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Subject: Re: Rechargeable Batteries From: "Lars Gjerløw Jørgensen" <lgjPURGE@jyde.dk> Newsgroups: lugnet.off-topic.geek TJ Avery's utterance expressed in news:HGFAzq.1xBp@lugnet.com: (...) What project? (...) They are available in 2000 mAh too. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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TJ Avery's utterance expressed in news:HGMy45.MH7@lugnet.com: (...) woooohh I hate it!! and with popups and all.. I'll see if I can cancel the message.. thanx for pointing out :) (21 years ago, 19-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Lars Gjerløw Jørgensen wrote: <snip> (...) Not cool! The above link takes you to something porn related. The correct link is www.howstuffworks.com. I know, it was just a typo ;-) -TJ (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) :-) You'll see... (...) <snip> Thanks for the information! As usual, the answer is complicated ;-) I'm actually looking at 1.2v NiMH C-cells that have a 5000 mAh rating. That should do the trick! -TJ (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I'm trying to estimate the amount of power needed for a project, one that will be powered by rechargeables. Rechargeable batteries typically have two ratings: Volts and Current-Time. For example, a AA will be 1.2V and 1000 mA-h. Let's say I'll need (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | 20th Century Castles
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Ran across this thanks to Kung Fool... (URL) just cool. The cutaway diagram, especially, is nifty. (21 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hmm, only 30.57199% for me. But then there are some major geek areas I just don't get into. I don't do computer games (any more), video games, movies (much - though I have seen a small handfull multiple times), TV, and more. (...) Hmm, a married (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I just did a little fun investigation. As an IBMer, I first think of PS2 as a computer (technically PS/2). So I did some trademark research. Here's Sony's trademark for PS2 (I'm not 100% sure this link will work for you): (URL) here's IBM's (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) "Aquaman cannot marry Wonder Woman! That would be just wrong!!" (sees ICBM cruising down the street....) "Ohhhh, I've wasted my life..." KaBoooommmmm!!!! Fav. scene from the Simpsons--next to almost anything with Sideshow Bob.... Dave K (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I got 29.5858% - Total Geek I thought I was going to be the lowest. Only 14%?? Do you even watch star trek? I didn't check very much on there and I thought I got a low score. BTW I'm trying to talk like the comicbook store guy from simpsons (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I got 39.25049% - Major Geek. Not enough geekish media consumption. Steve (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Except that I scored a 40.8484% Major Geek, so I don't know if I actually out-geeked you or not. (Bruce-- for rounding? Chris++ for caring.) - Chris. (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Quoting Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org>: (...) I noticed that! I agree, this was a nerd test - and indeed, real geeks can usually get by with Geek Code - where my true poserness shows up, except for the being a girl part, I'll still win points (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes. I think the methodology is you check everything that's true. (...) No, but you get style points for having it. (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) lot a *nerd* test, not a geek test. And I lost some points for things like "turn on my computer first thing in the morning", which only shows that the *author* of the test is not geeky enough. (Why would the computer be off? And if it were, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) If you can't find at least three different editions, then you are a poser! And add to that a number of expansions Steve gave to me...for business reasons! And the pre-cursor to GURPS! -->Bruce<-- Doing my best to dig a deeper hole for myself (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 40.84 Major Geek Admittedly, I never once took a gratuitous answer just to up my score, and in fact never once admitted to being a geek, but even then, if you out-geeked a computer game designer then you are truly A Lost Cause. ;-) -->Bruce<-- (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) When I took this a week or so ago, I was somewhere in the 35% range. I sent it to my wife and she broke 70% - I'm not that surprised, I always knew she was twice the geek I am. <grin, duck> It's a fun little thing. I would probably score (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I scored 24.something percent-- and that included five checks for being a girl! (Didn't have time to mentally record the numbers after the decimal because I had a math class coming in.) Maggie C. (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 14.39842% - Geekish Tendencies for me. -Tim (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) But as a couple of my answers were fuzzy at best I didn't think the precision of the test merited 7 significant figures. ;) I ran into a couple of issues: --My job led to a lot of my yes answers (I'm a professor of organic chemistry), so maybe (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Lets look at the scores all together, shall we... Larry Pieniazek 60.35503% - Extreme Geek David Koudys 57.19921% - Extreme Geek Jennifer L. Boger 48.32347% - Super Geek Dan Boger 47.53452% - Super Geek Richard Marchetti 36.09467% - Major Geek Bruce (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) As long as Larry's geekier than me, the world's in a balanced state... :) Dave K (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 47.53452% - Super Geek I always said you're geekier than me :) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Melting a planet's core
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It may just be easier to build a Dyson Sphere and a lot cooler too! (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Tim buys (...) Not to mention the sun, galaxy and universe(?)... (...) Funny... How'd I end up in this group? :-) Mark (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I scored: 36.09467% - Major Geek BUT, I think some of the stuff was quite vague and overly general. I probably scored as high as I did because of the wide range of things that interest me at least a little. For example: I have watched and even (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) I tried to answer truthfully... 57.19921% - Extreme Geek But questions like 1 or more game consols then 1 or more game consoles pre NES... Do I check both? 'Cause the game consoles I own are only from before NES... And is "Pong" considered a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Just knowing what it stands for gets you some points, though, you know. And I didn't need mine to pass the "2 or more games, WITH expansions" tests... Note that while Bruce rounded, you and I left our answers in their 5 decimal digit glory... (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Really? That's an awfully long time... I doubt you'll live that long. 38484672097810973979...3082020830 seconds is about 44542444557651590254...5165313449 days, or 1219539058089245160834150600463 years. :-) --Bill. XFUT: off-topic.geek (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Geez, you're out of control! I scored a whopping 21.49901, and most of that was due to "I have read" and "I have seen (2+ times)." Dave! (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Quoting Bruce Hietbrink <bnh@chem.ucla.edu>: (...) 48.32347% - Super Geek I don't think I fibbed on this one - though, technically, I can't *find* my GURPS book. (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) 60.35503% - Extreme Geek kinda scary, I didn't think I was that geeky. (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey all, I was sent this URL: (URL) fun. I actually only ranked at 32%, which surprised me. Bruce (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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GRIN.... (...) This is off topic for .debate... it belongs in .geek! C'mon guys! Now if you want to debate whether melting Mars is a good idea or not, that's different. :-) Personally I'm not sure it's a good idea, or necessary. There's plenty of (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Just a quick 'cool note' that Henry Lim's Harpsichord was featured as yesterdays "Link of the Day" at User Friendly. :) James (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) I think this may have been mentioned before somewhere on LUGNET, I forget. But at any rate it bears repeating, it's an amazing feat. I seem to recall it being said that (it being shot in one long take) that it took a lot of takes and this was (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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A friend of mine forwarded me this URL to a Honda Accord ad that is pretty cool. (URL) It's making me think that it might be fun to build something like this out of LEGO. It might be an interesting topic for a building competition: build the (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) Yes -- always an adventure. :) (...) It's not actually a good movie, per se. But it's worth watching if you're a geek. Which you are, so.... :) The Matrix thing was much more realistic technically. Heh. That sounds really funny to say, but (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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