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STEM / STEAM: How Watching Movies Has Changed Over the Years
This is 2026 and the technology choices for us to watch movies is dizzying! It was not always that way. A bit of history.. This article was posted originally on TechyMike.com in October 2015! I don’t want to start too far back, but, in the past 30 or 40 years there has been a remarkable technological…
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STEM / STEAM: Learning How to Read an Eyeglass Prescription then Order Glasses Online
…..at Zenni Optical. A golden oldie originally posted on TechyMike.com….but still valid in 2026. 🙂 Background I had new progressive glasses prescribed in February 2022. This prescription was MUCH stronger than previous prescriptions prompting the technician to question the Optometrist, just to make sure he did not mess up. He did not, but, the technician…
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STEM / STEAM: Lego Smart Play
Lego has a new “smart play” system that packs interesting technology into bricks, mini figures, and SMART tags. Watch this cool video: Then hit this web site for the latest information, and timing on when to pre-order. Briefly…..here is what Lego says on the web site: SMART Brick: Reacts to Your Every Move! Full of…
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STEM / STEAM: 2025 Adam Epstein Weather Summary for Northern California
From my perspective, 2025 weather in Northern California was kinda “bland” compared to some recent years….a good thing! 🙂 But…let’s see what Adam, Chief Meteorologist at Fox 40 News, Sacramento, CA has to say: For 2026, I will be spending a lot more time chasing STEM / STEAM information to post here….soooo, keep an eye…
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STEM / STEAM: 2024 Weather Summary for Northern California
Meteorologist Adam Epstein is the Chief Meterologist at Sacramento’s FOX40 news station, KTXL. For the third year in a row, Adam has given us permission to post his year end weather summary for Northern California. Thank you, Adam!  2024, to me, was hot! Very hot. In fact, the featured image shows the fire that hit very close…
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STEM / STEAM: I Asked Google Gemini AI About Hurricanes
With hurricane season under way, I was wondering about the severity of hurricanes so I asked Google Gemini. Question: Can hurricanes eventually get even worse than cat 5 or is there a fundamental reason why they cannot? Answer: Yes, hurricanes can potentially become even worse than Category 5. While the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale currently…
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STEM / STEAM: Remote Working After COVID
COVID forced everyone to understand the value of telecommuting, videoconferencing, and remote work. During that time……remote working / telecommuting / videoconferencing helped keep the world spinning for a few years while people worked at home. Now that the pandemic is “over”….there should no longer be ANY hesitation about continuing to remote work! After all……the benefits…
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STEM / STEAM: Phosphates in Your Pool? Read this first
I did a quick research project when I learned that all the measures I took (and MONEY we spent!) to lower the phosphate level in our pool….did NOTHING! My decision: Leave the phosphate level high and kill the algae as needed. Caveat: This is a quick un-scientific study of pool phosphates. Your phosphate remediation results…
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STEM / STEAM: YouTube TV Test 4
ForCarol: Drive Safe! Never Forget 