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Forget JPEG, How Would a Person Compress a Picture?

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We live in an age in which it's cheap to take photos but will eventually be costly to store them en masse, as backup services set limits and begin charging for overages. Was it not the same person because the friend's jaw was more angular? Why would I bother to do that, you ask? That, however, isn't really true.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. According to the report, it appears that emissions from light-duty vehicles accounted for the entire increase in GHG emissions. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe

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The two-door was a credibly rakish personal luxury coupe for its time, and probably cannibalized some sales from the Cordoba. Another problem with the 1977-1981 LeBaron was its all-too-obvious resemblance to its cheap Dodge Diplomat and Plymouth Gran Fury siblings. Worth restoring?

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Stuff We Use: Toolboxes & Worktables

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That wooden surface atop the drawers is held in place by a lip on the leading edge, meaning it won’t accidentally slide around on ya whilst futzing with a car part. Still, don’t cheap out too much – this is one garage item in which the quality (metal, drawer action, and so forth) tends to correspond to the overall price. &

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Video Friday: Robots as Musical Instruments

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ROS-I seeks to extend ROS and now ROS 2 to industrially-relevant hardware and applications, and the community has been a key part in realizing the successes to date. Its structure is 3D printed and easy to repair, and it's supposedly cheap, although I don't know how cheap. Twitter ] Thanks, Nicolas! Twitter ] Thanks, Nicolas!

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Tips: How to Make Money from Your Old Car

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Dismantle and Sell as Vehicle Parts. Perhaps the ideal approach to making yourself some good cash is to pull your old vehicle apart and sell the essential parts. Some car parts like the trim pieces, sound system and lights, among others, can be precious. What old for you could be just what someone else wants or needs.

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Stuff We Use: What’s the Best Dash Cam?

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Practical reasons such as being able to prove you weren’t the one who ran that red light are also top-of-mind, naturally. & We feel that’s cheap insurance against the dude in that brodozer who swears he didn’t run the light. & In which camp does your author reside? As it turns out: both.&

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