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When They Electrified Christmas

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Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. of Chicago.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 3: MSRP Must Be Less Than $80,000

EV Adoption

While not specified in the Senate technical explanation document, it is a reasonable assumption that the MSRP cap does not include destination charges. That is, the credit amount is reduced to $0 if the MSRP for the vehicle is more than $80,000. – Clean Energy Act for America.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. Jack [Tramiel] made the bet that by the time we were ready to produce a product, 64K Rams would be cheap enough for us to use,” Charpentier said. An example of the faulty documentation is the claim that the chip can logically AND several waveforms. It’s only sand.”

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