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By coincidence I have just finished setting up the new cablemodem sent to me by Virgin as part of my new contract. Coaxial to the 'modem, then gigabit ethernet to the Mesh hub. 5GHz and a gigabit...

Had a couple of (positive) comments on a works night out from some female colleagues about my Dreadnought Voyager – I guess it is the orange hands which catch the eye...
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On the whole I preferred season one to season two, but I loved "I don't give a shit who Sarah Connor is"!

-- Tim

Much as I liked my 2254, it had the bezel you could not grip and the irritating helium valve.

-- Tim

This!

If you like tongue-in-cheek Space Opera SF you are in for a treat; I would recommend "Spatterjay" or "Gridlinked" as starting points in two book-series set in the same universe. The latter was an...

That price sounds about right; I bought my Pink Triangle PT1 in 1985 for £450 (£50 extra for rosewood) so the Sondek must have been £400 or so armless. Big pluses for me were that the it sounded...

Thanks! That is the line taken in Omega's Speedmaster book (just checked my copy) I guess the other story is one put about by R*lex fanboys ;-)

I seem to recall reading that Armstrong's Speedmaster's crystal popped off, so he left it in the LEM when he stepped out onto the surface.

I looked at the top part and thought "why's there a turkey on the dial?"

I used a Crumpler rucksack daily for about 20 years, commuting into London -- they don't make my particular model any more, but I would probably go to them if I needed a new one.

-- Tim

Sting.

The Police were great, (drums, bass, guitar) but I just endured his singing

All Them Witches -- Live at AB -- Ancient Belgique
https://youtu.be/tPZODCWrUN8

You can also buy it on Bandcamp, so I class it as a live album!

Did anyone pick her up?

From the sales forum:

For the Mrs/Gf Couple of Pedants - ...

Not sure they'd appreciate another

In the interests of balance, here is my new(wish)-to-me white, non-cruiser type bike -- just after riding back from a two day trackday at the wonderful Cadwell Park. A very practical bike on the...

I'm all agog! Since John Cronin upped sticks from Huntingdon and moved to the Cotswolds, I have not been aware of any,,,

-- Tim

I am very sorry to read this, and wish you and your loved ones all the best. I have always enjoyed your posts and positive attitude. I am sure you'll enjoy Hawaii and will be back with some good...

I'll second the Alistair Reynolds "Revelation Space" series, plus "The Prefect + Elysium Fire" are good if you liked Asimov's 'science-fiction/detective' crossovers (much like Altered Carbon, for...

Plus one for Tim Powers -- The Drawing of the Dark is superb, and I love all of his other books.

A left-field suggestion is an author of children's books -- Alan Garner had a similar mastery of...

Combination of the 80s thread and best intros ...

Holiday on the moon -- Love and Rockets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=narZyGcnixM
Big Neon Glitter -- The Cult
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*Cough* make that £22 if you lose a single titanium grubscrew whilst changing it ;-)

-- Tim

Just went for a checkup at the dentist, and was reminded of my unanswered question -- why are dentist's assistants uniformly gorgeous? My high street looks like 'World War Z', my dentist is a fat,...

I bought a flat in 1988 which was pretty much the peak (people buying before MIRAS was abolished) so I remember 3x annual salary, 15% mortgages, and then I sold it four years later for 58% of my...

My contributions for now...

Blue Monday – New Order
The Riches – Jayne's Addiction