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Re: Faraday Museum

Simeon Lapinbleu — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:28:02 GMT

... I love the London Museums; once, kicking my heels for a week waiting for a visa, I spent at least five of them in the Kensington Science Museum. On the

Re: Faraday Museum

bunsie721jk — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:50:01 GMT

... Loved the pictures. My favorite big city. Many business trips there and much free time to see everything. I guess my favorite is the Imperial War Museum.

Re: seeking retro plasma computer monitor

Nicholas Bodley — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:13 GMT

Catching up (just a bit!): On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16:51 -0500, John Murr Rhame ... Back when CRT phosphors were designated by P and a number (P1 was the

Re: A curious hybrid

Dave Typinski — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:29 GMT

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Re: A curious hybrid

Paul Koning — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:18:45 GMT

... Reading old email, I found this one... A few months ago I spotted an ad from a antiques dealer (in New Orleans, I think) offering an Enigma machine. I'm

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ScottL — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:44 GMT

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Re: Useful information...

Max Maxfield — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:21 GMT

... Grin :-) Do you have any pictures of the finished trebuchet in action? ========================== Clive "Max" Maxfield www.TechBites.com/Max-Maxfield

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Joel Phelps — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:58:23 GMT

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ScottL — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:20 GMT

About 4 or so years ago my son got it into his head to build a trebuchet. When posed with the question; "Dad, can I build a trebuchet with that scrap lumber?"

Re: Useful information...

Paul Koning — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:02:30 GMT

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Re: NYTimes.com: Scots Aim Lasers at Landmarks

eng — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:13:54 GMT

... There is an interesting Wiki article on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanner Time of flight has to be accurate to one nanosecond to measure to one

Re: seeking retro plasma computer monitor

John Murr Rhame — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:18:31 GMT

... Amber on monochrome monitors was all the rage for a while... Seems amber was suppose to be the least fatiguing color. The last amber monitors I used

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Re: Faraday Museum

Joel Phelps — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:05:13 GMT

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Faraday Museum

Earle Rich — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:59:09 GMT

We spent yesterday morning exploring the Faraday Museum in London, otherwise known as The Royal Institution of Great Britain. It was great seeing first hand