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    Personal Electric Helicopter for travel, transport, etc.

    As of recently, I have learned way too much about personal electric helicopter aviation, the idea behind it being an affordable method of bringing personal transportation to people via a one-person electric helicopter... Is this really possible and/or doable? I came across this from HE...
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    Fission and fusion

    There was a recent article about France winning the bid to build the first fusion reactor with help and finacial back from the other nuclear powers of the world. What are your thoughts on this since this won't be a viable energy source till at least 2020 if not later. Also why persure this...
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    What do these 3 songs have in common??

    What do these 3 songs have in common? Silent Night Jingle Bells Let it snow
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    Aerodynamics

    If an airplane goes too slow, it stalls. So why do helicopters stall by going too fast??
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    The Hoff is da man!!

    This music video is soooo hilarious: Click to watch video.
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    Best open-source ecommerce software?

    I am looking for an open-source solution that is PHP/MySQL based for an ecommerce online store...I have used Zen Cart extensively and I see OS Commerce being used a lot out their on the Internet... Which one is better? OS Commerce or Zen Cart? Is there anything else I should consider...
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    Can the airplane take off?

    Alright, this is NOT a homework question. In another thread on the Anandtech forums, I saw this mentioned deep within a thread but it was never addressed. I am still curious so I ask it here: You have an airplane on a conveyor belt - when the airplane moves forward, the conveyor matches its...
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    building Smurf Houses

    When constructing a Smurf house, it's important to remember that not all is what it may first appear to be in the world of Hanna-barbera, and this holds true with Smurf home construction. The first thing you're going to want to do is shrink yourself down to aproximately 2 inches tall. If...
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    How to measure the time for temperature drop?

    I have to change the oil on my motorcycle, trouble is that I like to warm up the oil before I change it. Unfortunately if the oil is too hot it might burn me so I like to let it cool down for a while before I change it. If my bike runs at 80 C when it is fully warmed up on a 25 C day and I...
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    The next generation of Dell laptops

    Does anyone know when Dell will be releasing their next changes to their Dell laptop lineup, specifically the XPS and the Inspiron model series of notebooks? I am getting ready to order a Dell laptop, but I'm in fear they will change up the model lineup in the next few weeks. Has there been...
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    How do I change register_globals for PHP??

    On a Dedicated Server, I need to change the PHP register_globals to off. It is installed with On as the default and I need to change it. I am running Redhat Enterprise 4.0 and PHP 4.4.2 if it matters. How do I do this??
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    What's a good Windows SSH Client?

    Any recommendations for a good Windows SSH Client? I have been using Putty but would like to try something better out there.
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    Who makes the best chipsets for the Socket 478 Pentium4?

    Past years of experience have allowed me to form strong opinions about which motherboards to choose when setting up an AMD system, as some chipsets respond better and have less issues than others. But I just picked up a good deal on an Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz Socket 478, and as I look for...
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    Need help setting up a Proxy Switcher...

    I have read as much as I can find through Google, and I have tried installing every proxy scripter, from a CGI to PHP version, to the popular extension that can be installed in Firefox. And none of them want to work. Can anyone guide me to a great source or provide help here to help me get...
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    Anyone else here do cryptanalysis?

    I'm trying to predict the next X bytes of a stream for which I already have a roughly 7500 byte-long sample. The range of values in the stream is a known fixed count. On sample intervals of 96 bytes or so I can see trends: Only 55-65% of the posible byte values are used 5-10% of those...
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    Windows XP freezes on logon...

    Loading up Windows XP Pro SP2 on a laptop, it has been running fine for the last six months, now it freezes on the logon. Laptop POST's, MS Windows splash page with green progress bar goes through just fine, it goes to standard blue screen that says "Welcome" but freezes here instead saying...
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    How do I add a User acct to XP?

    I am not asking to anything illegal - looking for the solution here. Someone brought in a laptop and went into the Administrative Tools, Computer Management and deleted the Administrator user account off the machine. Now, the problem is that the Administrator account was/is the only user...
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    Why does my processor hang the BIOS during bootup?

    I just upgraded the processor on my motherboard to an AMD Athlon XP Barton core 3000 processor, which has an FSB of 200. The motherboard is an Epox EP-8K9A7I, which says it will accept this processor and FSB just fine. When I clear the CMOS, it defaults the CPU FSB to 100. If I go into the...
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    Computer powers right back off after boot up...

    When I turn the computer on, it will post with one beep, then it shuts off right after the beep. I figured it had to do with the power supply, but I've swapped 3 different Antecs in there and it does the same thing. System is an Asus ASV600 mobo, AMD Athlon XP 3000 proc, Corsair 512Mb DDR400...
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    System Tray is gone!

    Just did a fresh install of Windows XP Pro on my computer. Everything was working fine, installed a few of the Windows Power Toys and now my System Tray is gone. On the taskbar, if I right click and click Properties, it doesnt even give you the option of "Hide Inactive Icons" but rather only...
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    Asteroid with 100,000 times Hiroshima bomb's power could hit in 2036

    There was some discussion of this before when first discovered, but today's article has further info. Now it has a name too, though a strange one: It's called Apophis. It's 390m wide. And it could hit Earth in 31 years time Alok Jha Wednesday December 7, 2005 The Guardian In Egyptian...
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    Aluminum foil helmets HELP the gov't read your mind

    On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study Ali Rahimi1, Ben Recht 2, Jason Taylor 2, Noah Vawter 2 17 Feb 2005 1: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department, MIT. 2: Media Laboratory, MIT. Image #1 Abstract Among a fringe community of...
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    Help with Blue Screen of Death

    I am trying to install XP Pro and cannot get through the install without getting a BSOD. The error message is IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and I cannot figure out how to resolve it. My main machine at home here is rock solid, so I swapped parts out of it to determine which piece of hardware may be...
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    Need desperate help...

    I am truely stumped on this one. The computer boots up just fine, passes the Post and past all the BIOS, but as soon as it starts to access the hardrive to load Windows, the computer just reboots itself. It doesnt even get to the Windows splash screen. Of course, the next time the computer...
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    Which color is the fastest?

    Which color, between red and blue, is the fastest? When the light bends through the prism, can we say that the red is the fastest? Nearly all the time, yes. One particular kind of glass, for example, the index of refraction (c/v, where c is the speed of light in vacuum and v is the speed...
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    Listing files in a particular web directory...

    How do you make a website folder, when displayed in any browser, just list all the files in that folder (directory)? As an example, here is a web link: http://ccc.ru/web/moto/ When you goto that web link, it just lists an index of all the files in that particular directory. How do I...
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    What are the limits of waste processing?

    I swear I'm not one of those guys who reads Popular Mechanics and then screams about how some 20 year pipe dream research project IS COMING OUT LIKE TOMMORROW DOOOD!!! But... Apparently this guy has an inexpensive method of recycling a number of materials into useable diesel fuel, with...
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    How do I get rid of Spy Trooper????

    My computer has been infested with this new Spy Trooper problem. It has my machine virtually unusable with all the windows flying open with ads and continually telling me I have been infected with spyware. I have run Norton Anti-Virus with the latest updates, AD-Aware with the latest updates...
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    New computer won't power up...

    Just to preface this, I build computers all the time, which is why I am stumped and asking for some help here... Putting together a new machine, quick rundown on the specs that matter here: Asus K8V-X Motherboard AMD Sempron 3000 CPU (Retail) Corsair 512MB DDR400 Memory Asus AGP8X 64Mb...
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    Can you upgrade PocketPC to a newer version?

    I was looking at purchasing a Compaq iPaq 3975 PocketPC, which is running Pocket PC 2002. Is it possible to upgrade this to the newer 2003 flavor? I was under the impression that you could not upgrade the Windows Palm OS, but then noticed this auction on ebay(questionable - as the seller is...
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    Easy website design question...

    I have a website where there are Java-based standard drop-down menus that work, but I would like to convert that same menu to a drop-down list box (I believe this needs to be in a forum.), so how do I do this?? Thanks in advance.
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    Folder Redirection in Windows Server

    I am having a helluva time trying to get this work. The operating systems for the server is Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and the workstations are Windows XP Pro SP2. I am able to create Users under the Default Domain Policy and I can login from the workstation successfully but... I...
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    Need help setting up a Windows 2003 Network...

    I am in dire need of some help. I am setting up a network, and am having some difficulties. I've installed and configured everything on a machine running Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition. I have it setup to be managed for Activie Directory, DNS, and DHCP. I understand how to add users...
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    Looking for a PDA Emulator...

    Hey I am not asking for any illegal software. I am just seeing if there is any shareware/freeware emulators out there that will run in Windows and allow full emulation of a Windows-based or Palm-based PDA. The reason I need the emulator is I have no way of taking screenshots from my PDA's and...
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    Hybrid Motorcycle??

    Do you think we will ever see a hybrid motorcycle? I know the hybrid scene is expanding from cars to now SUV's, but do you ever think any of the Japanese or Italian manufacturers will make a jump with their motorcycle model lines? I figure if anyone would, it would be Honda out the gate, but...
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    Need help getting Windows XP to boot...

    Running Windows XP SP2 and when I try booting, I get the blue screen of death saying referring to the scsiport.sys and so I find the problem documented on Microsoft's Support Website right here: You may receive a Stop error in the Scsiport.sys file during SCSI miniport initialization on a...
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    Microsoft Script Editor

    Running Internet Explorer on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine, and some web pages come up with the "A Runtime Error has occurred Do you want to debug" and it asks if you want to open up an instance of Microsoft Script Editor. How do I turn off this active MS Script Editor? I looked in...
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    Why does Outlook say it's not a .pst file?

    I did a backup, exported my Outlook 2000 in a valid .pst file. Now I did a reinstall of Windows, and have tried Outlook 2000 and 2003, and it keeps saying "not a valid .pst file." Help please!! I need this data, it's all mission critical and I dont know how to read it. Any help would be...
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    How do you save your Sent Mail on the mail server?

    Using Microsoft Outlook 2003, you can go under the Advanced Email Settings and tell it to leave all incoming mail on the server. But I cannot figure out how to store the sent mail on the server as well. Anyone know how to do this?
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    What features should be highest priority with an LCD?

    I'm looking at 17" and 19" LCD's with native resolutions of 1280x1024, and the price points are the same but either you get 8ms with a 500:1 or there are 25ms with a 1000:1. Or is there something else I should look at/for?