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Impress myself, I think, more than the boss. I plan on doing the end result digitally of course, but I'm working to scale as I measure to spot errors like I've mentioned and because I tried just sketching things freehand at first and ended up with a horrible mess of scribbles. I worry, perhaps...

My boss has asked me to draw up plans of one of our buildings. It's located on an acute corner, so the overall building's roughly V-shaped and inside there's scarcely a right angle around. Drawing the plans is giving me real trouble. I'm working on mm graph paper at 1:50 scale, measuring to...

A friend of mine is moving into university dorms and has been told the following by the uni: "Each room is fitted with three 13amp square pin sockets, but it is important to note that the power rating in the study bedroom is rated at a maximum of 500 watts. As a guide, radios, CD players, Hi...

I've been having success with small pieces of brown bread for bait. Haven't been counting but I reckon we've had about half a dozen so far. I blocked the probable entry point with expanding foam too, so hopefully no more should be able to get in the house. Unless of course they chew through...

Turns out I was using the traps wrong! I've now figured out how to anchor the bait properly, so the mouse can't just lightly lift it off, and they're getting caught. Selwyn, I take it you're referring to traps that physically capture the mice and contain a poison bait? Similar to a live-catch...

I'm not entirely sure HOW a trap can be set incorrectly? Sprung part is pulled back, bar goes across, bump on on bar engages notch in trigger, bait on end of trigger. They certainly snap if I gently poke the trigger with a pencil. Though I have run across a blog post...

Animals aren't really a viable option for us. Mainly because of the cost. Food isn't so bad, but vet bills can get way too expensive.

Maybe the reason cycling on the pavement is illegal is so people can't sue when they inevitably hit something. If you must ride on the pavement, be sensible. Don't come bombing down a hill at full speed like someone once did; I'd just stepped off a bus and this guy rockets past missing me by...

So yeah, we need to get rid of a mouse infestation. They've been having the run of the place for a while I think. I'm hoping this is the right place to ask. TRAPS: I have two types of trap currently. The traditional traps, which seem to be not sensitive enough - as evidenced by finding the...

YES! That worked! Took the cover off and gave it about 1 turn anticlockwise, and it's heated straight up. 'Course, I've probably gone and thrown the system out of balance.

What's the lockshield? Edit: Upstairs radiator. Downstairs back boiler. The inlet pipe is warming up. So maybe the inlet valve is more badly broken?

About the original problem - maybe rotate the transmitter (or reciever if possible) in various directions? Radio waves are polarised - if the transmitting and recieving antenna are cross polarised, the signal strength drops to nearly nothing. Real antennae are also directional, with nulls in...

I have one stone cold radiator when the heating is on. I bled it, no air escaped. Bled most of the other radiators, a load of air escaped from one (the one with the highest top edge, if that's significant). I removed the TRV head and pushed the pin, it wasn't stuck. What else might cause this...

You'll need to make sure both graphics card and tv use HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection). It's an anti-piracy measure that works by encrypting the signal that travels along the wire. Typically the Blu-ray player software will downscale content to standard definition if it's not...

That should be decent, assuming your computer has the right slot. It may be possible to use it along with your onboard graphics for a dual monitor setup - though I make no guarantees.

I checked using Celestia, and Jupiter seems to fit the bill. Venus would be below the horizon.

I have to admit I'd be a bit disappointed if it is how he did it. Digital trickery like this just seems like cheating, and doesn't strike me as Derren Brown's style. Illusions ought to work 'in the flesh', using physical methods - and most magicians' do. There's skill to that, whereas there...

I don't think there's a final version of Chrome for Linux. I use Firefox. I'v tried Opera and it seems to perform worse. Also, when I tested Windows 7, Firefox 3.5 way outperformed IE8 (on the same OS and hardware obviously). Oh, a nitpick: The correct abbreviation (as advised by Mozilla...

The neutradol gels seem to be alright, http://www.neutradol.com/Room-Gels/Neutradol-Original-Gel.html Certainly seem to make a difference to tobacco smells in our house, though of course we ventilate as well. They don't exactly scent the air mind, just seem to reduce bad smells.

I was annoyed that there were all these really cheap CFLs in the supermarket for bayonet fittings, but not for screw! And I looked all over for a desk lamp with a bayonet fitting (like my old broken one had), but no, always screws. £4 on the lamp but another £3 for the bulb :-@