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We said a while ago that we would allow the "Neverendum" thread to act as a repository for discussion of Brexit so long as people were...

In another thread

The law has no place in deciding what risks people should take with their own lives.

The examples cited subsequently were seat belt and crash helmet laws for drivers/riders.

So are there any other areas where the law...

Not my bag, but it occurs to me that

AV 18 TOR

Will be valid next year..... how much woul that be worth and is anyone tempted?

Just in case you haven't realised, there's a new series of ISIHAC starting tonight Radio 4.

I hope this is allowed as it’s not current politics.

I’m just watching the new series of The Crown and there’s a scene where the incoming Prime Minister (Wilson in 1964) is meeting the Queen where she is going to ask him to form a government.

It’s...

…deserving of a thread of its own.

Tesla shows $300m profit in quarter ending Sept. and shares jump 10%.

So after a break of nearly a year I have found another Nissan leaf to soothe my needs to drive an EV.

But things have changed a bit on the charging front !

No longer does my Ecotricity electric highway card work in the machines at the motorway...

Although aviation related, I'm posting here as it's more about the numpties in the press.

Apparently the RAF's latest toy will do Mach 6, if you believe the Sunday rags -

I'm calling 'fake news' :roll:

Just got a dvlc car tax reminder for someone who has never lived at my address, presumably for a car which hasn't ever been here either (but I haven't opened envelope yet, so am assuming that!).
What is likely to happen next? Credit rating down...

The tele, not the album or something what H G Wells wrote.

The following critique does not fill me with confidence that I really want to suffer a classic viewed through the BBC's 2019 correctness filter.

"New flash-forwards to a post-war...

Another question to those better informed than me!

We have a non smart TV and iPads, iPhones and Macs, but we are not complete applephiles (no, honestly!).

We want to rent films and watch them on the proper TV.
We don’t subscribe to Netflix or...

Persuaded Mrs.G to a trip to the local cinema last night to see The Aeronauts, the new and very hyped movie about James Glaisher's 1862 gas balloon ascent up towards the tropoause. It was a true event, although his pilot Henry Coxwell got airbrushed...

Didn’t quite know how to title this to allow RobL to ignore it......

When there’s a big event that’s planned, like a movie/game /OS release to streaming/download services, what options have the companies got to manage capacity of the network.......

Does anyone have any recommendations for home control systems?

I'm currently using an ancient x10 based system. Controlling:
4 x lights (mostly timers, but ability to override- currently plug-in adapters)
Heating (timer + override + conditional...

Anyone else having problems accessing BT email ?

Bill H

Anybody see the latest Richard Noble project - an attempt at the 1,000mph land speed barrier?

Mind boggling: at terminal velocity without the brakes or 'chute it would take eight miles to slow down!

With one hundred times the poke of an F1 car the...

Just having a cup of tea and rest from more renovation work in France and I'm looking at the many photos of flooded homes in the north of England and feeling so sorry for all those affected by them. We had a burst pipe once which 'flooded' the...

I don’t have a clue what Wingly is, and I don’t understand why Paul is eating popcorn.

Anyone want to enlighten me ?

How is it possible that our 1st World status, and H&S mania that ended up with plumbers being fined for smoking a cig in their own van alone - ended up with the mess we are now watching on TV.

I try generally to remain a-political.

I have to...

Anyone know what these once belonged to?

I suppose there will be another couple of days hand-wringing about free access to deadly weapons in the USA. Ultimately the NRA will roll out some aged film star bearing his automatic rifle, someone else will quote the Bill of Rights and everyone...

Cheers to being an old phart!!! I don’t think it’s said enough :thumright:

I know at my age - a few months off a half century - makes me young around these parts; but I’m having the time of my life professionally :)

After nearly 15 years working...

In between making music and playing live, Sir Rod has been working on a massive, intricate model of a US city for the past 23 years.
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Sir Rod has released 13 studio albums and been on 19 tours during the time it took to build the city, which is...

I know there are a handful of people on here who use ancient devices, so just a heads-up.

If you have an iPhone 5 and you don't update to the latest iOS (10.3.4) before November 3rd, you will lose internet access which includes the ability to...

Excellent levels of awareness of a global issue, but shocking levels of local prioritisation since the UK is 1% of global emissions.

IIRC China has an embassy in London, but of course China is the one nation that tried to tackle the actual cause...

My wife is going into hospital for an operation in a couple of weeks and she wants to have a cheap (relatively speaking) smart phone so that she can send texts (whatsapp) and download music and so forth.

She wants an Apple phone because that is...

As for the vacuum cleaner thread, same question, really.

I have seen some lawns they cut and they look good; although there are no stripes the result is very even and the lawn is lush due to the clippings mulching up nicely and the constant...

I have a particular interest in home renewable and modern heating technologies, and wanted to share my experience and see what others are aware of.

I currently have the following on my home:

-6kW solar array.
-14kW solar array.
-22kW ground source...

I suppose we're all now used to everyday objects being turned into "art"...this Bell 47 has been transformed into a 'metamorphosis from machine to animal' It's on display in Rotterdam's Kunsthal if anyone's passing :roll:

I'd like to share a folder on my Mac (10.14) with a RaspberryPi via wi-fi which would be kept in my car. My understanding is that I would do so via SysPref > Sharing > File Sharing > Share files & folders using SMB. The folder needs to...

I have half a dozen old videos (only short clips probably taken with a still camera in video mode) that have somehow got into Mac Photos but can't be viewed or uploaded to iCloud as they are an incorrect format. (I can see them on the Mac and see a...

Just seen this and wondered how many people had read and whether people would change the list (obviously there are too few aviation books in the list so changing it is a given :-) )

I'm just about to go through the list and would guess that I've...

What are people's experiences with these when they have a combination of various flooring + pets?

They seem to come in a variety of prices and features (no variety of shapes interestingly)

The dust containers are tiny compared with 'normal'...

Tunnel 29: Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the extraordinary true story of a man who dug a tunnel into the East, right under the feet of border guards, to help friends and strangers escape.

It's a kind of...

:D

Netflix and Amazon prime video have been around for a while. Now there's Apple TV+ obviously from Apple, which has launched to mixed reviews and BritBox which is a joint BBC/ITV/C4/C5 venture. There's also Disney plus which has not yet launched in...

I am about to buy a (maybe two) new laptop - the old one is 2011 vintage and developing some iffy connections to the screen that cause heart-stopping moments and much swearing.
While I am at it, I thought it could take the place of Ye Olde Desktop,...

I see there's a lot of hoo-hah about the newly announced DJI Mavic Mini drone, which is small enough not to need registration (at least in the USA)

Looking at the specs, the wee beastie is capable of being flown at up to 3000 metres, although it...

...... or can you?

I've noticed a few times now (maybe 5-6 times in the past 6 months) cars that have been driven in the dark with no lights on, specifically no rear lights.

In nearly all cases that have had front lights (sometimes "driving LED lights")...

.. in 'Times', Sat 2 November.. Theme and endgame may appeal to Forumites :)

Well folks, you can now have your very own Motörhead Heinkel, albeit one that will fit on the mantelpiece;

To mark the 40th Anniversary of "Bomber", Airfix is pleased to offer a version of its latest Heinkel with the “Bomber” markings...

I have buried a Cat5e cable in a conduit out to the garage, and it runs from the router to an Apple access point. I now want to run a CT clamp extension cable between the house & garage and wondered whether I could make this single Cat5e cable...

I saw this earlier and it made me smile (both question and response)

Please keep away from the B & P words that we are not allowed to mention. I'm assuming that discussion of Abba is allowed.

I see the England rugby team is in trouble for some transgression during the New Zealand team's traditional 'Haka'.

Now, I know nothing about the game of Rugby, but I would think that the England team needs a retaliatory tradition of its own.

My...

I just spent a great night - the best Hallowe’en I’ve had in a very long time.

It started off as a plan for something at our local (Catholic) primary school, but the directrice refused vehemently as it’s a heathen festival - so we ended up having...

I am trying to update my Garmin satnav and have problems with the window size such that I can't access the buttons because they are off the screen. It does not allow for scrolling so it must be a window size problem.

There is no green resize button...

Looks impressive. No details (that I could find) re: launch date or required specs.