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It non-infrequently happens that one needs to replace a power supply to a device or appliance. Power supplies are perhaps the most brittle component in a system. Fortunately replacing power supplies is mostly a trivial matter. Here is one interesting fact about power supplies which many may not know: When replacing a power supply, it…

For some reason this article I had read a while back stuck with me. I remember at the time being struck by the fact that the assessment of the area where I live, despite the fact that the water infrastructure here is based on a dam and an aqueduct is often touted as a great…

One of the first things I did when moving into my apartment a few years ago was get a bath mat for the tub. I didn’t want to be responsible for anyone slipping and getting hurt in the shower. I couldn’t imagine a situation where someone slipped and required medical help and the mess it…

Paying money to a company for television access is disgusting. I’m saddened that anyone would do it. It is harmful to the individual and to society. Money should not be given to these companies. They are all atrocious and are responsible for a significant amount of damage to society. I used to sometimes enjoy reading…

I was walking along a couple streets of my city and was utterly shocked – horrified – to see the extensive, severe destitution and sickness. I cannot believe what I just saw. I cannot believe it is my city, and my country. I cannot believe that the world has become like this. I write rhetorically…

A marijuana cultivation operation that resulted in a host of highly toxic chemicals being washed into a tributary of Coyote Creek… Fish and Wildlife officials said they found car batteries, propane canisters, a large amount of black plastic irrigation line and worst of all, fertilizers and pesticides. “There was everything from insecticides to poisons for…

I just spent the past several hours enticed by the most amazing creative process.  A few weeks ago I installed FL Studio Mobile on my Android tablet.  I opened it and sort of checked it out but didn’t seriously try to do anything on it.  Until several hours ago. FL Studio is a popular digital…

This is a shell script I created which will automate the process of configuring sshd for Cyanogenmod (as of this writing release 10.1). The script is designed so that you can have the following directory: /sdcard/backup/sshd which holds the template config files necessary for sshd. It will then backup any existing config files before overwriting,…

I’m sickened to see so many hoity-toity people purporting to be concerned about human rights grandstanding publicly against New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy. Its never their blood which is spilled. The situation on the streets of many cities is like a state of war. The crime syndicates which run open-air drug markets which extend for…

Court records show that Castro struggles to control his temper. He’s been accussed of attacking his former wife, who suffered broken ribs, a broken nose, dislocated shoulders, and a blood clot on the brain. However she dropped the charges and the only consequence for Castro seems to have been losing custody of their children. From…