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    Semi-technical: Can I run a PicoPSU off a SMPS?

    It probably will work, but keep in mind : High efficiency power supplies are among the most challenging loads for a power converter to drive from a stability perspective. Most power converters regulate their output voltage by measuring the output voltage, and increasing/decreasing the output...
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    Austin! What, where, etc.

    Franklin's and John Muller's new place are solid recommendations. If you don't want to wait for hours in line, John muller's previous trailer (now renamed LA BBQ), is very good as well, and has pretty short waits, especially if you get there at 11 am during the week. I highly recommend the txeas...
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    Why is this diode here...

    My initial guess it that it exist to make sure Vout can never go above 5V+0.7V. So it's clamping Vo, not the rail. This makes sure that if there any 5V-ish devices connected, they can;t be damaged by overvoltage. Or as someone else mentioned, it could be one part of an ESD protection circuit...
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    Improving lockout strength in olympic lifting

    I've been doing olympic style lifting for a couple of months now, and am currently limited by my lockout strength in the snatch and the jerk. I also seem to have an issue with keeping my elbows a little bent rather than fully locked out. I've been working on snatch grip push presses and...
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    Recommend me a REFRESHING manly cocktail for bars:

    Good point. Gordons's is a darn fine gin. I'm also a fan of regular bombay (the white label, not bombay sapphire). Plymouth is a classic, though it might disappear a bit in a G&T. Monopolova, surprisingly makes a gin that's pretty affordable, and not too bad. Some decent bars I know use it as...
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    Recommend me a REFRESHING manly cocktail for bars:

    two that come to mind are: Mint Julep Ramos Gin Fizz (only order this one at a good cocktail bar that's willing to shake the drink for a loooong time)
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    Best Party Boardgame - Non US trivia reliant

    Thanks for all the suggestions.Language isn't really an issue; most of the people are near-fluent in english. Looks like some good suggestions and split opinions on apples to apples. I did some poking around and the game Balderdash looks like it could be fun. Has anyone here ever played it?
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    Best Party Boardgame - Non US trivia reliant

    I'm looking to buy a party boardgame for a group of about 8-10 adults. Roughly gender balanced. Nothing super geeky, just something to pass time when people get together. One catch is the fact that the majority of the people in this group are 1st generation indian or chinese immigrants, and...
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    tabata/interval training

    I'm interested in adding some interval training to my exercise routine, and the tabata protocol (20 sec max intensity, 10 sec rest X8) seemed to be a good choice (I know I'll have to work up to it). I used to think this was strictly a cardio-exercise based thing, but then I saw a few places...
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    ~$500 stereo budget

    Thanks for all your help guys. I decided to go with the Audioengine A5's. I'll let you know how they sound soon, when they arrive.
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    ~$500 stereo budget

    It's a roughly 11feetx15 feet living space, attached to a 7''x8''open kitchen and a 10''x10'' dining area. The speakers will be in the living room, which has a TV, computer and magazine rack on the front wall; side tables and sofa on the back, bookshelves on the side short wall; windows on the...
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    ~$500 stereo budget

    Thanks for your suggestion - that's a route that I didn't even consider earlier. A computer will be my primary source ( I may add an external CD player later). How does the internal amplification of these studio monitors compare to the external amp + speaker route? Also, would going with...
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    ~$500 stereo budget

    I'm interested in building a 2.1 system + reciever for about ~500. I'd like to keep it upgradable in the future. I'm being torn between two routes: 1. Buy a ~$200 stereo reciever(like the Onkyo TX-8255) and spend the rest on speakers. 2. Buy a el-cheapo thrift store receiver, and spend the...
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    Framboise Lambic Ale - Raspberry Beer!

    Real lambics/Geuze style beers are nothing like the mass-produced artificially flavoured stufff that lindemans produces. An authentic geuzewhich is not fruit flavoured) like those made by cantillion, 3 Fointenin, Boon, etc will be bracingly tart, yeasty, and have prickly carbonation similar to...
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    just inhereted a bass guitar, what's some good bass lines?

    Jamiroquai has some fun, funky basslines played by stuart zender. Check out any of their first three albums
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    Austin, TX people

    Or get a friend to drop you off near downtown, and grab the airport flyer from there. I don't know if SuperShuttle qualifies as "cheap", but it exists ...
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    Don't ever talk about your ex as 'Sloppy Seconds'

    You're probably thinking of "The Girl Next Door".
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    Don't ever talk about your ex as 'Sloppy Seconds'

    But this is something people care about.....
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    What is a realistic job level to get with M.S. in Engineering

    Totally depends on your particular specialty, which I'll let someone else comment about. Some areas, without a Phd, you're basically a lab rat, while in other engg. fields, a bachelors is enough. Your industry experience should have given you some exposure to the typical backgrounds of your...
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    Student wanting to go to India...

    In major cities like new delhi, there will be plenty of atm's and banks, though probably not at every street corner like the US. Traveller's cheques will probably be accepted at shops in touristy areas, though you're probably bwtter off carrying a few of them, and exchanging them at banks...
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    Would you be embarassed to shop at goodwill?

    I've never bought clothes there, mostly because the entire store usually smells a little funky, and I have an unnatural aversion to buying used clothes. I don't think there is anything wrong with people who buy clothes there though. I do buy a ton of books there, because it's a great way to kill...
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    401(k) sucks, I hate stocks

    The bolded part is what I don't agree with. Studies like to show nice Arithemetic means of long periods, which show annualized returns having lower standard deviations the longer you average over. However, if you're investing a sum of money today which you want to tap 30 years from now, the...
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    401(k) sucks, I hate stocks

    I've yet to see a convincing argument or explanation for mean reversion. Maybe you could point me to one? About your second point, I'm not sure what you mean. Yes, standard dev. for a 1 year return vs. say a 20 year return will be different, and I certainly don't advocate moving in and out of...
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    401(k) sucks, I hate stocks

    http://homepage.mac.com/j.nors...nce/risk-and-time.html I know you have some finance related background, so I'd recommend poking around the rest of the website; there's some interesting information (especially for someone like me w/o a formal background in finance, but having interest in it's...
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    where to buy a big box?

    I know fedex sells some large boxes (I remember atleast 24x24x24), so you might want to try that.
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    Ikea Shipping charges .......?

    Ikea shipping is crazy. OTOH, if there is an ikea store near you, you can buy the stuff in store, and they have delivery options for a reasonable fee, so you don't have to haul the stuff home yourself.
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    need a quick answer - MIT and Boston people

    It's funny you say that. Gooseberry's was one of the places I had to go to once every 3 months, just to remind myself how much I hated it. But I do know many people who thought it was decent, so I can understand you.
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    need a quick answer - MIT and Boston people

    Weak, the food trucks were perfect when you had very little time between classes in building 36 and the stata center. I havent been on campus since january, and stopped being fulltime at MIT since last year ( I was finishing up my VI-A thesis in austin). I totally forgot about the royal...
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    need a quick answer - MIT and Boston people

    If you go duing normal school hours, the doors are unlocked to the Stata Center (the weird building). You should be able to get in and walk around (though it's really just a bunch of unfinished concrete and weird staircases on the inside. If you know anyone at MIT, it's probably easier to get...
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    With much seriousness, I must ask this question

    I've had watermelon "aguas frescas" at some mexican places, but never seen it in a store or bottle.
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    View on the Different fields in Electircal Engineering

    Well, if you're really interested in VLSI/chip design, you'll probably need to go to grad school. If this is what you want to do, I recommend going to a good school for your master's degree (full or part time,), and make sure you get a good GPA and thesis. It'll probably be much easier to find a...
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    Calling all engineers

    Cool, I'm a mixed signal IC design engineer too (albeit I just started working fulltime 4 months ago). I agree with you- for the most part it's a great job and the people are smart. But with tapeout, also come the long hours to checking out DRC errors and making sure shit works...but I can see...
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    Fabricate your own integrated circuit?

    nice, what was it? Also, a 50um process? how long ago was this? Plus designing with only 3 metal layers? I guess I'm spoiled with the 65nm, 7 metal layer process that I'm currently using.
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    Fabricate your own integrated circuit?

    You could, but remember that this can get expensive you have to pay for it. I don't know about the cost of the fariction itself, but the tools you'd typically need to use like cadence virtuoso, LVS, layout extraction, etc. will be really expensive. Also, are you familiar with the steps needed to...
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    Can someone explain electrical stuff to me

    As I'm working in a related area, I wanted to add a few comment to your post. First of all, I think it's a pretty good crack at explaining this stuff to someone who doesn't know much about it. This might be a little technical, so this is probably more for your benefit than DJ Fuji's. Apologie in...
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    Identifying a short story

    Ok, so I read this short story a while back in an anthology, but I'm struggling to remember the name of the story or the author. It may be a long shot, but ATOT is the only place that I know I can ask something like this, and it's been bugging me for an hour now. Summary: A wine connoisseur...
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    21st Birthday coming up in ~1 month, what sort of alcohol do I ask for?

    Try some bourbon. Maker's mark should be around your budget, and is a decent bourbon. I recommend bourbon over scotch because it's sweeter, and more beginner friendly (IMO). If you like gin (most people don't at the start), you can get something like bombay sapphire. If you want to start with...
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    Good beer to get that's semi-exclusive to Maine/New Hampshire?

    Geary (New hampshire), and Gritty McDuff (Maine)
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    My fate is TBD by a computer lottery :)

    Don't worry about that. What this guy did is compeletly moronic, but all the slots he doesn't use up will be filled by waitlist candidates. All he did was increase his opportunity to get picked (and he may even get rejected if he applied multiple times through the same employer). Anyway...
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    RLC Circuit question

    Goto MIT's OCW website (ocw.mit.edu), and under the Electrical Engg and Comp Sci section, you'll find the 6.002 webpage. Look at the relevbant coursenotes, especially lecture note #15. That should help. Link for the Lazy For now, it seems that your professor has not discussed Laplace...
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