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The Internet is Not a Nice ‘Hood
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September 15, 2013
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September 15, 2013
Apparently it was recently added to some mainland China “easy mark” list and was being probed with a new, non-human registration attempt every few minutes.
My Small Part
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September 11, 2013
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September 11, 2013
Today I am, hopefully, boosting the knowledge and abilities of engineers at Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
Wet Cleaning with Stainless Steel Media
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September 1, 2013
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September 1, 2013
Revised 03/17/2014 Wet cleaning with stainless steel media is better than the dry, vibratory method and takes no additional time – when adjusted for my needs.
Wet Stainless Steel Media Reference Set
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August 27, 2013
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August 27, 2013
Here is a sampling from the first batch, all “many times fired” shells, tumbled according to the vendor’s recipe.
Wet Tumble Brass Planning
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August 23, 2013
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August 23, 2013
Time to do some planning.
Equipment Thumler’s Model B, high speed tumbler 5 lbs stainless steel media (from STM) 1 Tablespoon measure (for the Dawn) 1/4 Teaspoon measure (for the Lemi-Shine) Magnet Sandwich baggie (for magnet above) Container(s) to measure 1.
ASCII Rhythm Box
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August 22, 2013
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August 22, 2013
For example, the number sign or pound character ("#") is pronounced “crunch” and the exclamation point ("!
Free Money!
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August 22, 2013
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August 22, 2013
323 RMB, People’s Republic of China 45 Euros 82 Canadian dollars 20 British pounds 25,000 South Korean Won The currency exchange service at the airport will charge a fee for each different currency (I think) but even so, that should net over $200.
Where’s My Bag?
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August 20, 2013
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August 20, 2013
IMPORTANT: See Addendum below
Lost? Mis-routed? Stolen? We all ask ourselves this as we wait at airport baggage claim.