Lisa

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	location	Adelaide, Australia
	age	30
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I'm an Australian software engineer and tweet as lisa dp.

The latest DIY projects I've done were the design and construction of a roofless pergola on to which we retrained an existing grapevine, the removal of a patch of paving in favour of an irrigated lawn, and the installation of a built-in dishwasher!

Having followed Spolsky and Atwood's podcasts from when Stack Overflow (and the entire Stack Exchange) was just a twinkle in their eyes, I'm truly impressed at just how well it works. In time, we'll realise just how revolutionary Stack Overflow is/was.

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Jul 1	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Ta. Definitely sensible advice.
Jul 1	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thank you. You're starting to convince me. My partner was really keen on this approach when I mentioned it too.
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? When you say "run conduit" what kind of conduit do you mean? Wikipedia mentions 14 kinds, admittedly only some of these relevant to private dwelling scenario. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_conduit#Types_of_conduit
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thanks for this. I considered this option but rejected it partly because I don't understand how it affects or is affected by noise from electrical appliances or anything else connected to the same wiring. And seems over-complicated for what I want to achieve. That said, I acknowledge this will be the future solution to network cabling when mature.
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thanks, really useful. But is the foam strictly necessary? What are the disadvantages of not using this?
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thirdly, it looks like your home hardware stores in America are awesome and much better stocked for people who want to do basic stuff for themselves!
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Secondly, I doubt the wall contains insulation, but will know as soon as I create the hole in the wall for the 'wall plate'.
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thank you. This and ChrisF cover my needs. Marking this as the answer because it provides the level of detail I clearly need. (Thanks for understanding I did not know it was called a top plate).
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thanks. How long do you think the drill bit would likely need to be? I have a 9mm timber drill bit which could go through 100mm or more. The house is in Australia and was built in 2004 so all modern.
Jun 30	comment	How do I run ethernet cable through a wall cavity? Thanks for advice so far. I take from this that the pale brown thing in my picture is called the top plate. My concern is about where I drill down through that and how thick I should expect the top plate to be. Or perhaps this is trivial.
May 26	comment	How to mitigate and/or repair concrete frets (slab edge wetting) thanks in absence of any others, this is accepted