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Old 29-08-17, 11:25 PM   #21
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I'd love freesat to actually offer an 'opt out' function that blocks all BBC content and removes your 'obligation' to pay the licence fee.

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I'd probably go for that but the kids love the bbc stuff, horrible histories is the main one!
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Old 29-08-17, 11:34 PM   #22
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I bought a nifty little gadget 20 years ago that could detect metal, electrical wires, AC current etc., and could test if your microwave was leaking radiation. It worked well.

Dusted it off yesterday and as soon as I set it to microwave test it went berserk. Moved in and out the house with it and the alarm continued. My oven wasn't even plugged in, so was I being bombarded by microwaves from outer space or a North Korean satellite?

It occurred to me that when I last used it 20 years ago there was no Wi-fi. Microwaves are similar to Wi-fi, n'est pas?

BTW Is a leaking microwave really that dangerous? There must be millions of them out there.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440565/
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Old 30-08-17, 03:37 PM   #23
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I have empirical proof that Internet is linked with Tourette's. Especially when it drops down to sub dial-up speeds while trying to post to classic-audi.

great one that !
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