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  2. Bufferbloat - Wikipedia

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    Bufferbloat is the undesirable latency that comes from a router or other network equipment buffering too many data packets. Bufferbloat can also cause packet delay variation (also known as jitter), as well as reduce the overall network throughput .

  3. List of rolling papers - Wikipedia

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    Originally a Bolloré brand, sold to Republic Tobacco (Republic Technologies Inc); popular in Germany and Sweden. Pay-Pay: Spain: Pay-Pay rolling papers company was formed in Spain in 1703. This official website states the first papers were produced in 1764. It is the oldest rolling paper manufacturer still in operation. [1]

  4. Dave Täht - Wikipedia

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    Co-Founder of the Bufferbloat Project Dave Täht (born August 11, 1965) is an American network engineer , musician, lecturer, asteroid exploration advocate, and Internet activist. He is the chief executive officer of TekLibre.

  5. Presstoff - Wikipedia

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    It was invented in the 19th-century Germany. It was widely used during the World War II because natural leather had to be strictly rationed. In recent times, German consumers began favouring various leather replacements such as Presstoff that are more eco-friendly, as it breaks down easily when it becomes wet.

  6. Cotton paper - Wikipedia

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    Some cotton paper contains a watermark. It is used for banknotes in a number of countries. These banknotes are typically made from 100% cotton paper, but can also be made with a mixture of 75% or less flax. [3] Other materials may also be used and still be known as currency paper. Higher quality art papers are often made from cotton.

  7. Kraft process - Wikipedia

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    Kraft pulp is darker than other wood pulps, but it can be bleached to make very white pulp. Fully bleached kraft pulp is used to make high-quality paper where strength, whiteness, and resistance to yellowing are important. The kraft process can use a wider range of fiber sources than most other pulping processes.

  8. Greaseproof paper - Wikipedia

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    This is then passed between hard pressure rollers (supercalendered) to further increase the density, creating a paper called glassine. The glassine is treated with starches, alginates or carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in a size press to fill pores or treat the paper chemically to make it fat repellent. Basis weights are usually 30–50 g/m 2. [1]

  9. Deinking - Wikipedia

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    Recycling of used paper before the industrialisation of paper production, rag paper was recycled to make low-grade board. A process for removing printing inks from recycled paper was invented by German jurist Justus Claproth in 1774. [2] He practiced together with German paper producer Johann Engelhard Schmid. Today this method is called deinking.