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leroy hacker said:
Palm strike the bottom of the jar a few times, breaks the seal and now opens with ease.
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Palm strike the bottom of the jar a few times, breaks the seal and now opens with ease.
Naked Snake said:
This applies especially to LiIon/LiPo batteries. What you might be thinking of is NiCds' "memory effect," which decreases battery capacity when not charged properly (i.e. almost fully discharged and then charged again), but that's not the case here.
Loading lithium batteries is slightly complicated and has to follow a set procedure, so each load counts as a "cycle." Usually, lithium batteries can only take so many cycles due to electrode degradation. This was a real problem some years ago and can still be, but the battery will degrade over time as well, the effect of which is about as large as a large number of cycles.
Depending on your definition of battery life (they usually lose more and more capacity over time until they're nigh unusuable, so it's more a definition of cutoff than something absolute), you can expect 3 to 4 years of service from a normally-used lithium battery. High temperatures and lots of charge cycles will decrease this further, but I doubt you can run down a decent lithium battery in a short amount of time just due to improperly charging your mobile phone every day or whatnot.
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huha said:
I could have sworn that GAF told me the exact opposite some years ago, and so I've been always trying to recharge my batteries before they're fully discharged... damn :lol
It's tricky, though.
No battery likes being empty, so fully discharging batteries is only recommended when you'll be able to recharge them timely. LiIon and LiPo battery packs usually feature a deep discharge prevention, because that's supposed to cause quite some damage.
So, all in all, it's best to use suitable chargers for your battery (you probably won't find NiCd rechargeables any more; they're even banned in some parts of the world except for specialty applications) and to avoid using every last bit of energy, with timely recharging after use.
No battery likes being empty, so fully discharging batteries is only recommended when you'll be able to recharge them timely. LiIon and LiPo battery packs usually feature a deep discharge prevention, because that's supposed to cause quite some damage.
So, all in all, it's best to use suitable chargers for your battery (you probably won't find NiCd rechargeables any more; they're even banned in some parts of the world except for specialty applications) and to avoid using every last bit of energy, with timely recharging after use.
Ever run out of AA batteries at the most inopportune times? AAA and AA batteries are exactly the same battery. They only vary in their physical size. I think this is just battery companies trying to fuck with people or something. You can pull the AAA batteries from your TV remote or whatever and stick them in the device that requires AA. Get some aluminum foil and stuff it on one side of the battery so that the battery is both held in place and so that the charge can travel through the aluminum to the contact.
I rarely need to do this little trick, but it came in very handy one day when one of my Wii remotes died during a Mario Kart fest with some friends
Couldn't find any more AAs for the life of me. You can also get creative and rig up a temporary and clunky solution for replacing AAAs with AAs, but it's not exactly pretty 
I rarely need to do this little trick, but it came in very handy one day when one of my Wii remotes died during a Mario Kart fest with some friends
Couldn't find any more AAs for the life of me. You can also get creative and rig up a temporary and clunky solution for replacing AAAs with AAs, but it's not exactly pretty parrotbeak
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Line the cabinet under your sinks with paper so you can see right away if there's a leak.
No doubt this saved me a lot of future damage this weekend. My kitchen strainer was leaking, and I only noticed when I went to get the bleach from under the sink and noticed the paper I'd laid down when I moved in was wet. It was a really small leak, but would have caused water damage over time.
Quick trip to the hardware store for plumber's putty and a slip nut wrench ($20 total), 10 minutes of work taking apart the connections and applying new putty, and it's good as new.
No doubt this saved me a lot of future damage this weekend. My kitchen strainer was leaking, and I only noticed when I went to get the bleach from under the sink and noticed the paper I'd laid down when I moved in was wet. It was a really small leak, but would have caused water damage over time.
Quick trip to the hardware store for plumber's putty and a slip nut wrench ($20 total), 10 minutes of work taking apart the connections and applying new putty, and it's good as new.
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Even I know that and I don't drink.Kentpaul said:
When using Windows 7, the Windows-key plus a number key switches (or opens it, if it isn't opened) to the corresponding program in the task bar.
Win-Tab activates the fancy Aero window switcher.
In Firefox, Ctrl+1-9 switches to the 1-9th tab that is currently open.
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EL Beefo said:
My life has been forever changed.
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Post moar internet/computer stuff. So gud.
It's the glute muscles that give a good ass such a nice shape, not fat. Any human being can have an awesome ass if they do enough glute exercises (example: weighted glute bridges).
EDIT: Another tip for getting drunk: Get Drunk Not Fat : Alcohol to calorie ratio of various drinks, for those of us who watch our carb intake.
EDIT: Another tip for getting drunk: Get Drunk Not Fat : Alcohol to calorie ratio of various drinks, for those of us who watch our carb intake.
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Eteric Rice said:
That guy needs to put on a shirt.
also on a mac, it's command+w to close (and command+t for a new tab), but still ctrl+Tab to cycle tabsHazaro said:
also, command+l ("L") highlights the address bar so you don't need to click like a fool. (chrome and I think firefox)
for any designers out there:
in indesign on a mac, press command+shift+v to paste text with the same formatting as where you are placing it. I only learnt this a week ago after using indesign daily for 4 years, my favourite shortcut atm
and in osx:
Whilst holding down command, press and release tab. The cycle apps screen thing comes up then tab goes right and tilde (`, under the esc key) goes left. Let go of command when you get to the window you want - can be a good time saver when you have heaps of apps open.
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rass said:
and safari oh man thank you
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PEOPLE whose surname is Toblerone should always take along an empty 'Toblerone' chocolate box when attending interviews for office jobs. This would save your potential employer the expense of having to make a name plaque for your desk, and therefore increase your chances of getting the job.
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