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  1. now has a permanent role (no longer on contract), so have bought a new camera to celebrate! Woot!

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    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      have 2x 32GB Class 10 SDHC cards ready to go! Camera should arrive tomorrow!

    3. Jabo
    4. Friar

      Friar

      congrats Nick!

  2. flew in a Tiger Moth from Duxford this afternoon. What a day...

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    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      There will be a thread and piccies shortly

    3. Jabo

      Jabo

      Flew over the Red Lion on the crosswind leg with me at the controls - How many had a similar view 70-odd years ago?

    4. FoolTrottel
  3. ditches wifi for ethernet - downstream speed up 800%. Ping to Chicago down by 75%

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    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      Yep, PropNut has it. Ran about 30m of cat5 from the room with the router in it via the loft to the computer room. Nice to have a halfway decent connection again.

    3. T_O_A_D

      T_O_A_D

      Bout time you stubborn ole Git ;-)

    4. Jabo

      Jabo

      That'd be me then...

  4. is wondering how to put the side door back on his van.

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    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      @Blubear - well it does hold the universe together...

      @FT - no-one took it off, it fell off!

    3. Tribunus

      Tribunus

      I am fairly sure that Jabo drives a Morgan. But I'm surprised to learn that they make a van.

    4. Jabo

      Jabo

      @Tribunus - Morgan? I wish

  5. So I was in the attic earlier looking for my rucksack. Didn't find it before finding a large colony of bees who've set up home in my roof. Needless to say I exited the attic with alacrity and no rucksack.

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    2. DD_Brando

      DD_Brando

      Sure they're bees? Wasps are more likely to swarm in attics - and you need to get them removed if they are wasps.

    3. Jabo

      Jabo

      Definitely bees

    4. BadAim

      BadAim

      It's funny that I just saw this. A local guy just got killed by a swarm of bees while doing an attic cleanout and his partner got put in the hospital. Retreat was most assuredly the best option, discretion being the better part of valor and all......

  6. is scratching his head over wiring the 'switchbox v2'

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    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      Addendum, problem solved - well, put off really as my soldering iron has burnt out. More shopping tomorrow!

    3. DD_Brando

      DD_Brando

      Hmm, opto-isolators, eh? That's a little way (several light-years, geddit?) beyond my understanding! My system involves a rising platform, a castle, a strange assistant and an electrical storm ;-)

    4. Jabo

      Jabo

      No, still doesn't work...Grrrr

  7. is wondering why on earth he's opted for an outside job in the middle of winter...

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    2. Jediteo

      Jediteo

      I don't think the legions had BT broadband in the Castra, or maybe the legatus needed his fix of internet. I wouldd rather have snow and cold than heat. Frostbite is quite unpleasant though.

    3. Kimosabi

      Kimosabi

      We have a saying here: "There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes." But in my language it rhymes though LOL.

    4. fruitbat

      fruitbat

      kimos right. have the right gear, its fine, ware 19th century wool and cotton, freeze to death. theres lots of decent modern fabrics out there which are awesome, my problem when working outside in winter is often being to hot, except for my hands.

  8. was a bit bored today so took the rig to pieces and cleaned everything in nice, soapy water (ok, maybe not quite), installed it all back in a new case with new fans, cables & LEDs so I can see where to plug things in, re-worked my standard build iso to include a few exra programs and reinstalled the lot - takes about 30 minutes now. I'll get the controllers sorted in due course - but it's been a nice day.

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    2. DD_Brando

      DD_Brando

      ... took the rig to pieces and cleaned everything in nice, soapy water ...

      I just put mine in the dish washer and now I'm trying for the guinness record for hugest paperweight ;)

    3. Crash

      Crash

      At the end of next week I will be stripping my rig down, cleaning and then popping in the 780 Ti and 4k monitor :)

    4. Jabo

      Jabo

      Brando - did you forget to pull the BIOS battery first?

  9. is up a telegraph pole gettin a tan!

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    2. Jediteo

      Jediteo

      Taken up poledancing Nick?

    3. GreyKnight

      GreyKnight

      Is that an euphemism Jabo? "You dirty old man." ;)

    4. Jabo

      Jabo

      Hello GK, and no sadly it wasn't. Interesting that the tech will enable me to post into the forum from up a 14m pole - lol

  10. Ouch - Stuck a screwdriver in the end of my left index finger today - That only leaves me one to type with...

    1. Flyboy583

      Flyboy583

      oooohhhhhhh multi task buddy!

    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      not possible right now. this REALLY hurts...

    3. DD_Brando
  11. Oh god, the cheese-eaters will be insufferable after this.

    1. DD_Arthur

      DD_Arthur

      I think the Welsh are going to give 'em a shock and a half next week. Hope so.

    2. DD_Arthur

      DD_Arthur

      I think the Welsh are going to give 'em a shock and a half next week. Hope so.

    3. Jabo

      Jabo

      Me too! Mind you we were pretty dire

  12. is bored so is reinstalling Windows while listening to a spot of Iron Maiden. :D

    1. Crash

      Crash

      I have never thought that reinstalling Winblows is a way to beat boredom :)

    2. Flyboy583

      Flyboy583

      Now that is what I call an afternoon :) (with reference to Iron Maiden) I had Planet Rock on all the way to RAF Cosford and back today :)

    3. DD_Brando

      DD_Brando

      Jeez, I'd have cut the crap - thrown Iron Maiden outa the window and gone to the pub

  13. is on the late shift today...oh joy.

    1. Crash

      Crash

      What is this work of which you speak ;)

    2. DD_Brando

      DD_Brando

      It's a distraction designed to mess up a perfect day

  14. well done Apple. Your alledged 'fix' just lost my Contacts list. The lot. Marvellous.

    1. fruitbat

      fruitbat

      not got it backed up olnline? have my contacts in 3 different places online now, just in case....

    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      Well actually yes, despite Apple's endeavors to get me to use iCloud, I do keep backups - the only question is where?

  15. is busily disassembling the Swichbox Mk2 in preparation to start...Switchbox Mk3!

    1. Crash

      Crash

      Pix or it isnt happening :)

    2. Jabo

      Jabo

      pix up now - so it

      is

  16. is almost ready for the off! Bag packed, cameras charged, car fuelled, sheep nervous.

    1. Crash

      Crash

      See you tomorrow :)

  17. watching our cricketers busily snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...10-2? sheesh

    1. Jabo

      Jabo

      ok, so they had me fooled.

  18. is heading out for a night on the tiles...

    1. Jabo

      Jabo

      And spent Saturday feeling the worse for it...lol

  19. is feeing suitably patriotic...

  20. Yahoo! The weekend!! And I have a nicely chilled Spitfire here and two more in the fridge

    1. Flyboy583

      Flyboy583

      Loving it.... :) Ill be having a "spitfire" later this afternoon in the Pub :)

  21. 16-12? Why do they have to make it look so difficult? Ooo me nerves...

    1. Crash

      Crash

      At least they won. jonny is missing too many this time round.

  22. is waiting for the BOS d/l link....Aargh

    1. Crash

      Crash

      Probably available Monday night Jabo

  23. is off to see Bill Bailey at the NEC tonight. Woot!

    1. Flyboy583

      Flyboy583

      Lucky Lucky!! You can tell me all about it on Thursday! PS.. what time do you want to meet up ?

  24. As of 6am this morning Jabo became an uncle - omg responsibility beckons

    1. B16Enk

      B16Enk

      Belated congrats..!

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