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Continue reading →: Why get aerodynamic parts for a Tesla Model 3?
Super interesting research. It shows amongst other things: The stock spoiler that comes with the Performance Model 3 improves efficiency by 2%. That’s a tiny piece of carbon fiber with big results. It also increases downforce so the car sticks better. If you get the Unplugged performance part, it is…
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Continue reading →: Kitchen and Living Room for a new Apartment Part Deux
OK, so you need more stuff, here are places to get it: Wayfair.com. They have a great selection (in many ways better than Amazon) of furniture. Also their furniture doesn’t seem to be as spammed by fake reviews. Also if you become a business account, you get some additional discounts.…
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Continue reading →: Helping people into hiking
We went with Kim and Tom for a nice hike and I was reminded that when getting introduced to hiking there are so many toys and tricks that make it easier to live the sport. 1. Make sure you have all fitting shoes. You ones that are light that Huber…
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Continue reading →: How To Make French Press Coffee
French press is one of the easiest, least expensive ways to make great coffee. Learn the essentials: here’s how to make a pot of great French press coffee. — Read on www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-perfectly-robust-french-press-coffee-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-113601 The short story is Get decent beans Get a decent 32 ounce French press and get a burr…
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Continue reading →: Wow getting serious about bike training…
Well getting better at least for me means three things 00. Stay safe It’s an awesome sport but it’s on the road so be careful. Get a helmet of course. But also have a helmet mounted light even during the day time. Try to use trails particularly at first. Assume…
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Continue reading →: Wow new iPad
I can’t quite believe I lived without a 12″ iPad for so long. Finally got one after they put faceid into it. They are about to update it again with a third camera, so it is best to hold off, but when they do announce it here are the things…
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Continue reading →: Frequent Flyer and Mileage expiration
Ugh, this is one of the nightmares of having lots of frequent flyer and hotel programs. This is the untold story of my life. I don’t know how many zillions of points and miles I’ve lost by not paying attention. Here are the tricks: Sign up for AwardWallet. They often…
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Continue reading →: Buying a bed online in 2019 – New Apartment Part one
In 2017, we got a bed online via Amazon. It turned out to be a great purchase with great satisfaction. So now it’s time to refresh the analysis and see what has changed. Using both Amazon reviews filtered by Fakespot.com we see: Nod for Needle & Tufts Full Sized. They…
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Continue reading →: Using a VPN
Mark just asked about VPNs and here’s the quick scoop. First is that the main reason to get a VPN is for privacy reasons. There are really two choices. If you want your own personal VPN server, I’m not sure $20/month is the cheapest but some folks are offering preconfigured…
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Continue reading →: Check your clock is 2FA or OTOP fails
OK here is a strange one. On one of my MacBooks, suddenly neither Authy nor 1Password One Time Passwords were working. They would be completely different from my other devices. After spending time with Authy support and not being able to find anything, I saw one strange thing. The clock…