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  Finally given up and accepted that I’m getting a smart meter installed as existing meter is now out of certification. Slightly annoyed that the planned replacement didn’t happen today but grateful that the octopus engineer called me early enough to say that he didn’t think he’d make it as the previous job had gone wrong and he was waiting for SGN, so not a complete surprise. We did get the cupboard of shame under the stairs where the meters are tidied so not a completely wasted day.

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  Finally finished writing up the making of my #emfcamp scale solar system. https://spod.cx/blog/emf_2026_scale_solar_system/

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  Impressed with the other scale solar system at #emfcamp over by the planetarium - they’ve gone bigger on planet diameter and compressed the distance scale but the effect of putting them closer together is delightful. Their painting is better than mine! I love that they’ve included the moon too.

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  So my plan to put the remaining 2 #emfcamp scale solar system planets on the way to the Eastnor Obelisk path has been foiled by access to the track being closed. As a result I am staging an EMF takeover of the IAU and cancelling Neptune’s status as a planet too. If Pluto has to be a “dwarf planet” even though it sometimes orbits closer than Neptune does then I think Neptune can also be cut off for not trying hard enough.

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  There is something delightful about working on something fiddly that’s intended to be maintained / repaired, and for which a detailed service manual is available. Overtightened screw at a previous (professional) service had left sewing machine needle threader broken. Just enough clearance to replace with M2.5 nut and bolt bypassing ruined threads in the plastic clamp. The newer version replaces this plastic fitting with a metal one, but you have to buy and swap the whole needle assembly.

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  Closest I could find to a lemon pound cake but it will do.