dghughes

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by dghughes 3y ago
> Nowadays, that "paper" seems to be able to withstand whatever you throw at it. I'd say it's silicone impregnated paper like parchment paper or probably is parchment paper which is paper coated with silicone.
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by dghughes 3y ago
Lobsters too. But they urinate from their eyes so it's a trade off.
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by dghughes 3y ago
What they need are portable powerful infrared lights to shield themselves and obscure the IR surveillance cameras.
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by dghughes 3y ago
> Yet again, a Canadian (thinks he) knows more about other countries' affairs than his own. Yeah there's a story there. Plus their apparent belief in having mind reading abilities is disturbing.
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by dghughes 3y ago
Yes that's why I find it amazing. Such range and diversity of cultures yet any time I read up on any place in Europe it seems that many countries are like the others not big on small talk. I agree it's generalizing and from thin d
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by dghughes 3y ago
I beleive it is pronounced Took-ee-ayy. It's Turkish for Turkey so I can't see why non-Turks would be using that pronunciation. I don't say Spain in Spanish i.e. "Espanya" (phonetically) I just say Spain.
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by dghughes 3y ago
>Using banter for high-stress situations is quite a British thing. There's a story I was told about British troops during WWII in wet rat ridden trenches, cold and low on rations, having banter to keep morale high - much to the Amer
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by dghughes 3y ago
Years ago I read that breathing on your vagus nerve on your wrist can help calm you down. Each breath pulse would do something cause stimulation to calm you more like a feedback loop. I didn't know if it was bunk or not. I tried it but
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by dghughes 3y ago
Time in jail or prison puts more fear in people than a fine even a big fine.
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by dghughes 3y ago
From what I could find at 1 atmosphere propane is liquid but it has to be -42C. At 21C propane has to be at 850kPa (123 psi) to liquefy it.
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by dghughes 3y ago
Basically Governor-General (the Queen's representative of a country) John Kerr did it without approval from the Queen. We have the same system here in Canada but if such a thing happened here there would be riots in the streets. Especi
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by dghughes 3y ago
It's a great idea for places like northern Canada where many technologies like solar don't work during a sunless winter. Wind is OK but it's complex to set up and maintain in such isolation. Diesel tends to be an easy solutio
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by dghughes 3y ago
I think people get into the mindset of needing to go nuts when exercising/health or they need to be at a gym. All they need to do is be active for about 30 minutes each day by going for a walk or biking. Many cultures and countries ran
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by dghughes 3y ago
#3 There is a well-known group of "homeless" people here who beg around my small town. Aggressive towards mainly little old ladies leaving church, a bank, or drug store. The all sit on blue milk crates and have signs claiming no f
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by dghughes 3y ago
Surprisingly no for many but a few do. Big huge dogs howling stuck in the house I can see them looking out of the windows nose pushing blinds aside. Small dogs too I can see or at least hear barking for hours while the owner is gone.
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by dghughes 3y ago
My neighbourhood which I've lived in all my life has changed drastically, dramatically, creepily. The original owners were part of a sort of Habitat for Humanity type organization only it was a local thing a co-op. This was 1972 nearly
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by dghughes 3y ago
Ancient Romans didn't use rebar in their concrete but they did use aggregate of different densities depending on what section of the building would be under stress. Plus if cracks form their concrete self heals due to the compounds us
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by dghughes 3y ago
French press does allow caffenol (I think it is?) to be in the coffee it makes for a silky mouthfeel like someone put glycerine in it. French press as pure and basic as you can get coarse ground coffee a bit of water wait 5 minutes and pour
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by dghughes 3y ago
> To me this is the killer feature of Starbucks, and it's why I'm a stockholder. Well seeing you are a stockholder you may want to know my experience. I'd say Starbucks at least in my city in Canada has degraded mainly due
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by dghughes 3y ago
My Dad's doctor was wonderful he worked with drug companies and was able to get my Dad's medication heavily rebated to the point his health coverage covered the difference. Anything else could be claimed on taxes. Dad would have h
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by dghughes 3y ago
>He bought the car in 2015 so he’s lucky to get 8 year I disagree with eight years being adequate for a modern car. I'd argue 10 to 15 years is more reasonable. I know it's unique system but even so it should last at least a de
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by dghughes 3y ago
I'm not into sports but I recently saw a story on Football (soccer) Stickers aka Panini stickers. It's a massive industry over $1 billion in sales maybe $1.5 by now. edit: I see it mentions Panini hard to believe Fanatics sells mo
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by dghughes 3y ago
> financially alienating political dissenters That's a fancy way to say racist truckers throwing a weeks-long tantrum were made to pay for their actions.
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by dghughes 3y ago
>1. put it on a drill press and run a 3/8 drill through the platter I briefly worked IT for a federal police agency and that is what they did. I don't think I'll do that though plus I don't have a metal bit sharp enou
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by dghughes 3y ago
88.5139km (55 mi) according to https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/168967386916530585... I would have assumed at least 100km.
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by dghughes 3y ago
I'm bordering on it. But many reasons cause it not just one. I'm a typical IT pack-rat with cables, old PCs, laptops, many old parts. Hard drives are a risk since I don't want to toss due to not know what is on it (Bitcoin?)
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by dghughes 3y ago
Fundamentals of Electronics is what I used for a textbook or one I liked. One thing I'd strongly recommend is to brush up on your math if it's been a while. Calculus included. Electronics is very mathy!
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by dghughes 3y ago
Telling young people it's OK to be fat is very bad. I know it's wrong to criticize someone over their looks but people have to be realistic. At some point it's like the story "The Emperor's New Clothes".
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by dghughes 3y ago
Going down the Rabbit Hole is fun for any subject you learn a lot. For electronics I went down the hole power, current and voltage, EMF, magnetism, ferromagnetic metals, domains (as in magnetic area no networking i.e. electron alignment), v
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by dghughes 3y ago
Isn't this basically the Traffic part of Google maps? Google Maps > Layers > Traffic (enable)

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