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The original mission:

This is a discussion group for people interested in technical education. "How Things Work" is a project
to teach non-technical people (e.g., your mother) about
the man-made world--from reinforced concrete to digital
audio. Our group, open to anyone, discusses strategies
for teaching and construction of demonstrations. Some of the philosophy and details of this particular project can be found at http://www.mkinsler.com.

What it is now:
It's turned into what's best described as a mutual education society with a technological flavor. Most of the discussion seems to involve technologies of some sort--i.e., how something works or how things are done. There are about 75 enthusiastic members who are polite to each other and who teach the Group Owner a very great deal.


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How to see through clouds
How do you see the universe through clouds? You get different eyeballs. November 5th produced a really nice drift scan at 20.05 MHz, just a few octaves below
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:35 am
Dave Typinski
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Re: Open Source Car Design
... It's not entirely clear from the article but it does say off-road use... Perhaps exclusively off-road use. If that's the case, they don't have to worry
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:00 am
John Murr Rhame
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Re: Supreme Court Looks at Patents
What i think they're fighting about are patents on things like investment strategies and business plans. Some of Natalie's university colleagues hold such a
Posted - Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:19 am
Mark Kinsler
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Re: Open Source Car Design
Oh, dandy. A group of amateur enthusiasts decides to save lots of weight by artistically deconstructing the design of those stuffy old tie rods and ball
Posted - Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:14 am
Mark Kinsler
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Re: Open Source Car Design
At $50,000 a car, no, and getting EPA certification might be difficult, although using existing engines and control modules should make that easier.
Posted - Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:10 am
Bob Reite
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