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Update
I’m trying to set up a new system for displaying posts on the main page. It may or may not be working. I will be checking it over the next day or so.
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Vulnerable road users law and the state of bicyclists
I wrote in one of my posts a while back: There needs to be primal recognition and acknowledgement starting at the highest levels of authority on down that bicycists have a very fundamental right to use the roads and that the way they use roads is in fact more tied to actual physiologic considerations which…
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New verb: Dyslex
Dyslex, v.t. [imp., p.p. dyslexed] 1. The act of reversing the correct order of characters in a sequence, as when typing a word with letters reversed or recalling a number from memory with digits reversed. “Sorry, I dyslexed the phone number! That should be 482-3751 not 482-3715.”
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MSM deceiving about war between China and US
I know for a fact that mainstream media in the United States engages in intense and highly effective control over information. I also now suspect that what is really happening right now on the global stage is also massively being distorted and mis-reported by the MSM. Here is what I think is happening: 1. The…
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Amazing deal on good-quality softbox
Yesterday my shipment from Hong Kong arrived of a $39.32 60x90cm softbox which is very good quality and included a speedring mount for my swiss-made strobe light. I had been looking at different softboxes available and the one I had been thinking about getting previously was over $300. The savings on getting the one I…
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Using a tablet computer as a sketchpad
Inspired by the anime of Yoshitoshi Abe I found a couple videos online of him sketching on a tablet. I wish I could devote myself to painting and drawing. Its so inspiring to see the creations artists make purely from the concepts of their imaginations. It is complete freedom. I decided to check into sketching…
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Interesting list of sweetness indexes for many compounds
I was reading about the basic types of tastes and flavors and then was reading the section on sweetness which mentioned a “sweet index” of which sugar has a value of 1, and other compounds have either lower values (less sweet) or higher ones (more sweet). I was shocked to see that there are some…
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Physical therapy found to be just as effective as surgery for meniscal tears
Years ago I was injured while bicycling. I landed hard on my knee and it swelled up to a large size. It was difficult to walk. I was very upset and concerned that I might have permanent damage to my knee. I was extremely fortuitous – if such can be said about an accident –…