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New Piece of Coffee Drinking Hardware

Life at Mindcom 24 Apr 2009

This is the mug everyone will want in years to come, you mark my words! Blurtit while you drink!

OAuth so Awful!

Web Programming 24 Apr 2009

In the space of a fortnight, Twitter has suffered two nasty vulnerabilites that allow unauthorised account access. First it was a user's ability ...

Swinny.net Looks a Little Different

Web Programming 23 Apr 2009

This web site has been revamped - but only from the front end. I have tidied up the header and made the colour scheme more neutral. I have ...

Bulk-Buy Seeds at 50% Discount

Share Your Seeds! 10 Apr 2009

Our local garden centre in North Norfolk sells bulk quantities of seeds, at around 50% the per-seed price of seed packets. Quantities are in ...

Smashed Up Rear Mech

Giant SCR 1.0 12 Mar 2009

I've just managed to completely mangle the rear mech on my road bike. It's part of a Shimano 105 groupset, on a Giant bike and around a year ...

Heating Oil Ordered

Heating Oil: A Buyer's Guide 11 Mar 2009

1000L of oil ordered from Goff Petroleum ( Norwich : 01603 410861) which will deliver oil to all of the south east of England. The quote was ...

FEC0FF

Computer Programming 21 Feb 2009

body,table,tbody,tr,td,div,#Header,#Content,#Footer { background-color:#fec0ff; background:#fec0ff; border:0px; } As a tribute ...

Meter Readings Being Fiddled?

Electricity 21 Feb 2009

Our latest statement from Good Energy shows a three-month estimated consumption of 836kWh, at a rate of 15.16p/kWh. It then shows an actual ...

Wind Farm Radar Problems May Have Solution

Wind Turbines 14 Feb 2009

Cambridge Consultants (Cleantec) believes it has developed a solution to 'radar blindness' caused by wind turbines. Existing radar systems ...

Good Energy RHI (Renewal Heat Incentive) Scheme

Solar PV Electricity 14 Feb 2009

Good Energy announces its Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, so homeowners can earn cash back from their solar installations. They profile a ...

Not So Expensive Sofa

House and Home 10 Feb 2009

This is our old three-seater sofa that we want to give away. It sags somewhat and is patched up, but the frame is very solid.

Countdown to a Special Timestamp

Computing 09 Feb 2009

Have you noticed that we're perilously close to a very special timestamp: 1234567890! This will actually happen on:
Friday 13 February ...

For Nerds Everywhere: The Loser Quiz!

Computing 04 Feb 2009

52/100: my Loser Quix score; not exactly a crowning achievement, but at least I was honest. Honest, I was :)

Portable Bike Lane

Cycling 02 Feb 2009

Take your bike lane with you! It might not be as good as the real thing, but this laser light projection of a bike lane gives drivers a clear ...

Wood delivery from Richardsons

Solid Fuel Stoves and Central Heating 30 Jan 2009

Richardsons Timber Mill on Mill Rd, Edingthorpe: delivered 18 barrow-loads of logs (mixed), well-chopped, for £85. Soaking wet due to ...