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What did you learn today?
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Very good. But about all the O’ names? They didn’t get a mention in the article... yet I remember the angst when the internet and email addresses came in to our business.
The net's mathematical, not alphabeticalVery good. But about all the O’ names? They didn’t get a mention in the article... yet I remember the angst when the internet and email addresses came in to our business.
The net's mathematical, not alphabetical
Argh, but didn’t help the O’Donoghues of the world when they became odonoghue@blah
O'Brother. Where art thou?
Argh, but didn’t help the O’Donoghues of the world when they became odonoghue@blah
Reminds me. I gotta pick that soundtrack up.
I learned that Purdue University developed a thing that uses a camera and your walking gait measured by your cell phone to determine who you are.
I learned that an attempt to move a 16' extension ladder by myself with an assist from a Harbor Freight mover's dolly will result in a comedy sketch.
(It's an aluminum ladder. I eventually got smart and picked the darn thing up and carried it half a block down the street to where it lives. Not my favorite thing to do, but probably the neighbors were videoing the other attempts.)
Ugh, it's a stepladder, duh. The other would have been far easier.
(It's an aluminum ladder. I eventually got smart and picked the darn thing up and carried it half a block down the street to where it lives. Not my favorite thing to do, but probably the neighbors were videoing the other attempts.)
Ugh, it's a stepladder, duh. The other would have been far easier.
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I learned that the new lead-free solder has a higher melting point than traditional solder. I also learned that I am for less patient with soldering than I used to be. And finally, I learned that considering the value of my time, I should just buy a new instrument cable rather than try to swap plugs.
One in five fish caught today would land the angler in hot water, should their catch become known to the authorities. There's a new take on "hot tuna". "One billion people today rely on seafood for their primary source of protein." Little wonder then why the laws might be being breached.
Battles over oil, now — "there are some numbers that say 25 to 50 per cent of all conflicts, in one way or another, are driven by the lack of or access to oil …" — are being compared to what we might come to expect through contestation over the world's embattled fish stocks.
So there's work to be done, to right this ship — I didn't learn that today And, unlike oil, fish stocks, with just a little grace, and some right-minded foresight, can be readily replenished.
The 'dangerous pattern' that may see countries go to war over fish
Battles over oil, now — "there are some numbers that say 25 to 50 per cent of all conflicts, in one way or another, are driven by the lack of or access to oil …" — are being compared to what we might come to expect through contestation over the world's embattled fish stocks.
So there's work to be done, to right this ship — I didn't learn that today
And, unlike oil, fish stocks, with just a little grace, and some right-minded foresight, can be readily replenished.The 'dangerous pattern' that may see countries go to war over fish
Stained glass supply shops still sell 60/40 tin/lead solder. Every time I have to repair one of the more recent Chinese-made lampshades, it's a hassle, because the solder they use these days has a much higher melting point, as you say, and is a hassle to work with.
I learnt yesterday that I like The Munsters theme.
Kids 3 & 4 were playing songs from an iPhone and one broke into the The Munsters Theme. Evidently it is a Fall Out Boy song.
There I was humming along to The Munsters driving home from IKEA.
Kids 3 & 4 were playing songs from an iPhone and one broke into the The Munsters Theme. Evidently it is a Fall Out Boy song.
There I was humming along to The Munsters driving home from IKEA.
T.I.L. That my Daughter's new cable, digital, satellite service (one of these) requires a smart-phone to program all the t.v's in her house ...She said ''dad you have to use a app on a touch screen phone.'' I kid you not.
I learned that if you bust your ass and save your hard earned money for something to make life better for a short while your house will suck that dream away in repairs.
Yesterday I learned that I've gotten to the point that I can't Oktoberfest like I used to, nor should I try to. Ugh.
But TIL I still have a knack for avoiding hangovers when I should otherwise be dead to the world, so there's that?
But TIL I still have a knack for avoiding hangovers when I should otherwise be dead to the world, so there's that?
TIL that when you get a kidney transplant, they don't replace your kidney(s), they just stick a third one in there.
"During kidney transplant surgery, the donor kidney is placed in your lower abdomen. Blood vessels of the new kidney are attached to blood vessels in the lower part of your abdomen, just above one of your legs. The new kidney's ureter (urine tube) is connected to your bladder. Unless they are causing complications, your own kidneys are left in place."
Kidney transplant - Mayo Clinic
"During kidney transplant surgery, the donor kidney is placed in your lower abdomen. Blood vessels of the new kidney are attached to blood vessels in the lower part of your abdomen, just above one of your legs. The new kidney's ureter (urine tube) is connected to your bladder. Unless they are causing complications, your own kidneys are left in place."
Kidney transplant - Mayo Clinic
