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Happy 4th of July I have a gift for you
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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The 4th is my favorite holiday.   I have a aparty every year and we set of way too many fireworks.

 

There is a little bit of heaven about 12 miles from where I live called "Boom City"  It is on the Indian Reservation and has about a 100 vendors.

 

I also make potato guns.  They are made with ABS Shcedule 40 platic pipe and will shoot a potato about 150 yards.  They...

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kiiid's fate is in your hands!
Monday, June 30, 2008
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After the last question, kiiid responded that he would have gotten the right answer first if his boss called him away.  I once explained to the clerk at my 7-11 that I would have had the right lotto numbers if I hadn't been sick.  So I have little sympathy for you.

 

Should kiiid get a prize for almost sending the right answer?  I will leave it up to the job.

 

I am tempted to...

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Jim Williams
Friday, June 27, 2008
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I received a letter  and phone call from Jim Williams after my last column.

 

Now you are wither saying.  DAVE TALKED TO JIM WILLIAMS!!!

 

or  Jim Williams??????

 

 

Well Jim is a analog god that works for Linear Tech.  He is also a heck of a nice guy.  He sent me some material about an Engineer named D H Wilkinson.

 

D H was one of those brilliant guys that never...

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Plane Travel
Friday, June 27, 2008
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I travel a lot for Cypress (about 50%).  I have noticed that flying knock a year off the life of my lap top and a couple of years off my suitcase.  Mybe a year on my sports coat.  I wonder what it is doing to me?

 

 

Anyone have some data?  It seems that all the bumping, compression and decompression has got to take a toll.

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John Heenan come on down
Friday, June 27, 2008
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John was first to answer the question so he gets the choice of either a PSoCEval1 or a signed copy of my Lab Book.   So John, please send me your address by e-mail.

 

If someone is thinking that they could call them selfs "John Hellen" and get me to send the prize to them,  well you're right I probably would.  But I also would give the reall John Heenan your address and ...

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