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I just got an electricity bill, and ... they are going to pay money into my bank account!
We've been here for 14 years, and it's the first time that's happened - I guess switching suppliers has it's advantages. Mind you, this new electricity talks with a Scottish accent and zooms around the house in a kilt.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I just got an electricity bill
When I first read this, I thought that you had free electricity for most of your life, and now the gig is up. 
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Do I wish!
We don't have any mains gas here, and it isn't practical to use bottled so the whole house is electric, cooking, heating, water, the lot. Costs plenty - but I saw a thing on Dragons Den earlier in the year who claimed to do all the switching for you and guarantee to switch you every year if you will save £50 or more a year. Have to say it's been pretty painless so far, much easier than manually moving. And £320 a year is not to be sniffed at!
They even split £40 down the middle if someone else signs up on my recommendation.
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With that setup you could use some zero point energy modules.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I had to leave them all in the time machine next month.
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How did you solve the problem of the time machine flying away with virtual faster than light speed when you begin to warp spacetime?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Flux capacitors.
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Could not get any, tested my machine in 20 years and it took off to Andromeda with warp speed about a million years ago.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Software Zen: delete this;
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If we got rid of all these resellers and went back to the old system, the price would come down automatically. One man's rebate is another man's price rise (to paraphrase someone whose name escapes me).
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Ah, but it's competition, which apparently is good for everyone.
Provided they have enough shares in the companies...
Just like the railways - less efficient and more expensive these days. 
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OriginalGriff wrote: but it's competition
Of course, plain as the nose on your face really. 
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I never could figure out how all that worked.
The electricity came from Company A
But you'd buy from Compaies B, C, D, or E
It all comes across the same wires, so basically they're just billing companies. They don't do anything else, as far as I can tell.
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And we still pay them large sums of money.
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OriginalGriff wrote: talks with a Scottish accent
So if you stick your finger in the socket does it skip the shock and go straight to the Burns?
OriginalGriff wrote: they are going to pay money into my bank account!
You should Loch in at that rate.
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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My son recently moved from our house, where we were paying approx $500 a quarter, to his own home where his first quarter bill was over $1200 - we have solar. I think Oz has the most expensive power anywhere.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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That ... ummm ... doesn't look like a cocoon to me ... 
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It all depends on the angle you see it at.
Also, I didn't notice it wasn't Deep Fried for a while...
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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If you look closely enough, you'll see Steve Guttenberg[^] hamming it up. 
"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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The cat video of the day: If you need geeky inspiration for using your Raspberry Pis, Oscilloscopes, 3D printers and tons of other things:
Build yourself an Open Cat robot[^]!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Pretty awesome!
If I didn't already have 4 projects going I might try it.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Same here, but maybe sometime when I'm looking for something...
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Yeah but that don't happen often, I stay backed up.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff:
RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip
We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not?
Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want.
This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one.
I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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