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Someone, somewhere, had to report that doorbells went down because the very big cloud did not stay up.

I think we're doing the 21st century wrong.



My Ring doorbell works just fine without an internet connection (or during a cloud outage). The video storage and app notifications are another matter, but the doorbell itself continues to ring when someone pushes the button.


Someone, somewhere, had to report that rock throwers went down because the very big cloud did not stay up.

I think we're doing the 16th century wrong.


Except we're not doing the 16th century right now.


Black powder is still used by firearm enthusiasts, and just like in the 16th century I'm sure they don't appreciate it getting wet when it rains




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