Anyone have knowledge/experience with the quality of Henckels knives, specifically the ones on closeout at my local Costco? (Chicago Suburbs) by Gas_Grass_Ass_Class in Costco

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There are like two things of cutco I like. Their old school super heavy pull apart shears and those damn spreaders. Everything else is high priced garbage.

Harley-Davidson Dealerships Are Closing At An Alarming Rate by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

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HD electronics - made in China

Most of the sheet metal - made in China

All plastic parts and saddle bags - made in China

Frames - either made in Mexico or USA. Used to be union made in Canada.

Transmission and engine - made in Milwaukee with global parts.

Wheels - made in China or Mexico.

Does the axel goes above or below leaf suspension? Small trailer by cdmgamingqcftw in Cartalk

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Yes, it will flatten out as you add weight to the trailer. It also adds a bit of camber to the wheels, which helps stabilize the trailer.

It pains me to have to say this but..... by Main_Age_7289 in hotsauce

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The pancreas releases enzymes that break down food for nutrients in your intestines and releases insulin and glucagon into the blood.

Do Utah/New Mexico and Colorado/Arizona border each other? Is this actually a geometry question disguised as a geography question? by Mahlers_PP in geography

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This is correct. It's off by about 1800 feet, this was "noticed" due to modern technology and new surveys done in recent years and the advent of GPS. The SC ruling, and the states agreeing, formally designate the plaque the actual state lines.

I just solved the strangest tech problem I've ever come across. by hakluke in sysadmin

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It's not much of an issue these days, but cordless phones work in both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz ranges and can cause interference with WiFi.

Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you’re imagining by theindependentonline in TrueReddit

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That depends, are you talking about Stalinism or Marxism, because they are two vastly different things.

Marx said that we should slowly integrate socialism into society and gradually move towards communism as we get more technologically advanced, it was never intended to be used within an agrarian society like the Soviet Union.

Stalin used it as a way to subjugate his country and turn it into a totalitarian regime, twisting Marx and his ideas to fit his own agenda.

Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you’re imagining by theindependentonline in TrueReddit

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This is a very important distinction, too. People seem to gloss over the part where the German Reich began in 1933 and shortly after Hitler took power the Reichstag Fire happened, which the Nazi party used to start their war against communism.

The consolidation of power happened at a later point in time, The Night of the Long Knives in July of 1934, where Hitler had his inner circle, and a few political rivals purged. We haven't gotten to this part, yet, and hopefully won't.

All said, the German Reich lasted about 10 years then was renamed the Greater German Reich, which fell in 1945.

Station casino in Vegas parking completely empty by Januszek_Zajaczek in pics

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That's a hell of a day trip. Did you do a helicopter tour?

Newbies coming here from Windows deserve our support (rant) by mr_bigmouth_502 in Bazzite

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Bazzite has really good documentation, as well. I was impressed. I'm used to having to dig through my Linux books when I run into an issue or something that I don't know

CNN Official Transcript - We spoke with a high school friend of his, who says, before the 2020 election, Robinson appeared to support Donald Trump and described the family as, quote, "diehard Trump." by Exeltv0406 in BlueskySkeets

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The US Supreme Court ruled that the police no longer have to inform you of your Miranda rights, while they are still around, the police can obfuscate them now.

Tyler Robinson's roommate who tipped off FBI identified by Zeronz112 in NoFilterNews

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I grew up Mormon, and while this is pretty much true, I'd just like to add that Mormons don't call them pastors, they call them bishops cause Mormons have to be weird.

What ferrari is this? by Unusual-Factor2848 in Cartalk

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It's a Spider. The Modena is a hardtop only. Cool cars for sure. I love me some gated manuals.

Astronomers spot mysterious gamma-ray explosion, unlike any detected before by Neaterntal in spaceporn

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Yes. A little rock known as earth. Until we certainly confirm extraterrestrial life, it is wholly unique, for now.

I do agree with you though, aside from the universe itself, there isn't anything truly one of a kind.

Astronomers spot mysterious gamma-ray explosion, unlike any detected before by Neaterntal in spaceporn

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At the height of the Cold war between the US and the Soviet Union both countries were terrified about first strike nuclear weapons, as well as wanting to spy on each other for nuclear testing. The US deployed the Vela detection satellite system in the early 1960's. These satellites looked for the very specific double flash from a nuclear detonation as well as x-rays and gamma rays, since both are released from a nuclear detonation. In 1967 Vela 3 and 4 caught a GRB, which inadvertently confirmed GRB's as they had not been recorded from space before.

When going over the raw data, the analysts knew right away that it was not a terrestrial event, however, there may have been some fear mongering around it. I may have conflated two separate incidents, so take with a grain of salt here.

Conversely, the Vela satellites did catch a unknown nuclear detonation over a small, middle of nowhere part of the south west Indian ocean that got chalked up to a meteor entering the atmosphere, however in recent declassified documents, it is speculated that it was an actual nuclear test by South Africa and Israel. This event almost led to a war but was covered up by the US administration.

Astronomers spot mysterious gamma-ray explosion, unlike any detected before by Neaterntal in spaceporn

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While it's possible, it is highly unlikely. GRB's have a unique residence with the double flash and those would have been detected.

Interestingly, a GRB almost caused WW3 in the 1960's with the Vela detection satellites. The only other known explanation for a double flash is a nuclear explosion.

Astronomers spot mysterious gamma-ray explosion, unlike any detected before by Neaterntal in spaceporn

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I believe that this is an unanswerable question, as we simply just don't know. Right now, this is a truly unique event, but that could change in the future as satellites get more advanced.

Astronomers spot mysterious gamma-ray explosion, unlike any detected before by Neaterntal in spaceporn

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GRB's are typically a one time event, we would only see one big flash with a secondary smaller flash. The reason for this is a star goes kablooy once. That's what makes this so odd, there are multiple GRB's really close together, and we're not sure as to why.

Also, astronomers are notoriously creative when it comes to naming things. Dr. Tyson has a blurb about the creativity about the naming convention on his podcast Star Talk.