I went to Home Depot this weekend to buy some stuff to fix the leaky toilet, and I walked past the display for the new GE Bright Stik LED light bulbs. I was attracted to their shape and small size. They come packaged 3 to a box, and there were two types: bright white and
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I was Reading about a guitar fx dongle that plugs into a Smone earphone jack. For a Samsung smone it has to have the capability called ??. This recognizes the device when it’s plugged in. Since the device must have power, apparently the earphone jack has to analyze the device when it’s plugged in to
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The Fenn Treasure is a treasure reportedly worth $1m–$3m hidden by art dealer and writer Forrest Fenn in the Rocky Mountains. According to Fenn, many people have claimed to have found the treasure, but no one has provided any evidence to him supporting their claim. As of 2015, Fenn has stated that to his knowledge it is still not found. This article was
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This is about electronics components, despite this off-topic intro. Last night I watched a Frontline episode on PBS about the drug resistant superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics. They talked about one of the genes that causes this drug resistance; it produces an enzyme called klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase or KPC. I searched for KPC online
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I fell asleep late last night while reading a book*, and I was awakened this morning at dawn when the light went out, my cell phone stopped charging and the screen lit up for a second. Uh-oh… A power failure. Last year during a warm spell, the power went off for many hours. This time
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