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    Intergra DTR 9.1 Price

    Hey there, I'm curious -- what do you guys think the current market value of an Intergra DTR 9.1 is? A family member of mine has one laying around at home that he's not using, but since it's a high end device I do want to give him some fair amount of compensation. Thanks!
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    Pet Peeve -- the passive agressive putdown

    So I was just chatting in a thread... and I received a rude reply that I completely earned.. goes: someone replies: So in this case I had it coming... nothing to say about that -- and it's completely warranted. Rather, this is honestly a prime time example of one of my biggest pet...
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    Franklin Graham says Obama's insulting Jesus by ommitting his explicit name

    http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/20/franklin-graham-says-obama-tucson-memorial-service-scoffed-at/ All I've got to say is what a joke... sure they feel the threat -- our culture is secularizing and/or becoming truly multicultural. Social conservatives are scared and see this as a sign of...
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    SoCal Engineering?

    Sup everyone, I wanted to ask... what are some of the more common embedded/EE-oriented engineering firms in the Southern California area? Really, I'm just looking for the name of the company so I can apply. ive earned an EE ugrad. I'm aware of the big names like Northrup Grumman and Raytheon...
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    San Diego over New Years

    So I'm going to be in san diego over new years for the Holiday Bowl. Any tips for what's happening in san diego for a 21+ year old? What are the good bars etc? Not just that, but other touristy stuff that would be pretty fun to hit up during the day. Obviously the beaches might be a bit cold...
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    LM13700 and Adjustable gm via Iabc

    Hi all -- I posted this in off topic, but the thread would be better suited here. http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2119821 mods.. could you combine threads etc?
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    LM13700 and Adjustable gm via Iabc

    Circuit question for you folks out there... I'm considering using a set of LM13700 to make an adjustable, 5th-7th-ish order, low pass filiter whose f0 should vary between 10khz and 20khz. Anyways... all that said, I was looking into using OTAs since varying the gm of the amplifiers yields an...
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    Quantum Computing Leap

    And so it's begun, apparently a research team has developed a way to use entangled photons as qubits under normal temperatures and pressures, bringing full fledged quantum pcs within reach in 10 years rather than 25. Sweet stuff. correct FT article...
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    Half Life -- First run through

    So I'm currently working on my first run through half life. I had played single player before, but for one reason or another always ended up stopping right after the blast pit level. iono, school, work and lost saves due to formats would happen and I just never bothered playing through. I have...
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    Evolutionists -- Help with understanding!

    So I need some clarification... since evolution's an ongoing process.. why don't we see modern versions of transitional forms alive now? The question is a bit more specific... evolution + natural selection chooses pretty optimal solutions. That's why you end up seeing species that evolved --...
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    Information Transmission with Entangled Photons

    Published in nature... Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/v4/n6/full/nphoton.2010.87.html I don't have a subscription to nature though, so no details :-/. That said... how does this work? I know how quantum entanglement works through the preservation of angular momentum when...
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    Net Neutrality Ruling Passed

    News just passed that we have a victory for the google/amazon side of the net neutrality debate. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31411a78-589e-11df-a0c9-00144feab49a.html I dare say, hurray for that! This will allow the internet to remain an open and free place, one that won't be strangled by...
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    Why scoff science?

    So this is a pretty broad question and one that is also sincere. There's plenty of potential for flame bait in the topic... but it's not meant in any such way. In short, my question is, why is it that a certain set of American Christians absolutely scoff certain aspects of science, notably...
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    biostar t5 xe boot order

    Hey Guys, First my system setup: biostar t5 xe cfx-sli 4gb ddr3 ram i7 860 nvidia gtx260 Now... everything is running just fine except that I can't seem to change my boot order within the bios. Ie change the boot order to boot from the cd drive, or a different hd etc. That said the...
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    Regex and Java

    Hey guys, I'm trying to process a CSV that has some garbage data plus the data I actually want. So in short, I want to find the lines that look like this: ,,,,,ATT,,,PM,,Date,,G,,G,,G,G,, where the four Gs could be G, R, Y or -. So I'm using the regex expression: [GRY-],,. I've tested the...
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    Drudge Headlines Chomsky

    Not too long ago the Drudgereport ran this headline: Noam Chomsky Compares Right-Wing Media to "Nazis" and links to this story http://www.mediaite.com/online...t-wing-media-to-nazis/ So basically... what are your thoughts? Reading the reaction to his comments was very disconcerting...
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    Embedded Motion Detection

    So for my embedded systems project my group's making an automatic turret gun that will shoot any moving target. This project is for an embedded systems class too. So the way we would like to try to do the motion tracking is through image processing... but even at 640*480 pixels with 8bit...
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    Cheap Gaming Rig

    Hey guys, I'm currently building a new gaming rig and was looking for some general input. At the moment I only have a laptop pc but I do have a kb, mouse, monitor and speakers -- so I'm just buying the desktop case and components. In total, I am looking to spend about $800 maximum after...
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    Cassette to Digital Format

    So my dad has a lot of old sermons from various pastors on cassette at home and he wants to copy all of these cassettes to his pc so he can listen to them on his mp3 player. Now it's pretty easy to hookup a regular cassette player, even a walkman, to the computer's line in and simply use...
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    Playstation 2 DVD Drive

    Hey guys, how would one go about attaching a regular, ide pc dvd drive to a playstation 2? I guess the key bit of information I need is the technical specification on the ps2's dvd connection and which pins correspond to which ide pins and furthermore whether or not sony's ps2 dvd drive is...
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    Games and Fullscreen

    Well my problem is that some games do not work in fullscreen mode... so far they include WC3, Halo and GTA:SA. They load past the initial splash screens, but once my monitor changes resoultion for fs mode the pc just locks up, well it seems the application just stops respnding (I can say that...
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    Abit KT7a Question

    Well first my system specs: 512 mb sdram @ 100mhz 1 ghz duron, 200mhz fsb abit kt7a rev 1.2 or 1.3 msi gf4 ti4200 128mb Anyways at the moment I don't really have the money to spend on a brand spanking new system, whether it be a step up to an Athlon XP system or a smart upgrade to a...