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QuiBids Redefines English
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10/12/12

A “bid” is an offer to buy something. The operative word here is offer. If you don’t win an auction with that offer, you don’t pay.

Convertible
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10/10/12

But neither of these is how it started.

Testing Confirms Light Strike Problem Fixed
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10/10/12

I fired 120 rounds late today in the wad gun and had no light strikes.

Listen a Lot, Talk a Little (Part 3 of 3)
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10/9/12

In the previous sections, we eavesdropped on a live conversation between two ham stations, one in Windsor Ontario and the other in Venezuela on the northern coast of South America. And I mentioned that while you’ll find hams of all ages working the bands at all hours of day or night, it’s also true that the majority of them tend to be older gentlemen.

Listen a Lot, Talk a Little (Part 2 of 3)
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10/7/12

In the first part of this post, we had a quick look at a conversation taking place between ham radio stations in Ontario Canada and Venezuela where I just happened to be in the right place, Phoenix Arizona, to “hear” both of them.

Listen a Lot, Talk a Little
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10/6/12

I’m running my ham radio that uses the computer to do a lot of the work.

Light Strike – Eureka!
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10/5/12

I think I’ve got it!

Or rather I should say that I think Don Plante figured it out.

Pasters vs Pasties
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10/4/12

Here’s an aid to target shooting terminology:

Pasters reduce visual distractions.
Pasties do the opposite.

Heard This Somewhere
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10/3/12

"The main difference between Republicans and Democrats is the side of the check they sign."

Spam-spiration
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9/27/12

Clipped from spam this morning, I found this opening line for a story:

E D Skinner

Fiction, facts, and philosophy

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