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by marksi
Wed 15 Feb, 2012 16.02
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Lovely Lightbulbs
Replies: 110
Views: 76535

Re: Lovely Lightbulbs

Pete wrote:ooh now with all five of them in, its actually quite a pleasant light.
Have you had the intelligrence to debug them on your own?
by marksi
Fri 10 Feb, 2012 16.17
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Lovely Lightbulbs
Replies: 110
Views: 76535

Re: Lovely Lightbulbs

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20220039/

Saw these the other day in Ikea. No information on them about equivalent halogen wattage.
by marksi
Tue 07 Feb, 2012 20.19
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Is facebook on the wane?
Replies: 82
Views: 38783

Re: Is facebook on the wane?

I'm not seeing it in my timeline, but maybe that's 'cos it's too far in the past.
by marksi
Tue 07 Feb, 2012 17.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The All New Northern Ireland
Replies: 188
Views: 54404

Re: The All New Northern Ireland

This evening, the DUP First Minister Peter Robinson and Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have issued a join statement asking for prayers for Ian Paisley Snr. To those of you outside Northern Ireland, or those who didn't grow up here, this might seem a nice, but unremarkable thing to...
by marksi
Tue 07 Feb, 2012 16.47
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Is facebook on the wane?
Replies: 82
Views: 38783

Re: Is facebook on the wane?

The "view as..." doesn't really help because: Let's say I am friends with Gavin. And Gavin is friends with Nick, but I am not. Gavin clicks on a picture that Nick has posted, and "likes" it and comments on it. *I THINK* that if Nick has his posts set to "Friends of Friends&q...
by marksi
Fri 20 Jan, 2012 19.44
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board
Replies: 9280
Views: 2693800

Re: TV Forum Watch News and Information Board

To be fair, having read that on TVF, I contacted two people who I believed would know whether this was true and both gave me the distinct impression that it was!
by marksi
Mon 16 Jan, 2012 08.48
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Android and other phone gossip
Replies: 162
Views: 52338

Re: Android and other phone gossip

It's clearly not in HTC's interest, which is why they won't do it (they want people to buy new phones) but I don't see a reason why it would not be possible to create a one-click way to do what I did with a lot of trial and error and faffery. The only more difficult thing to do within the operating ...
by marksi
Sat 14 Jan, 2012 23.25
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Android and other phone gossip
Replies: 162
Views: 52338

Re: Android and other phone gossip

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/14/cyanogenmod-the-freeopen-por.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Now CyanogenMod is toying with the idea of a Banned Apps store, consisting of apps that were banned from Google Marketplace for "no good reason" (generally because they threatened G...
by marksi
Sat 14 Jan, 2012 21.03
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Replies: 2149
Views: 852400

Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake

Our local HMV is closing next Saturday. Internationale next door has closed. They're part of a shopping centre of around 40 units, which is now less than 50% occupied. There's a Peacocks in there, though for how much longer? I've also hear a rumour that the Northern Bank is going to close it's branc...
by marksi
Sat 14 Jan, 2012 20.05
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Smart TV smart-ness
Replies: 7
Views: 3060

Re: Smart TV smart-ness

Sput wrote:Oh I'm expecting shoddy sound quality, but it's next to a hifi and I've never had good sound quality before anyway :)

And don't you still have to re-gas plasmas after a bit?
No. I've never, ever known anyone anywhere to have had a plasma "regassed".