He walked fifty feet downshore, stepped onto the pond, walked a wide loop on the solid stuff, turned to shore, started toward the black water.

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The cheap stuff has evolved so quickly and become so solid that the newest technology firms have built their businesses on it.

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The duralumin build, which is the same stuff used in airplane construction, feels insanely solid, and there's absolutely no bend to the top half of the chassis.

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"Now that Service Pack 4 for NT 4.0 has shipped with a lot of cool stuff, NT 4.0 is a solid product with an impressive installed rate, " he added.

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It's almost the same mix as in the solid-rocket boosters on the Space Shuttle, and it's powerful stuff.

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Professor SAPOLSKY: I think you get to a time in life where by definition stuff's turning to quicksand and wherever you can get some solid footing of the familiar suddenly becomes real comforting.

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