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Problem scenario
The “brief biographies of the signers” of the laminated guide of The Declaration of Independence (a QuickStudy Academic publication) indicates that Carter Braxton died in 1761. Why is this?
Answer
It is a mistake. He died in 1797 according to https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/braxton-carter-1736-1797/
The laminated guide is not bad all-in-all. You can buy it on Amazon.
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Question
Emerson’s famous poem named Concord Hymn begins with: “By the rude bridge that arched the flood,”
Why was the bridge considered “rude”?
Answer
The short answer is the word “rude” means “unfinished” (as opposed to being disrespectful), and the condition of the bridge in the 1830s was poor [6] or possibly non-existent [5].
Here is the longer answer:
This was the poem with the well-known quote “the shot heard round the world.” It was originally written to dedicate a monument at the North Bridge [5] in Concord.
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One of the two problem scenarios apply.
Problem Scenario #1
You run this: sudo modprobe zfs. You get this:
modprobe: FATAL: Module zfs not found in directory /lib/modules/6.1.0-37-cloud-amd64
Problem Scenario #2
You run this: zpool list
You get this:
The ZFS modules cannot be auto-loaded.
Try running ‘modprobe zfs’ as root to manually load them.
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Problem scenario
You want to use ZFS (e.g., and run zpool commands or use ZFS to modify volumes) on a Debian/Ubuntu Linux system. What should you do?
Solution
Run these commands:
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev uuid-dev libblkid-dev pkg-config libssl-dev
sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y install build-essential
codename=$(lsb_release -cs);echo “deb http://deb.debian.org/debian $codename-backports main contrib non-free”|sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install zfs-dkms zfsutils-linux # if you get a prompt, …
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Problem scenario
You want to buy the 18th largest cryptocurrency (by market capitalization as of 1/19/25). It came out on 1/18/25. Where do you buy TRUMP?
Answer
www.kraken.com
(You don’t need a wallet or software. You can use kraken.com as a custodial exchange.)
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Problem scenario
A furnace keeps getting hot exceeding the desired temperature of the thermostat. It never stops and is creating a great deal of heat. What could be wrong?
Possible Solution #1
It could be a thermostat issue. Can you replace the thermostat or remove it from the wall to see if that stops the heater? If it keeps getting hot, see the other options below.
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Problem scenario
You are using the Coinbase wallet. You try to swap a currency. You click on “Find best price.” But you see “You need ETH before you can make a transaction on the Ethereum network.”
You do have ETH in your wallet. How do you proceed?
Possible Solution #1
Use the Coinbase Wallet app on a phone instead of the website version.
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Problem scenario
You have sent cryptocurrency from your Coinbase account to an outside account (e.g., to Kraken.com, Changelly.com, Binance.us, or a wallet). You want to add some information to help you remember what it was for. How do you affix self-written content to the records in Coinbase?
Solution
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