Recent content by spanner

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    Totino's Pizza

    12 mins at 450F (pre-heated). I used to eat like 5 a week one year in college (sausage FTW). I lost 10 pounds that year (go figure). Seriously though, they are loaded with transfat.
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    Do you feel comfortable with your co-workers knowing your religious views or lack thereof?

    Yes it makes me uncomfortable. Discussing religion with non like minded people rarely ends well.
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    So I Need A New Car Soon

    Legacy GT. AWD is worth the price of entry. The WRX always put me off in the looks department.
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    I need help picking out some basic electronics for my...

    http://www.robotmarketplace.co...rketplace_ampflow.html That will do it for you though it may be overkill. It will control both motors and can be contolled using a standanrd 2 channel RC transmitter/reciever. It will even mix the throttle and steering signals and output tank drive signals...
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    Would you hire someone if you couldn't find him/her on the internet?

    I am a little more worried about them confusing me for someone else who shares my name. I searched my name on google and some of the links actually confused me for a couple of minutes. The whole idea of trying to get meaningfull information on a person based on a google search of their name is...
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    Sleeping 16+ hours a day

    depression? Seriously sometimes it happens even with nothing to be depressed about. I would sleep 15+ hours a day easily. Plenty of excercise, a good diet and no alchohol, drugs or stimulants(caffienne too) will definately help break the cycle.
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    Air-Car Ready for Mass Production

    Yes it is feasable but this would be the limit of the technology. It won't scale well for bigger or smaller cars or longer ranges so the market is already limited to special circumstances. It is also easily outdone by lithium battery tech which will eventually be price competitive and safe.
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    Air-Car Ready for Mass Production

    I don't really need to considering they have the math on their webpage which I can assure you is correct given their claim of an isothermic cycle. They claim a 300bar (4351psi tank) which gives 42MJ (12.70Kwh) for a 300litre tank (79 gallons). Serioulsy you need to stop embarrassing yourself...
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    Air-Car Ready for Mass Production

    I am in no way implying that the MDI air car is practical BUT this so called simple math is deeply flawed. For one you seem to be forgetting that 252 cubic feet of air at atmospheric pressure takes up a whole lot less then 252 cubic feet once it is pressurized hence the term compressed air. Then...
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    Twix are perhaps the most perfect candy bar of all time.

    Reese's peanut butter cups are the only edible candy in the US. Worldwide I think Cadburys Flakes are the best (Hint: many indian grocers in the US know this and therefore import them)
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    Remote Control Car experts, have a problem

    What brand? If it something you can buy at toysRus you are out of luck but if its someting from a hobby store it may be salvageable as the electronics are standard parts.
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    swimming workout

    I started swimming about 800m 3 times a week. Its the best cardio and since its full body it sures up weak points you never noticed (ankles for me). You may bulk up shoulders a little but thats about it. Oh and keep those food cravings under control after you swim.
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    Indian pseudo-MAFIA controls universities countrywide

    There is no conspiracy/mafia here. The indian community seems infatuated with IT careers hence they all flock to it and you see more of them there. Also with international graduate school researchers and with H1-bs, they are more reliable if only for the fact that they are screwed if they lose...
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    College Students (current and past), which computer is more practical?

    definately both if you can afford it. A cheap (you don't want to worry about every scratch and dent)and light laptop and a midrange PC. Having a second computer as a backup can be a lifesaver. DTR laptops are expensive, not upgradeable and are too heavy to be truly mobile.
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    Worst thing you have ever tasted.

    chloroquin (anti malarial that apparantly is no longer effective due to overuse). Damn pills back then were not coated making it even more disgusting, not to mention the syrup. the taste also stays in your mouth regardless of what you chase it with.