Recent Comments

1. Switch it off at the Plug. (Don't Stand By.) - 22 Oct 2006

   Sky/Cable boxes and DVD players are OK to turn off at night. Sky always used to say don’t cos thats how they got their viewing figures (and if you are still in your first years contract then they might object). But it resets itself which is a good thing.

   DVD player doesn’t have a clock so thats OK.

   Computer is usually off at night – you can set a shutdown option as well which will shut it down at a certain time (not just put it into standby). Although the wall switch is still on, the computer itself is OFF and not just stood by. Modems etc (and even hubs/wireless routers etc) are unaffected by this. Ours just takes 10 seconds to rebuild the “map” of who is where – which is good because if we’ve moved laptops round to plug in somewhere else it works faster. If you have wireless, it is more secure to switch off when not in use.

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2. Become A Blood Donor - 22 Oct 2006

   I’m another who joins the “banned” camp. As a gay man, I am stopped from giving blood – something which I personally find a form of discrimination.

   I have, however got someone else to start instead of me. Which in a way is a shame as my grandfather used to regularly give blood, and due to age has stopped – I would have liked to be able to take over from him.

   Also, I am not aware of similar rules for organ donation, so I have signed up for the register.

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