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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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Lucky you I used to get some travel on this job but not anymore - now the highlight of my week will be to go to .... Clapham Junction 
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
Posts: 8767
Location: behind the sofa
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Don't get caught slacking off on the web on your first day  Good luck! _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
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_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: ln -s /London ~
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I have a job, I have somewhere to live, and when I get home tomorrow evening I should have my first Raspberry Pi.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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funny you mention the R-Pi. I bought one off egay last week. This week, I get an email from Farnell telling me they've dispatched my order!
So now I have two. My boss wants to buy one off me and will pay the inflated egay price.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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Just got a ticket for the dress rehearsal of the opening cerimony of the Olympics
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phantombudgie
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:45 pm
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Raspberry Pi has arrived! Yay! Spare monitor - check 8GB SD card - check Large Bacardi - check WHat could possibly go wrong? 
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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Which power supply and case did you go for?
I've now got two R-Pis and neither had been powered up yet.
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phantombudgie
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:45 pm
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I have no cases - I will probably be using the GPIO pins with some of the bits and pieces I have been using with my Arduino  For a power supply, the spec is 5V 700mA DC (more current capacity if you are powering many USB hub connections). I am in the process of formatting the SD card and I have a Samsung mobile phone charger (micro USB and 700mA) that will be used for this duty.
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HeatherKay
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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 I took out new car insurance which included free roadside breakdown cover. None of the documents mentioned it, so I called and checked. It seems, because I had been an AA breakdown member and had cancelled (too expensive) just at the time I bought the insurance, ironically from the same organisation, the system got a bit confusticated and thought I didn't need the breakdown cover after all. No problem. The operator could set that up for me at no charge. Would I like to know how much it would cost to upgrade to the same level of breakdown cover I had before I cancelled it? (This was something I was going to investigate anyway, as a new AA member gets certain offers and discounts.) The price was very good, so I paid up. I now have fully comprehensive insurance, roadside breakdown, home start and relay for the less than just the breakdown cover renewal price was.  I also didn't need to chase a client this morning as he effectively chased himself without prompting! Oh, and I booked l'Atomo di Forza in for his service and MOT. So far, I think I'm winning. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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It's nice when you get a good insurance deal. A couple of weeks ago I did some hunting for the in-laws and save them over £200 on their car insurance renewal (like fo like policy).
Mine's due in September. Last year me renewal from Hastings was cheaper than anything else I could find online. It's nice when that happens. Most companies push it up hoping you won't notice and let it renew automatically.
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| Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:27 pm |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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Good Morning all
BAck at home after a dead body on the line just outside slough stopped all the trains
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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Location: London
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They couldn't just driver over it? It was already dead after all  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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| Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:58 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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I don't think it was a "jumper" so unfortunatly it becomes a crime scene and Mr Plod gets a bit upset when you drive trains through his crime scene
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| Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:59 am |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Mr Plod needs to learn to work fast then.
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