Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Asus chromebook 15.6 size,playing with settings and now altered text sizing,with the bigger screen i have made the text bigger,what a difference eyes are loving it,still think it's a bad design to have white lettering on grey keys.The sizing has stopped the slight blurring.

Its the same with our Acer , silver with silver keys which light up at times. A bit like using a black one down a coal mine! Clueless designers!

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
Blue sky and cloud here this morning.
I will be meeting my brother at Biddestone duck pond so that we can go for a ride together. I polished my Coppi for the event.

 

[biggs682]

Pre work exercise has been travelled
First cuppa brewing
Clouds and sunny but chilly even though no real breeze.

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well

 

[Illaveago]

Are they going for a Guinness World Record to see how many MP's can fit in number 10?

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from Suffolk where, after a grey & chilly start to the day, the skies appear to be turning blue.

Coffee has been had and a load of washing is on the go. The last of the milk has been used on this morning's porridge, so I need to pop out and get some more and that's about it for things to do today.

 

[Titan yer tummy]

Cold cycling commute in bright sunshine today.

In February a bridge replacement programme was started on the Waterlink Way. This is the main arterial safe cycling route from South East to Central London. The project was to last 2 months and be finished in mid April.

I note the route is still closed this morning, with a large temporary bridge, to give heavy vehicle access to the bridge they are replacing, still firmly in place.

The effect has been that cyclists are being re-routed along a much less safe and hilly (in South London terms) route.

Just thought I'd let you all know.

 

[Jenkins]

That's wasted a minute or two of the day - another Chromebook update. Seems to be a more frequent thing this month.

 

[rockyroller]

we had electrical work done outside out condo & now we have a super weird electrical issue. check this out

The issue of string lights remaining dimly lit (or "ghosting") after being switched off—particularly after utility work—is a common phenomenon with LED lights, often caused by small amounts of residual voltage or "leakage current" in the circuit. The timing suggests the utility work likely caused a small shift in your home's neutral or ground voltage, which the highly efficient LEDs are now picking up as a faint power source.

Here are the most likely causes and solutions based on your situation:

Why It's Happening (Post-Utility Work)

• Leakage Current/Induced Voltage: Even when a switch is off, tiny amounts of electricity can be "leaked" from nearby wires or the dimmer switch itself. Because LED strings require very little power, this residual energy is enough to make them glow faintly.
• Neutral/Ground Issue from Utility Work: Utility crews often work on neutral connections. If the neutral connection in the panel is loose or shifted, it can create a slight backfeed through the ground, which can cause LEDs to glow faintly

it's going to be torture to get the management company to own up to it

 

[Jenkins]

First load of washing is on the whirligig drying nicely in the sunshine and increasing breeze. Second load is on the go so I'm off off shopping and may take the longer way round.

 

[raleighnut]

we had electrical work done outside out condo & now we have a super weird electrical issue. check this out

The issue of string lights remaining dimly lit (or "ghosting") after being switched off—particularly after utility work—is a common phenomenon with LED lights, often caused by small amounts of residual voltage or "leakage current" in the circuit. The timing suggests the utility work likely caused a small shift in your home's neutral or ground voltage, which the highly efficient LEDs are now picking up as a faint power source.

Here are the most likely causes and solutions based on your situation:

Why It's Happening (Post-Utility Work)

• Leakage Current/Induced Voltage: Even when a switch is off, tiny amounts of electricity can be "leaked" from nearby wires or the dimmer switch itself. Because LED strings require very little power, this residual energy is enough to make them glow faintly.
• Neutral/Ground Issue from Utility Work: Utility crews often work on neutral connections. If the neutral connection in the panel is loose or shifted, it can create a slight backfeed through the ground, which can cause LEDs to glow faintly

it's going to be torture to get the management company to own up to it

In the UK a residual current detector (RCD) would notice this and cut the power off but we run on 240 volts* (lethal) whereas most of America uses 120 volts (safer) so I would assume an RCD is not mandatory.

* 240 volts is one 'phase' of 415 volt 3 phase which is what most factories use. Commercial site powertools use 110 volts which is powered by a 'step down' transformer, this will give a nasty 'belt' if electrical problems occur but is rarely fatal.

 

[Speicher]

Are they going for a Guinness World Record to see how many MP's can fit in number 10?

I think they need to change the front door to a revolving one.

 

[Speicher]

Oh heck! Tinternet thought I was in Gloucestershire for a couple of weeks. They have now moved me to Shropshire.

 

[biggs682]

Lunchtime exercise consisted of a 5 mile ride.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm back from our ride. I did 11.5 miles. The ride out was in sunshine , up hill and with a head wind. WE stopped halfway round for tea and a sausage roll. It turned grey and bitterly cold just before we left and I was freezing on my ride back. I am thawing out now.