Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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China flights and hotels
Differently to our previous holidays our group of friends gave preference to pre-booking all the accommodation. Whilst it will save time running around looking for accommodation it also restricts our freedom as we now have a strict itinerary. We live in Perth, Western Australia, and we will be flying to Macau on arrival and departure…
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How to disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent Pro
I purchased a 750gb Seagate FreeAgent Pro (from America) with the sole intention of using just the drive as it was actually the same price as the standalone drive (in Australia). To remove the drive is quite a tricky procedure if you don’t have the knowhow. I didn’t complete mangle my FreeAgent Pro, it is…
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Videosphere polishing and TV tuner
Progress with the cleaning of the Videosphere is as follows: Have purchased some buffing/polishing compound that is supposed to be very good for plastics, it is called Polac (but also goes by the name Vonax). Purchased from Abrasiflex for $24.20. It can be purchased cheaper from Ferrofin but are in the eastern states. Whilst this…
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How to spot fake surf (Quicksilver) shorts
This is my experience buying some (fake) Quiksilver shorts from eBay. Basically, as soon as I received the shorts I knew they were fake. However, I needed some evidence; so I purchased some original shorts for $80 and compared. Below are my findings. If you think that I have made a mistake (or even if…
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Cleaning the Videosphere
I should mention prices, and note it will all be in Australian dollars. I picked up the Videosphere about 3 years ago of eBay for about $200. I will also mention, I am going to try and include everything, even the mundane stuff. So with that said. Here are some pictures of me washing it.…
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Enabling English language on a CECT T689
I recently purchased a CECT T689 for its dual SIM capability. The first problem was due to being a Chinese phone, the default language was Chinese. It was by luck that I found the English language setting. Here is how to set the CECT T689 to English language: Click on the circular button which will…
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Start of new project, modding a JVC Videosphere into a computer (a Computersphere)
I have had this idea for a while now, most of the parts, have just been too lazy. By starting a thread and posting it should get me motivated. This project involves modding a JVC Videosphere into a working computer . I shall name it the Computersphere. It will consist of two parts: First part…
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Welcome to my blog
I have decided to join the blogging bandwagon. I have lots of information I think would be useful to others and I believe a blog would make it easier to write and organise this information. It should also help to correlate all my previous projects and increase my net presence.
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