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I work at home and have a lot of computers running at the same time so having power cuts isn't ideal. To that end I set up a 2kW battery to keep my main workstations & server going for a couple of hours in an emergency. The battery takes about 40ms to kick in, which isn't fast enough to stop th...

My unsolicited comment: Do not get the battery (which yes, it is very oversized). Before deciding if you want the 1k eur cut off system: how likely future daytime power cuts actually are, how many you had in the last 20yr (I had zero) and how much problem did they cause? I don't know if it's just o...

"Meter cupboard" or "meter cabinet".

Prime Days start on Tuesday...

I'm sure this has been discussed before but can't find anything on here about it. One of my friends has lost both of his parents with the last 18 months and that has got me thinking about how I would deal with my parents dying, or rather if just one of them goes. Dad is 80 & mum is 79 and they c...

FYI - If you want to check out the songs an artist/band is likely to play before the concert have a look at https://www.setlist.fm/ Most artists/bands play the practically the same set list for the gigs of a particular tour. Morrissey is the same with only 1 or 2 song differences for each concert -...

Franklan wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:19 pm 40 years ago, on July 3, 1985, “Back to the Future” is released (in American cinemas).

One of my all time faves!

and was it good ? [rant] I've seen Moz live quite a few times over the years and the setlist was an utter disgrace. 18 songs, of which at least 12 I would class as more average album tracks. Considering the available back catalog, I could have chosen at least 50 other songs which a huge majority of...

Morrissey tonight at Zenith (Munich).... unless the big girl's blouse cries off again!

Will she be entitled to some kind of maintenance from the husband?

I think if her income alone won't be enough, you would be justified in asking that question.

Conflicting reports as to how much damage was actually caused. Obviously the orange buffoon is claiming "complete obliteration" but two of the facilities were only attacked with Tomahawks which wouldn't have done anything more than surface damage. I also have my doubts about the capability...

An update to my eyes... both eyes have been operated and have healed very well apparently! I went for roughly -2.0 in each eye so can read my phone and work on the computer without glasses. I will still need glasses for driving and watching TV etc. but I've been wearing glasses for 40 years so that'...

Mark it up as "experience" and never send anything again without tracking and insurance.

Lots of unscrupulous people out there unfortunately.

I don't drive, but I'm sure I would be fine driving as well, I certainly meet the requirements for the UK driving license (I just checked). I get on fine without glasses for most of my "day to day" stuff. I have the text on my smart-phone set to a bigger size so I can use that without gla...

Booked in for cataract surgery next Thursday. I'm only ( ;) ) 53! I really, really hope it is the right decision... I had mine done aged 49, had to be done because I couldn't see the computer screen anymore and I work all day in front of a screen. Was quick and painless, and replacing my expensive ...

Thanks!

I've already had retina surgery so this should be a breeze in comparison.

Booked in for cataract surgery next Thursday.

I'm only ( ) 53!

I really, really hope it is the right decision...

Today I'm not happy because I am preparing for the colonoscopy tomorrow. It means I am fasting - and dying of it - and drinking a disgusting substance. I normally eat 5 times every day, and I eat more than anyone. I never fasted, and I expected it to be hard. And it is hard. It' only 16:30, last fo...

Good luck!

Internet problems are obviously nothing in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to health issues etc. However.... I have a non-update. As I wrote before, since last Monday evening (14.04.2025), the performance of our Glasfaser dropped from over 600 Mbp/s to under 400 kbit/s. The service c...