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A grouping of information on a number of topics. Calling them “annoyances” because they address sometimes non-obvious ways to get things done.
Make your own face shield from 2 rubber bands, 2 binder clips, and a produce container
Virus Facts
disinfectant info | Arlington-based business selling hand sanitizers
Shopping, takeout and delivery suggestions
We didn't start the fire sums up Trump presidency by Now This (Oct 25, 2020) |
Coronan Trump sings his version of Bohemian Rhapsody (March 26, 2020) |
Hit the road Trump by Maestro Ziikos (Nov 7, 2020) |
The Day Democracy Died performed by our founding fathers (Feb 6, 2020) |
He's a Moron A song parody dedicated to Donald J. Trump sung by David Rogers (Aug 14, 2020) |
New York, New York NYC bids adieu to Donald Trump in song (Late Show Stephen Colbert, Nov 5, 2020) |
See also FOOD! I'm Hungry! above
Nature. Calming. What better thing to do than watch birds and animals do their thing. OK, maybe earn some money…
Netflix of Interest
blist
nice video on the page | Sample Videos
Steve is featured (kind of) in Ipswitch flash. Do the slideshow, “every employee can get a standing desk if they so desire”, that's me standing, far right.
TI Logo | WIWB Intro | Espresso | TG Dinner
STEM promo 60sec v04 | STEM promo 2 minute v06 | WIWB Nurse v07 (final)
m+m | UKtour | | | WIP | GaryP
Video Camera Settings
Mistral Voices of Innocence 11/7/2015: Concert excerpts | Mistral William Tell Overture |
Mistral Of Love and Remembrance, 2/6/2016: photos and comments | |
What's Happening - Chinese Edition with Sophia and Larry Ho Part 1 Part 2 | |
Windows10 | Jewish Holidays Calendar |
Fix Breville | Buying Online - Notes |
national parks free admission days | Click to see or download the Washington Post article on Facebook |
Steve's Programming Tips | Customer Support--reaching real person Contacting Real Person Digest |
Tone Indicators | Robots dance to Do-You-Love-Me |
Root Beer Rags (renditions)
Telephone Area Codes list | Links |
100's free books from MSDN | Local Lexington experts |
Travel Tips | |
Travel Technologies | Orbit 56544 |
Button Battery Cross References
Watch battery (SR, L, AG)
Coin cell (CR)
Power cable capacities
Cable Size Chart
For example:
AWG 16 cable can handle 5 amps for 50 feet, or 10 amps max 20 feet.
AWG 12 cable can handle 5 amps for 100 feet, or 20 amps for 30 feet.
As a reminder to me, and maybe of interest to others, here are some movies and TV shows that I've heard are
worth watching.
See also: Netflix of Interest for TV shows & movies available
Alfred Hitchcock | Perry Mason |
“Flight” w/Denzel Washington | “Finding Vivian Maier” |
“Lilly Hammer” | Columbo |
Some of these can be found online in some TV services. See TV alternatives available online and also the video of a talk I gave on this topic in January, 2020, more info on the LCTG page.
Does rotation of the earth affect flight time?
Bottom line, the rotation of the Earth does not have a direct effect on flight time, only the wind does. Rotation of earth and relative water temperature affects the winds however.
http://gofar.aircanada.com/en/go-far-answers/question/does-the-earth%E2%80%99s-rotation-affect-the-duration-of-flight/
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-earths-rotation-factor-into-flight-time
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=430616
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0117.shtml
My brother was involved in a polar bear attack in Canada in 2014 and as a physician helped to save the injured. The e-book [describing the experience] is up. There are a few ways to see it. Here's the opening of the book, which we're running on our site now: http://books.insideclimatenews.org/meltdown-excerpt There are links at the top and the bottom of the excerpt to go read the entire book.
Or you can bypass the excerpt and go to this page to read the entire book: http://insideclimatenews.org/content/meltdown-terror-top-world From this page, on the right you'll see a few ways to read it. In our iPad app, called ICN Books, which is the best-looking way to read it; in Kindle; or “in browser” (meaning on your computer).
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