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November 21st, 2008

aaronbeekay said :

well, that’s the damn nifty thing about Linux, you know? And not just Linux, *NIX and *BSD and all that too. They’re all very similar at their core (although I’m not a kernel architecture geek and I guess I don’t really know that)—but they differ in their practices for weird reasons—sometimes brilliant, sometimes pigheaded, sometimes, like you said, just a programmer’s whim.

With the incredible modularity of systems like Linux, you really can just… install a new method for naming and managing devices. Then use it. That still blows my mind, the idea that I can just swap out critical parts of my operating system at will.

Modern times, man.

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• 3 months ago

  Does percent body fat fluctuate similar to the way weight does?

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• July 30th, 2009

  What is the right size compression shirt?

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• May 19th, 2009

  What would you do with an old powerbook?

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• March 21st, 2009

  Why does my ATtiny13 only output 1.8V?

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• January 28th, 2009

  How long can ice cream last with dry ice?

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• July 30th, 2009

  What is the right size compression shirt?

  @Milladyret Nope, working out. Underarmor type deal.
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• February 26th, 2009

  Have you ever taken a shower or bath during an electrical storm?

  There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t worry. The first is, your plumbing is grounded. The second is that copper and other metals are more conductive than your regular fresh water in your house.
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• January 29th, 2009

  What do you think Microsoft does with all those error reports that they ask you to send?

  They get put in the circular file.
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• November 24th, 2008

  Wiring up an AC Motor?

  @mac316 to reverse it, just connect it opposite of that right? red/black to the cap, and yellows to 120V.
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• November 24th, 2008

  Wiring up an AC Motor?

  These wires go directly to coils inside the motor not to any other electronics. From what I have been able to find, this seems to be a split-capacitor motor, so one pair of those wires goes to a capacitor and acts as the starting winding, and the other pair is for the normal windings.
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