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@jingo.uk

Read some of my random ramblings at blog.jingo.uk

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Had a fun evening replacing the brushes on my washing machine's motor. I bought them ages ago when it started making crackling noises and it finally quit spinning yesterday.

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Whoops, I bought some junk at auction and then checked the specs, and it's 61kg... They'll be able to get it in my car at the warehouse but I might have to strip it down while in the boot of the car at home. (It's a "Cellavista 3" cell imaging system).

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I've taken the lenses out while I disassemble it, because holy heck these are worth a bit.

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Got a Pixel 10a. Not as sexy as the iPhone Air, but the UI/UX is consistent, and it's 1/3rd the price so I won't be worried about dropping it!

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A photo from yesterday's #LondonFurs of @jingo.uk in his truly unique fursuit -- a multifaceted, mirrored marvel that turns him into a 'Disco-ball panther'! This eye-catching costume becomes even more spectacular in bright summer sunlight -- the panther's mirrored facets are literally dazzling!

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Bright sun, so had fun being a mirrored cat at the London furmeet earlier, some nice photos might appear hopefully...

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Even wiping the iPhone to return it frustrated me 🤣 You need to enter your iCloud password to confirm the wipe. There's no option to view the password after entering it, and no button to continue, just a "return" button on the keyboard.

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Pressing the return/enter button did nothing, but it seemed to add a letter to the password box? I kept pressing it to see what happened, and then the screen went blank and the reset process commenced.

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Might return this. The opposite of what I expected, iOS is too inconsistent in how it operates. Going "back" is different in every app, switching apps is fiddlier than Android, and at times I'm left with something on screen with no idea how to dismiss it.

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This was the best one. Neither button did anything, and I had to find out how to do a hard power-off. All I was trying to do was uninstall the app!

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Early review from a first time attendee: #emfcamp is truly excellent for makers, crafters, tinkerers, nerds, misfits and weirdos. And their families, where applicable. There's a very cool big mix of all sorts of people.

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My phone after using it for sat nav to get home earlier... (thankfully I managed to get it to cool and spot a huge delay on the M25 and route me through Bracknell)

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Also been using these for the first time at a convention, have only worn them a few times before too. Definitely helps with both recognising people at a distance in a busy area, and also improves my fursuiting vision greatly.

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Seriously impressed by these daily contact lenses. I have been wearing them for ~14 hours every day, with absolutely zero issues. I can't actually tell if they are in, other than that I have perfect distance vision (and blurry close vision).

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Paused on gluing mirrors while I got a replacement zip. The one the suit came with was awful quality and I'm sure it would have exploded at some inconvenient time and then been hard to replace.

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Also I've finally figured a way to attach the acrylic mirror to spandex that won't involve too much work. A small square of HIPS sheet, glued to the acrylic using rapid epoxy, and then glued to the fabric using superglue (as with the fox).