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Today is Nina Simone's Birthday. One of my favorite singers. My favorite is "Little Girl Blue" in which she sings "Little Girl Blue" while playing "Good King Wincelas" on the piano. Does anyone else have a Nina Simone favorite?

I recently installed Windows 11 on my old computer. It had passed the Win 11 check only for memory and hard drive size. Cpu and other parameters failed. There is a free download program called "RUFUS" that will allow installation, basically on any computer. Mine runs really well on Win 11, which...

I just had to remove my 1 hp. (Heavy) garbage disposal to replace a bad gasket. I found it difficult to hold it in place while doing the attachment. I got the scissors jack out of my Miata and used that to hold it in place. Made it a lot easier.

So, the US Military is ordered to go electric. I believe that is absolutely ludricious. Here is an example: an average EV weighs around 5000 pounds and has a 1000 pound battery. So that is around 20% of it's weight. It can be recharged on a 230V AC charger, in your garage in lets say 6 hours. An...

A methanol-from-wood waste facility having a capacity of 50 million gallons per year requires 1,500 ovendry tons (ODT) of wood waste per day. The yield of methanol from wood is about 38 percent, or about 100 gallons per ODT of wood. This yield is based on all process energy required coming from...

https://www.google.com/search?q=eh%2C+compare&oq=eh%2C+compare&aqs=edge..69i57j0i512l5j0i22i30j0i10i22i30i625j0i10i15i22i30i625.7511j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e132d4d4,vid:rOquwmygbnk The other night this came to mind. Hadn't thought of this for 60 years. Now it can plague...

Lots of mice come into my garage. If I bait with peanut butter they lick it off. They often do the same thing with cheese. If found that if I tie a string arount the trip lever and soak it in bacon grease the trap never fails.

https://recommendcentral.com/enable-windows-10-auto-login/ The newer versions of Windows 10 Home are hard to get to boot without a password logon. Use the url here to see how you can enable autologon.

I recently acquired an "eTork Clearview" torque wrench. So far I like it a lot. Being a calibration tech retiree, I was curious as to how to adjust it (not obvious). I inquired at eTork and this is the way to adjust their "Clearview" wrenches. To be accurate, you would need to have a way to...

I bought some new fluid for the auto transmission in my 2014 Passat. I googled the method for replacement. Pain in the tush. My theory is the reason for deleting the dipstick is twofold: 1. saves the cost of manufacturing and installing the dipstick & tube. 2. Easier to transport with no escape...

Auto tranny clutches are engaged with hydraulic clutches. As these clutches wear the worn particles either stay in the fluid or are filtered out. The transmission fluid is darkened by those clutch particles still in suspension. As time goes by the fluid is to some extent subject to shearing. The...

I ordered some upholstery buttons on ebay. They shipped from Oregon to my home in Reno. This is the route the Post office used to get them here: DEPART USPS FACILITY RENO, NV 89510 Jan 17, 2021 2:58am PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY RENO, NV 89510 Jan 17, 2021 2:56am PROCESSED THROUGH...

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I superglued a magnet on the back of my digital tire pressure gauge. Now I can just stick it to the fender while I pump up the tire, or stick it to the inside of the trunk lid when I travel. Surprisingly simple. I put some tape on the magnet to keep from scratching the paint.

What do you miss on new cars that you liked on old cars??? My biggest miss is the horn ring. You didn't have to fumble around looking for some little button in a panic situation, you had a bit old horn ring.

https://www.aftermarketnews.com/universal-technical-institute-expands-welding-program/

I have two old computers I had running Linux Mint. Both were glacially slow. Yesterday I put Lubuntu on both of them. Both now run at an acceptable speed. Happy day!! The only caveat is to do your homework and make sure you have a Wi Fi adapter that will work with Lubuntu.

Is there a version of this for those who don't pay their sewer bill??

Calibrating Speedometer and Tachometer How to calibrate your speedometer and tachometer: Speedometer: compare with a GPS. Or, you can use the GPS app on a I phone. Tachometer: Go to this site: http://www.precisionsite.com/auto-x/tools/ Put in the information for your car and you can compare...

I wrote this when I was stationed at Keflavik Naval Air Station in Iceland. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. The Stealth Blimp The Saga of Karl Shrimp and His Naval Stealth Blimp By Jack N. Atherton A Naval Commander, Karl Shrimp, Was in a slight tactical crimp. His lookouts, the...