way OT: Re: red hat?

[Dave Stevens]

Quoting Hal <hal at faams.net>:

> On 4/16/2012 2:37 PM, jdow wrote:
>> On 2012/04/16 07:28, fred smith wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:04:45AM +0100, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
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>>>> On 04/13/2012 06:40 PM, jdow wrote:
>>>>> It might help if you washed them once and awhile.
>>>>>
>>>>> {O.O}   (You should know by not I lurk here and NO good
>>>>> straight-line is safe.)
>>>>
>>>> Washing tends to make them fall apart faster, not slower (intense
>>>> mechanical agitation and all that ;).
>>>
>>> I would think dry-cleaning would be the proper way to do it, no?
>>
>> I don't think I've ever tried to get a tee-shirt dry cleaned. It MIGHT
>> work. Dry clean is a third best to actually washing the clothing in a
>> suitable detergent. (Best is a phosphate bearing detergent if you can
>> find one with phosphates in it and really want clean. Ditto for dish
>> washing, too. That's once a year whether they need it or not, right?
>> <Sigh - hoists a glass saluting the good old days!>)
>>
>> Now, how can we tie this back to Linux? Anybody made a Fedora controlled
>> washing machine? Why not?
>>
> Before the advent of soap/detergent what was used as a cleaning  
> component? How did a Roman keep their toga fresh and clean? :-)
>
> --Hal.

the earliest intro to soapmaking I had was pouring rendered fat  
through ashes to get soap out. I suppose lye and fat will do it,  
doesn't seem very high tech.

here: http://www.delcitysoap.com/soaprecipe.htm


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