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New submitter Mal-2 writes with a selection from IB Times of special interest for anyone replacing hard disks with solid state drives: The standards body for the microelectronics industry has found that Solid State Drives (SSD) can start to lose their data and become corrupted if they are left without power for as little as a week. … According to a recent presentation (PDF) by Seagate’s Alvin Cox, who is also chairman of the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), the period of time that data will be retained on an SSD is halved for every 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperature in the area where the SSD is stored. If you have switched to SSD for either personal or business use, do you follow the recommendation here that spinning-disk media be used as backup as well?

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Enterprise SSDs, Powered Off, Potentially Lose Data In a Week

ErnieKey writes: Researchers at the UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London have found a way to change the rate of dissolution within medication via a 3D printing method. Researchers used MakerBot’s water- soluble filament, cut it into tiny pieces and mixed in acetaminophen. They then used the Filabot extruder to extrude a drug infused filament. With this filament they printed odd shaped pills and tested them to see what effect different shapes had on the speed at which they dissolved. What they concluded was that these odd shaped pills allowed for different rates of absorption, enabling custom medications for patients.

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Researchers Discover Breakthrough Drug Delivery Method By Changing Shape of Pill

This brief, but eye-opening science experiment illustrates the way that even stagnant air creates resistance against objects. It’s incredible how much longer the top spins when the air is removed from its chamber. (Thanks Vers!)
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Spinning a Top in a Vacuum

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We’ve all wanted to do this. Some inner voice, the same one that gives us clarity and reason, seems to want to pick up our favorite shotgun, a few shells, and blast some infernal … Read More

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Duck Hunting Video Game Done Right

Tactical Solutions – known for their ever-growing line of .22LR options, now has a Ruger 10/22 takedown bull barrel and kit. Interestingly, the bull barrel is not all steel, its actually an aluminum tube with a rifled steel insert, keeping weight to a scant 18 ounces desipire its girth and length. MSRP for the kits […]

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Tactical Solutions 10/22 Takedown Barrel/Stock Combo Kit

Scotty Lewis describes bending wood as "one of the most exciting and magical things a woodworker will ever experience," and the lure is easy to see: The ability to shape Mother Nature’s product to our design indicates a mastery of material and allows for unusual shapes.

We’ve looked at plenty of ways to bend wood before, from the Curvomatic to a grand-piano-sized jig, from steaming it within a plastic bag to using a laser. Now we’ll look at a fifth method, this one ideal for smaller-sized pieces. Lewis has a step-by-step tutorial on how he makes his bentwood salad tongs using a propane torch, a piece of metal pipe and some simple jigs.

While Lewis’ tutorial is the best and most detailed we’ve seen, going in depth on getting the correct temperature (and measuring it accurately with a stovepipe thermometer), wood thicknesses and what types of wood will and won’t bend best, we realize some of you will want to see the process in video. For that we turn to Garret Glaser demonstrating how he uses the hot pipe method to make wooden strapping:

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A Steam-Free Way to Bend Wood: The Hot Pipe Method

Whoa, the average wedding costs $31,213 and brides are wearing dresses they’ll hopefully only wear once that cost, on average, $1,357.

These details come from The Knot’s survey of nearly 16,000 brides and grooms who got married in 2014. The reception hall, not surprisingly, accounts for the biggest part of the wedding cost. Other items, however, seem surprisingly high to me, like $439 for invitations.

The average is likely skewed by people with lavish weddings. If you’re planning a wedding, it might be useful to see at least how each budget item contributes to the total cost. Perhaps you can save tens of thousands on your wedding and not later regret overspending.

Check out the press release from the Knot at the link below for other interesting stats, like the most and least expensive areas to get married in, average marrying age, and more.

Wedding Money: What Does the Average Wedding Cost? | PRNewswire via Bargaineering

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This Chart Details How Much the Average Wedding Costs, by Budget Item