The heads pick up dirt and over time the tapes shed on the play and record heads. It's a dark brown mass that builds up. The thicker it is, the more it interferes with record/playback. Playback will sound muffled with a loss in the high end. Also, the buildup promotes the tapes shedding more doing damage over time. It usually comes off easy with a few light wipes with an alcohol dipped q-tip.

The only "trick" I've heard is you are supposed to only wipe off the tape head the way the tape runs across it. The idea being you don't want to scratch the head which would then damage the tape. I don't know if this was just folklore, but it seems logical.

I used to have a reel to reel Tascam 8 track that ran 1/2 tape in my studio. I was always careful to wipe only in the direction of the tape and I'd clean before each studio session. I never saw any build up on those heads.

He already forgot he was human. He thinks he's the great pumpkin.

Mark my words: Trump will now sign a minerals deal in Ukraine with Putin

That's when I'd put my "smart" phone in the toaster and go dust off the Nokia 3310

"I clear cut the forest and now there is a shortage of trees. Woe is me."

That makes me feel better. I'm happy that my premiums are going to end up in the pockets of some CEO on a boat somewhere instead of to my family after I die. I'm sure the CEO needs the money more then my daughter. I mean, underage trafficked girls and coke doesn't pay for itself.

Thinkpad clitoris

I always called it the mouse nipple.

I hate key fobs, I have two cars both with massive fobs. I can't keep both on my keyring if I'm planning to put my keys in my pants pocket. I also hate these stupid things are $200-300 to replace - even more at a dealer.

They don't even make the car more secure or harder to steal. Get rid of them.

He is. His job is to wreck the USA and harm it's allies. He gets to keep what he can embezzle from the country.

He's only got a few years left. Might as well fuck everything up on his way out and be secured in history books.

Still better than 95% of reddit posts.

That's awesome. I wish I could put animated gifs on a t-shirt.

Dammit future t-shirt technology. Get here already.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I assume most of those rounds are going to be about the same for the meat on the receiving end. I have to look at see what rounds are allowed at my local shooting range and pick from that.

I'm just now starting the process of getting a PAL. We're going to buy a shotgun and some sort of rifle and a good scope. I don't know anything about rifles and best calibers so that's going to take some research.

This is creeps like Stephen Miller and the other nazi goons. Trump is an idiot. He'll do anything if you compliment him enough.

Half the bands mentioned in this post are from the 90s - or had their haydays in the 90s.

Bibi in a Bikini?

DMSO is an industrial solvent that was all the rage in the late 70's/early 80's because people said it had magic powers to cure everything. By itself it showed some uses for pain relief but it also has the ability to absorb other chemicals and transfer those chemicals through the skin - which could have bad results.

People who use it repeatedly have a sulfur-ish funk to them.

I don't know if RFKjr uses DMSO, but it seems up his alley.

USDA mistakenly fired key bird flu response workers

No. No they didn't.

They fired people to try to free money for more tax breaks for the top 1% with zero concern if these people were needed or useful.

Dancing dudes with beards and round tits on the beach?