Thank you! I would say something to avoid is staplers that use proprietary staples. The Ace Scout. Markwell staplers. The Duo-Fast pocket stapler. You're going to want something usable. I have one by the Boston Wire Stitching Comany (later Bostitch) from the 1920's that can still use standard staples, so for the most part you're not going to have a problem.
Something to look for is probably that the pusher slides easily, and that thr tension spring still has good tension. And that the blade isn't bent out away from the staple support, or it's going to jam. Have fun hunting!
Yes, they new ones are fantastic. The pre-EZ Clean era are a bit of a pain. I basically just put some soapy water in there, close them, and shake the shit out of them. Hope for the besr.
Nice. I need to clean both of my daily drivers. The one at home i haven't cleaned in a few months. The white keys hide nothing. My work one has been almost two years. I'm good about dusting it, but I need to thoroughly clean it like this.
This is true. And one great Data episode I think about a lot is The Most Toys, where he's kidnapped to be part of some guy's collection. And he fires a Veron T disruptor at him, only to be transported away at very moment and the disruptor is neutralized. He then lies about firing it.
No. I'm not sure if my parents would have had any objections to it, but they never suggested it. And it never occurred to me. That's something I really regret. I think it would have helped me a lot. I think I will encourage my daughter to when she gets to be of age. My wife has worked since she was 16, and she is so much better at money management than me. She handles our budgeting.
If the definition of AI as Artificial Intelligence means the Intelligence is not real, i would say no. So, that rules out Asimov robots, and anything similar i see them similar to our real AI, just computers running through algorithms. But, if the definition of Artificial strictly means 'not biological,' I think it could be possible.
So, Data from Star Trek. I feel as though he has real Intelligence, capable of independent thought. I could be friends with him. I'd let him babysit. He just doesn't have emotions. And that is a quirk to him, Lore has them and is physically nearly identical. Also, Andrew from Bicentennial Man (an exception to the Asimovs). And I am pretty sure I could love David from A.I. as an actual child. I would definitely help Ava escape at the end of Ex Machina.
Bishop from Aliens is a challenging one. I feel like he is basically an Asimov type robot, but he was very selfless in his sacrifice to save the humans. I kind of think I could let him babysit, as long as the kid does not know he is a robot. I don't think it would be good for them socially. But I don't think I could treat him like a friend.
Weirdly enough, Coleman has one with it. I have one of these, but it's only 24oz. I also have a number of Contigos, both plastic and vacuum insulated. But none of the larger ones fit in a cup holder.
Never had one, I'm kind of surprised. My mom got all our games when they were discontinued and discounted. Turbografx instead of NES/SNES. Saturn instead of Playstation. Virtual Boy. Game.Com. I still have them all.
I have a soft spot for what most people consider objectively bad movies. Battlefield Earth, Waterworld, Soldier. Some of my favorite movies from my teenage years.
I remember getting a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card for my laptop to use my enormous external DVD drive. The only DVDs I had at the time were X-Men, Star Wars Episode 1, and Nothing But Trouble.
Even if it is feasible, I still encounter twice as many people as I want to on a daily basis. I want to live on Solaria, from Isaac Asimov's The Naked Sun.
Yeah, Trek ended when Voyager ended. I will never be convinced otherwise.