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San Fransicko, Californica, pontificates with boycotts
JT > San Fransicko, Californica, pontificates JT > with boycotts, but reality sets in.... LOL http://www.kcbs.com/bayareanews/Sanctuary-City-/6993538 Posted: Friday, 07 May 2010 6:17AM Sanctuary City? SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The federal program is called Secure Communities and it allows for the state ... 8 Jun 2010 19:30

Barcode Symbologies
Hi, I need to pick a barcode symbology that is unlinkey to be encountered in day-to-day items to minimize conflicts. E.g., UPC is non-starter. I only need 8 decimal digits so no need for the more complex codes. I prefer a 2 dimensional code as it increases the available choices for scanners. I'll probably ... 3 Jun 2010 14:32

Low Freq. Capacitor Charger
I need to build a circuit that will charge a 100uF capacitor to 240V with a _10 Hz_ pulse, and then have the cap hold the charge for at least 24 hours. The purpose is to establish a static field via a pair of plate electrodes connected in parallel with the cap. I am thinking of an LM555 feeding a 10% duty cycle p... 25 May 2010 10:13

conservation of Euros
On May 23, 10:41 am, "k...(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <k...(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote: On Sun, 23 May 2010 04:47:36 -0700, "JosephKK"<quiettechb...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: On Sat, 22 May 2010 08:50:50 -0700, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: JosephKK wrote: On Fri, 21 May 2010 12:45:07 -0700, Joerg <... 24 May 2010 20:10

PC = Personal Copier :)
Even better: Not Personal Computer, but Personal Copier ! =D Bye, Skybuck =D "Skybuck Flying" <IntoTheFuture(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:597c7$4bf9fdba$54190f09$20458(a)cache4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl... Yes People, Today I suddenly realized what PC really stands for: Not Personal Computer, b... 24 May 2010 01:33

PC = Personal Copy
Yes People, Today I suddenly realized what PC really stands for: Not Personal Computer, but Personal Copy ! ;) :) Bye, Skybuck =D ... 24 May 2010 00:28

5 Ghz Routers Cause Nausea & Dizziness - To You Too?
5 Ghz Routers Cause Nausea & Dizziness - To You Too? The router shown in the figure is Linksys WRT600N Router, that is exactly the one I bought about 4 years ago but currently I operate it at 2.5 Ghz frequency only and I have closed the 5 Ghz band. It is an excellent router no question about it. It was written ... 27 May 2010 00:37

Metcal soldering irons
Archimedes' Lever wrote... On 23 May 2010 03:35:49 -0700, Winfield Hill <Winfield_member(a)newsguy.com> wrote: Glenn Gundlach wrote... Yesterday I missed out on a Metcal soldering iron by the bid increment of $1. I eSniped it 6 seconds before the end but the winner came in 2 seconds befor... 25 May 2010 19:05

PhD in Electronic Engineering
Bob wrote: So, my questions to the seasoned engineers: PhD for electronics: even bother? Generally no, it's a hinderance for the majority of practical industry jobs. You could however always leave it completely off your Resume for some jobs... If yes, to what extent does doing practical work on the sid... 27 May 2010 00:37

EEVblog Live Event
For those interested in such things, I'm doing my first live streaming EEVblog event tomorrow morning (8am Monday, Sydney time). See: http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/21/the-eevblog-live-show/ Dave. -- --------------------------------------------- Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: ht... 25 May 2010 02:39