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Crossy

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  1. Google Lens is your friend. What kind of PVC are you fixing, PVC covering or rigid PVC structure (plastic chair).
  2. Yeah, that was my thought too. In 2011 we had about 30cm of water in the house, sadly we were too far along with construction to raise our floor levels by much. In 2022 the water just crept into the lowest parts of downstairs. EDIT Madam indicates the water level post the 2011 flood.
  3. We are keeping a very close eye on things; we got pretty damp in 2022. We are in the process of building permanent flood defences as part of Madam's home modification process.
  4. Friday evening high at Pak Kret and Mueang Pathum Thani. Definitely a degree of upness, nothing to worry about yet.
  5. If you don't want to watch the presentation (it's definitely a bit dry), here's a good article discussing the major points. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/douglas-engelbart-invented-future-180967498/
  6. Indeed, I tend to avoid video conferences too. But the presentation is so much more than just the video interaction bit. It's the whole concept of WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer) interface and online document sharing and editing (think Google docs).
  7. The first real desktop environment that was available to "the masses" would probably have been GEM in 1985. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEM_(desktop_environment) So about 17 years. EDIT A more comprehensive history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_graphical_user_interface#
  8. View this quiz 27 September - Weekly Featured Quiz - General Knowledge. So far, nobody has scored 100% on our Featured Quiz. This week could be your chance to shine 🙂 Submitter Crossy Type One Right Answer Time 5 minutes Total Questions 10 Category Weekly Featured Quiz Submitted 09/25/2024  
  9. Our two doggos came from family. We love them to bits and they protect** us from all bad people! "Our" cat decided we were a softer touch than her previous "owners" (next door for flips sake!). ** Nobody, but nobody, should attempt to get past a chihuahua!!
  10. The agents often offer the option to use their cards to pay (you pay them first of course). They will also handle all the usual messing about to get your new PP sorted.
  11. My mum got skin-cancer in the UK. OK, she was never a sun-worshiper and they live in a seaside resort (Bexhill on Sea - where William the Bastard landed) but even so. Protect yourself wherever you roam! And from the sun too
  12. So, it's 1968 (yes, nineteen sixty-eight) and computers are literally huge mainframes that just do maths. Suddenly this guy pops up out of nowhere and introduces collaborative word processing via live teleconferencing feed while dragging a cursor around on his screen with a mouse.
  13. Take the light down and try it with a plug into an outlet, verify that the light works.
  14. The only way to tell which of the ceiling wires is "live" (it's AC, no positive and negative) is to test using a live wire tester, the simplest of which is a "neon screwdriver". Whichever turns out to be live you should connect to the brown wire in the fitting. In reality for a light, it makes no odds, either way round will work just fine.
  15. I just completed this quiz. My Score 50/100 My Time 112 seconds  
  16. I just completed this quiz. My Score 90/100 My Time 75 seconds  
  17. Father - Lung cancer (many years ago), heavy smoker of "Consulate" menthol cigarettes "cool as a mountain stream!!". Mum - Still going strong at 90, still got all her marbles but now has to use a wheeled-walker. Dad (mum's "new" hubby) - 88 registered blind (glaucoma) but otherwise all there. Mum n Dad say that together they make about 80% of a complete human, dad holds mum up and she steers!
  18. Anyone who owns a chi will understand!

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