The History of Zip Ties

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The History of Zip Ties

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There are a few items every maker, mechanic, and technician needs in their repair kit – duct tape, WD-40, a hot glue gun, and zip ties. If you’ve ever wondered where these sturdy plastic ties came from, New Mind is here with the history of this versatile item. While their primary use is bundling cables, they’re helpful for holding many other items together.

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Peer-Reviewed Study: “COVID-19 vaccination is strongly associated with a serious adverse safety signal of myocarditis, particularly in children and young adults”

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It seems like forever ago that the COVID vaccines were released, we learned of a ton of possible negative health implications associated with them, and then everyone just decided that those didn’t matter and we all went ahead with this charade.

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Here are pictures from someone who went and made one of the conversion kits for an AR. It is a 3D printed, drop in kit that converts a semiautomatic AR into select fire.

To the ATF: These are not my photos, they have never been in my physical presence, and I don’t even own a dog. I don’t have any weapons that you would consider illegal. I am publishing this strictly for educational purposes. I am advising people to never make one of these, because they are illegal and we are law abiding citizens.

Area Ocho

An Introduction to Vector Databases

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