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November 29

the white horse westbury

Was the monument vandalised, defaced or altered in any way during the 1940's — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4mpi (talk • contribs) 10:37, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

It was concreted over in the late 1950s - I can see nothing to indicate anything significant in the 1940s. Wymspen (talk) 11:51, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

• According to this, it was covered up during WWII to stop enemy pilots using it as a landmark. Smurrayinchester 15:08, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

USB port buy

I wish to buy this product but a brand new one which is (I'm guessing) this. Problem is, I'm unable understand whether the new one consists of all the extras, along, like the used one.

Note: Nothing is specified in the old and new product pages' of the extras.

Could you give me a reliable link where I could buy this product, with extras altogether.

103.230.106.7 (talk) 18:57, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

The old product pages on Amazon states

" Package Includes:
1.16 PORT USB HUB*1
2.USB data cable*1
3.DC5V/5A power adapter*1 (NOTE: Power cord: US/EU/UK/AU) "

You could send a message to the seller and ask them. For obvious reasons we don't know what they supply. -- SGBailey (talk) 19:22, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Powerless Glasses

1) I'm planning on to buy powerless UV glasses for computer usage, because I use computer all the time. I also wish to wear them outside due to 'sun' and 'dust' issue; the main reason why I'm planed to get black 100% UV protection... If it doesn't fall under the 'medical advice law', what do you suggest?

2) If you state to buy separate glasses i.e. one for computer usage and one for outdoors, regardless of point (1), please give me an example of each, something extremely feather weight with a "rubber grip" section on the nose part. I would like to buy from U.S.A on-line.

103.230.104.5 (talk) 19:17, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Here's a link to UV Blocking Glasses at Amazon.com, where you have your pick of what is available. μηδείς (talk) 01:26, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Any idea/link, if I could get this in black? Plus, does it meet point (1)requirements (just about)? 103.230.105.24 (talk) 09:26, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

If you have a modern, flat-screen monitor (LCD) any glasses will do, as they do not emit any UV. The older CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors did emit some - though less than a flourescent light does. https://www.techwalla.com/articles/do-computer-screens-emit-uv-light Wymspen (talk) 10:10, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

How do I measure my monitor's information? - I possess "Toshiba Satellite L850-166" Laptop. What is its diagnostic? 103.230.107.23 (talk) 19:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

All laptops made in the last 20 years do not have CRT screens. Here [1] is a source saying LCD screens do not emit UV light. So it's safe to say your laptop does not emit UV light. SemanticMantis (talk) 21:36, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Which part of "I also wish to wear them outside due to 'sun' and 'dust' issue" are we ignoring? The OP knows how to post here, so I suggest he search Amazon at the link above. μηδείς (talk) 05:05, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

I have no idea what you or anyone else is ignoring, or why you are replying to me at all. I only replied to OP's question about a monitor, that is why I threaded my reply directly to his question about computer screens. SemanticMantis (talk) 17:39, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

I suppose I could have outdented, but was responding to the general concentration on laptops, when the OP said his main reason was sun and dust. There was a reason why I said we, and not thou. μηδείς (talk) 22:35, 1 December 2016 (UTC)