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What was the coating used on Saloon windows in the past (2023 Update)
Stained glass but I doubt that actually made it to a lot of small town western bars. In a big city it may have been more common. I suspect that is just colored cellophane in the old cowboy movies....
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Elon Musk's rocket
Bod posted for all of us... This makes my BS meter peg! Remember the taxpayers are giving him millions of dollars for cars and spacecraft. When he shot the Kar$ for Ka$h into space it ignited my...
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OT. Look Ma, no hands
The Chinese have a drone that needs just a passenger.
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Tesla puts a car into space
Groan........... :-)
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OTish I want a stereo alarm clock with USB mp3 player
I want an AC stereo alarm clock with USB mp3 player. Pretty basic features. I want to be able to put mp3s on a USB stick and play for 30 min or so at night. Anyone have one they want to recommend?
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Dow Jones down 2,094 points over past five days.
For the past many months I'd look at my balance and subtract at least 10% to get what I thought was the real value. We do this sort of thing every couple of years. It will creep back pver time.
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Finally Dumping Micros**t and need wise advice
get an android or other tablet or small PC for surfing and email only. You will like the portability. Take your main PC off line. Use whatever OS you like on your main PC but keep that main PC...
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Thawing stuff out trick
That's why the defrost option pulses the output to allow conduction.
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Gas discharge bulbs
Because he heard I was good at fixing things, a guy with a silk-screening business asked me to look at one of his lights. It's a backup unit so not crucial, but he said no one in town can fix it and...
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[SOLVED] Doorbell randomly rings
Obviously you didn't read the post.
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J.D. mower recall
? The blades don't stop o keep my blades from stopping. Although my husband disabled the "blades stop while backing up" feature, he left the "blades stop when the driver climbs off". He reckoned he...
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JapanÂ’s space agency just launched the tiniest rocket to carry a satellite into orbit
Pretty amazing that such a small rocket can reach low earth orbit. I will be fascinated to learn exactly what has been improved to achieve such efficiency. Japan?s space agency just launched the...
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Thermometers: What's the Problem with Accuracy?
Looks nice but no spec's on absolute accuracy so no way to know if are any better than the run-of-the-mill cheap consumer thermometers Pete's already tried. Lee Valley probably can supply data and...
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OT google translate talks slowly
This is more on topic than the continuous idiocy from the whining crybabies, who believe their feelings are more important than life, with their rants about the political affairs and their hatred.
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OT.. Mayan City
Something called LIDAR helped archaeologists find many more buildings than they thought existed.
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