This 15-minute explainer video might be the only video you'll need to learn as much about switches as you'll ever care to find out.
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Aug 13, 2019
What is a switch, how does it work, and why are they usually clicky?
Explaining the law that lets cops steal your cash and property and keep it
Cops can take your stuff without charging you for a crime. They can take fast cars they like and add them to the pool of police vehicles. They can take cash and use it to buy a foosball table for the break room. Good luck getting your stuff back. It’s called civil asset forfeiture and […]
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Why plane tires don't explode on landing
If you’ve been on a plane that’s landed hard, you probably wondered why the tires didn’t pop. In this video Brandy Moorhead, Goodyear’s director of off-highway product development, explains how jet tires are made to withstand a 175,000-lb 737’s hard landing. For one thing, jet tires are made from a specially reinforced material not used […]
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Why did Venezuela collapse? Watch this short excellent explainer video
Venezuela, one the wealthiest countries in Latin America, has collapsed. The economy is in shambles and people are starving. What happened? I watched this 7-minute explainer by Vox and feel much less ignorant than I did. I also see many parallels between what happened in there and what is starting to happen in the United […]
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Get Black Friday pricing on gaming desks, mice, and more today
Does your computer gear need an upgrade? Don’t cross your fingers and wait for Christmas. You can get 15% off the final sale price of all these essential accessories now by using the online code BFSAVE15, including gaming mice and computer desks. Wireless Charging Mouse Pad Talk about a space saver. This high-quality mouse pad […]
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This page builder makes WordPress design effortless for all
WordPress is a fantastic tool for building web pages – if you know how to use it. Even with all the accessibility, a lot of the deeper features of WordPress are lost in translation to the average user. Enter WP Page Builder, a tool that not only makes WordPress site design easy but also more […]
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Get early Black Friday savings on these noise-canceling headphones
In this age of ever-shrinking gadgets, it bears reminding that sometimes bigger is actually better. And if you care about audio quality, we can’t think of a better example of this principle than these TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones. We know tiny Bluetooth earbuds are all the rage right now. But their battery life […]
