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OT. Concrete & Driverless Car
Technology still has a ways to go. A driverless car drove into freshly poured concrete. <> A Cruise vehicle got stuck in wet concrete while driving around in San Francisco’s... A Cruise vehicle got...
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BackUp camera monitor.
My 2022 Dodge RAM has a backup camera that shows what is behind the truck when I shift into reverse. If I wanted to upsize the monitor, can I just unhook the video cable from the radio and plug it...
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8 months ago
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Indoor TV Antennas
Consumer Reports has some advice. March 2023 <> https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/tv-antennas/how-to-get-better-indoor-tv-antenna-reception-a3935217766/...
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OT. EV Blanket
Scientists have developed a shroud for vehicles that is supposed to extend battery life. It might well work but it looks like it would be a nuisance to use. We throw a plastic tarp over our little...
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8 months ago
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OT. Pros & Cons of Living in Each State
From the Babylon Bee <> While every state in the Union is way better than France, each of them have their upsides and downsides. We at The Babylon Bee have collected for you the biggest pros and cons...
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8 months ago
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Lime for whitewash
Bought lime to use as whitewash and it is brown and "pelletised" How do you get old fashioned lime these days? How can you be sure from the label?
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8 months ago
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How to save the closed caption text as youtube plays a videp?
Typical videos im looking at are public domain, mostly historical speakers. Got to be some simple method. Cant find any way searching online. Thanks in advance fellers!
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8 months ago
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Baby, It's Cold Outside
The Farmer's Almanac is predicting a colder, wetter winter for the U.S. this time around. <> Bing Crosby, Doris Day version of the song. <> For Release August 2, 2023 Lewiston, ME: As summer’s...
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8 months ago
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OT Weightlessness
OT Why do people risk their lives (and in one case their daughter's life) and spend millions of dollars for 5 minutes of weightlessness, when for free they can go to the playground and swing on the...
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8 months ago
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old fire extinguishers
Inherited several old fire extinguishers with new home. How do I know if they work? If you fire them, will they work again? My only experience was 1972 when one fell and the exudement bruised the leg...
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8 months ago
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chipper shreader
I bought a chipper/shreader to get rid of some trees that blew down. I do not care to save the chips so do not care which hopper I put things in. One hopper is for up to 3 inches for chipping and the...
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8 months ago
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California Home Buying
This article says 16% of Californians could afford to buy a median priced house. The median price of a single family home in California is over $830,000. The national median price for a home is...
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8 months ago
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Who built this?
I don't have screens in my windows, for 15 or more years now, and earlier this year I found wasps' nests in the folds of my bedroom curtains. I usually don't close the curtains so I never see what is...
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8 months ago
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Maui Fires
Some of the richest people in the U.S. lost their homes and businesses because of the fires. ABC is giving out information how us average Joes can help out. I'm thinking carpenters, plumbers, and...
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Tricklestar
A guy came by the house yesterday evening. I thought he was here to slam me, sign me up with an alternate electricity provider against my will. They do that here. But instead he was giving out free...
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8 months ago
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