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    Parlez vouz francaise? Or how to use our Linux Device for Learning Languages

    i found Duolingo a good site. I did a year of french my first year of highschool , too many years ago to contemplate. i made a lot of progress learning esperanto with duolingo until i lost interest. I recently started again with french. I like the way they teach.
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    20*C Cooler, and now with water resistance!

    true, any flow is better than none.
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    What have you bought recently?

    turning 61 this year.. so not young. we did get that in Australia... well Linus didn't buy the company.. ha ha ha
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    20*C Cooler, and now with water resistance!

    those heatsinks look good for thermal mass but you wont get much airflow through them. I doubt those fans have enough static pressure to get enough flow to transfer heat to the air and get it out of the case quickly.
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    What have you bought recently?

    bit of everything. no metal..lol lot of covers from the 70's:80's and 90's Eagles,Bowie,a few Aussie bands..butcher a few Pink Floyd songs, Radiohead, crowded House, Dire Straits.... Cranberries, The Police..... just random stuff. a few mates and i get together and have a drink or three and...
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    What have you bought recently?

    my latest purchase. been after one for a while and i wanted the butterscotch finish but this came up on facebook marketplace at the right price.
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    Has anyone tried installing TwisterOS yet?

    Twister OS ™ works quite well on my RPi4 2GB with Argon One M.2 case and a 256GB M.2 SSD.
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    Has anyone here ever gotten one of those home DNA tests?

    exactly. that site tells you of an "increased risk" but doesnt quantify that increase. misinformation and scaring people. the increase could double from 1 chance in a trillion to 2 chances in a trillion. Neither of which i would be worried about.
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    What have you bought recently?

    no pedals unfortunately. HH is a simple momentary switch so no issue there. the kick pedal is a piezo trigger so another simple DIY there. i already have some sticks .About 28 years ago i was in a Pipe band as a drummer. All Kilts and side drums. all the practice and competitions were too much...
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    What have you bought recently?

    picked for the bargin price of $40 AUD
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    Has anyone here ever gotten one of those home DNA tests?

    dont do it... i just checked mine and apparently i have several changes that increase my risk of breast cancer! about the only thing right was a couple of mentions of reduced risk of baldness. 60 and a full head of hair. there are a lot of misleading things and if you want to see bad things then...
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    What have you bought recently?

    2017 Suzuki Vitara S Turbo 2WD.....my 2006 Suzuki Swift with 306,000 Kms on it is having issues so time to get something newer..
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    [SOLD] Pandora 1GHz Rebirth Ed

    how much in AUD?
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    Youtube sound stopped working in firefox

    wouldnt the desktop version be x86 not arm? there is a 32bit linux version of the latest Firefox but i expcet its x86. might need Box86 to run it. I dont have a Pyra so i cant test.
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    The Unanswered Questions Post

    the friction of removing the jacket creates the charge. a magnet in a coil does not create a current UNTIL it moves.
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    On the cromulency of pedancy and other questions of English languacy, a quest for our common joy and enlightenment.

    saw this series years ago. According to this the roots of English start with Frisian. Somewhere in the norther Netherlands.
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    What are you playing this weekend/these days?

    Tetris.... no wait im laying floating laminate flooring. I have to cut my own tetris pieces and try to get them to fit... at pack 4 , there are 7 more packs to go unless i have to go for a bonus round. does going to the hardware store for another pack count as a DLC???
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    What have you bought recently?

    not exactly bought as it was my 60th birthday present....
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