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by fordlltwm
2018-11-19 08:44pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519795

Re: Brexit and General UK politics thread

Well, Corbyn has always been a snake when it comes to Brexit, happily scrapping all the workplace protections and safety laws the EU brought in favour of being able to govern away from the bad EU oversight. That's Rees Mogg. Corbyn wants to do away with TFEU 107 so he can use state money to pump up...
by fordlltwm
2018-10-10 04:00am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [RAR] Sinclair come out with a new Spectrum model in 1995...
Replies: 4
Views: 5823

Re: [RAR] Sinclair come out with a new Spectrum model in 1995...

We still have our Spectrum in our flat. We haven't used it for years but it will probably still turn on, with how old electronics were made. If I could be bothered with the elaborate setup that would require (I'd need to FIND a working CRT television with old antenna input...) and if I were insane....
by fordlltwm
2018-09-10 06:47pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Buying a new TV
Replies: 1
Views: 5705

Re: Buying a new TV

I've got a 49" 4K curved samsung TV (pc world had them cheaper than ordinary HD 40" ones) bought last year, I'm very happy with it, but the newer Quantum Dot ones do look even better. all the smart TV stuff works well, so in my opinion go for the samsung, it's a good solid product and the ...
by fordlltwm
2018-05-01 04:09pm
Forum: Artwork, Music and Photos
Topic: Things I made in my armory...
Replies: 42
Views: 57868

Re: Things I made in my armory...

Just a thought, but could it be a crude Prince of Wales Feathers rather than a fleur de lis? They're pretty similiar especially at that resolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of ... s_feathers
by fordlltwm
2018-02-27 03:07am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack
Replies: 29
Views: 15715

Re: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack

2 and 190, Drops straight into the cooling lake for the decominssioned inland nuclear power station to the south. With 15 minutes, I'd grab my girlfriend and drive up to the the slate mines at the top of town, go down a couple of levels under the surface and wait it out. I think they should keep me...
by fordlltwm
2018-02-26 06:28pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack
Replies: 29
Views: 15715

Re: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack

No rods, but the reactors might be damaged by the blast which would add to the fallout I think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawsfyny ... missioning
by fordlltwm
2018-02-26 04:36pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack
Replies: 29
Views: 15715

Re: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack

http://www.sccwales.co.uk/en/2014/04/25/welsh-slate-cavern-aged-cheddar/ https://i2-prod.dailypost.co.uk/incoming/article10883330.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/JS82423950.jpg It's an alternative to using a fridge as the mine sits at a fairly constant 6 degrees celsius, does vary between about 4 and 8 in the ...
by fordlltwm
2018-02-25 07:41pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack
Replies: 29
Views: 15715

Re: Scenario Drill: Nuclear missile attack

2 and 190, Drops straight into the cooling lake for the decominssioned inland nuclear power station to the south. With 15 minutes, I'd grab my girlfriend and drive up to the the slate mines at the top of town, go down a couple of levels under the surface and wait it out. I think they should keep me ...
by fordlltwm
2017-10-26 06:20pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Chang Jiang 750 Restoration
Replies: 122
Views: 131770

Re: Chang Jiang 750 Restoration

If you are willing to weld the bearings the easy way to remove them is just run a bead of weld round them and pull it off while warm. Or if a external bearing cage stuck in a hole, run a bead of weld round the inside, wait for it to cool and it'll shrink and fall out.
by fordlltwm
2017-10-26 06:12pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Is there real evidence of laptops, wifi/Bluetooth headphones and cell phones of emitting dangerous radiation?
Replies: 32
Views: 15741

Re: Is there real evidence of laptops, wifi/Bluetooth headphones and cell phones of emitting dangerous radiation?

I'd heard that dailymail wasn't very credible sometimes, but I thought that was only for political debates which I never bother with. But still, it must be reporting on something, they can't just be inventing all that stuff, right? The Daily Mail's favourite headline is common thing x causes bad th...
by fordlltwm
2017-10-11 03:48am
Forum: Artwork, Music and Photos
Topic: Stargate Command Croydon
Replies: 121
Views: 161691

Re: Stargate Command Croydon

Makes the mere 57tons of concrete I helped put down in the farm workshop over 4 days at the start of the year seem insignificant in comparison.


Amazing project
by fordlltwm
2017-09-20 06:53pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The other independence vote that doesn't seem as well known
Replies: 145
Views: 45416

Re: The other independence vote that doesn't seem as well known

If the spanish gov't continue down this path I can see it ending up like the troubles in Northern Ireland if it is allowed to fester the way it is. I don't look forward to the Bloody Sunday analogue but, sadly, I can see it coming.
by fordlltwm
2017-07-17 06:23pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Uber drivers living in cars
Replies: 63
Views: 13477

Re: Uber drivers living in cars

I don't think it's app replacing street hail as an app for when there's no taxi at hand. Hailing a taxi from the sidewalk is pretty damn convenient and quick (unless you have "disqualifying" traits, like in some places dark skin, you're disabled, etc.). An app does have an advantage over ...
by fordlltwm
2017-07-06 02:37am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: MORE Conversations From the Professional Front Lines
Replies: 747
Views: 447606

Re: MORE Conversations From the Professional Front Lines

As a cab driver in north west wales I can see why giving the address for somewhere like that wouldn't help. our local club is about half an hour away in a town called pwllheli. It's called The Venue, and I have no idea what the address would be for it, but if you get in and ask for The Venue that's ...
by fordlltwm
2017-06-30 04:02am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: early 2000's / late 90's horror movie
Replies: 3
Views: 3677

Re: early 2000's / late 90's horror movie

that's the one cheers. Slightly older than I thought.
by fordlltwm
2017-06-26 06:35pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: General Police Abuse Thread
Replies: 1066
Views: 498598

Re: General Police Abuse Thread

Front left for me, most people i know front left or front right
by fordlltwm
2017-06-23 08:41pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Grenfell Tower Block Fire in London
Replies: 102
Views: 27073

Re: Grenfell Tower Block Fire in London

From what I read in the papers the other day Camden Council where spitting feathers that the stuff had been fitted rather than what was originally specified.
by fordlltwm
2017-06-13 06:05pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: early 2000's / late 90's horror movie
Replies: 3
Views: 3677

early 2000's / late 90's horror movie

I remeber watching a horror movie when I was at a friends in about 2004 / 5 but I never saw the end, and it periodically bugs me that I don't know what the film was called. I remember it being set on a small island with just the one house on it. I think the house was previously owned by an actress w...
by fordlltwm
2016-10-31 02:19pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Backlight switching program
Replies: 4
Views: 4731

Re: Backlight switching program

Yeah, I might find a old multimedia keyboard and then use that with the lid closed. just the old backlight switch was quite handy.


Ah well, if that's the worst I can find wrong with it then it's pretty good.
by fordlltwm
2016-10-31 03:26am
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Backlight switching program
Replies: 4
Views: 4731

Re: Backlight switching program

Sorry yes, FN+F4 is the external display shortcut, looking at the old laptop. The backlight is FN+F5 and picture is of a sun, half black half white. http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/iframe/pop_troubleshooting_fr.jsp?modelname=NP-R530&from_osc=&idx=361205&modelcode=& Samsung ...
by fordlltwm
2016-10-28 08:34pm
Forum: Gaming, Electronics and Computers
Topic: Backlight switching program
Replies: 4
Views: 4731

Backlight switching program

I've recently got a new laptop, which is quite nice, but misses one feature I used a lot on my previous one. My previous samsung r530 had a function key to turn the backlight off, until you pressed it again or closed and opened the screen. My new laptop sadly doesn't. Having windows turn off the dis...
by fordlltwm
2016-10-09 07:23pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Why Europe wants a hard Brexit to hurt
Replies: 36
Views: 6024

Re: Why Europe wants a hard Brexit to hurt

The only ones who will be getting fucked are the British, specifically the bankers, farmers and workers. The impact on the rest of Europe is probably negligible. When you insult somebody for over two years (or over three decades) and then hand him a noose that he can use against you with only a lit...
by fordlltwm
2016-10-06 07:34pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Ordering Fish(?) and Chips across the UK
Replies: 17
Views: 6024

Re: Ordering Fish(?) and Chips across the UK

Pollock is often a cod replacement in lower end Fish and Chip shops. If a shop says: Fish, Haddock, Plaice, likely the generic "Fish" is pollock rather than Cod, most customers can't / don't tell the difference. at least that was my experience when I worked in F&C shop a while back.
by fordlltwm
2016-09-03 05:00pm
Forum: Science, Logic, And Morality
Topic: Anaesthesia: What exactly happens? Experiences?
Replies: 37
Views: 12317

Re: Anaesthesia: What exactly happens? Experiences?

Underwent GA for tooth extractions the other day, 14 in 30minutes, first was a painkiller, made me feel a bit drunk / high, then the anaethitist said this will knock you out, next thing it's half an hour later, I've a sore jaw and I'm waking up in recovery. No sensation or memory from the end of the...