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Why Are We Writing Blogs?

June 27th, 2025 · No Comments

I did not write in this blog for quite a while, but when I did feel the urge to write, I was wondering what’s my motivation? a way to express myself? trying to connect with the outside world? How is it that I’m hardly writing on Facebook, but yet I write posts about pepper sauce, […]

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Kia Niro Plus (100% electric) Short Term Car Review

June 27th, 2025 · No Comments

This is a short review of our new Kia Niro Plus, the 100% electric version (NOT the Hybrid or the Plug-in Hybrid) including Pros and Cons. Kia is a South Korean company. In 2024, Kia sold over 3 million vehicles globally. Energy consumption of the Niro vs hybrid or conventional cars My car odo is […]

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Famous Songs That Were Almost Abandoned

June 25th, 2025 · No Comments

Some of the most famous rock tracks, were a step away from seating in the drawer forever. I’m not in love 10cc‘s iconic song “I’m not in love”, started as a bossa nova-style song, with a traditional rhythm section, but the band felt something is missing, and the group decided to scrap it. Days later, […]

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Blogs today are a visitor’s nightmare

June 23rd, 2025 · No Comments

It’s pretty amazing to think that the Internet, which is practically a basic daily commodity for most of us, is only about 35 years old. As I’m 55 years old when writing this post, I still remember when blogs had funny backgrounds, a visitor counter at the bottom, and little animations. Blogs were personal online […]

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Taming The Volume Beast: Using Attenuation With The Hot Rod Deluxe (volume fix)

June 23rd, 2025 · No Comments

The Fender Hotrod Deluxe is a fine tube amplifier, but is very loud for home use with a volume potentiometer that is either very low or very high, in the 1-3 range, here is a nice and easy way to tame the beast and lower its volume so you can play at home. The fix […]

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