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Shadowy Data Companies Have Intel on Almost Every American For Sale
Shadowy Data Companies Have Intel on Almost Every American For Sale The Senate Commerce Committee issued a report on the multibillion dollar data industry today, and the accompanying testimony and...
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furnace BTU
Today's furnace specify btu. Is that input or output ? Greg
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Microwave question
I have a Panasonic Inverter microwave. I really like it, and it has performed like a champ for years now. Now, with increasing frequency, it will not start when I shut the door. Lifting the door up...
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Another milestone
Today I constructed the "hallway" from our new room into the camper . We are now also heating the camper with wood ... I have a fan near the cieling of the room pushing warm air into the camper , cold...
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Furnace won't restart
My oil furnace, forced air, no boiler, just got a new nozzle and its electrodes adjusted etc., and when first turned on, it ran 90 minutes and stopped. In a little while it started up again for 20...
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Gas plastic, got water in it
A couple days ago, it snowed. I went to go start my Dad's (RIP) snow blower. Ran for half second, and would not start. The gas in the fuel tank is a bit milky looking. And the gas plastic (I refuse to...
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non-wood decking alternatives
Hi, can anyone give me some non-wood decking alternatives that I can use in my home? I dont want to use wood for outdoor decking because of the maintenance costs. However, I want something that...
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Holiday warning
With the holidays upon us I would like to share a personal experience with you about drinking and driving after a "social session" with friends. Well, this past month, I was out on a pre-Thanksgiving...
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Smart Meters
I know they store power usage trends and can see how that might help the power generators. I logged in to my account and saw that when I ran the AC, the power usage went up. What a revelation! LOL!...
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Can you help me interpret this spectrum analysis noise plot?
Can you help me interpret this 2.4GHz WiFi spectrum analysis noise plot that I just ran from my Ubiquiti Rocket M2 rooftop antenna? I'm trying to debug why I have -88dBm of noise at my rooftop radio....
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sewer collapse question
The HOA just sent out an email that there has been a sewer collapse and that the city was working on it. The city told the HOA that some might have problems with sewer gas getting into the house...
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stripped screws in shower dain
I removed the old drain cover in my 11-year old shower to install a new one. I found the cast brass pipe had two brass screws, which were frozen in place and the heads stripped off when I tried to...
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3-way LEDs... at last?
Anyone seen these? There's been some discussion of these over on CPF, but only two reported spottings both in CA. A web search for these yields only the link above and two threads on CPF. Lowe's web...
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KABOOB!! A Gas Explosion Close To Home
At 2:30am the house shook like it would from a sonic boom and it turned out to be a gas explosion in a neighborhood within a mile from me. It destroyed a two story brick apartment building containing...
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Newcandescents
A fella is selling rough service bulbs to avoid government rules basically outlawing incandescents. The smallest ones are 25 watt. I associate rough service bulbs with trouble lights. Those are...
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