Author Archives: danfish

GU10 halogen bulbs are bad – a year on

About a year ago I wrote of my move to low energy gu10 LEDS (http://www.ossmedicine.org/?p=138). A year on and I can now look at the results this has had on our electricity bill. I’ve gone a bit further than just … Continue reading

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Recycle, Recycle, Recycle

This morning during my post slumber repost, whilst watching ‘Curious George’ with the offspring, a piercing scream of “B**l*cks, what is this stuff on my clothes” rang out from on high. Naturally I moved faster than a neutrino* and arrived … Continue reading

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Deterring foxes, the arduino way

We’ve a real problem with foxes here in leafy South London – there’s a den in one of the gardens nearby. A neighbour feeds and medicates them to make them nice and healthy! Yes, I know they’ve got a right … Continue reading

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