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  • noun slang stuff, things
  • noun slang (preceded by the) the best of its kind

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Alteration of shit.

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  • "NiCads need to be cycled, which means discharging them right down and fully charging them back up to avoid that memory effect I mentioned. Ironically, the harder you work them the longer they last, the opposite of what we would generally take to be true, which is why so many laptop owners have dead batteries. If you are lucky, (or rich), you will have a Li-Ion or LiPo pack, which are the shiznit when it comes to batteries."

    - Dave Thompson, 'The big fat lie about battery life', theage.com.au, 6 February 2009.

    February 6, 2009