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Where is the forum that CE used to host?
Is all of the content gone from before the conversion?Is there a way to get a list of threads that's more compact, one line per thread? ...
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What to expect from CrazyEngineers in 2019?
To log in without any connection to stinking social media, I have to know to type in the /login page. There's no link to it. The...
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Where is the forum that CE used to host?
This website used to host a forum which was a lot more practical than this discussion app. Is it gone? Or is it at a different...
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BSNL seems to have blocked SSH Port 22
For maximum security they should add, "Replace Windows with Linux" to the general guidelines.
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New Organic Batteries To Power Up Efficiently Even In Freezing Cold
Thank you for the explanation, Debasmita. BTW, I wrote "It's not clean, ..." but I meant "It's not clear, ...", meaning I wasn't sure if that's...
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Why do computer engineers get annoyed when someone asks "Can you fix my computer?"
I'll tell you what I find really, really, really frustrating. Someone will say they're having a problem with email, so I ask if they're using an...
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What Causes Traffic Jams?
People have joked about traffic jams rolling the whole way around the Baltimore beltway (Maryland, USA). Maybe those jokes have some truth to them. But this...
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Who will wash his face?
This gives me a renewed appreciation for the wisdom of President Reagan who said, "I never answer hypotheticals."
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New Organic Batteries To Power Up Efficiently Even In Freezing Cold
The eco battery "is a rechargeable, non-metallic organic battery ..." What does that mean? Does it just mean that the active elements contain carbon? Or are...
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How the capacitor blocks dc and allows ac?
harini nairdoes AC have polarity.Instantaneously it does. One lead is positive relative to the other for half a cycle. Then voltage passes through zero (a "zero...
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How to make a controlling circuit for solar panel?
kumarrakeshitCan I direct run fan(220 volt) using solar panel without using battery?A 220V fan most likely requires AC voltage, whereas solar panels produce DC voltage. You...
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Best C Compiler For Windows 7 64-Bit
AshucompSo please give any link.<a href="https://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Free Compilers and Interpreters fo...
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CentOS with Red Hat family
I find that shocking. Even though what CentOS does is totally legal and consistent with the license, I've always assumed RedHat resented them for making it...
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ANDROID :: Indoor GPS using WIFI Trilateration Algorithm
You didn't give many details. Are you going to measure the transmission time from each of three or more access points and then translate the transmission...
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Most efficient way of incrementing: += Or i+1 Or i++ ?
When optimized, all produce exactly the same code in trivial expressions, at least on my x86-64 PC. See for yourself: for op in "i += 1"...
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Maruti Suzuki Introducing Clutch-Free Cars In 2014 - All Hail Automated Manual Transmission (AMT).
Back in the early 70's a friend gave me a ride in his car, a Volkswagen beetle I think, which had a stick shift with no...
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Quick Puzzle | Time Limit: 30 Seconds
Aadit Kapoorwrite a program to print a message without using printf function.At first I thought you must have posted in the wrong thread. But now I...
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Most efficient way of incrementing: += Or i+1 Or i++ ?
You didn't mention pre-incrementing "++i;". I haven't investigated, but I've read or heard that at least on some architectures pre-incrementing is more efficient than post-increme...
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Algorithm to break reCAPTCHA with 90% efficiency developed
I wonder what motivated Vicarious. Was it just a challenge to be solved? Or were they actively helping spammers dilute content everywhere? This is a concern...
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TWI's 5kW handheld laser gun is ideal for nuclear power plant decommissioning
Wow! If you could miniaturize that thing, you'd have a Romulun disruptor. But even at full size, you wouldn't want the bad guys to get a...
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How nested loops affect programs' execution ?
If you're comparing every combination of 8 characters using all 26 letters by brute force, you'll have to make 26^8 or 2.09E11 comparisons. That's 209 billion...
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Should abortion to be made illegal?
Wow. Talk about a hot-button issue. In some circles this would cause a riot. I had been intending to read "Freakonomics", but haven't gotten to it....
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Why the answer is -47 ?
Vicky OneThis code gives a symile face instead of 1.This is one of my pet peeves with cout and one of the reasons I prefer to...
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Rewrite rules not working on localhost
The order of the URLs on the RewriteRule line is backwards. It should be old then new. Also, the abl directory is missing from both.
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Dislike tags links being randomly added to my posts
Can you give us some way to disable it per post? Maybe disable it between [plain] and [/plain].
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Dislike tags links being randomly added to my posts
I dislike how the CrazyEngineers website has started converting words in posts to links to a tags page, like: www.crazyengineers.com/tags/something/ I frequently add a link in...
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Should Yahoo rework their search engine or just let Microsoft handle it?
Anil Jain... it seems highly unlikely that they can give an fierce competition to Google or Bing.I think they could. Just now I did a Google...
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How many of you go for mechanical keys over electronic keys?
When I first started seeing people use those keyless entry clickers I wanted to do the same. It seemed very cool, and certainly convenient. But then...
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How to start with Back Track OS
yogi.bharadwaji think u listen the term ethical hacker and that one is good hacker but only hacker is bad.But how can u diffrenciate it for eg....
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How to start with Back Track OS
yogi.bharadwajbacktrack is an live os designed to used by hackers mainly.Hackers? What's a hacker? That's a word I don't use any more because it means opposite...
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Linux Malware "Hand Of A Thief" Is Targeting User's Bank Accounts
Abhishek RawalThe only reason why Linux is more secure is due to it's open-ness & less standalone users.The mechanism that many Windows viruses use is to...
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WikiLeaks Server, The Symbol Of Internet Freedom, Up For Sale On eBay For $25,200
Let's not go too far astray glorifying WikiLeaks. It would be one thing if there were a shortage of evil, motivated and capable monsters, but there...
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VirtualBox Hypervisor
What host platform are you working on? That is, is your host computer running some distro of Linux? Or OSX on a Mac? Or Windows? I...
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void fun(char **) - What is this function all about?
That's not enough information. Anyone can write a function named "fun" that takes a "char **" argument. Did you see a function in some source code...
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Which cartoon do you miss like a hell?
As I grew up, I began to notice how extremely well the action of some cartoons, especially "Tom and Jerry", matched the orchestral music that played....
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What can happen if Teleportation ever exist?
I recently saw where someone calculated the amount of information that would have to be transmitted to faithfully represent and reproduce a human body. They concluded...
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America's aggression against syria.....why?
It's not for oil. President Obama hates oil and hates the freedom that oil gives us. It's a bit of a conundrum. It's extremely bad and...
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Trouble With Unnecessary Download By Host Process For Windows Services
I don't see anything alarming--assuming you updated the flash player last month. Also, I don't know what directory 1033 is.
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Carbyne is the strongest material in the world - 2x stronger than graphene
I'm thoroughly enamored with the concept of a space elevator. There are many, many thrilling hurtles that have to be vaulted before one will be built...
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Trouble With Unnecessary Download By Host Process For Windows Services
If a virus added or replace a file on your machine, it will probably have a more recent date than the other files. I found the...
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Carbyne is the strongest material in the world - 2x stronger than graphene
ConquerorPls. Don't come to conclusions early on these chemicalsOK. I'll wait a few years before I build my space elevator. 😁 But here's another news item...
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A few words on Malware
vikaskumar11233Wiping the whole partition is not easy. If someone is having priceless data in his/her system then even an unexpected shutdown threatens him.Why would a sensible...
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What Does $1 = Rs. 66 Mean To You?
Kaustubh KatdareI bet the prices of the things can be brought down *SIGNIFICANTLY* low if the government develops mechanisms to produce and consume locally.It's not clear...
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Carbyne is the strongest material in the world - 2x stronger than graphene
Fascinating! I've read that graphene is thought to be just barely strong enough to make a <a href="https://www.space.com/14656-japanese-space-elevator-2050-proposal.html" target="_...
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How to make a controlling circuit for solar panel?
Typically you charge a lead-acid battery by day and use the battery power by night. You'll need a solar panel with an open-circuit voltage that's larger...
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How to copy command line text to a file?
Vishal0203I think in linux we have script command to perform this kind of operation.. what about windows?Most things that you can do in Linux, including <a...
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.cn Domain DDOS Attack Was 'Massive' - Says Chinese Government
I am amazed that the internet has remained as free and useful and effective as it has for so long. But it's a potent tool for...
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What Does $1 = Rs. 66 Mean To You?
Abhishek RawalSend them back 1000$ with new dollars price. Hence profit = (66,000 - 55,000) INR = 11,000 INR.That can work the other way too. And...
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Where to start designing a Operating System?
If your intent is the end in itself--i.e. to have fun creating something you can know you created yourself--then then more power to ya! Go for...
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A few words on Malware
Interesting. The article says, ...if you think your computer is infected and your anti-virus can't find any malware. Wipe your C: dirve and start over.That's good...
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Radiations approaching lethal levels!
Conqueror... the amount of Radio waves and other micro wave radiation density is really a growing threat to humans. ... If this continues to go higher...
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Intel's Mobile Processors Versus ARM Based Processors. Who Will Dominate The Mobile Domain ?
I don't want any one processor to dominate. Competition is very healthy. Similarly, Windows stagnated and became slothful until Linux started threatening. I've read more than.....
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Light Speed What next?
ConquerorWhat do you guys think will be next in this Line?How about optical transistors? Even though current flows at close to the speed of light in...
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Why is there no 'Instant On' operating system yet?
Software alone can't ever produce an instant-on computer. Since current computers use volatile memory, the software has to be loaded into the RAM before it can...
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Why is there no 'Instant On' operating system yet?
Apparently the Apollo spacecrafts back in the '60s and '70s had instant-on computers. The RAM was nonvolatile core--each bit was a little iron donut that stored...
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Switching from 12v to 9v
The diodes are the absolute best solution, if you can tolerate the voltage drop and corresponding power loss across them. I've seen them referenced as "auctioneering...
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What Are Stateful & Stateless Protocols?
I've mostly seen the word "stateful" to describe firewalls. That is, when I connect to my home PC from work with TCP/IP, the firewall allows the...
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Motorola Tatto To Replace Your Passwords For Secure Authentication
I read an article a while ago about a guy that had RFID tags surgically implanted in his hands for similar reasons. One benefit was that...
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Post 10 unsolved questions you had as a child and let's reason!
anoopthefriend1. Why do the trees keep moving backwards when our car keeps moving forward?Similarly, I wondered why we saw parallax looking out the side window, that...
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Which IDE Do You Use?
My top preference is emacs and the command-line! I've experimented with Eclipse and I keep thinking I'll learn it, but haven't. Though the one I actually...
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MyFC PowerTrekk - Charge Your Cellphone With 'Water-Powered' Charger
As always, it seems, there's a good explanation at Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fuel Cell</a>...
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How are PN sequences generated?
Here's my favorite PRG, right out of the CRC reference. If you pick the same seed, you'll always get the same sequence of numbers, which therefore...
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IP address of remote device in a LAN using Java
I think isReachable() uses raw sockets, which requires root (or Administrator) priviledge. BTW, if you just want the answer and aren't specifically trying to write a...
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How to run single Operating system by using more then one Desktop computer?
I don't understand why the discussion of two desktops morphed into cloud computing and multiple cores. Most window managers or desktop environments in Linux give you...
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St Elmo's Fire
I read about "St. Elmo's fire" and it's aural partner "the buzzing of the bees" forty years ago in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mountaineering-Freedom-Hills-50th-Anniversary/dp/...
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Water on Mars!!!
This issue pulls me both ways. From a knowledge and interest position, I'm fascinated by the possibilities. I hope they find water and evidence of a...
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Train Crash on the oldest rail section in America
I've been waiting to hear what the NTSB had to say about this but I missed their #-Link-Snipped-# back in September. I didn't miss much. They...
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What do you think about the theory of "Holographic universe"?
vinod1993So is this theory true? Are all the things around us is just an illusion which is created our brains? ... What do you think about...
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Is 'Hate Speech' A Part Of 'Freedom Of Speech'?
jeffrey samuel... the general definition which i give for HATE SPEECHES is the tendency of using once vocabulary to instigate a sense of anger and insecurity...
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Share your RC Creations
RC filters? (resistor-capacitor) <a href="https://man.cat-v.org/plan_9/1/rc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">rc page from Section 1 of the plan 9 manual</a> the...
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Comment On This Image
Wow! I'm impressed with all the philosophers and positive thinkers in this crowd. But it was immediately obvious to me that the little guy is standing...
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Project for Digital signals
When I was designing digital circuit projects in college, we strung together a bunch of 8- to 16-pin TTL chips, usually in the 74LS family, on...
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