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Fast Composting
There are different ways to compost. One way, the “slow” way, involves making a pile in a corner of your yard for leaves, weeds, and grass clippings. The process I am going to explain here, however, involves a faster, aerobic composting that you can do with food waste from your kitchen. If you don’t have…
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Keeping WordPress Secure
The popularity of the venerable WordPress web framework makes it a common target for malicious hackers. Fortunately, by this point WordPress is mature and audited from a security standpoint. If a security vulnerability is discovered, the WordPress developers will push an update, and your WordPress install can be updated to keep itself secure. Some WordPress…
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Optimal Tea Steeping Temperatures
Here are the water temperatures you want to use for steeping various types of teas: When you are steeping Green Tea, you want to let it steep for only a couple of minutes as it can become bitter if it is let to steep for longer. Alternatively, you can let Guayusa Tea steep for a…
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Bread Machine Bread Recipe
This is a recipe for a machine that does 1.5 to 2 pound loaves. For this recipe you will need: The order of these ingredients is intentional, as you will want to put them in the machine with the water and milk first, then the sugar and salt and butter, and finally the flour with…
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Getting Started with GPG (GnuPG)
In 1991, Phil Zimmerman created an encryption program called Pretty Good Privacy (or, PGP). His creation eventually inspired an encryption standard called OpenPGP. GPG, or GnuPG, is a complete and free implementation of this encryption standard. The official GPG website tells us that GnuPG allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications; it…
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Things to do with kids in/around Rochester, NY
Seabreeze (4600 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14622) “Family Fun at Rochester’s Favorite Amusement Park,” and close to Parkside Diner and Mini Golf The Strong National Museum of Play (1 Manhattan SquareRochester, New York 14607) “a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play” Highland Park (171 Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620 – Park Office) walking…
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The Buffalo Bills Select TE Dalton Kincaid at Pick #25 in the 2023 NFL Draft
The first 19 picks of the draft came and went with no receivers taken, then picks 20 through 23 saw the top four receivers selected. With pick #24 the NY Giants pick CB Deonte Banks. At this point the Bills trade up to make the next selection, and in doing so leapfrog the Dallas Cowboys,…
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Getting Started with Git
Git is software that records changes to files over time. This concept is also known as version control. These recorded changes allow you to recall specific versions of the files at a later date. Commands for your own project: git init // create new repo git status // show which files are changed and which…
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Car Tires
The tires on my car are getting lower on tread so soon I will be replacing them with new tires. After asking some people what they recommend, I’ve decided to go with Falken Ziex tires. They have been described as having good grip for being 640TW. TW is the treadwell, and while it isn’t an…