Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Our home seems to be cursed. We always have one toilet out of order due to leaks or improper closing of flaps, or any number of weird and wonderful problems. It has been such since we moved here over 4 years ago. I recently had the sublime experience of sitting ...
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
I was interested to read the research out there. Long ago, I decided to stop burning paraffin wax candles in my home, knowing that they are petroleum derived and that burning petroleum products releases a whole host of carcinogens. Aside from my assumption, I knew very little about the actual ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
I have been really uncomfortable as of late about wrapping and throwing away used sanitary napkins. They are filled with plastic, and put into my plastic garbage bag to preserved for time immemorial. I have been taking a look at the products available and will provide a little bit of ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
RAM, or random access memory is the temporary memory that the computer uses to perform its functions while being used; that is, the when the computer is actively running, it is constantly storing and erasing bits of information. When you shut off your computer, that information is gone. It is ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
The Tsar Bomba was the biggest nuclear bomb ever detonated. The project to build the Tsar Bomba was commissioned by Nikita Krushchev in 1961 during the height of the Cold War. This bomb was detonated just one year before the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Tsar Bomba was a tool used ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
I have seen differing numbers on this, but the two numbers that keep popping up are 260 days and 6 months. This is just for the one way trip at the time when Mars is closest to the Earth. Once you reach Mars, you need to wait another 1.6 years ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
The difference between Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl are the creatures and control over Dialga (diamond) or Palkai (pearl). You cannot collect the same characters in Pokemon Diamond as in Pokemon Pearl, so for those who are completists out there, you will want both. The game is virtually identical in ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
When talking about Chemistry, organic refers primarily to the study of carbon and hydrogen with some phosphorus, silicon and sulfur, chlorine, flourine, bromine and iodine. Organic chemistry is somewhat misnamed because the term organic was meant to imply all things associated with living matter, but there are many "inorganic" compounds ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between analog and digital can best be described in terms of an audio recording. An analog recording is a recording of the actual sound wave. When you play this recording back, you are listening to a true representation of the original sound. That sound recording can be converted ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The difference between AC and DC is that AC is an alternating current (the amount of electrons) that flows in both directions and DC is direct current that flows in only one direction; the product that is flowing being electrons. AC power is what fuels our homes. The wires outside ...
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