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Aurora
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by Aurora » 07 Oct 2010, 19:49
Adam2 wrote:
geranium diode detector
Now that's what I call flower power.
JohnB
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by JohnB » 07 Oct 2010, 20:03
Aurora wrote: Adam2 wrote:
geranium diode detector
Now that's what I call flower power.
Bloody hippies
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Aurora
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by Aurora » 07 Oct 2010, 20:20
Is this a geranium array?
emordnilap
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by emordnilap » 07 Oct 2010, 21:00
Yeah, hip-hippie array.
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Potemkin Villager
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by Potemkin Villager » 08 Oct 2010, 09:37
Icould be mistaken.
It might have been a silicone diode and I am pretty sure it was not a scotty diode.
Overconfidence, not just expert overconfidence but general overconfidence,
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
JohnB
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by JohnB » 08 Oct 2010, 10:12
I'm confused, should I grow geraniums in my garden, or use them in electronics?
Or should I grow germanium in my garden? Are they grown from seed?
Potemkin Villager
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by Potemkin Villager » 08 Oct 2010, 10:33
John
I am afraid it as zen diode conundrum.
Overconfidence, not just expert overconfidence but general overconfidence,
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
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by snow hope » 08 Oct 2010, 10:56
ummmm, are we talking about capacitors again?
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by JohnB » 08 Oct 2010, 11:06
snow hope wrote: ummmm, are we talking about capacitors again?
Oh no. That means we'd be back on topic. I think. What was the topic?
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by Potemkin Villager » 08 Oct 2010, 17:16
JohnB wrote: snow hope wrote: ummmm, are we talking about capacitors again?
Oh no. That means we'd be back on topic. I think. What was the topic?
1) Does ESB exercise your UPS more than than NIE?
2) Should 3 letter acronyms be banned?
Overconfidence, not just expert overconfidence but general overconfidence,
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
emordnilap
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by emordnilap » 08 Oct 2010, 17:18
Roger Adair wrote: 2) Should 3 letter acronyms be banned?
No, I quite like TLAs and FLAs. Makes me feel suitably nerdy.
I experience pleasure and pains, and pursue goals in service of them, so I cannot reasonably deny the right of other sentient agents to do the same - Steven Pinker