Marzipan
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my friend was such a tinkerer that he eventually had his Win98 key memorized due to how often he was reinstalling it.
the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread
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moocow
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There's rich and then there's "I got 6 Porsche GT3 that's worth around $400K each and a car carrier that only got 300 miles on it" rich. Seal drop auction by RM Sotheby.
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Someone's Auctioning Off Six 911 GT3 Variants And The Car Carrier They Came In On - The Autopian
Have a thing for 991-generation 911 GT3 variants? This might be the greatest collection in one place, and it's up for sale.
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Something many of us lived through.....
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Not sure how prevalent it is these days, but back then a failed electronic device (like a TV) would often be "repaired" by replacing caps on spec.
The early 2000s capacitor plague is probably not just a stolen recipe
Video takes a wider look at the busted caps of early 2000s PCs and other gear.
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Not sure how prevalent it is these days, but back then a failed electronic device (like a TV) would often be "repaired" by replacing caps on spec.
Marzipan
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ephalumps don't like bees, so hives are being used to deter them from ruining crops now.
www.bbc.com
Elephants hate bees – here's why that's good news for Kenyan farmers
In Kenya, farmers are turning bees into unexpected helpers to keep elephants off their crops
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Marzipan
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US border sees more illegal egg captures than fentanyl.
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U.S. border officials have caught more people with eggs than fentanyl this year
U.S. President Donald Trump has made stopping fentanyl at both the northern and southern borders one of his administration's top priorities, but American law enforcement data shows that another commodity appears far more often in seizures: eggs.
Marzipan
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this is a neat idea, and I think dual screens on a watch would / could be very useful. it introduced another weakness, so you'll have to be careful to keep that in mind, but YES!
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Apple patents ‘Foldable’ Watch with a Radical Design Featuring Dual-Screens and Cameras - Yanko Design
Conceptual Visualization Forget the Apple Watch as you know it. New patents discovered at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) show that Apple's looking to incorporate foldable tech into its smartwatch series. If these patents are foreshadowing the future, we could be looking at...
Marzipan
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they only talk about the goal of the body cam deployment at Loblaw stores and expanding the pilot to more stores... nothing about how successful the original pilot stores were.
www.thenorthernview.com
Loblaw expands Abbotsford experiment with body cameras
Stores in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewn, Manitoba, and Ontario are participating in the program
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Marzipan
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the ISS is so sterile it's making the astronauts sick.
essentially the only bacteria that develops there were the ones that were cacusing the immune-related symptoms the astronauts were suffering from. they are 'stewing in their own filth' essentially.
essentially the only bacteria that develops there were the ones that were cacusing the immune-related symptoms the astronauts were suffering from. they are 'stewing in their own filth' essentially.
Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Energy storage technology has reached a transformative milestone as the BV100, a miniature atomic energy battery, enters mass production. Popular Mechanic notes that the coin-sized cell from...
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Lysrin
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Wow... I'd never have to think about charging my AppleTV remote again!Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production
Energy storage technology has reached a transformative milestone as the BV100, a miniature atomic energy battery, enters mass production. Popular Mechanic notes that the coin-sized cell from...
