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Thanks, Bill.

Nary a day goes by that I don't think of Doug ... more than once most days.

There are so many projects I would have liked to finish or get into as our time went on but, of course, it did not. Many of them are just not as much fun or as satisfying doing them on my own :-(

In a way ...

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For those of you who want a portable bunsen burner or don't have a gas
hook up in your chemistry lab, here are the things you need to hook up
a standard 1 lb propane cylinder with an LP bunsen burner:

1 - a bunsen burner set up to use LP/propane gas

2 - an adjustable pressure ...

For Linux/Unix developer who do stuff on remote hosts with ssh, "screen" might be a handy tool, especially for long-running remote tasks (downloads, conversions, etc.).

Check this out:

http://raspi.tv/2012/using-screen-with-raspberry-pi-to-avoid-leaving-ssh-sessions-open

Essentially, instead of ...

Things to make life better for software developers.

In spite of some "experts" on the net who assert that no one has
discovered a way to silver plate (electro or otherwise) using AgNO 3 ,
this method works rather well to restore worn or damaged silver
plated flatware.

Here's the current (no pun intended) set up:

MATERIALS:

- stainless wand ...

At the risk of writing far more than anyone really wants to know about me, here goes:

At my age (pretty damn old) I've been a few places, and done a bunch of different things, including a basement chem lab starting in 7th grade, with lots of really cool stuff obtained over the years as free ...

Discussion of some methods suitable for home use