In for a penny, in for a pound. If you’re going to cut your hair at home, just give up and get a Flowbee. I’ve used one for years, but full disclosure: I’m old, and I don’t care how I look.
In for a penny, in for a pound. If you’re going to cut your hair at home, just give up and get a Flowbee. I’ve used…
One of the most overlooked issues is the guitar’s action, the height of the strings above the frets. Too high and it’s very hard to play, especially for beginners, and too low the strings buzz against the frets. Low-cost guitars often have high, difficult actions. Denny Zager of Zager Guitar makes and modifies guitars…
One of the most overlooked issues is the guitar’s action, the height of the strings above the frets. Too high and…
Back in the days of analog over-the-air tv we had these. We called them “Rabbit Ears” for obvious reasons.
Back in the days of analog over-the-air tv we had these. We called them “Rabbit Ears” for obvious reasons.
I grew up in Huntington WV, where the only coaster in town was the all-wood Big Dipper at Camden Park. Built in 1915, it was was a wreck by the early ‘50s; when the car went by chunks of rotten wood and miscellaneous hardware would rain down. My parents steadfastly refused to let me ride it, and I remained a roller…
Fun fact: the Bikini bathing suit was named for the 1946 atomic test at Bikini Atoll.
The Kindle is the second greatest gadget ever, and for me that’s saying a lot, coming as I do from the ‘50s, the headwaters of gadget culture. The greatest gadget ever was and remains the transistor radio. However, the Kindle is a strong second, and for many of the same reasons... it’s a portable device that keeps you…
The Kindle is the second greatest gadget ever, and for me that’s saying a lot, coming as I do from the ‘50s, the…
It’s about damn time.
Reader’s Digest did this with their Condensed Books series, 1950-1997, selling over 10 million copies of both fiction and non-fiction. Everything old is new again.
We had these back in the ‘50s for watching tv in bed. Everything old is new again.
You can get USB extension cables with active repeaters in them. I’ve used one with a printer with good results, but I don’t know what that would do to video sync etc.
There is some serious rebooting going on here.
God bless you and all your progeny.
“...move objects without being pushed back against...”
Man, I’m having a ‘60s flashback. I was around for many of the big protests back then, especially those in and around DC. I was an undergrad at the University of Maryland when the National Guard occupied the campus; there was an armed soldier on every street corner, and tear gas everywhere.
There was all sorts of…
Came here for this, not disappointed. If I had a time machine...
Hey, I found Waldo... !
People have been breeding dogs for 50,000 years. Cats, on the other hand, were domesticated only about 3,000 years ago and have basically not changed. Your dog is intelligent, affectionate and obedient because people made them that way. Your cat is still a wild animal who just lives in your house.
Friends did this in episode 0325 The One at the Beach.
