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    are these Infrared Remote Control Timer circuits hard to make for average amateur electronic hobbyists?

    http://www.electronicsforu.com/efylinux/circuit/may2003/ci3-ir-remote.pdf OR http://www.zen22142.zen.co.uk/Circuits/Interface/irext4.htm my goal is to control an object & make it's motor move by flashing infrared light at an infrared photodiode receiver connected to the object & then...
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    yesterday i saw 4 guys with turbans on the airplane, but why were people more

    suspicious of me? they barely even looked at the turban guys but i was searched along with my bag and luggage a lot more. How can this happen???
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    if you produce your own power through solar or microhydro or wind, do u

    have to still pay the utility company? sorry if this is a dumb question, but i thought the point of creating your own power meant that it wouldn't have too cost a dime, but i've heard now that you have to pay for transmission line services or whatever.
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    would i need to wire my boat (or RV) if i wanted internet or television service while...

    ...commuting on it? lets just suppose i am on my boat on an off-grid site where there are no transmission lines, yet i would be relying on my own power that i have generated through microhydro (with a turbine, penstock, etc). Could my boat be wired using an AC electrical outlet just like a...
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    can i wear a duty belt instead of a backpack for hiking?

    i don't like all that weight and extra pressure on my already bad back so is it possible to stuff everything (water bottles, phones, gps, etc) in a duty belt? where can i get one of those?
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