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The Internet Is Dumbing Us Down [Infographic] How You Can Make Good Use of Your Old Machines. Almost everyone reading the articles on this site will have spare computers languishing about.

How You Can Make Good Use of Your Old Machines

The rapid growth and improvements in hardware means that we cycle through a whole machine in only a few years. If you have spare machines and parts languishing about, you can put them to good use! In this article I have outlined some of the purposes your old hardware can serve. Like the article? Be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and follow us on Twitter to stay up on recent content. Local File Server Everyone secretly wants one, and if you have the resources kicking around then why not have one?

There are so many reasons to have a personal server. If you set up a Windows Share correctly, then you needn’t use FTP programs like FileZilla to conduct transfers. I am connected to my local server, and streaming music to my Windows box. Web Server This uses pretty much the same software and simple tech as the Local File Server. BOINC Node Here is Rosetta@Home running away. Torrent Box. 1549: One way lima beans defend themselves is by emitting a chemical warning system against spider mites (which eat lima beans) that attracts predators of spider mites, which then in turn defends the lima beans.: One way lima b.

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Tibetan Mastiff

Names and etymology[edit] The Tibetan Mastiff also known as "Do-Khyi"[2] (translated as "door guard", "dog which may be tied", "dog which may be kept"), reflects its use as a guardian of herds, flocks, tents, villages, monasteries, and palaces, much as the old English ban-dog (also meaning tied dog) was a dog tied outside the home as a guardian. However, in nomad camps and in villages, the do-khyi is traditionally allowed to run loose at night. [citation needed] Ten Prized Dogs series, Tibetan Mastiff. The guardian type from which the modern Tibetan Mastiff breed has been derived was known across the ancient world by many names.

The name Tibetan mastiff is a misnomer; it is not a true mastiff. Description[edit] Appearance[edit] Males can reach heights up to 83 cm (33"). A history of Windows. Tech Interviews. Java interview questions and answers Describe what happens when an object is created in Java?

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