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The worst part for dyslexics is handwriting (without writing characters reversed or swapping two letters), which a font obviously can't replicate. So remember, you're still only getting a taste of a fraction of the disability.
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You can avoid ever having a dead battery again with an automatic 12V "battery protector". They install between your battery and vehicle, and disconnect the battery when it's half-way discharged, saving enough power to start your car. This works whether you've left your lights on, something was plugged into the cigarette lighter, etc. It even helps when your battery fluid level is low, or the battery is failing and will soon need replacing. I see two listings for "Battery Brain" (new) on eBay for under $30, which is less than one of those portable jump starters, and works for decades without any charging or maintenance.
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You should use at least 16 AAs in series. Their voltage drops down to 0.9V as they discharge, and you really need at least 14V to charge a 12V battery. Any less and you'll get less of a charge, and end up with a bunch of only half-dead AAs. - The article says you "can also use a 12V" "drill battery"... that's just not true. A 12V source won't charge a 12V battery. You'd need a voltage boost circuit in there. You can try leaving the 12V drill battery connected while you start the car, the two together might give you just enough power for starting, if you're lucky.
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I've been thinking that Stephen Colbert might have been the real guiding force, not Jonathan Leibowitz. He was there before Jon, and within maybe two years after he left to do his own show, the quality of The Daily Show faced a precipitous fall... The humor and intelligence disappeared, and was replaced with something more like rolling his eyes when anyone said something that didn't perfectly match with the extreme-left dogma of his audience, then holding for applause. I'm the furthest thing from Republican, myself, but it was just embarrassing and mind-numbing, and after years of watching, I found no redeeming qualities remaining... It turned into something like the liberal version of AM talk radio...

Or I could be wrong and Jon coincidentally decided to phone it in around that time. Perhaps he should have decided to retire a few years earlier.
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When Arnie was running for governor, why didn't we ever see the trailer from T2 where he raises his hand and swears he won't kill anybody?
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Gopher could do almost all the things HTTP can do, and even has a few advantages, like built-in site navigation, and site search. The Gopher net might have been a bit less flashy than the WWW, but more functional.
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Even if the the original was amazing, expect any sequel/prequel to be AWFUL. For any movies I like, I want there NOT to be a sequel, because they will ruin the original. See: Terminator 3, Indiana Jones 4, Machete Kills, Dumb and Dumber To, The Expendables, Transformers, etc.
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Hmm...
* The fat kid from Goonies became a major Hollywood lawyer.
* The fat kid from Willy Wonka owns his own accounting firm.
* The fat kid from Stand By Me became a very successful actor and married Rebecca Romjin.
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