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  • Vote Up0Vote Down WhickwithyWhickwithy
    Posts: 5,163
    HB, it's because the light bulbs are new, so they are paying off the cost of development.  As you might notice, LED lightbulbs (the newest) are much more expensive than the CFLs which are quite a bit older.  They also, of course, have some improvements over previous bulbs.  In particular, a HUGE savings on electricity.  Light bulbs used to matter, when trying to conserve electricity.  Now, they are nearly non-entities.  I can light my whole house (LEDs), unless I am reading, with about 60 watts, which used to be a single light bulb.  The cost savings between LEDs and CFLs can be argued but I am a strong believer in LEDs.  And, as mentioned previously, they last longer.
    Post edited by Whickwithy at 2014-03-07 07:19:16
    The Sentient Struggle For Transformation

    https://www.amazon.com/Sentient-Struggle-Transformation-Whickwithy/dp/1734822147/
  • Vote Up0Vote Down BottleheadBottlehead
    Posts: 159
    ^^ nicer than the Welsh pronunciation of ll
  • Vote Up0Vote Down pingping
    Posts: 1,248
    a friend of mine had the 'Zombie' added as a middle name legally. her fella had 'monster' added to his.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down WhickwithyWhickwithy
    Posts: 5,163
    I finally found that site I had mentioned somewhere on this site.  This is going to seem pretty fractured and incoherent, since I can't even remember the exact topic but it had something to do with revealing your innermost secrets or interesting things that one wishes to mention but doesn't really want to be recognized for.  PG, I think you might have been the one that said, "Geez, wouldn't it be nice if there was a site for.....".  Anyways, yes, there is an app for that.

    It's called whispers.

    http://whisper.sh/popular
    The Sentient Struggle For Transformation

    https://www.amazon.com/Sentient-Struggle-Transformation-Whickwithy/dp/1734822147/
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Hells_BellsHells_Bells
    Posts: 1,792
    Mute records are having a clear out!

    http://www.mutebank.co.uk/mutebank/Goldfrapp-Deals/
  • Vote Up0Vote Down cw37frappcw37frapp
    Posts: 3,494
    Not bragging but, I have got them all.
    JAMIE CARRAGHER= LEGEND
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PetPet
    Posts: 1,041
    I'm thinking about cutting my CD and DVD collections to more manageable proportions. I own a number of boxed sets containing a couple of discs I might play again plus two (or more) that I'll quite certainly never again bother with.  I'm wondering what to do with these boxed sets.  I might:

    1. Remove the CDs or DVDs from the box, keep the ones I want, get rid of the ones I don't, and throw the box into the recycling bin...or...
    2. Try to re-home the entire boxed set, and re-purchase the discs I still want as individual albums or films.
    The first of those would be cheaper and easier, but would it be an act of inexcusable vandalism?  Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

    My website: http://petjeffery.co.uk/
    See also: http://chomupress.com/our-books/jane/
    And on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B009CAXH8G
  • Vote Up0Vote Down cw37frappcw37frapp
    Posts: 3,494
    I have got far too many cds. Some i just do not listen anymore and maybe will never have on again. I probably have a handful that i have not even played once. I keep saying i should sell some. But CEX would give something like 20p for certain ones. So i think why should i do that when i paid a tenner for them. I will keep them forever. I was the same ages ago with vinyl. Now i wish i had kept them.
    JAMIE CARRAGHER= LEGEND
  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
    Posts: 5,377
    Pet said:

    Does anyone have any thoughts on this?




    Rip them to your pc, back up the files, and then donate the originals to a charity shop.
    If I were dead, could I do this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PetPet
    Posts: 1,041
    iuventus said:

    Pet said:

    Does anyone have any thoughts on this?




    Rip them to your pc, back up the files, and then donate the originals to a charity shop.


    You know I'm not going to do that.
    My website: http://petjeffery.co.uk/
    See also: http://chomupress.com/our-books/jane/
    And on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B009CAXH8G
  • Vote Up0Vote Down iuventusiuventus
    Posts: 5,377
    If I'd known, I wouldn't have suggested it.
    If I were dead, could I do this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down JeronimoooJeronimooo
    Posts: 955
    Why not, Pet?
    Alternative suggestion: throw away all your CDs and apply for a Spotify account. CDs are way to 2013 anyhow so....
  • Vote Up0Vote Down PetPet
    Posts: 1,041
    Why not?  Because I don't trust things I can't touch, I suppose.  It bothers me that I'm obliged to rely on computers to store my writings.  I save everything to four devices, and am still not really happy about it until I print copies of the books.
    My website: http://petjeffery.co.uk/
    See also: http://chomupress.com/our-books/jane/
    And on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B009CAXH8G
  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
    Posts: 2,138
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    "Read my posts and see why we`re not allowed nice things anymore"
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    "Brought to you straight from the People`s Republic of There`s Something Wrong With You . The Hoi Polloi Capital of the World"
  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
    Posts: 2,138
    iuventus said:

    Pet said:

    Does anyone have any thoughts on this?




    Rip them to your pc, back up the files, and then donate the originals to a charity shop.


    ^ Winner idea . 
    "Read my posts and see why we`re not allowed nice things anymore"
    photo 5a6eb769-bc12-4596-bbe8-709fc2bb0d5e.jpg
    "Brought to you straight from the People`s Republic of There`s Something Wrong With You . The Hoi Polloi Capital of the World"
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