Browser Tips

Browser Tips

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How to disable Javascript for a page to read a paywall article:

  1. Open the page where you want to disable JavaScript.
  2. Open Developer Tools by right-clicking the page and selecting Inspect or by pressing F12 (Windows/Linux) or Command + Option + I (Mac).
  3. Open the Command Menu:
    • On Windows or Linux, press Control + Shift + P.
    • On MacOS, press Command + Shift + P.
  4. In the command menu, start typing javascript.
  5. Select Disable JavaScript and press Enter to run the command.
  6. Reload the page to see the effect. 

JavaScript will remain disabled for that page as long as the Developer Tools panel is open. 

Slushy Drinks

Slushy Drinks

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400ml or 1 2/3 Cup of Dry Mix
Use 1/2 (200ml or bit more than 2/3 cup)
Mix with 5 cups of water
Add 2 cups of Rum (vodka)
Freeze overnight
Use about 1/4 scraping from ice. Using shavings only with no big chunks will blend best.
Blend on high, ideally should create whirlpool

Tariffs

Tariffs

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U.S. tariffs are among the lowest in the world – and in the nation’s history

I asked Gemini AI: “Show a graph of what major countries charge for US exports?”. It responded:

My opinion is that poor countries have high tariffs because they don’t have a ton of industries like the US. If they didn’t protect their major industries they would probably be in serious economic trouble. We are in a world economy. Cars is a good example where different components are made in different countries. Assembly is often not in the US due to cheaper labor in Mexico/Canada or other countries. It is AMERICAN companies that are choosing not to manufacture or assemble their products here. The US needs to innovate and create new markets and leave some industries to countries that are better suited. There are some exceptions like AI or electronics or militiary equipment where even if more expensive we don’t want to give up the lead to other countries.

Bourbon Cabinet

Bourbon Cabinet

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Ordered this Cabinet for my bourbon from Amazon. Paid $160 plus $20 for shipping. Took 3-4 hours putting it together. Two strips of LED lights iluminates in different colors or can rotate through all of them.

Old Fashion

Old Fashion

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  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 ounces bourbon (or rye whiskey, if preferred)
  • Garnish: orange twist
  • Marachino cherry (or 2)

Steps

  1. Add the sugar and bitters into your glass, then add the water, and stir until the sugar is nearly dissolved.
  2. Add the bourbon, and stir.
  3. Express the oil of an orange twist over your glass, then drop into the glass to garnish.
  4. Add 1 or 2 Marachino cherries
  5. Add a large ice cube to glass
Refrigerators

Refrigerators

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Cassidy got this GE French Door 28.7 Cu. Ft. refrigerator (PGE29BYTBFS) for free and gave it to us summer of 2023. We kept in in the garage. Only lasted a year. Just before the year warranty was up it stopped cooling and GE replaced the condenser. A month later it stopped working again. I had purchased a service contract with Assurant for only $270 for 3 years! They replaced a unit that directed the cool air between the 3 sections. It did not take. When we tried fixing it again, Assurant after a visit by a technician decided it was not repairable because we were violating the T&Cs having it in the garage. I cancelled the contract and got a partial refund. Posted the fridge on NextDoor (for free) and someone picked it up a day later.

The refrigerator in our kitchen is a small 21 Cu. Ft. Whirlpool (WRS571CIHZ01). This size is the only one that fits our kitchen.

The following week we purchased this 2nd refrigerator which is “Garage-ready”. Speced to work in temperatures between 32-110 degrees.