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Annoying tic-toc clock.
I start wondering if i'm headed to Bidenland when i catch myself talking to the damn cat let alone Siri, Alexa, or some other piece of spyware. At least the cat ain't telling anybody anything.
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Fluorescent tube (replacement)
Depending on your age, you have a very good chance of that tube outlasting yourself. Or, you may move before the tube gives up. I replaced 4 tubes in a plant light with LED tubes. Before this, I'd...
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Sink stain emanating from overflow hole
This isn't a problem I need to fix, just a curiosity I wonder about. We have a sink that is used lightly. It never has the stopper in, it is never filled, there is never a reason for it to have water...
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Re: Seeking human cow (hucow) / house pet (female) and female house slave
Hallo Suchst du noch eine Bedienstete die deine
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OT: What's the point of a laundry basket?
I remember a story where an accident in an institutional kitchen leaves a man buried under a big pile of stinky cheese. This was called a "feta worse than death".
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Search results from Google search
In the end... Youtube, Facebook, Yahoo, Vevo, Instagram and others are all in a big fight. That's just how competition goes.
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Do I need a lot of gravel under concrete?
The most important thing is you need a stabilized base. That means you can't pour concrete over soil, you need something solid. If there is 16" of soil, then packed gravel and clay, then the 16" of...
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Ping Frank: a fun paper for you
Hi Frank, This is a fun read: Research Brief: ‘Fool’s gold’ may be valuable after all with one volt too. :-) -T https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/research-brief-fools-gold-may-be- For the...
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FIRE ALARMS
In article Mercellus Bohren wrote: The fire alarm people say yes. Apparently there is some radioactive material involved, that deteriorates over several years. Fred
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What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?
You still haven't put the twit in the bit bucket?????
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OT: Armadillo nonsense
'd just love to see a cyclist fall over one of those. And by the way, if an emergency vehicle can get over them, so can my car. Fuck you cyclists. As the recent number of road incidents involving...
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LED Floods
I wanted to reuse two LED floods on an old fixture. Connected black to brown and blue to whit using the existing wires. No light?
 
How old style light bulbs are made
Making a light bulb with a tungsten filament is a little complicated. The filament starts out 20" long. <> Or TinyURL.com - shorten that long URL into a tiny URL engineerguy youtube - Bing video...
 
hooks into concrete wall
Hello there Sorry this is different post from the previous one (the solution was to use tension rod). Now this is different, I have concrete wall and I want to place some hooks in the wall. I have...
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Concrete section next to hardwood!
I am having my hardwood floor refinished. An old fireplace that was on a concert block was replaced with a wood stove so now part of the old block is covered with ugly ceramic tile. Any suggestions as...
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