I have Ei141 installed, they need to be replaced with Ei146e which, according to google bard claims to have the same base plate configuration.
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The Media and election interference
Some notes and links on regulating the media and election interference …
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On USB-C
Why is this such a faff? I have bought an HP with USB charging? It comes with a f’ing huge transformer, well not huge I used to have a model railway set. I want to use it with continental plugs; I bought a cheapish 65w USB plug, with a swiss connector i.e. type C which…
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Lighting my house/flat
I need to record some facts about my lighting in my current flat. Annoyingly I have the need for 5 bulb types.
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About the Sahra Wagenknect Alliance
There is an election coming up in Germany, and both the Free Democrats and die Linke are polling at under 5%, which means they’re out. The BSW is seen as Left Populist, with a lot of focus being put on their position on immigration. This article i.e. mine, starts with a look at an interview…
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What’s happening to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
Does anyone know the status of the appointment of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly?
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Employment Rights Bill
Labour’s New Deal for workers, instantiated as the Employment Rights Bill crawls towards the law.
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Freemium on WordPress
And now I want to build a freemium site for someone else, here are my links and notes …
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Power Sockets & Plugs
I need to get on top of this. I need a power lead for my new laptop No 5, which I plan to travel with.
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Search Engine Optimisation
I need to brush up on SEO (Search Engine Optimisation. Here are my notes and links. NB this is not yet state of the art and will currently save you about 5 minutes …
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SDR 2024/25
There is to be another Strategic Defence Review, its being going for a while just showing that all new governments need one; and I am of the view that it is clear that the Tories left the Armed Forces in a very poor position. Here as ever are my links and notes …
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Fixing Brexit
There’s a lot of mucking around, but here are some links and notes on how Labour’s “Fix Brexit” is working. This page was made in Dec 2024;
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On Britain’s Aircraft Carriers
They don’t seem very reliable, and we have to ask, do we really need them. Some notes and links …
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EU Commissioner confirmation hearings
I volunteered to watch some of the commissioner confirmation hearings, and write them up. I started with McGrath, Commissioner Designate for democracy , justice, and the rule of law; to get a full picture of my notes, see also Digital market regulation in the EU elsewhere on this wiki. See also Democratising the EU, Democratic…
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Playing the Battle of Actium
The battle that set the next 200 years of history, a sea battle of the coast of Greece in 31 BC. Are there any games that allow it to be recreated. It is most famous as a naval battle, but there may have been a land engagement. Famously Anthony & Cleopatra ran away/strategically retreated.
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