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We went to the Tower of London for a wee moonlit tour and diner last night. And of course we got to watch the Cermony of the Keys[^]. They lock up the tower and after a quick God Save the Queen, the bugler plays Last Post.
But we were inside the [now locked up] Tower. But that's okay, there's a side door in the main doors that they leave open. 
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That was just an oversight... Next time they'll be sure to lock the side door, too.
I mean, be realistic... The queen must feed...
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Perhaps an emergency / fire exit, meant for easy access?
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It's a bally castle! It was built some 900 years ago! WTF do they want a fire exit for?
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Fire accidents could occur in those days too, isn't it? 
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And that was why that either had a bucket of sand or a bucket of water next to the door.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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Tch! Amateurs!
They should have used Parametrized Doors to avoid Injection Attacks!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Replace the door with a one-way vertical turnstile?
At my previous work site, the turnstiles were verticle and card-swipe to enter the mill. Swipe to unlock and enter; swipe to unlock and leave.
If you lost your card in the mill... too bad for you!
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Tim Carmichael wrote: If you lost your card in the mill...
Presumably you'd have to face some sort of Spanish Inquisition to get a replacement? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I wouldn't expect that!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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No one expects it, their chief weapon being surprise
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Richard Deeming wrote: Presumably you'd have to face some sort of Spanish Inquisition to get a replacement?
Or a british/american security airport check
I don't know what is worst 
M.D.V. 
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It's already went wrong! You got out! 
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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They use that for sword and spear practice.
Visitors can only get out of the smaller door one at a time, so learners can hack and stab at single targets, rather than get all panicky when lots come at once.
You were lucky you stayed for dessert. The training sessions end before then.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Ah, using the Canadian Security Model, I see...
Will Rogers never met me.
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The telly that is.
After near killing myself getting the brute off the wall on my own, I lay it on the floor, whipped the back off and started to look / poke around.
Don't see any swollen capacitors, noticed a sticker with the Test Point (Va and Vs) voltage readings and these two main ones should be 55 and 209 volts. Jagging them with my test meter they are only 15V and 1.1. Disconnecting the cables off to the inverters and the other boards and rechecking, they are still the same.
Poking around the board (without a schematic), I can see the 240vac coming in, find it dropping down to 130vac. can find the 5V off to the other boards. I'm guessing then it is the psu card that is pooped, I tried adjusting the posts that trim the Va and Vs levels, but this made next to no difference.
Ordered a new one at £79, so hopefully that will be it. I am away to remove this board to see if there is any signs of damage underneath to try and work out if it can be repaired easily by a component swap, if I see anything obvious.
I have had no lack locating a schematic or service manual, so my google-fu must be off today.
It is a PS63C7000yk, and the PSU board is a BN44-00334A J30 REV1.1 if anyone wants something to do............
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DaveAuld wrote: I have had no lack locating a schematic or service manual, so my google-fu must be off today.
So what is it now.
"No lack" -> good google foo
"No luck" -> bad google foo
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Is it worth it? With the price of a new LED backlit screen and the electricity savings that can be made it will most probably pay for itself in a few years.
For £79 you probably could have bought a whole new TV anyway.
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Display Name Taken wrote: Is it worth it?
If the broken one is in one petrol platform where he uses to work... then it can be a while until the new TV arrives.
M.D.V.
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Getting spare parts delivered will take just as long; and Dave's billable rate offshore almost certainly makes yours look cheap. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: Getting spare parts delivered will take just as long
But the probability to have a certain spare part there is bigger, so you get it working sooner, then the new piece delivered replaces the used one. In case of an emergency and that concrete piece is needed... you know where it is.
Dan Neely wrote: Dave's billable rate offshore almost certainly makes yours look cheap.
That's for sure, but I guess there is not so much to do there when "work day" ends. I suppose he is doing it in spare time, trying to repair something, might be less boring than re-read the same book for 10th time or stare the wall since there is no TV.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I've fixed a few of these.
They don't make anything like they used to. Even people!
There are tube tv sets crawling around everywhere still.
And we used to just go to the moon on tubes.
Shameful world.
Best of blessings with that thing.
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they used to move diseased food around on donkeys... oh wait they still do in places
now what point was I attempting to make before my tablets wore off
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Friend of mine, the first car he bought after he passed his test had a valve radio! Used to take two or three minutes to warm up and produce any sound...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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But, when they do warm up, oh the lovely harmonics in the bass!
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