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The tail of a DVD player in the Raymond household
In 2007 we purchased a Memorex DVD player to replace our Sanyo unit which had just died. The Memorex was cheap, $40 USD, but seemed to work ok. 4 months ago it stopped working properly. It would randomly shut off … Continue reading
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Linux Wars!
I’ve been going through my archives and finding some interesting projects from my past. While in college I developed an Atari 2600 ROM that was hacked from the Space Invaders game. It replaces the sprites with Linux and Microsoft derivatives. … Continue reading
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Things to do with an iPad for around $100
I’ve had a hankering to get myself an iPad for a while now, but I just can’t justify the cost. Things are starting to change though. No longer is an iPad just a web browser palette. You can run your … Continue reading
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Volume vs Watts
Everyone seems to think that they need more watts to get more volume. While it is true that more watts will be louder than less given the same speaker, it is also true that the speaker is more important than … Continue reading
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Biogasoline and Biobutanol
The USA has started to introduce copious amounts of Ethanol into our nation’s fuel source. There are many problems with this, the largest being water contamination. Ethanol absorbs water. This means if it is exposed to moisture it will dilute … Continue reading
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