It is old-man-shouting-at-clouds time. “Get off my lawn, clouds! And stop mixing my metaphors!” A bunch of years ago I started writing down my pet peeves, convinced that I would end up with a hefty list. ‘Peeves’, because, well that is what they are; and ‘pet’ because I would rather have them than solve them. … Read More

Here is a photo for those who want to see what a Smartwares RM149 smoke detector looks like on the inside. I opened one after it produced a false alarm in the middle of the night (apparently you need to vacuum them regularly to prevent bugs or dust from blocking the sensor) to see if … Read More