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Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 03:48 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 18,685
Posted By me, no really
AAA, AA, C and D all run at 1.5 volts. The...

AAA, AA, C and D all run at 1.5 volts. The different sizes fit better into different appliances, but the larger ones also are usually capable of delivering more current, and last longer at a given...
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 18,685
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Here in OZ, and working from memory, the CB's on...

Here in OZ, and working from memory, the CB's on lighting circuits are 8A, and power circuits are 16A. Some specialised circuits, such as hot water/stove/aircon are rated higher. We are also 240V...
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 01:51 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,601
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I don't know about hot. Brisbane is a fairly hot...

I don't know about hot. Brisbane is a fairly hot environment. Here though it gets pretty humid in summer. From what I know, Arizona not so much. I thought that a humid environment helped...
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 01:48 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 18,685
Posted By me, no really
I once had something similar happen in an...

I once had something similar happen in an amplifier. Due to an input that was too much for the amp, a few internal components became stressed, but were able to keep functioning for some time before...
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 12:45 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 18,685
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Joe, your descriptions sound pretty much correct...

Joe, your descriptions sound pretty much correct to me. I have never heard of a Marathons bar though. A Mars bar with peanuts has always been a Snickers to me.
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,601
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We have chickens, guinea pigs and worms. Between...

We have chickens, guinea pigs and worms. Between that lot, there's very little organic material that we are finished with that doesn't get used by somebody else. It's pretty cool.
Forum: SLC 13 June 2013, 12:22 AM
Replies: 705
Views: 91,687
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Redundancy is the term most often used here.

Redundancy is the term most often used here.
Forum: Social Studies 06 June 2013, 04:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,072
Posted By me, no really
At my graduation the guest speaker was Geoffrey...

At my graduation the guest speaker was Geoffrey Rush. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Forum: SLC 05 June 2013, 11:44 PM
Replies: 517
Views: 18,685
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Aussie's don't call ketchup anything. There is...

Aussie's don't call ketchup anything. There is no ketchup. It is a figment of somebody twisted imagination. I can imagine that somebody might call Tomato Sauce dead horse, but personally I have...
Forum: Rantidote 03 June 2013, 01:00 AM
Replies: 453
Views: 20,073
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And yet, it is a successful therapeutic technique...

And yet, it is a successful therapeutic technique - especially as part of solution focused therapy. The difference though is that it can be successful as part of a professional therapeutic...
Forum: SLC 27 May 2013, 05:22 AM
Replies: 1,000
Views: 57,355
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And then when the 60 year old has the magic...

And then when the 60 year old has the magic facelift, then looks in the mirror and sees a 60 year old, they will be pleased that they look 30 years younger
Forum: Amusement Bark 20 May 2013, 12:56 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,875
Posted By me, no really
Yes. Speaking as a parent, and sometime gamer,...

Yes. Speaking as a parent, and sometime gamer, "I can't stop until I finish this level which will probably take me another half hour or so" is a perfectly understandable, but not always acceptable...
Forum: Social Studies 16 May 2013, 02:25 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,689
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Sometimes things are included int he DSM pretty...

Sometimes things are included int he DSM pretty much to specifically say "this is normal". In other words, it could say "if you see these symptoms, but it is just after a loved one's death, then it...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 15 May 2013, 11:15 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,621
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Fluoride in the water makes life a bit more...

Fluoride in the water makes life a bit more difficult for people with thyroid issues, as the thyroid medications are supposed to be taken with no fluoride for maximum effectiveness. In our case that...
Forum: Social Studies 13 May 2013, 02:09 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,354
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Not Joe, but... This year the going thing I...

Not Joe, but...

This year the going thing I saw (from heaps of people) was a cartoon of a woman sitting in a job interview. The description of the job says you get one day off a year, which we...
Forum: Critter Country 13 May 2013, 12:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,336
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From what I remember from long ago research,...

From what I remember from long ago research, there are reliable ways of telling venomous from non-venomous snakes by appearance, but from memory they require some degree of expert judgement, and a...
Forum: Amusement Bark 13 May 2013, 12:10 AM
Replies: 303
Views: 33,192
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I am pretty sure I remember classic episodes...

I am pretty sure I remember classic episodes where the sonic screwdriver got broken, lost, dropped, or rendered useless by technological means just to make it less of a "get out of trouble free"...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 12 May 2013, 11:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 699
Posted By me, no really
And even if we could do something about it, and...

And even if we could do something about it, and it created whole new businesses which made a whole bundle of money for people, well, it's probably too late anyway so we may as well just eat, drink...
Forum: The Bad Gastronomer 09 May 2013, 06:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 868
Posted By me, no really
Molasses is cattle food. Treacle is people food

Molasses is cattle food. Treacle is people food
Forum: The Bad Gastronomer 09 May 2013, 03:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 599
Posted By me, no really
Well, if you knew you were going to have bacon...

Well, if you knew you were going to have bacon tomorrow, that's pretty good incentive to ensure you make it that far.
Forum: SLC 09 May 2013, 01:53 AM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 56,218
Posted By me, no really
In my neck of the woods, the "G" sound in those...

In my neck of the woods, the "G" sound in those words is different. Only margarine has the "J" sound
Forum: Business Bytes 06 May 2013, 05:54 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,331
Posted By me, no really
I played a shooting gallery once. Not sure if...

I played a shooting gallery once. Not sure if they still have them, but they had a row of moving steel ducks that you had to shoot at with an air rifle. If a duck was hit it knocked over, and you...
Forum: Techno-Babble 02 May 2013, 12:37 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,111
Posted By me, no really
As far as video calls go, the technology is...

As far as video calls go, the technology is mostly there. Most cell phones can do it easily. I think my phone company even charges the same for video calls as for audio only. I still have yet to...
Forum: Techno-Babble 02 May 2013, 12:30 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,111
Posted By me, no really
With multimedia stuff, ADAT is one that showed a...

With multimedia stuff, ADAT is one that showed a lot of promise, but just didn't make it to market long enough before hard drive recording became the norm.
Forum: Business Bytes 29 April 2013, 03:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,275
Posted By me, no really
I am fairly sure I have heard of this concept...

I am fairly sure I have heard of this concept before. I suspect it will only ever be a niche market though
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