Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The nightmare of unlocking a phone on the Optus network
I spoke how easy it was to unlock a phone on the Vodafone network, now what about the Optus network? Well turns out it is almost impossible. Let’s say I acquire a phone locked to the Optus network; Firstly, I need to know the Optus phone number associated with that phone when it was purchased…
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Replace noisy ASUS F3J laptop CPU fan
Here is a quick post on how to replace a noisy CPU fan on an ASUS F3J series laptops, the replacement is so easy that it really doesn’t need a how to guide. I purchased the new fan on eBay (as usual) for $7.70 including postage. Remove the following seven screws as circled, the circled…
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Unlock a Sony Ericsson mobile locked to the 3 (Hutchison) network
I recently acquired a Sony Ericson C903 handset, which was locked to the now defunct Three network (formerly Hutchison Australia) which was recently acquired by Vodafone. Vodafone has a free service that provides the relevant unlocking code when given the IMEI number of the phone; unlock.vodafone.com.au They will also provide the unlocking procedure as per…
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Triplex Development – Zoning, updated
In my last post I introduced zoning and how to calculate the allowed housing density depending on the R codes. Well, that didn’t provide the whole picture, the minimum land is a little less than 10,000 divided by the R code I am located in Western Australia where the planning of land use is governed…
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ComputerSphere – Installing the LCD electronics and testing
After a very long break, I’ve decided to complete this mod once and for all. This update is mainly to make sure the LCD is still working after sitting around for a number of years, and confirm I still have all the parts. Firstly, let’s make sure the LCD is still working. Now we need…
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Open letter to Canon Inc – faulty Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
Dear Canon Inc On two occasions I have purchased the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens, and on both occasions there were serious faults causing the lens to not work and perform useless. On the first occasion I got the familiar stuck/locked zoom, and this was repaired by myself. Read the comments left by…
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ANZ Inportant information about ANZ Home Loan Offset accounts 2012
I received an interesting letter from ANZ a while back headed “Important information about ANZ Home Loan Offset accounts”, whilst I don’t think it affects me I thought I would explain the significance of “Allow up to 5 days for your new account to be linked to your loan”. Lets so you are switching to…
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VB functions for determining red/black numbers on roulette wheel
Here are two simple functions for calculating if a number falls on red or black on a roulette wheel, for the perfectionists that don’t want to use odd/even.
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Increase your eBay feedback for under a dollar
After a disgruntled eBay buyer left me negative feedback which significantly decreased my seller rating percentage, I needed a way to improve these as well as knock the negative feedback to the second page so it wasn’t as obvious to buyers. The solution is; one cent free postage items. Since eBay stopped items with digital…
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Do not use Kashgar Tours
We recently had a bad experience with Kashgar Tours who also go by the name Uighur Tours during our trip along the Silk Road. We purchased overnight train tickets with them. When it was time to collect the tickets we were informed they had forgotten to grab our passport information, and this was all on…
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