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When I was in high school, I went out on a very cold day to start my car and let it warm up while I got ready for school*. I started the car, but it was so cold that the door mechanism was frozen and the door wouldn't latch. I figured that if I locked it, it might latch upon closing. And since it was one of those locks where you had to hold the handle for it to stay locked upon closing, I didn't think it was a problem. Upon closing, it did stay closed, but it also stayed locked. Having a spare key, I went inside to finish getting ready. When I came out, I put the spare key in the door and promptly broke it off. So I was left with a locked, running car and no key (and a mother who was not going to let me stay home). I don't remember how I got to school, but I do remember that when I got home the car had run out of gas and the battery had died. * my car had a special feature that if it was really cold, the levers on the steering wheel would lose tension which turned on the wipers, turn signal, etc.
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David Graeber. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/03/david-graeber-anthropologist-and-author-of-bullshit-jobs-dies-aged-59 Edit: A favorite Graeber article: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/whats-the-point-if-we-cant-have-fun
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All transformers hum. The less they are taxed, the less audible it is. So oversized is your best bet.
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One of the best professors I ever had, who went on to become president of Cornell, died from colon cancer at 52, literally weeks after being diagnosed.
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I don't know what you mean by ink, but I'd tend to do this sort of thing on a laser over a CNC. https://www.ponoko.com/ also, probably vellum, not velum
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My primary these days are the 3M Peltor Optime 105's.
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My dad was famous for always preferring the cheapest wine offered, even in blind taste tests. Saved him a lot of money over the years.
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They are good for baking at that point. Throw them in the freezer until it cools down.
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Streamer/Airport Express Replacement?
dsavitsk replied to blessingx's topic in Home Source Components
Do any of these work as a wireless soundcard, or are they all streamers that need to be controlled with an app and that pull things from various places (like the old squeezebox model)? -
Haven't heard this in years ...
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The Knuckledragger 3rd Memorial Slow Forum Post
dsavitsk replied to Knuckledragger's topic in Off Topic
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You prefer it when Microsoft steals your data?
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Johnny Mandel, Oscar-winning composer behind M*A*S*H theme, dies aged 94 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/30/johnny-mandel-oscar-winning-composer-mash-theme-dies-aged-94
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Buy audio components with competently designed power supplies. A $3 inductor does way more than any of these cables or conditioners.
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/18/lankum-the-livelong-day-review
