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 Topic: Hazelnuts or Cobnuts |
dpack
Replies: 10
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Nov 11, 19 10:04 am Subject: Hazelnuts or Cobnuts |
the back legs and saddle are the best bit
my easy prep methods is to sever squizzer just below the ribcage, hold by back feet and "whip" to empty abdomen with a quick flick, peel trousers ,cut thro ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
Replies: 5760
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Nov 09, 19 11:04 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| ditto |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 534
Views: 209533
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Nov 06, 19 1:11 pm Subject: Wildlife |
a small aside but roadkill alg is quite tasty, iirc moose are very similar critters.
in Sweden some folk shoot em but most just run em down in a volvo and sling em in the boot. the beasts have little ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 534
Views: 209533
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Nov 05, 19 5:19 pm Subject: Wildlife |
a local wren popped by earlier, i recon they are around all year but they are easier to spot when the foliage is a bit thinner.
sparrows eating well  |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 534
Views: 209533
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Nov 04, 19 10:18 am Subject: Wildlife |
it is cold, wet and november.
the foraging worker wasp i just saw looked a bit lost and hungry and very unseasonal
the tree leaves are starting to turn but autumn seems a long and late process t ... |
| Topic: Upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 19.04 to 19.10 |
dpack
Replies: 6
Views: 252
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Sun Nov 03, 19 9:18 pm Subject: Upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 19.04 to 19.10 |
umm
can you download a usb stick or disk with the new OS using a different machine and try booting up from that? |
| Topic: Upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 19.04 to 19.10 |
dpack
Replies: 6
Views: 252
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Sun Nov 03, 19 4:18 pm Subject: Upgrading from Ubuntu Studio 19.04 to 19.10 |
not specific advice but in such situations i usually try esc a few times and wait a bit or follow instructions
if that does not work a manual reboot might unstick it and either set it up or make it ... |
| Topic: Pigs |
dpack
Replies: 29
Views: 3401
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun Nov 03, 19 4:08 pm Subject: Pigs |
that makes sense, gruntavators don't get a mention.
so long as they can get the local uptake on veg boxes and fulfil those orders it should work ok
the folk starting it seem to have a pretty goo ... |
| Topic: Free Mac/Linux software |
dpack
Replies: 30
Views: 118566
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Sat Nov 02, 19 3:44 pm Subject: Free Mac/Linux software |
a vintage version of windows movie maker was surprisingly useful
iirc it was part of vista and rather over speced for a simple embedded utility.
it was fine for DV raw(a bit over hd resolution) ... |
| Topic: Electric Lorry |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 1196
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 31, 19 8:00 pm Subject: Electric Lorry |
we have quite a few taxi drivers who have gone or are going electric round here
i would think that as vehicles are replaced in localish delivery fleets it will make sense to go ev.
the rechargin ... |
| Topic: Electric Lorry |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 1196
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 31, 19 6:03 pm Subject: Electric Lorry |
a specialist auction in a reputable auction house might well be your best chum for quality stuff like that.
it is not always the "big"items that get the premium prices, the bits that usually got lost ... |
| Topic: Electric Lorry |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 1196
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 31, 19 3:08 pm Subject: Electric Lorry |
Perfect dinky farm stuff of that era is serious money collectables.
i was shocked at how much folk paid for used(as battered as the real thing) ones when i shifted some a few years back. |
| Topic: Bloody Fox |
dpack
Replies: 34
Views: 2033
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Oct 31, 19 11:59 am Subject: Bloody Fox |
| yep, far better than a tidy hole in and out with the added fun of a bounce off a stone |
| Topic: Electric Lorry |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 1196
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 31, 19 11:58 am Subject: Electric Lorry |
iirc electric milk carts are much earlier than the 1960's
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_float] early EV
one advantage of ev over ice is the amount of torque available at every drive s ... |
| Topic: Electric Lorry |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 1196
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Oct 30, 19 10:35 am Subject: Electric Lorry |
| engine ,gearbox and fuel maybe 2 tons so 3 tons less freight per trip? |
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