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When They Electrified Christmas

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In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. 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. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.

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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

My introduction to Monterey, John Steinbeck’s 1945 classic novel “Cannery Row,” describes its waterfront lined in sardine canneries as “a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” I passed a landscape painter and jaw-dropping Pebble Beach mansions before coasting into Carmel.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. And so now, we’re seeing very cheap pieces of very effective silicon that you put right with a camera. And it’s really cheap.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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Complete plans for the Galaksija were first published in 1983 in an article in the computer magazine Računari u vašoj kući as a joint venture between the Galaksija’s designer, Voja Antonić , and the magazine’s editor, Dejan Ristanović. (An Like many makers, I use a cheap and cheerful TL866-based ROM programmer.

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Non-bike bike gear tested: HoverAir X1 is the cyclists’ drone I’ve been looking for

Baua Electric

It folds to protect all of its important bits, though I bought a cheap case for a portable hard drive to keep the drone in so it wouldn’t get damaged bouncing around in my backpack while riding or during plane travel. Not magazine quality, but pretty good for a pocket-sized flying camera! Next, it just feels so darn light.

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?How a Design Battle Between Chip Engineers Led to Polaroid’s Revolutionary SX-70 Camera

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Vital to this “point and shoot” capability was a new film—one that would develop while exposed to light and so eliminate the tear-away covers of previous Polaroid films. Exposure control Automatic metering of the light entering the camera’s lens and striking the film. Cambridge, Mass. Another hurdle was the photo circuit.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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"This vehicle is so light it doesnt even require power steering," said Chrysler spokesman Nick Cappa. More Miami on the cheap House prices in Miami soared, then crashed. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. Answer a few questions and get graded on your money skills.