch! On three occasions, Dentist twice and today during a hospital...
3 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
3 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

An earth leakage fault has started to appear.

First time yesterday and again today. I was sitting around for an hour yesterday thinking it was a power cut, but inves...
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posted by reading.mostly
19 comments posted 1yr posted by reading.mostly

NVMe Checking App

I've just spent an exciting 75 minutes letting Windows repair itself on my Asus Expert Book. I tried system restore and...
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posted by jgnewsid
5 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

SOT: New Outlook

Has anyone tried the 'New' Outlook: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for...
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posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Total success story about EVs

Only joking ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75zwyeq3v9o BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed...
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posted by jethro_uk
7 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

To PTFE or Not?

I've just inserted a Shock Arrester in the system. See https://www.tfc-group.co.uk/product/shock-arrestor/ which requir...
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posted by nospam
23 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

TOT: Not for EU

I see some food in the shops is now marked 'Not for EU'. I assume this is to appeal to the Brexit and Reform types. I a...
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posted by newsgroups
86 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups