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Friday August 25 2023

I nearly gave up after trying several HTML "prettify" tools.
All work, well, sort of. Tidy is a built-in PHP feature. The documentation is poor, very poor. They describe each option in a way that doesn't really explain what the option does.
Tidy, like many software tools, tries to be all things....
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Monday August 21 2023

I started using Bulma several years ago. I have looked at alternatives, some have come and gone. I must say, I understand why someone would want to start their own package ... the problem, of course, is keeping up to date on technology changes (in both CSS, HTML and scripting languages), and code...
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Monday August 21 2023
Displaying website pages involves structuring them with HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). You can use a web page editor that is quite like a word processor. The underlying code structure to display the page on the internet is HTML.
Over the years the rendering of HTML pages by browsers has become...
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Saturday August 19 2023

'Twas the day when CSS was useful – but not necessary. The limitations in the early days meant that it was a toss up between inline tags, styles, and floats.
One CSS framework stood out. Bootstrap was popular with its float based grid system. My take on it was that Bootstrap was bloated and added...
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Sunday June 25 2023

Raw batteries (Samsung 18650's)
Some delays, and never expected either.
First, my garage is getting too full. Part of the problem is lack of space, part is procrastination on my part. I'm working on it slowly. To help, I've acquired a new tool chest. I'm also finally getting rid of stuff.
The...
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Saturday June 10 2023

As usual with all my articles, you can click the photo in the article for a larger version.
Anatomy of a bicycle – names for each part
Any "builder" will tell you ... expect the unexpected.
Refer to the bicycle anatomy photo at the right (photo courtesy of Wikipedia). The battery I bought...
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Wednesday June 7 2023

As usual with all my articles, you can click the photo in the article for a larger version. Once you have finished viewing the larger photo, hit your back button to get back to the article.
In previous articles, I pointed out that hydraulic brakes on an ebike should not be optional – particularly...
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Thursday June 1 2023

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I finished assembling the new Sanhema Road Bike. I think of it as a hybrid between a mountain bike and a road bike. The tires are 26 x 1.95. They would be suitable for light trail riding and general road...
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Wednesday May 31 2023

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Another change of plans. Obviously struggling with the donor bike issue. This is my third change, here's a brief history:
CCM Apex 6061, white, full suspension. This was my preferred donor...
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Sunday May 28 2023

I've restored cars. I've restored pick up trucks. Can't even begin to fathom the number, it's in the hundreds. All were painted. The vehicles I intended for resale, I hired a long time painter friend to lay down the paint. Many I painted myself. We used state-of-the-art spray booths with side and...
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