I worked on an autonomous helicopter project for engineering senior design last year. We used a large custom RC helicopter for the airframe, though I'm not sure if I will stick with the hobby, as RC helis are relatively expensive. Furthermore, I now get to play with real ones every day working...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wodgy I like Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" (despite the bombastic title, it's a good basic introduction to practical cooking). If you *really* want to live frugally, pick up the "More with Less Cookbook", a collection of recipes and cooking...

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrick82 Then why doesn't everyone use thick wires? Large diameter conductors are inflexible and can fracture if they are bent too often. The main purpose of stranding is to provide flexibility. More net conductive area can be a good thing up to a...

Hey Comet, Yeah, it's a settings thing. The ChaintechAV-710 is all about the black port, right next to the optical out. It says 'rear channel' but this port connects to the hi-rez 24bit, 192kHz DAC. With the proper drivers (I use the Envy24HF 5.12.01.3645 driver), you can enable the high sample...

There is but one option. Frrrreeeebiiiiirrrrd!!!!!!!

Well it's not exactly a hampster, but I found this little guy running around my doorstep the other day. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7818635783922121850 ...crazy animals.

Hey, the two of you should really stay out of the same threads...we've seen what can happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by pne turned off from zoos? Good! Why should they support capturing animals and keeping them in a fake habitat for the pleasure of humans, to entertain us at the cost of their freedom? Why feel bad for the kids? Its about time society quits glossing over stuff...

I don't think that signal degradation is a very big issue with optical, and since I can't hear any difference, I have no opinion concerning the supposed virtues of different optical mediums. The most important factor in optical cable selection should really be the build quality. If the cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by Edwood The Guy that is the voice actor for the emperor sounds awfully Familyier. I was thinking the exact same thing!

Agreed, the bear shouldn't have ripped the monkey to pieces in front of the children. There is a very simple solution that would have prevented such primitive carnage. ...and it would all have been over before anyone realized what happened.

Quote: Is it illegal to wear underwear in public? http://www.improveverywhere.com/miss...?mission_id=54 According to NYPD, yes.

Wow. I'd surely call this an overwhelming response. I suppose this means you guys wouldn't tar-and-feather me if I were to switch over to the dark side. Well, I'm gonna go for it, and I'll be sure to let you all know if things go well. Thanks for the support, Head-Fi! Quote...

Of all the companies that could contact me about a job...I received this email from Bose: ------------------------------------------------ Dear Michael, Bose Corporation is the world's premier consumer home entertainment and automotive electronics developer. We are currently searching...

I am also a closet sniper. I usually leave about 30-40 seconds for others to react, but nonetheless it's the last minute, and I'm denying less-interested bidders the chance to rebid. It's a 2-way street however, as I've had my own auctions sniped at the last second for much cheaper than usual...

I believe I recall from a prev thread that the grey cable is new, but is only found on a particular length (6ft?).

You will usually be fine building most any low-power circuit on a BB. However, problems arise when a sensitive design is tweaked on a BB, and then transferred right to perf-board. BB's have some funky capacitive properties that will slightly alter analog designs. To avoid problems, I just make...

From what I understand, the golden age of analog amplification and loudspeaker design was some time in the 60's-70's. Since then, some newer materials and subtle design approaches have become popular, but there hasn't been anything exceptionally groundbreaking in a while. My vintage stacked...

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I switched to guitar after seven years of trumpet. The trumpet has its place when accompanying others, however it is very fatiguing and you can't sing along while you play. Guitar, although cliched, is simply much more fun.

Quote: Originally Posted by jl123 I'm coming back home next weekend to pickup my metcal station... Congrats on the Metcal station; you may enjoy it as much as (if not more) than the microdac.

ROFL is a short-hand reference to the

As it happens, my Father is project manager for that Comcast Center project. The plumbing issue is a huge headache, and a perfect case study in why legislators should not have vested interest in the laws and policies they pass. It also seems that some industries simply fail to understand why...

Quote: Originally Posted by titaniumx3 Would you mind enlightening us on why the picture is so horrific? Is she some sort of serial killer? Karla Homolka (Wikipedia) Paul Bernardo (Wikipedia)

The photo is rather inane, but within the greater context of what was to follow, it strikes a much more insidious tone. This reference may be a somewhat obscure, but to those who know, this photograph is undoubtedly horrid.