Recent content by SmoiL

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    Dominoes

    If the infinite amount of dominoes are aligned around something with sufficient mass then gravity will create the energy you need to knock em over.
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    Need a material with extremely high friction but no adhesion.

    Two ideas. Maybe try using a balloon or examination glove wrapped around the gripper. Also if you get ahold of some foam (say about 1/2 in thick and have a pad on each gripper), if it gives very easily it should contour(?) slightly to the shape of what you are trying to pick up and help grip...
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    Why Is "Reliable" TCP So Unrealiable

    In regards to newsgroups I generally find most of the incomplete file errors are due to the newsgroup provider dropping messages.
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    Windows Printer Server Software

    Howdy, I am looking for print server software (Windows) which can limit print jobs based on the originating IP, to say 5 pages every 3mins. Currently we use RPM http://lpd.brooksnet.com/ to manage print request from public terminals in several locations. However the software does not...
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    Win on Linux options

    Thanks for all the responses. I tried out the vmware trial and it is exactly what I was after. Fedora as the host and win95->2k3. Was an easy sell to the boss too, infact I got myself a license for home use as well. Thanks again folks, ~SmoiL
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    Win on Linux options

    I was thinking about doing mutli-boot as well, and will do that as a last resort. The main problem with that is the time involved in switching OSes. When checking a design change waiting several minutes for each can be a real pain. I came across some good info on vmware and that may be an option.
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    Win on Linux options

    Space is an issue. Putting them all on one box would be the most elegant solution.
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    Win on Linux options

    In order to run the various versions of IE I will need seperate instances of the OS....which sucks terribly.
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    Win on Linux options

    I've been asked to setup a few machines for web developement, specifically to test various browsers. I need to be able to test IE 5, 5.5, 6, Opera 6, 7, Netscape 4.7, 6, 7, Mozilla 1, 1.5 on Windows based platforms as well as Konqueror, Mozilla, etc on Linux. I was thinking my best bet would...
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    20% off Dell 2001fp ($840) again, 25% coupon in e-mail (YMMV)

    I too could use A 25% off coupon. ~SmoiL
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    tough program problems

    I figured out why our lists have different results. I calculated based on number order being fixed, whereas you allowed for a rearrangement of digits. The first example I found was 9967. In that order my method cant get 24, but you can by moving the digit order to 6799. Of course since all...
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    tough program problems

    In my list I wasn't searching for just unique combinations of numbers, order was a factor. However I parsed the list and extracted all dupes, leaving a total of 233 unique instances. You can view them here Note: the way I parsed the results gave presedence to numerically higher combinations...
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    tough program problems

    uart, can you post a list of your combinations without parens? ~Thanks p.s. my current (but flawed) list can be found here edit: I think maybe I have the correct answer for the possible cases without parens, not counting number dupes (1*1*8*3 and 1/1*8*3 would be counted as only 1) but...
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    tough program problems

    If parens are not allowed, is 2480 close? I whipped together a quik program but have not carefully gone through the logic which most likely means there are mistakes. ~SmoiL err #1:changed to 3956 after I found my first mistake, any guesses as to how many more are left? [= err #2:my results...