Storage, real world not bytes

I need some cardboard boxes for my Dad’s slide collection, the internal dimensions must be 7cm +, his original boxes were 10″/25.5cm long and actually had three trays. (72 x 72 x 250 mm)

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Netiquette

As everyone, I am on email/chat groups which need to be reminded of good behaviour; I was reminded of the early usenet rules of etiquette. These seem hard to find but I tried and came across these two articles. I also include some words written by a friend.

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More on Millwall CPO

The Dyson enquiry into the planning consent for the New Bermondsey project has reported. The Council’s press release The Enquiry Report The Council’s Q&A A statement by Milwall FC These are links, let’s hope they stay there. (They didn’t and Lewisham don’t use the wayback machine.)

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Site Blocking

The BBC have got themselves a change in the law to charge a licence fee if you use internet devices to watch BBC’s on-demand and catch up content. This was originally written before I restated my No TV declaration. Their web site makes it clear that mobile devices are covered by any licence paid irrespective…

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Ginger

I have been interested in trying to grow ginger for a while. I have consolidated my notes on the subject in this post.

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Self Build Homes

Housing is stupidly expensive in the UK, would it be cheaper to build my own? I did a couple of google searches, and nothing really exciting came up, except this.

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Buying a Flat 2013

I am buying a flat in London. Some things have changed. There is a property shortage and so seller’s behaviour is less desperate, although I was buying during the property boom of the early ’80s when a failed offer wasn’t a problem but some things have changed. Most annoyingly a number of vendors wish to…

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Sharing my Reading List

I used to use books.livingsocial.com but they’ve gone away. I revisited this page in January 2014, and added that WordPress have at least one plugin, here is one called Currently Reading Book and this link, How to get an RSS feed out of an Amazon wish list, does what it says which may help on…

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