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by rfb 3y ago
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by rfb 3y ago
recently picked up a nanovna as well. I am having a lot of fun characterizing antennas and cables. suddenly it’s clear to me why this cheap 144mhz whip on my desk is only useful on a very narrow set of frequencies. nanovna: great buy!
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by rfb 4y ago
I am with you. I live on a small remote island. Over the past number of years there has been a boom in heat-pumps here due to government subsidies. A local company appeared and was happy to fill the demand for new units. Eventually the new
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by rfb 4y ago
It does exist in other forms with WWOOFing, farm stays, etc.. The problem is that while farm work looks simple, there are important skills that need to be developed before a volunteer or guest can be useful on the farm. For example, my firs
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by rfb 11y ago
Living in British Columbia, I had always assumed Bay Area real estate would be astronomical. I found it surprising to see single family detached homes in the Bay Area for $300,000. That's entirely reasonable considering the potential i
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by rfb 12y ago
Strange timing. I just contributed to Pacific Wild's campaign to save the wolves in British Columbia. Our province recently re-opened the wolf hunt with the goal of protecting caribou populations. IMO reducing the pipeline and LNG expl
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by rfb 12y ago
And here I was hoping a gopher:// resurgence was taking place.
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by rfb 12y ago
Why has this been downvoted? is the type checking in Google Closure not a good option?
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by rfb 12y ago
I live in a rural enough community in North America that traditional cellular providers don't see us as a large enough market. A couple of these access points could go a long way towards solving some of our connectivity problems. @sha
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by rfb 14y ago
Another great resource: http://www.abebooks.com/9780195019193/Pattern-Language-Towns... Presents the reader with a series of patterns which describe well designed regions, town, buildings, decending right into rooms and living spaces. A f