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"Chris Quartztal and Tanty Bead" ?

Anyone remember this cartoon strip in a UK electronics magazine in the late '70s? I was VERY young then. But I'm thinki...
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posted by fleetie
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Cell Phone <=> USB <=> Address Book

My old LG "The V" cell phone finally croaked, so I have a new LG VN251. I'm looking for _good_ software to talk to the...
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74hct238 vs 74hct138

Why does it seem so much harder to find a 74hct238 chip than the 74hct138? I need a 1-of-8 decoder with HIGH output, bu...
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Aldi £59 petrol generator and television

On just buying a 800 watt 'two' stroke petrol generator from Aldi, we have heard from someone who says that he has got...
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posted by greendt
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I got Smart Metered Today

I saw a strange truck in the neighborhood, the guy went to the electrical boxes of a couple houses in the area. I figur...
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posted by amdx
157 comments posted 14yrs posted by amdx

The Wire In Wire Guided Missiles

Back during the cold war some EE said that he had little faith in any radio controlled missile. The only thing you coul...
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posted by Bret_E_Cahill
15 comments posted 14yrs posted by Bret_E_Cahill

OT computer question

I have DSL with a modem supplied by my telco. It has four ethernet ports on it. If I want to add wi-fi. Can I just get...
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posted by default
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Whatzit?

I'm tracing a PCB and came upon a 18-pin DIL (thru-hole) marked... 31199A R /\/\9603CDW ^^^^--- Moto Batwing or Microch...
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Seating Header Strips

I am working on a project involving some 40 Pin 2.54mm Male Double Row Header Strips. I need to securely position two o...
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posted by Searcher7
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by Searcher7

DVI digital signal over VGA cable

Does anyone know of an adapter that will allow me to run a DVI-D signal through a VGA cable (turn a VGA cable into a DV...
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posted by N
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by N

Where to buy EL wire?

Anyone have any leads on cheap EL (electroluminescent) wire? I've found a lot of cheap parts on eBay, but then some part...
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21 comments posted 14yrs posted by newsgroup.nospam

Powerline Networking Question

With this technology can you supply a neighbor with internet if they share the same utility power transformer? Thanks!....
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posted by pheeh.zero
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by pheeh.zero

220V in a 110V power strip

Traveling to Malaysia next week. The AC power is 220V 50HZ.. Apparently the plugs are the large 3 prong plugs (type "G"...
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posted by N
40 comments posted 14yrs posted by N

What should I do if I want to output through HDMI?

If I wanted to work on a small (meaning cheap) hobby project which outputs something on HDMI, what kind of things would...
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posted by newsgroup.nospam
20 comments posted 14yrs posted by newsgroup.nospam

How the bastards do it

Climate skeptic instructor fired from Oregon State University Posted on June 11, 2012 by Anthony Watts Gordon Fulks sen...
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posted by dewhurst.roger
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