AfriendofWXCaskedmehowtoconnecttwowireswithoutsoldering.Youfirsthavetofindthegaugenumberofyourwire.Thereisawirestandard,AmericanWireGauge(AWG).Forexample,thiscopperwireis8AWGfromthechart,sinceitsdiameteris3.26mm:Manyconnectorpartsarecolorcoded.Colorsonthewireconnectorsare.byBard:Youhavetohaveawirestriper,Iusenumber2and3often:1.For10-22AWG2.For10-20AWG3.For20-30AWGsolid,32-22AWGstranded4.For18-10AW...[
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OnceIwenttoahorseracinggroundin2009.Ididnotbuyaticketforbetting,Ididnotwantto,stingyinonerespect,notinterestedinbettingorgamblinginanotherrespect.EvenIdidnotbuyaticket,Icouldstillgetintotheracingground.TheonlythingIwantedwastakingsomepictures(AllpicturesweretakeninbothJPGandNEF(NikonRAW)formats.AllpicturesweremodifiedfromNEFfilesandsavedasJPGfileswithnamesrelatedtoabriefdiscriptionofmodificationme...[
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A.Thefirstmouse,wasfixedyesterday.ThisLogitechmousewasgettingbrokenrecently:everytimewhenImovedthemouse,thePCspeakersoundedloudly.Iguessedthatthewire(beingarightanglewithoutanybufferzone)endatthemousewasbroken,soeachtimethemousemovementletthewirebeconnectedanddisconnected,Windows10theninterpretedasthattherewasanewdevice(themouse)beingpluggedinandout.Thelogitechmousewithoutabufferzone(thisisthesame...[
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Doesanyoneevereatfugufish?Fugufish,alsoknownaspufferfish,フグorふぐinJapanand河豚鱼inChina.Theyliveintheseaandsomeoftheminfreshwater(淡水)inYangtzeriverinChina[0].ItisadelicacyinsomerestaurantsinJapan.InSong(宋)dynastyitwasasoneofthe“threedelicaciesoftheYangtze(长江三鲜)”[1].Buteatingitisariskonyourown.Itsliver,ovary,eyesandskincontainadeadlypoison,tetrodotoxin（TTX），aneurotoxinforbl...[
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IfyouareusingRAWfilestotakeyourpictures,youcoulddolotsofmodificationsonyourpicturesafteryourpicturesarebeingtaken.MostpeopleusePhotoshop(PS)asatool.IhadusedPSversion7forJPGfilesfromaround2002-2014.IhadalsousedNikonCaptureEditor4.3.0forNEFfilesfrom2005-2014.Ihaven'tusedthemmuchsincethen.YesterdayIjusttriedCorel"AfterShotPro3"andfindthatAfterShotPro3ismucheasiertousethanPSandNikonCaptu...[
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USAFdemonstrationsquadron(Thunderbird)wascreatedin1953.Itisthethird-oldestformalaerobaticteam,aftertheFrenchAirforcePatrouilledeFrancecreatedin1931andtheUSNavyBlueAngelscreatedin1946.ThesquadrontourstheUSaswellastheworld.ItsnamewasoriginatedfromthemythologyofNorthAmericanculture[1].IwentonlyoneshowfromtheThunderbirdteam.Fortheshowsite,Ihadtowalktwoandhalfanhoureachwaywithaheavybackpack.Herearesome...[
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Oldcomrades(AlteKameraden)Oldcomrades(AlteKameraden)[1]wasthetitleofamilitarymarchwritteninGermanyinlate19centuryandAlteKameradenhasbecomethemostpopularmarchintheworld[2],ironicallyineveryothercountriesexceptinGermany.ItisbannedinGermany[2].Thisbanseemsreal:IcheckedonmyGermanCDs,whereitshouldbetherebutthereisnosuchamarch.Myfatheroncetoldme,whenhewasinhishighschool“Pekinghigh-school#2”(...[
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NikonCoolpixA900,Shutterprioritymodewith1/2000s,f/6.9,ISO1600,at151mm(equivalentto840mm)at12:33a.m.inOctober1,2023.Thecamerawasmountedonatriod.NikonCoolpixA900,Shutterprioritymodewith1/2000s,f/6.9,ISO1600,at151mm(equivalentto840mm)at12:37a.m.inOctober1,2023.Thecamerawashand-held,notonatripod.Icouldnottellthedifference.[
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LiliMarleenwasapopularsongduringworldwarII.ThewordswerewrittenasalovescenebyHansLeip,aschoolteacherinGermanyin1915.Thewordswerepublishedasapoemin1937.TheyweresetintomusicbyNorbertSchultzeinGermanin1938.ItwasrecordedinEnglishin1942(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Marleen).ThestoryofLiliMarleeninamovie:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_True_Story_of_Lili_Marlene_(1944).webmLyricsinGermanandE...[
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DoyoueverrememberwhatitlookedlikeinanApplestorein2011whenSteveJobspassedaway?HerearesomepicturesItookinfrontofanApplestoreinOctober11,2011.Thereweremanystickers,anApplecomputeraswellasrealapplesforSteve.Manystickers:Whowrotethis谢谢你Jobs？Isthatyou?iPhone4S(itreadsiPhoneFORSTEVE),didyoueverhaveone(unfortunately,IhadonlyiPhone4)?Thankyouforwatching.[
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