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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. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

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    Clothing and colour in China also played an important role in representing its wearer's identity, rank, and culture. [1] Clothing which were decorated with Chinese dragons and cosmological symbols, rank badges were typically symbol of status of the ruling class in ancient China.

  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. Nudie Cohn - Wikipedia

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    Nuta Kotlyarenko (Ukrainian: Нута Котляренко; December 15, 1902 – May 9, 1984), known professionally as Nudie Cohn, was a Ukrainian-American tailor who designed decorative rhinestone-covered suits, known popularly as "Nudie Suits", and other elaborate outfits for some of the most famous celebrities of his era.

  6. Bògòlanfini - Wikipedia

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    In the Bambara language, the word bògòlanfini is a composite of bɔgɔ, meaning "earth" or "mud"; lan, meaning "with" or "by means of"; and fini, meaning "cloth". [4] Although usually translated as "mud cloth," bògòlan actually refers to slip clay with a high iron content. The iron in the clay will stain handspun and handwoven cotton ...

  7. Lint (material) - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of dryer lint Pocket lint. Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textile fibers, hair and other materials, usually found on and around clothing.Certain materials used in the manufacture of clothing, such as cotton, linen, and wool, contain numerous, very short fibers bundled together. [1]

  8. Capote (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes). A capote (French:) or capot (French:) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood.. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a means of coping with harsh winters. [1]

  9. Muumuu - Wikipedia

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    The muumuu was made of lightweight solid white cotton fabric and, in addition to being an undergarment, served Hawaiian women as a housedress, nightgown, and swimsuit. [4] Holokū was the original name for the Mother Hubbard dress introduced by Protestant missionaries to Hawaii in the 1820s.