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    YAL(Landlord)T: What constitutes 'normal wear and tear'

    My husband and I recently moved out of a rental property where we had lived for a year. We were model tenants and returned the condo in (my opinion at least) excellent condition. However during the walk through with the landlord she noticed a small ring-like stain on one of the bathroom counters...
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    I got married yesterday!

    Mr. Skillet and I got married yesterday! It was an amazing day, and we are both so happy!
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    Strange HDD boot Issues

    I recently bought and built a new computer when the intel sandy bridge platform came out last month. Everything so far has been running smooth and without a problem. Today while browsing the internet, my computer locks up (does the fade to black and white) and restarts itself. Upon booting I...
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    New Computer Build (SB)

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for: Mainly a general purpose system. I will be gaming which is the main focus of the build, but I would like the flexibility to do some workstation type simulations (HFSS, Heavy Matlab code, etc). 2. What YOUR budget is: I would like to keep everything under...
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    Any difference between G. Skill Ripjaw and Sniper RAM?

    With the 15% deal on desktop memory from Newegg, I've be contemplating buying ram for a Sandy Bridge build in January. I want 8 GB of RAM and from what I've seen most of the SB processors and motherboards support DDR3 1600. G. Skill sells two different kits that are 2x4GB with the same...
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    Rediculous local commercial

    They're shaving prices and a kid's head! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0_XTmrRb0&feature=player_embedded
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    Programming the code for receiving binary data

    I'm working on a senior design project and the only part of our project we have left to finish is the code for the receiver. We are using a PIC12F683 chip and at the moment we are transmitting serial data with the NRZ(L) standard. We are trying to write the code in C to receive the data...
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    Modulator IC for sub 50khz

    I'm working on a EE senior design team that is designing a laser key system. At the moment we are simply modulating the baseband with a predetermined bit sequence and transmitting this through our laser to our receiver. I was talking with a professor today and he suggested that we...
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    EE Senior Design Project

    I am a senior EE major at Northern Illinois University and this semester I am enrolled in our equivalent of a Senior Design proposal class. We've had most of the semester to come up with designs for a feasible project to build next semester. I along with a couple of other students who want...
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    Olympus Stylus 1010 vs. Panasonic Lumix TZ5

    I'm going on an internship to California this summer and I want to buy my first good digital camera. I'm not that picky over camera's I just know that I want a good quality image shots with a good optical zoom. I have narrowed my choices down to two very good (in my opinion) camera's and I...