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2008

high-altitude ballooning in near-space

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http://natrium42.com/halo/flight2/ High altitude ballooning is an emerging hobby, since price of GPS and communications equipment has gotten quite low. It is an excellent hobby for people fascinated by space flight and telerobotics and has many learning aspects — from systems design to electronics design to software engineering. There is also an exciting risk factor, namely, that you could lose your precious electronics if something malfunctions. In this project, many of my interest and knowledge areas came together. Also, I have verified that the Earth is indeed round and that space is black. — Alexei Karpenko

(Windows) file managers

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Comparisons http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=176343 http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=117653 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_managers File Managers Total Commander Total Commander PowerPack Total Commande Ultima Prime xplorer2 xyplorer FreeCommander UltraExplorer PowerDesk Pro Magellan Explorer

bash scripting docs

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Bash Reference Manual Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide Advanced Bash-Scripting HOWTO BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO

Installing Win2K without key

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(From http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_2000_without_supplying_the_cd_key.htm) How can I install Windows 2000 without supplying the CD key? You can configure W2K to install without having to manually enter the CD key during the setup process.

The Comedy Network

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Canadians only (US has Comedy Central). Good far watching Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and South Park. http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca

Funny pics

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http://pics.nase-bohren.de/ WARNING: some pics may not be safe for work.