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Jörgen Andersson29-Jun-15 8:01

Jörgen Andersson

29-Jun-15 8:01

I understand the fuss about lithium batteries. If you drive a nail through one it will explode. It's of course on youtube if you'd like to watch it.
But chargers?!

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Eddy Vluggen29-Jun-15 7:44

Eddy Vluggen

29-Jun-15 7:44

No, I don't fly.

If someone takes from you what isn't theirs, isn't that called theft?

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dandy7229-Jun-15 7:56

dandy72

29-Jun-15 7:56

I'm a non-traveler as well. Last time I was on a plane was in...1998, I think. I let my passport expire years ago, and I intend to keep it that way.

So I wanna ask the travelers: When the TSA "confiscates" something of value, do they snail-mail it back to you at your home address? Or is there a procedure to request that they do? Or are you SOL altogether?

C-P-User-329-Jun-15 8:03

29-Jun-15 8:03

Good question.

I estimate the value of my crimes against America to be somewhere between $10 and $15.

I'll take the high side and make it $14.50

With minimum wage at $7.25, that's two hours.

I will invest up to, but no more than, two hours to find out if I can recover the items.

C-P-User-329-Jun-15 7:59

29-Jun-15 7:59

Eddy Vluggen wrote:
isn't that called theft?

Not when they wear a TSA uniform.

Okay, lesson learned, next flight, use the U.S.Mail (or perhaps UPS) and send my clothes and items in a separate box, out of the reach of TSA agents' hands, to the hotel.

Eddy Vluggen29-Jun-15 8:09

Eddy Vluggen

29-Jun-15 8:09

C-P-User-3 wrote:
Not when they wear a TSA uniform.

That is rediculous Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff29-Jun-15 8:35

OriginalGriff

29-Jun-15 8:35

C-P-User-3 wrote:
Okay, lesson learned, next flight, use the U.S.Mail (or perhaps UPS) and send my clothes and items in a separate box, out of the reach of TSA agents' hands, to the hotel.

That may be a bad idea: arriving at an airport with little or no luggage is a "trigger" for "internal concealment" inspections... Laugh | :laugh:

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Silvabolt29-Jun-15 8:44

Silvabolt

29-Jun-15 8:44

Could be outright theft, and nothing to do with regulations at all. Airport employees in the past have been caught stealing[^] and digging through passenger luggage.

David Crow29-Jun-15 9:09

David Crow

29-Jun-15 9:09

C-P-User-3 wrote:
Still, there was no reason to take the charger.

With the thousands of items that those workers have to look at each hour, they probably did not have time to figure out exactly what it was. They erred on the side of caution. Or they simply stole it.

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Kirk 1038982130-Jun-15 9:57

Kirk 10389821

30-Jun-15 9:57

I would buy them for delivery at the hotel, and mail them back to the house before I left.

C-P-User-330-Jun-15 17:07

[Help] Little help needed!

30-Jun-15 17:07

My exact plan.

Duh

You got mind reading software over there ?

You work for google ?

Kyungeun_Sung29-Jun-15 6:26

Kyungeun_Sung

29-Jun-15 6:26

Dear programmers and engineers,

I am a PhD student in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.

My research is on ‘Individual Upcycling’ – creation or modification of any product out of used products, components or materials in an attempt to generate a product of higher quality or value than the compositional elements at the household level.

Would you be kind enough to go to the link below and take 10 minutes to complete my online survey?
http://goo.gl/forms/WKFfKXSGzb

You don't need to have previous upcycling experience to answer the questions.

I need around 1,000 people for this main survey proper hopefully by end of July.

Your time and participation will be very much appreciated!
Thank you very much in advance for your kind help.

Yours sincerely,
Kyungeun Sung
PhD candidate
Nottingham Trent University

Re: [Help] Little help needed!

Joan M29-Jun-15 6:34

Joan M

29-Jun-15 6:34

Shouldn't you change the link (now it seems it points to www.codeproject.com) and make it clear enough for all us to remove suspicious thoughts?

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Re: [Help] Little help needed!

C-P-User-329-Jun-15 7:10

Re: [Help] Little help needed!

29-Jun-15 7:10

Check out THIS[^] nice example of Up-Cycling.

Great combination of recycling combined with advanced BioTech and classic cowboy living

Eddy Vluggen29-Jun-15 7:57

Eddy Vluggen

29-Jun-15 7:57

Nice teaser; so you are adding value by using waste-materials? Smile | :)

"5 randomly selected respondents will be rewarded with a £15 Amazon voucher"
Only if you complete the survey, so no spam for me.

First page; about how one feels about the concept. Wether one can save money is kinda hard to answer without context. Whether it'd be fun is impossible to decide without context. See a pattern? Smile | :)

Second page; wants to know what it means to "me"; do I think it is harmfull? Well, depends on the materials involved. There's some things that don't mix. So, skipped this page too.

Third page; "Most people who are important to me WOULD APPROVE of my upcycling." No, they'll tell me I shouldn't cycle.

Fourth page; aw, no go.

If you want an opinion, try an example I can relate to Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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The Forgotten Story of ETAK's Amazing 1985 Car Navigation System

dexterama29-Jun-15 5:38

dexterama

29-Jun-15 5:38

This didn't seem to fit Insider News, whereas it's not new tech, but this is a supercool historical story nonetheless and one I thought a lot of you might enjoy seeing the history of your digitized maps and a functioning navigation system from the mid 1980's.

Quote:
"It's a funny thing to say, but it was hard to sell, because people had no expectation that there was something like that that was available."

the link[^]

Re: The Forgotten Story of ETAK's Amazing 1985 Car Navigation System

OriginalGriff29-Jun-15 6:01

OriginalGriff

29-Jun-15 6:01

Thank you for that! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

That was fascinating - and a brilliant development before GPS Satellites.

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RIP Chris Squire

jeron129-Jun-15 5:33

jeron1

29-Jun-15 5:33

Here[^] One of my favorite bass players. Yesterday, whilst driving the family around, the missus was rifling though the radio stations and happened upon "Starship Trooper" to which I said "Can we leave it here?", and she did. Now understand, this NEVER happens. Even the younguns didn't gripe, this also NEVER happens. We listened to the whole song, which upon ending, the station was immediately switched.

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Corporal Agarn29-Jun-15 5:41

Corporal Agarn

29-Jun-15 5:41

Sorry to here that, Close to the Edge is one of my favorites.

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kmoorevs29-Jun-15 5:42

kmoorevs

29-Jun-15 5:42

I remember hearing 'Roundabout' when I was a teenager and instantly becoming a 'Yes' fan. For me, it was the interesting bass parts and unmistakable Rickenbacker sound from Squire that I was attuned to. Sad news indeed! Cry | :((

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jeron129-Jun-15 5:48

jeron1

29-Jun-15 5:48

kmoorevs wrote:
interesting bass parts and unmistakable Rickenbacker sound

Exactly! The very same thing (along with Jon Andersons' voice) that caught my ear. Two completely dissimlar sounds that when combined were magical.

C-P-User-329-Jun-15 6:05

29-Jun-15 6:05

As a janitor in a small town library, I was eager to either...

[A] get to work early, or
[B] stay late after closing

...in order to do the floors, because the library was ultra super progressive (well, for those days) in amassing various collections of music on vinyl discs.

YesSongs was without a doubt the #1 choice during those hours.