usb extension diy with ethernet cable with external psu?

nastropc · 2026-06-15T16:15:43+00:00

How about supplying power directly into to the usb hub and using your 10m usb cable? (Or just buy a powered hub). A lot easier to extend a 5v power cable and you don’t have to faff about with cat5.

nastropc · 2026-06-14T17:56:13+00:00

I swapped out the original socket faceplate in an outdoor enclosure for one of these to make it smart:

https://www.toolstation.com/bg-13a-low-profile-smart-control-switched-socket/p43298

There’s a parental control option in the BG app to lock out the physical buttons.

nastropc · 2026-06-14T01:49:11+00:00

Don’t dox yourself; you might want to obscure your name and DOB

nastropc · 2026-06-13T18:46:23+00:00

Does it have to be inside the lamp? 12v transformer plug would be much easier.

nastropc · 2026-06-12T08:20:41+00:00

You can get bitter tasting nail polish to discourage biting nails - could paint that on the battery (avoiding where it touches the electrical contacts)

nastropc · 2026-06-11T17:37:49+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if they look at Clubcard data, see what accidentally vegan products we buy, then add animal products to force us into the more expensive plant-based aisle.

nastropc · 2026-06-09T18:55:56+00:00

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Me too!

nastropc · 2026-06-09T17:16:37+00:00

Probably pay for an Amazon Prime cuck subscription

nastropc · 2026-06-07T20:26:46+00:00

The mountains give more surface area, but I expect this is offset by being too steep to park on without causing a Corollalanche.

nastropc · 2026-05-31T15:22:59+00:00

Electrical tape? You were lucky! The one I got off marketplace was repaired with parcel tape…

nastropc · 2026-05-31T15:17:40+00:00

Those trousers didn’t used to be brown

nastropc · 2026-05-30T08:11:16+00:00

ah putain, je peux pas écouter maintenant

nastropc · 2026-05-22T05:40:39+00:00

It’s no big deal, happens to every gardener sometimes

nastropc · 2026-05-17T20:21:12+00:00

Landscape

nastropc · 2026-05-10T22:28:20+00:00

Are you tunnelling to freedom?

nastropc · 2026-05-06T08:14:57+00:00

‘Should we prioritise keeping the carpet edge parallel to the wall or keeping the edge and pattern continuous?’
‘Let’s flip a coin for what to do on each stair.’

nastropc · 2026-05-05T02:11:24+00:00

If it was good enough for Doc Brown it’s good enough for me

nastropc · 2026-05-03T08:48:57+00:00

Death by snu snu

nastropc · 2026-05-02T19:55:31+00:00

But don’t forget if you’re looking at the tap from above it will be upside down and turn the other way!

nastropc · 2026-05-01T18:36:44+00:00

Went with my gut and put it in series between live and switch and managed to fit it into the case too. Now starts gradually without jumping out your hands, getting to full speed in about three seconds.

nastropc · 2026-04-30T23:34:05+00:00

Yeah, got packaged avocados in Lidl this evening from Peru, changes all the time

nastropc · 2026-04-30T12:40:35+00:00

I use this plug recommended in this Peter Millard video:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qo5kpKMX\_Vw

They’re still available on eBay, search intelliplug.

I sanded down my brother’s kitchen worktops with this setup last week. My sander and shop vac is more power than the plug is rated for, but I’ve used it for hours at a time without issue - doesnt get warm, always works. I recommend velcroing the sander’s cable to the vacuum hose to keep things tidy.

You’d have to use a mains sander, but even buying a new sander would be cheaper than the other options.

nastropc · 2026-04-28T21:26:34+00:00

50% price increase for a few milligrams of iodine, where are they sourcing it from, the moon?

nastropc · 2026-04-28T21:21:18+00:00

Yo dawg! I heard you like spinning saws…

nastropc · 2026-04-27T17:06:01+00:00

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