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Understanding DC current from battery source...

just to talk about a few things here: If replacing the battery was the solution, the battery was the problem, simple as that. The alternator charges the battery, which in turn the car runs off of (basicly). Batteries can fail. They can short out, run out of water, or cells fail, causing...
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- Post #15
- May 7, 2005
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Texas Schools May Have Cheated:12-19-04 Who is surprised? This is the M.O. of the RRR FLL's

True. No matter what good intentions you may have, home school is a terrible thing to do to your child's future. They learn no social and communication skills, which is arguably the most important thing a person will ever possess. That is how you meet people, move up the ladder, aquire...
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- Post #29
- Dec 20, 2004
- Forum: Politics and News
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Upgrades in modern combat armor?

As covered above, the shear amount of kinetic energy is too much to dissapate like its nothing. Now genetic engineering is an interesting angle. One can make a 500lb, 7 foot beast that can take a bullet with out armor, but I don't know how the government will get that one by the public. Then...
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- Post #7
- Dec 10, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Riggin an ATX or AT Power Supply as a general power supply

How do you kids dying have anything to do with replacing a PSU? Had to read it a few times to get what what going on. And yes, Dell PSU are proprietary(as far as I've seen). The bastards make you go through them to get a new one. Now you might make you own, using google and a multimeter...
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- Post #7
- Dec 9, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Can't figure out how to design a circuit for EE class

I've been looking around digikey, and havent found a lot of what you need, and if its not there, its a real pain to find anywhere else. 20 amps is a whole lotta power. You sure thats the output right? And not what the input is (a standard 20 amp 120V outlet)? It's still possible, but not...
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- Post #11
- Dec 9, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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A technical question about overweight people...

My opinions (and experience) on all the nit picky science stuff on the matter is a bunch of BS. YES, maybe TECHNICALLY, if all things are equal, eating EXACTLY X amount of Y will make a performance difference. Then again, you might argue that putting a super expensive, high octane gas into...
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- Post #58
- Dec 1, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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A technical question about overweight people...

When I ran cross country for 6 years (probally the closest most will ever get to an olympic athlete's workout) I had a 3500 cal diet of (mostly) healthy food. This is lots of fruit, bread, and meat. I had to stay constantly hydrated (with WATER, not sports drinks) during they day, which means...
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- Post #41
- Nov 29, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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polarity of power cords

Great post. But I wanted to clarify: In case you haven't noticed, when it comes to wiring in AC, there is no positive or negative. Only a hot wire(black, red) or cold (white, bare). And in many (older) setups the white and ground wires meet back up in the circuit breaker then go to a steak in...
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- Post #10
- Nov 29, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Looks like I might be in Houston/Clear Lake soon

Clear Lake IS NASA and there are tons of places to stay. I also recall several funeral homes in the area. (they seem to be next door to the old folks homes too) i've lived there most of my life, not a bad place at all.
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- Post #17
- Nov 2, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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If all I've got is 8500DV AIW AGP or 9100 PCI, which for current games?

there is a big difference between the 8500 and the 8500DV, don't make that mistake. As far as a 8500DV vs a 9100 goes, your guess is as good as mine.
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- Post #21
- Nov 1, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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RAID 1 for your CPU and memory?

I am not totally sure on the specifics, but the space shuttle has many redundent computers, several doing the same calculations. If one starts giving out bad data, it is automaticly taken off line and a hot standby kicks in instantly. I don't see the economic fesability in consumer grade...
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- Post #4
- Oct 22, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Hydrogen leakage

IIRC, that thought has been explored, but turned down(for now at least). The reason is - what if something happened to the ship during take-off? Even though space travel has one of the best transporation records in the world, if that sucker blows up in the upper atmophere, and dumps tons and...
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- Post #20
- Oct 15, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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A+ certification

Ya buddy. 16 credits is no where a heavy load. 15 is the minimum per semester for a common 120 hour, 4-year degree with no summer school. sorry to burst your bubble. But take summer school - that stuff is awsome. Knocking out 12 hours at the end of a normally wasted summer is most...
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- Post #7
- Oct 11, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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dvd compared to film

It has to be. Think about projecting a 1024i image on a 30 foot screen? It would look like crap. DVD quality is NOT film quality. As far as lower quality then analog, I am divided. The picture is much more sharp looking, but the colors on DVD look awful. If you ever look at an object with...
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- Post #14
- Oct 10, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Address/Data lines

The 68HC11 has 40 data lines, or 5, 8-bit parallel ports. Is that what you are refering to as data lines? I am doing some coding in C for one of these babys for a computer mod job right now, so I have been digging all through the specs. It is a great chip BTW, if not a little old. Very...
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- Post #8
- Sep 17, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Putting HDD rails into a case

Good idea, with the HDD cage. I won't use the Lian Li one, cause its metal. My special needs require it to be clear plastic. How I visualize it, a plastic cage is possible. The CD-ROM and the HDD are sandwiched together really tight in this little box, that is only accessable from the...
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- Post #4
- Aug 24, 2004
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Putting HDD rails into a case

I am designing this awsome case, but I hit a problem. The only way I will be able to access the HDD and the CD-ROM is from the front of the case. The only way to do this (that I can think of) is to install a rail system. Is there anywhere I can find a rail kit? I've looked around, I cant...
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- Aug 23, 2004
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Is their a limit of what the human brain can learn?

If you want to know how much your brain can hold, that is a difficult question. It can not at all be compared to that of a computer, because the entire concept of data storage is different, but to get a general idea of how big it is, think of this: How many movies can one remember? Say a...
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- Post #44
- Aug 12, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Why would someone buy an automatic sports car?

That kinda funny cause a good friend of mine's '96 Jeep Grand w/210K miles has gone through 4 transmissions. Lucky for him he is a mechanic. People get automatics for the convinience. A former mentor of mine was a rich race car driver. I used to hang out w/him in his garage while he played...
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- Post #154
- Aug 12, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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DooM3 Graphics Engine

D4mn, never thought of that! Mars has 1/3 the gravity of Earth. That means TECHNICALLY if the game had a realisic physics engine, you should be able to jump over 10 foot high walls and across 20 foot chasms. But I'm glad they didn't. Edit: AND the bodies really WOULD fly 20 feet back after...
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- Post #110
- Aug 12, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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DooM3 Graphics Engine

I have just beating D3 over the weekend, having beaten Painkiller, Deus Ex 2, and played extensivly on FC, and have a few observations here. The attempts at true, real-time light rendering on D3 was a noble effort, and a good first attempt. This concept is at its first generation for...
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- Post #95
- Aug 11, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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how long of a password could the world's best computer crack?

I once read something a while back that the NSA has backdoors into all encription algorithems. I know that sounds far fetched, but with the NSA you never know. Almost everything about their entire operation is very classified, the have some of the best hackers in the world, and they have a...
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- Post #17
- Jul 24, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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0.999999[r] = 1

From what I have read, this is what I have come to conclude is as simple terms as I can muster. Think about it, it really does make sence: First about limits (not because we don't know, but just to be thorough). A limit is a number that something (usually the result of a equations, like in a...
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- Post #40
- Jul 21, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Wireless Power

DUH! I learned that one playing SimCity. We'll all have that one in about 2020! :D
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- Post #11
- Jul 20, 2004
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Why do people drive with both hands on the steering wheel?

^^^ what he said. I personally usually only drive with one hand, but thats outta shear lazyness, and I do a lot of highway driving where sharp, precision maneuverability isn't needed. But when I do stuff like quick sharp turing like in a tight parking lot, I move to two hands. Nothing beats...
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- Post #168
- Jul 4, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Delete

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- Post #4
- Jul 2, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Future for CPU's?

agreed. I can easily see us pull a 180 and go back to using dumb terminals. Well, in a sence. The infastructure is rapidly being put into place to deliver entire apps on demand via internet.
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- Post #22
- Jul 2, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Worst Tech support ever by Apple

HOLY COW!!!! And you still find time to work? Anyways. Even if you get your situation resolved. I think Mr. Jobs should get notification about it. Don't ask for help, but just inform him of what the situation was. CEO's need to know the condition of their own company. I really do think...
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- Post #72
- Jul 1, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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OT: Internet DSL Charges

wow. I pay $30 a month(first 6 months promo, soon moving to $50). I have cable, but I almost ALWAYS get a sustained 3Mb down and a horribly lousy 350Kb up(ive been spoiled). Its so sweet dl'ing 650MB in half an hour.
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- Post #23
- Jun 25, 2004
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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How does a computer work?

two words: Lawn Knomes. Lots and lots of little tiny lawn knomes running around inside their little box. seriously? that is one big question. Yes, boolean logic is a key principle, but there are many things that go together. How about things like the ALUs, DACs, 4 phase power converts, and...
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- Post #10
- Jun 25, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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The future of HDDs and Memory

The thread about the hyperdrive got me thinking. In the far future (think 15-25 years), there is a good chance for many HDDs being solid state. What do you think the plausibility for merging the HHDs with the system memory? It would have to be non-destructive, so it cant be lost then the...
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- Jun 25, 2004
- Replies: 2
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how to remove picture at boot

It you are talking about the BIOS splash screen, then just go into the bios and disable 'silent boot' or whatever its called.
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- Post #7
- Jun 8, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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PC wont post / beep codes - Vid Card Toasted

agreed.
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- Post #3
- Jun 8, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Replacing CD-RW Drive - screws

the only way to remove the drive is through the screws. So it you have to strip them just to get them loose, oh well. The only damage done is you won't be able to use those specific screw holes anymore. If you do strip them and cant get them out, jam a small flat head screwdriver underneith...
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- Post #2
- Jun 8, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Whats wrong with my cell phone

seriously man, just call your provider. They know a lot more about their specific system then us. Besides, they can do cool stuff that you can't. Like once when i was having problems connecting to the internet, I called them up and they told me that 2 of the 4 key services had shut down on...
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- Post #18
- Jun 8, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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SprintPCS - PCS vision billing beware!!!

why is this thread that relevent? Ive had sprint for a year now, and I like there service. Ive been on vision on and off, depending on my budget. True, they may charge for web access if you don't have the 'vision' plan, but what carrier dosn't? They also have pretty good protection against...
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- Post #8
- Jun 7, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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oops wrong forum please delete

werd. and merry christmas and a happy new year to the rest of ya'll
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- Post #5
- May 31, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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If you use NTFS Encryption, read this

has anyone checked out a NTFS decrypter? I find one here, but if you look under the 'Know limitations' section, there seems to be some major restrictions.
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- Post #65
- May 29, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Learning how to type

AOL Instant Messanger.
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- Post #5
- May 27, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best OS for gaming right now...

The best way to go is XP, but a lot of times, older games won't run, and the 'compatibility mode' is worthless. Im surprised no one here has mentioned Microsoft Virutal PC. I use it for DOS, freeBSD, Windows 2003 Enterprise, and Windows 1.01(that one is kinda buggy). It creates a completly...
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- Post #55
- May 18, 2004
- Forum: Operating Systems

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