I wanted to share my experience and see if anyone else has encountered this problem.   While trying to figure out why my DI only worked in the mornings for 15 minutes, I came to the conclusion that the clock is thrown out of spec based on the heat of the room. This isn't a ground breaking...

Two of my friends got guitars and I would like to join the fun. I would get a guitar to make it a trio, but I don't want to devote the time, effort, or money it cost to play the guitar. I am looking for a cheap ~$50 instrument that I would play. Something fun and/or unique, I first thought Mouth...

When a concert lists, "An evening with" so and so (In this case Sigur Ros is coming to Omaha, NE. One of five stops in the US, I'm a lucky guy), does that mean something? Or is it just a way of making it seems high class? "Why yes sir, it was a beaaaaautiful evening, and a marrrrrvelously...

I have gotten tired of the multimeters in my circuit lab not working, so I think I should buy my own. Everybody should have a multimeter anyway though right? I don't know what I want. I know that Fluke is a very good brand but expensive. As far a features, I don't need more than the...

It seems like there is a disproportionate number of electrical/electronic/computer engineers here. So I'll take a chance that someone knows. I'm stuck on a problem. How do I reduce this circuit? I want to use Wye to Delta but how does it work with capasitors? Thanks very much. So far my...

I'm surprised that I can't find a poster about the book 1984. For being such a hugely referenced novel the number of posters are very small. I'm trying to find one that says, War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength. But I've failed so far, all posters isn't really that great for...

I converted my old desktop into a file/print server. It had 1 GHz Celeron and 2x128 MB memory. So it will work for what I want. However it didn't run quite as fast as I hoped and I know XP likes a little more than 256MB so I found a stick of 512 MB on eBay and was going to replace one of the...

I want one right now but it looks unless I get lucky, regular launch isn't until September. I don't know what I will use it for yet because there are some many options. I think it will live next to my bed. The idea of waking up to the weather report, news, webcam, pictures, music, so many...

My friend is a camp counselor for the summer. The rumor in camp is that she will get thrown into the pool if she receives 5 letters in one day. Being a deviant I want to set it up. I need separate letters, different postage, and possibly a different postmark. 5 letters from the same town raises...

I have a bunch of my dad's comic books. Uncle Scrooge, Richie Rich, Archie, Jughead, Twilight Zone, Walt Disney, Loony Toons, Betty and Me, Betty and Veronica, Dennis the Menace, and assorted others. Circa early 70's. They are pretty torn up and I assume hold very little value. So they are going...

I read popular science and it showed how HCl and Zn react and how this can be used to isolate copper in a penny. So I tried this and got some good results. A final penny was left and I decided to cover it with the top of the petri dish. This morning it is green. I wonder what I made. The...

I was commissioned by my college friends to come up with a handshake to greet each other. We are mostly engineers and we make physics and math jokes. So fair to say we are a nerdy bunch. It is hard enough to make up a handshake but even worse to figure out how to represent Pi or an integral in...

Stupid me was messing around with linux and screwed up my computer. I got windows reinstalled on a different partition but am trying to get files off the old installation, specifically the My documents folder. When I try to open the folder I get a access denied error message. The size of the...

There is an project coming up for IEEE that involves making a power supply. It will have: Variable Regulated DC output .6V to 25V @ ( I > 1.5A for all) Regulated 5V output Variable AC output 0V to 25V digital voltmeter read out power switch fuse The parts will cost $30 and...

I have had a vary bad track record with my E4c's. Two out of the last three times I have worn them one of my comply tips has stayed in my ear after I take them out. I thought that maybe it was the complys but the same thing happened today with the grey flex-tips. What is the proper method to...

On Wednesday morning I'm going into the hospital to have my jaws realigned. In highly simplified terms both my top and bottom jaw will be broken, some bone cut out, then held together by a titanium plate. I'm not worried, if I want molars by the time I'm 30 it needs to be done. I was just...

Very specific I know, but that is our theme this year for my families gift exchange. Luckily I got my uncle (I always do, I think it is rigged), I'm looking for something off the wall but still edible by the average person. Edit: Everything I've been finding is oils, and underwear. Not really...

Not that anyone watches, but the radio anouncer is wearing HMD 280 Pro's.

The problem is to find the arc length of ln (1-x^2) from 0 to Pi/4. I got to sqrt [(1 + (4x^2)/(x^2-1)^2]. I thought it was legal to multiply by (x^2-1)^2 still within the sqrt, so that it cancels out. And I get (x^2-1)^2 + 4x^2. My calculator disagrees. At the end I get (Pi^3)/192 + Pi/4...

I have ordered all my book except for one. The college sells the books off their website so I took down the details. Title: INTRODUCTORY CIRCUIT ANALYSIS Author: BOYLESTAD Binding: PAPERBACK Copyright: 00 Publisher: PCP I can't find a book with those details except maybe "Experiments...

I'm looking for a DVD player with a DC plug and A/V outs. I have inputs into a car entertainment system, for this reason DVD player doesn't need to have a screen. I was hoping the lack of screen would lower the price but I can't find any DVD players that fit my requirements. I could just find...

I finally got tired of Sand. I found a fun game. Planarity takes alot of patience when you have a lone line going across your perfect set up. I have reached level 8, (though you can skip to any level). I have a good stategy working, but it can be frustrating at times.

Today I try to pay for something I bought on Ebay with paypal. I click through and see that the payment option had defaulted from Instant Transfer to Credit Card, so I switch it back to bank. After I sent the money I found that I actually sent a eCheck. Instant transfer isn't even an option...

I've been looking at http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166545 and I know what I need to do but not what supplies to do it. It is suggested that I need 2 caps being anywhere from 1uf-44uf. I have a limited understanding of which to pick. I would think that a 44x capacitance...

I will be going to college this fall and I realized that I need some peripherals for my laptop. TV tuner: It doesn't have to have high picture quality because there is a TV in the common living room. It just needs to record occasionally. It would have to be USB or PCIMA but USB would be...