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Don’t wash your clothes every day

Published in December 4th, 2024
Posted by in How to
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When my mom was a kid, they had something called school clothes and play clothes. School clothes had to be kept clean and play clothes was something one changed into after school. The washing machine is sometimes said to be the factor of the 20th century that liberated women. I do think though, that the […]

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Will we be repairing our iPods a hundred years from now?

Published in December 3rd, 2024
Posted by in How to, Strategy, Work
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Well, in a hundred years, I’ll probably be death (“Lost off the coast of … in a hurricane”), so this question is mainly relevant for our descendants [for those of you who have such]. In a recent post on the future, frugal bachelor commented: I doubt the IPOD will be repaired in any conventional sense, […]

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How to fix a broken thermostat

Published in December 3rd, 2024
Posted by in How to
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I am increasingly appreciating the concept of appropriate technology. The story begins with us being unable to switch the rear furnace (our RV has two 12V/LPG driven furnaces. The front furnace heats front half + bathroom and the rear furnace heats the bedroom. From my perspective, the furnace is a black box. Once it is […]

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