Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:50:07 +1100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: <10j6hfe$3mtri$7@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit Injection-Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:25:32 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8ae62653f8d6c6809e34747212ed44b2"; logging-data="700604"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19hi/7MGt2402fpU3HonTd9jSjQgtB8DZA=" User-Agent: KNode/0.10.9 Cancel-Lock: sha1:7Bg++ZrgB+JeThsgLyTpAp1Qwto= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:80332 Groovy hepcat c186282 was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Fri, 2 Jan 2026 06:56 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it. > On 1/1/26 14:21, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: >> On Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:29:21 +1100, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote: >> >>> Groovy hepcat c186282 was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Tue, 30 >>> Dec 2025 03:25 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it. >>> >>>> Had some non-stick film, and duck tape. >>> >>> Forgive the spelling correction here; but unless it quacks and >>> waddles, that's duct tape. :) >> >> Etymology 3, as in the material >> the tape was made from. >> >> It is “duct” that is the misspelling. > > "Duck" was a legal brand-name. Competitors > had to come up with a variant. > > "Duck" tape was invented back during WW2 ... > a 'water-proof' super-sticky tape good for a > variety of military needs. > > "Duck" or "Duct" ... STILL one of the most > useful things in the world :-) Ah! I wasn't aware of the derivation of the name. Thanks for the education, everyone! :) > If you're into tape, DO check out "Alien Tape" > and variants. Based on "Gecko Toe" equivs ... > a zillion hyper-fine fibers that stick to > things via inherent micro molecular static > forces. You TWIST it a little to get it > loose, CAN wash it and re-use, it's not > an 'adhesive' per-se, not a 'glue'. Also interesting. -- ----- Dig the NEW and IMPROVED news sig!! ----- -------------- Shaggy was here! --------------- Ain't I'm a dawg!!