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Tent Cleaning
Scouting Resources – Camping – Tents. So, what if someone has an accident in your tent. What do you do? Well, apparently, you can wash these, just make sure to use a non-detergent soap. You can get this as Nikwax Techwash which is non-detergent and won’t destroy the waterproofing. Now what do you do about…
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Ski Sizing
Downhill Ski Sizing. A good rule of thumb for sizing and also on fitting. Best short guide I’ve seen. Puts me in a 175cm ski.
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Harpoon Geekfest
OK I’m fully addicted again, playing Harpoon and I’ve forgotten all my old tricks. Here are some site to look at: * Submarine games and sims – SUBSIM Review. EVerything you ever wanted to iknow about submarine simulations if you can believe that. * “JC Press on Harpoon”:http://www.jcpress.com/tailhook/basic.htm. Some good strategies. There was an old…
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What is Fascism?
What is Fasicm?. OK, I admit it, I never did take a political science class. Was too busy doing the engineering thing. The other day, someone mentioned that sounds Fascist. I had always though Fascism was about being in Nazi Germany or Mussolino’s Italy. It has a broader definition though (of course scholars can’t agree).…
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It's Winter Time: What About Chains?
tirechain.com. So the chains I get from Fred Meyer never seem like they’ll work that well. With Connie’s new car and us going in the snow, time to consult the Internet. Of course, there is an expert at tirechain.com to help you out. Never imagined so many different products could get reviewed. The long and…
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Dura Ace 10 for only $1600!
Motobecane for just $1700 with Dura-Ace 10. Hat tip to Joe, check out these new Motobecane “bikes”:http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/lechampteam04pre_pub.htm that are going for $1700. They normally cost $2700. Man, I wish I needed a bike. BTW, this is less than the kit cost of a Dura Ace 10 setup at Excelsports.com
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Lord of the Rings Trilogy at the Cinerama
Seattle Cinerama. There is a god. The Cinerama will have the Lord of the Rings extended editions showing December 5-10 for the first one, then the second December 12-15. Then, it is too bad that it is sold out, they will do all three versions of the Lord of the Rings on the 16th when…
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Ice Age Backup Issues
DVDRHelp.com Forum Archive – Ice Age Collectors edition – problem – disk 1. I’ve had trouble backing up Ice Age. Here are some recommendations on what to do if DVDDecryptor fails. There is “AnyDVD”:http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html, which is a driver that makes the DVD appear to be unencrypted. Pretty smart really. Then you can use other programs…
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DVD Shrink: Backup DVDs to DVD?R
“DVD Help – DVD Shrink”:http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools?tool=155#comments and DVD?R Digest – Articles – DVD Shrink Guide and “Afonic DVD Shrink Guide”:http://www.polarhome.com/~afonic/shrink.htm.DVD Shrink is the a free software that allows you to “shrink” existing DVD movies (by removing content or reducing their quality) so that they will all fit onto a single 4.7 GB DVD recordable. DVD Shrink…
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Christmas Recommendations: PC Games
Well, I seem to be doing a series of gift reviews. Here’s the latest. Since I used to work at Microsoft, I can still buy software through the Company Store thanks to the “Microsoft Alumni Network”:http://msanet.org. So, here are the best of the Microsoft PC games: * “Top 100 Games”:http://www.gamespot.com/misc/top100_score.html. Interesting to see what Gamespot…