@stevewfolds

I use Maloof’s mix to finish furniture. Copied his and George Nakashima’s joinery. Logged dead and downed hardwoods in Southeast Wisconsin. Sawn on site, sealed ends and dried for years.
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2026-04-14 13:40:54 UTC

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Legendary furniture maker, Sam Maloof, used boiled Linseed & Tung oil with polyurethane 1:1:1. iirc his work is at the Smithsonian and MoMA.
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2026-04-13 21:06:13 UTC

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Canoe glue

2026-03-16 19:36:08 UTC

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Learned darkroom work from a classmate in ‘62.
Bulk loaded 35mm Tri-X 400ASA Kodak film. We had a darkroom here until ~2000. Still have a mid ‘70s lens.
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2026-03-14 09:24:59 UTC

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Science and engineering has continuously improved throughout history. The device in my hands has a 3nm silicon chip that does 35-trillion operations per second.

2026-03-04 02:00:06 UTC

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Missed response to your point about plastic pollution. We managed without plastic until ~1950 & have been fouling our environment ever since. :(

2026-03-04 01:21:52 UTC

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I fell through ice in ‘60s and been ok because of wool head to toe. With synthetics or denim it would have been dangerous. Wool gets warm as it dries.

2026-03-04 01:07:00 UTC

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Shaved off? :)
Have a few sheepskins, wool & alpaca sweaters & blankets. Used Patagonia gear ~40 years, so plastic, down and hemp clothing.
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2026-02-27 14:20:04 UTC

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Hiked Mt. Washington one summer & ski team used to run from peak to peak in Franconia Notch in Fall training 60 years ago.

2026-02-24 11:59:33 UTC

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We were fortunate to have had same GP 26 years & the same 2 CNAs the last 3-1/2 years.

2026-02-24 10:22:14 UTC

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Many do die in pain even with palliative drugs, 24/hr help & a caring personal physician overseeing home hospice. The corporate hospices are for profit.

2026-02-24 10:02:11 UTC

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“Currie” not “Curie”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie_(charity)#:~:text=It%20runs%20nine%20hospices%20in,more%20than%201.2%20million%20times.

2026-02-14 23:50:15 UTC

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Heated 2 winters wood only. Was in an agricultural town with 375 voters in early ‘70s.

2026-02-14 19:17:27 UTC

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Wood heat warmed more than twice. Burning is now limited in populous areas in the US.

2026-02-11 20:51:22 UTC

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My axe & sledgehammer.

2026-01-31 19:04:45 UTC

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Matriarchal rule has been better in every instance.

2026-01-21 17:10:02 UTC

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Swimming in salt and freshwater weeds was a sensory overload.
Kids learned to crack whips on their own using wet kelp.

2026-01-20 16:07:58 UTC

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Not only pepper sprays have been used. The green gas is a chlorine, toxic & possibly cancerous.

2026-01-20 16:05:29 UTC

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The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire impressed me 60+ years ago. They educated me even though I was an atheist.

2026-01-18 20:39:05 UTC

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Looks a bit too small for trout.

2026-01-18 18:35:11 UTC

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The photo is beautiful.
River, stream, creek, brook, etc all have different connotations & dimensions, lake and pond as well. Lacking calculus for flow rates, I dropped geology & chose art.

2026-01-10 08:31:47 UTC

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I date US imperialism to 1898 & the Spanish-American War.

2026-01-01 21:12:42 UTC

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My father took too much aspirin, had multiple strokes & spent his last years in a dementia ward.

2025-12-18 20:15:18 UTC

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Speaking ill of the dead, Tele Savalas was loathed by many in TV.

2025-12-18 15:48:08 UTC

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I’m amazed to see how quick a hip replacement has become, partner’s took 20 minutes 10 years ago.

2025-12-17 11:09:30 UTC

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-cont Not going in for elective surgery.

2025-12-17 11:08:19 UTC

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My next procedure may be a hip that’s toast. Right now I’m in the department of silly walks trying many gaits so as not to use a cane. Not

2025-12-17 10:38:11 UTC

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Good wishes for your recovery.

2025-12-15 22:56:18 UTC

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Not had haggis or lung. Loved fish from fresh & salt water. It’s a rare treat now. Next up is a bagel schemered with cream cheese, lox & capers. A holiday splurge maybe tomorrow.

2025-12-15 22:43:34 UTC

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“Blessed is the cook with the gift of tongue”, Joy of Cooking. We ate tongue, liver, kidneys & heart in the ‘50s.

2025-12-15 22:20:19 UTC

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Strange Jello dishes seemed to be an Utah specialty in ‘75.

2025-12-15 19:41:22 UTC

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Joy of Cooking
The Cuisines of Mexico
Moosewood books
The Vegetarian Epicure books
Tassajara books
Betty Crocker’s Best Cookie Recipes

2025-12-15 19:31:45 UTC

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Have another 7 books by Neville Chamberlin published by Gourmet 1943-1952 on England, Italy & France.
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2025-12-15 19:17:59 UTC

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The Gourmet Magazine 2-volume set is a 1965 Revised edition.
Don’t forget “Let’s Eat Right to Stay Fit”, Adelle Davis, 1934. Revised 1971 edition.
25¢
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2025-12-15 19:09:17 UTC

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Have ‘64 & ‘71 versions. They’re different.
- notes for Teri sauce & shoyu chicken came from friend who cleaned restaurants in Kailua Kona.
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2025-12-15 18:52:54 UTC

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Kitchen shelf. Center is all vegetarian books from Moosewood Restaurant & Tassajara.
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2025-12-15 18:34:24 UTC

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Have ~75 cookbooks. One book teaches about cooking, “The Joy of Cooking”, mid ‘60s edition is the best.

2025-12-14 23:06:27 UTC

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Used Norwegian pine tar as the base layer for wooden cross country skies mid ‘60s. Still have the waxes that were applied on that base.
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2025-12-14 22:33:53 UTC

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Uncle in Buxton, Maine had a home survey & asked what the R-value was for 36” of raw wool in the attic.

2025-12-12 13:33:25 UTC

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haha typo. ~3,000 pages

2025-12-12 13:25:30 UTC

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Hmm. Probably the 3-volume Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson, ~3,000 pages. He wrote it with fountain pens.
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2025-11-25 20:11:47 UTC

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I smile at everyone that I make eye contact with & most are returned.

2025-11-16 11:47:39 UTC

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I was taught 60 years ago to ask for a trial by judge if innocent because you only have to convince one person. Trial by jury if you’re guilty, one of your peers might save you. Surrendering your right to a jury trial can lead to a plea in abeyance & no record. It did require an attorney, the money was well spent.

2025-11-06 10:21:10 UTC

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Got to drive an early ‘60s Cortina GT a couple times. The owner could pick up a wheel.
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2025-11-06 09:17:14 UTC

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Reading seems to be a disappearing skill. Many of the books we read in high school English classes mid ‘60s are banned or ignored now.
One book from then stands out, “Language in Thought and Action”, S. I. Hayakawa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_in_Thought_and_Action

2025-10-21 08:02:42 UTC

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This is close to my heart. My partner lost her sight to macular degeneration.
A Guardian article published yesterday.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/20/experts-hail-remarkable-success-of-electronic-implant-in-restoring-sight

2025-10-19 09:59:19 UTC

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Grind coffee beans on waking & then contemplate leaving the house.

2025-10-18 12:43:46 UTC

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(3:22) content blocked in US. VPN to UK works.
Stay until you see a horse.
https://youtu.be/eNEyLn1Zz_g?si=LeSefCDf8WS0DvaM

2025-10-18 12:37:53 UTC

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See also Bill Hicks. Still have bootleg VHS tapes of his.

2025-10-16 13:33:11 UTC

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(1:41)
https://youtu.be/AKN1Q5SjbeI?si=kR1UUDp2wQhS3HdF

2025-10-14 19:28:19 UTC

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Went to an Episcopal diocese school. The beatings came from classmates who didn’t like my act.

2025-10-13 18:32:11 UTC

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Found an article about Daymark Tower that shows a different structure? The purpose is explained. Dartmouth Harbour entrance was hard to find.
https://exploredartmouth.co.uk/the-daymark-tower/#:~:text=Local%20History:%20The%20Daymark%20Tower,the%20sky%20through%20the%20top.

2025-10-12 09:12:26 UTC

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Certain individual posters like yourself have become trusted sources. I intentionally have no exposure to broadcast or print media.

2025-10-12 08:58:42 UTC

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Social media has become more informative than traditional print and broadcasting.

2025-10-11 18:56:31 UTC

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The US has been training foreign military pilots how to use the war planes we sell them since the 1930s.

2025-09-26 10:20:18 UTC

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I learned how to replace broken panes of glass in 6th grade. Put a baseball through a 6 over 6 sash window. Roller cutter & a straight edge, putty knife & glazer’s darts. Hmm, Summer 1961.

2025-09-26 09:50:00 UTC

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Watched 2 women making cut stained glass windows. Marveled at freehand concave curves. Hiss of a diamond cutter and snapping pieces w/parallel pliers & a rag. Seen painted ones in UK & DE cathedrals.

2025-09-25 21:56:20 UTC

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My doctor’s clinic puts bar codes on all the blood draw samples.

2025-09-23 22:54:57 UTC

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The biggest threat is climate change and 2nd may be corporate ownership of water supplies.

2025-09-21 19:41:56 UTC

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Tradesmen & women would drink Friday’s before Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s. Production dropped to zero after lunch. Best was boss having cases of beer to drink for everyone at day’s end.

2025-09-21 19:25:53 UTC

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In ‘97 the final assembly point at BMW in Munich had an open store with free beer. Asked about alcoholics, the tour guide said that they dealt with it on an individual basis.

2025-09-19 11:33:46 UTC

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The Southwest, old Mexico, is spectacular.

2025-09-09 11:27:37 UTC

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Fond memories. Left New Year’s Day ‘87 for 2 weeks in New Zealand.

2025-09-09 10:46:48 UTC

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A stepson was at The Australia Museum in Sydney for 1-1/2 years on a US NSF grant. Bushells coffee added a year. An entomologist working on native bees. His study area was in a biological reserve in the bush about 1/2 way between Sydney & Melbourne. Child born at Royal Women’s Hospital in Sydney ‘86. Had Christmas visit w/them on Bondi Beach.

2025-09-09 09:57:06 UTC

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Missed Australia’s rainforests on a visit, Sydney, Canberra & Perth. Visited a few places w/4 - 7 meters of rain a year. They were all special places.

2025-09-02 19:18:09 UTC

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We were at the time.
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2025-09-02 18:15:07 UTC

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Burned a lot of Elm ‘73-4 Neighbor gave us his family’s 5’+ tall mica windowed wood stove complete with chromed footrests. Uninsulated place had been a railroad station in 1860s, sawmill to nearby mill town, both water powered.

2025-09-02 17:42:14 UTC

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Won bid to take down >100 dead Elm trees w/ropes ‘70-‘71 for a small college town w/a ground man. We were in school. They were over the power lines, 125 years old & ~85’ tall, just made it w/a 20” bar. We put them between the sidewalk & street, the town picked them up & dug up stumps.

2025-09-02 12:15:01 UTC

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My introduction to logging was in ‘62, 8th grade. Got good at felling trees in Summer jobs. The large Stihl saw on right in pic is a ‘73, smaller on right is ~’90.

2025-09-02 10:55:49 UTC

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It’s hard to count the number of times we touch a piece of wood from tree to wood stove.
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2025-08-24 16:53:09 UTC

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“The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”, Erma Bombeck, 1976.

2025-08-24 12:25:25 UTC

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My gut reaction to the portrait photo was this guy is bonkers.

2025-08-20 23:10:51 UTC

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Cool shield, 2 in 1. I carry phone & wallet in separate front pockets. An NFC card sheath would be easy to test at a store. Don’t know what to do w/phone.

2025-08-16 22:47:54 UTC

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Union construction workers in the US were paid overtime, 1.5x after 8 hours 6 days a week & double time all day Sundays.

2025-08-13 19:56:34 UTC

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The NRA promoted licensing & safety into the ‘60s. They did a 180° in ‘70s.

2025-08-08 11:47:36 UTC

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No cartilage damage.

2025-08-05 17:35:10 UTC

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Made an 8’ tall Elm robed figure in ‘71. It’s on a farm in Bristol, Vermont. Owner said he was keeping it.

2025-08-01 09:43:55 UTC

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Vernor Vinge’s “A Fire Upon the Deep”, 1992 was a good one, also his wife’s 1980 novel “The Snow Queen”. Both won Hugo Awards for the books.

2025-07-16 14:58:42 UTC

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Polygamy has moved out to the fringes in Mormon Utah.

2025-07-16 14:24:06 UTC

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Polyandry was still practiced in Tibet in ‘70s. Heard it from Tibetan refugee women in ‘91 who came to SLC.

2025-07-10 09:39:56 UTC

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Memories mix between recall and family stories. Do you still play keyboards?

2025-07-10 09:12:42 UTC

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Lovely pottery. Used Hunan steam pots to cook and reheat for years before getting a microwave. They’re stovetop cookware.
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2025-07-10 08:35:08 UTC

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I have a few memories from age 2-3. Sent to live with grandparents at 18-months old to age 3 years. Mother was in hospital at that time. Smell of people’s skin, baking bread & Maple syrup cookies. Do not recall going back home or much else until about age 5.
Photo about 1950, Girl cousin 2 years older visited me in 2022. Barns & house from about 1800 are still standing. Family farm 1810-1986.
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2025-07-06 23:13:03 UTC

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Wow. I had polio in 1949 that was probably spread by a babysitter changing diapers and not washing hands. Escaped w/father, mother lost use of an arm. The mother next door lost use of both legs.

2025-07-06 22:53:41 UTC

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Compost heaps made the best squash & tomatoes. Milwaukee has been selling composted sewage plant feces since 1926, Milorganite.

2025-07-02 10:14:20 UTC

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Taxes on non-income wealth would be a revolution. Most of the politicians are ‘owned’ by the rich.

2025-07-01 19:43:20 UTC

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My Ivy is 60 y/o & through a fence. The lot next door will be landscaped in August. New owners are friends and I hope they’ll prune rather than poison
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2025-06-20 18:45:03 UTC

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Hiked up Tuckerman Ravine w/a friend at this time of year to Lake of the Clouds in ‘66. Backpacks full of winter gear. Shorts & t-shirts going up & snow in the morning coming down.

2025-06-02 00:59:14 UTC

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“ … slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” affect the poor as well as kings
- Hamlet, Shakespeare.

2025-05-12 07:18:05 UTC

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New iPhones charge at full speed to 80% & switch to a trickle charge from there to 100% to prevent overheating. Walk past a Tesla charging at 240v and it is running a cooling system. Chevy Bolts also have battery cooling during charging.
iirc low end EVs w/o cooling, Nissan Leafs, have to wait a couple hours after a using a supercharger to cool down before they can be used.

2025-05-12 00:20:36 UTC

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Experimenting with battery life in phones, find that they do well between 40-80% charge & degrade faster with 100% charging and deep discharges.

2025-05-02 16:59:07 UTC

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Justice checked Wells Fargo & Chase, they are up.

2025-04-30 10:52:13 UTC

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3 languages == trilingual, 2 languages == bilingual. 1 language == American.

2025-04-30 10:43:48 UTC

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I would have bet on the Vietnamese getting the French spelling correct.

2025-04-24 11:11:33 UTC

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Cool. Had not heard of it. Watched the trailer
https://youtu.be/ALXh9rOvzfs?feature=shared

2025-04-22 18:56:51 UTC

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Have 113 hard copies of the Whole Earth Catalog, including the Last Supplement. All(?) of the Whole Earth Review & CoEvolution Quarterly.
- issue #1 of WER is a bound printout sent from the barge in Sausalito.