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I am quite sure of your second statement, less sure of your first!
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I run an APS terrorist cell. We raided a Waterstones bookshop demanding they search for the elusive ' they are officially dropping from their brand name.
For every apostrophe that is lost, there is a landfill site where they are stored pending recycling.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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...that should get the NSA interested! 
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I thought Bristol was Hipster Central UK rather than Bourgeois Utopia. My bad.
speramus in juniperus
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Well we did have Banksy, but he has gone all Hollywood on the crew dude! 
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glennPattonWork wrote: Lead me to think
Oh dear; physician heal thyself. 
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Okay, but "I did say if I can see it" in my defence I have had to review the company policy of Leaded vs Non Leaded solder so instead of led I typed lead. 
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glennPattonWork wrote: I have had to review the company policy of Leaded vs Non Leaded solder
But the WEEE & RoHS European directive on the abolition of Leaded Solder came into force on 1st Jan 2006 banning the use of leaded solder throughout the whole EU. If you are still using leaded solder, your company could be up for some serious fines (or a nasty letter in extreme cases). I even went lead free at home in 2002!
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Ah, we do (mostly) work for the States where its not applicable, also I was under the impression that the aero industry & military were exempt as lead free solder can fracture under shock loads (leading to bit floating around that can cause shorts)and creeps under high temperature...
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It's possible - any industry that uses depleted uranium isn't going to be over worried by a little lead poisoning!
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Up to this point I thought it was soldiers you were discussing and I had got quite confused. Early lunch me thinks.
speramus in juniperus
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I have some writing to do; feckin design fekin document. Then a light liquid libation.
speramus in juniperus
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You can still buy lead solder from UK suppliers[^] - I buy it because the non-lead stuff is crap!
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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It's a bit harder to work with - it needs a higher temperature, which can cause problems - and it doesn't mix with existing leaded solder for "touch up" jobs, and it wears through tips a lot faster. But once you are used to it, it's pretty good if you buy the "good stuff" instead of the cheap rubbish.
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The issue we find is the flux in it means it can't be reworked as easily, also the high temperatures can lead to damage of the components(!) 
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Yep - but you got that with leaded if you held the iron on diodes for too long.
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But it was a case of face/palm interface do it again, stupidly these days it looks soldered (not as shiny as leaded) will it work, plus less bad words were used in construction to encourage the melting of the solder! 
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glennPattonWork wrote: so instead of led I typed lead.
In fairness you are not alone; open any newspaper or magazine these days and see how many such abominations you find. 
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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I'm an Engineer, I have an excuse! 
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I think you mean "enjanear". 
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Meh! 
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You can't buck Skitt's law[^].
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Former VP Spiro Agnew had a word or two for it: effete snob.
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew[^]
You may wish to assign yourself the description: ". . . nattering nabobs of negativism."
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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