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    Silent laser alarm with timestamp?

    I'm looking for a very specific kind of "alarm". I was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction. It would be a portable, wallmounted battery operated laser tripwire alarm that is invisible. I don't want any bells, nor do I want anyone to know they tripped it. Basically I...
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    Toyota Venza 2013+ opinions

    I'm looking to buy a used Toyota Venza as it is one of the last cars I've tried that actually fit me and is comfortable, provided I don't get the sunroof. I'm 6'4" with a long torso. And before the Subaru Outback fanboi's come out - yes, the Outback was my first choice. I really wanted one but...
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    SSD NAND decay aka media retention

    This has been bugging me for years so I'm finally putting pen to paper to ask the experts. As NAND gets smaller (50nm, 34nm, 25nm, 20nm, etc) we have been told that write endurance goes down and SSD manufacturers have to employ more tricks to keep the data fresh using wear algorithms, spare...
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    Acer Aspire R1600 help

    I bought an Acer R1600 off eBay and want to make a modification to the motherboard inside to allow for a different ATX on/off switch. I see the pinout, but it doesn't have the jumper settings silkscreened on it. Does anyone have a technical manual for the mobo in this thing...
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    Shuttle SS40G SiS video questions

    If anyone has an SS40G, could you answer these questions for me? I'm thinking of buying one of these for HTPC use on a regular interlaced TV, as well as a portable box for playing old DOS games. In both those quests, the built-in SiS video is my biggest concern. Does anyone know if the SiS315...