Posts by Bill Walker
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1357763)
Posted 34 days ago by  Bill Walker
Gundolf Jahn has decided to post the answer in the discussion thread. Yes it is a tea bag squeezer. Therefore I am left with no alternative but to award him the win. I am not happy with the way that this has been concluded, and I will reserve my judgement as to whether I participate in future. Lighten up Chris. Gundolf was just pointing out that the same picture had been previously used. When this has happened in the past we have allowed the last winner to find a new picture. Judges? |
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Raccoon Update XVII - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe
(Message 1356074)
Posted 39 days ago by Bill Walker
Yes! Good to see you back here Celt. |
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I suddenly feel old.
(Message 1356070)
Posted 39 days ago by Bill Walker
I have stumbled upon an article about my first digital computer! It was in 1967, and it didn't use electricity. It used rubber bands. The kit was a birthday present from my parents, it took about a week to assemble, and another week to become boring. But, it introduced me to boolean logic and register shifts. It also did simple addition and subtraction. The photo shows a red one, my memory says mine was blue, but who knows? It was a long time ago. Basic specs: 3 bits. That's all there is to say. http://boingboing.net/2006/02/21/mechanical-computer.html |
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I suddenly feel old.
(Message 1354537)
Posted 44 days ago by Bill Walker
I briefly worked on programming an 8086 back in about 1983. Ironically, its purpose was error detection in an analog control circuit. |
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Raccoon Update XVII - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe
(Message 1353014)
Posted 48 days ago by Bill Walker
Q: what do you call the brown gooey stuff between an elephant's toes? A: slow heynas. |
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Raccoon Update XVII - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe
(Message 1352556)
Posted 51 days ago by Bill Walker
Under Toronto bylaws it is illegal for unlicensed people to intentionally kill a raccoon (or any wildlife) in city limits except when the person is in personal danger from the animal. And then be prepared for a long discussion with the bylaw people before they let you off. Licenced pest removal people must remove the wildlife to an approved area outside the city, unless it is injured or rabid. Then they must kill it per a limited list of allowed methods. Removals are billed by the hour, and can run to thousands of dollars. Yeah they are cute, but they can cause considerable property damage. A few years back my sister and her husband got stuck with $5K+ in repair bills, plus a removal fee, after a family of raccoons moved into their attic. Their house insurance declined to pay ANY of it, because they waited too long to hire a removal guy. |
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I suddenly feel old.
(Message 1349708)
Posted 60 days ago by Bill Walker
Any part of the world which was at some time part of the British Empire is left hand and any part colonised by the French is right hand. Them French got a lot of explaining to do :-) Sorry Chris, but the message in that link has "arranged" history to fit their theory. The original 13 United States were all former British colonies. 3 of the 4 original Canadian provinces were ex-British colonies. The French influence in North America started small, and got smaller with time. It was virtually zero by the time Napoleon started to get uppity. The whole right versus left thing has mostly been accidental in the past, IMHO. Today the majority rules, and things are changing (like in former British colonies like Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone that have all switched from left to right). Just an observation: China drives on the right, India drives on the left. It will be interesting to see who wins out in the long run. |
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Raccoon Update XVI - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe
(Message 1345537)
Posted 71 days ago by Bill Walker
Ah, that would explain this... 
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Yess Yess !!
(Message 1345128)
Posted 72 days ago by Bill Walker
I missed this a little bit in Skyfall. Hey, for us old guys Dame Judy is HOT. 
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Beets Give us a Caption # 49
(Message 1344319)
Posted 74 days ago by Bill Walker
So, where will YOU be sleeping tonight? |
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Raccoon Update XVI - All Are Welcome In the Critter Cafe
(Message 1343351)
Posted 77 days ago by Bill Walker
Is that Theodore Edward Bear? I haven't heard from Edward Bear in many years. |
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You couldn't make it up
(Message 1343159)
Posted 78 days ago by Bill Walker
... is there a Raccoon party? Yes. Whenever two or more racoons get together with a bottle. 
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1342425)
Posted 80 days ago by Bill Walker
John has it. Take it away. |
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1342263)
Posted 81 days ago by Bill Walker
One could probably make juice or tornados with it, but that is not its intended purpose. |
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1342246)
Posted 81 days ago by Bill Walker
Not a salad spinner. Julie and John are headed in the correct direction, but not there. It has a proper name, for those in the know. |
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1342095)
Posted 81 days ago by Bill Walker
OK, here is any easy one. 
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Mystery Kitchen Tool three
(Message 1342043)
Posted 81 days ago by Bill Walker
For squeezing / picking up a tea bag. |
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Discussing the disgusting
(Message 1341732)
Posted 82 days ago by Bill Walker
Mushrooms on anything - sounds good to me. Liver - no problem. Kidneys - not my favorite, but bareable. Pineapple on pizza - NFW!!! |
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Discussing the disgusting
(Message 1341508)
Posted 83 days ago by Bill Walker
Pineapple on a pizza, now that's disgusting to Me. And to me. |
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Whiskey's Mini-City News IV
(Message 1340927)
Posted 85 days ago by Bill Walker
Thank you Michael! Now, how did you know about my fascination with aircraft registrations? |
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