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Email hosting question for small businesses: What works? What doesn't?

Those of you running or working in a small company: How do you handle your email? Shared servers? Google? Private hosting? Self-hosted? I'm trying to get a sense for the preferred solutions although of course there is no uniform answer for everyone a

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Looking for 3-wire cable that use Molex 51021

Crossposted from our LinkedIn group.

I'm looking for 3-wire cable that uses Molex 51021 (PicoBlade) connector and is 30cm long. These are normally used in micro radio control servos, but seem to only be available up to 15cm. I'm looking for quantitie

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2015’s Best Colleges for Online Computer Science Degrees

Computer Science Online, recently published a new guide to online degrees in computer science. The guide begins with a list of 2015’s Best Colleges for Online Computer Science Degrees, which highlights the post-secondary institutions with quality and

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More fun lifehacks! I love these.

http://www.explosion.com/72917/simple-life-hacks-that-will-change-your-life-forever/

Simple Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life Forever

by Jordan Gardone on October 15, 2014

It’s important for you to make the most complicated stu

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3D Holograms Can Be Seen and Felt

From:

3D Holograms Can Be Seen and Felt

Researchers have developed a new ultrasound technology that able to create a 3D haptic shape that can be both seen and felt.

The technology, created by a team from the University of Bristol, uses complex patt

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Kuka innovation award

From IdeaConnection:

Deadline: 2015-02-15
Award: 20,000 €

Applicants for the Award have to demonstrate an innovative robotic application or component operating in a realistic working environment. This application needs
to include the motivation for
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Emergency rescue stretcher design challenge

Emergency Rescue Stretcher/Carrier Design Challenge

Status: Open
Deadline: Dec-17-14
Award: $5,000 (to be equally divided between members of the winning team)


There are many circumstances when an injured patient must be quickly removed from a dange

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Epilepsy innovation challenge

Do you have an innovative idea to help people with epilepsy and seizures?
Throw it to the sharks!

The Epilepsy Foundation is inviting entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in epilepsy treatment and care for its fourth annual Shark Tank

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Game theory experts needed

Game Theory Application


We are seeking individuals with game theory expertise and experience for a potential new, exciting challenge.

More specifically, we would like to talk to you if you have demonstrated knowledge on how to apply game theory as

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Your thoughts on mentoring K-12 students? Nonprofit start-up looking for what motivates STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) professionals to commit a few hours a year toward mentoring youth.

Cross posted from our LinkedIn Group. Please reply here.

Have you done it before? Was it rewarding? Why? Have you thought about it? I'm interested in your thoughts.


"US2020 Chicago is a district-wide STEM mentoring initiative. We are part of a natio

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Looking for a low-tech solution to produce small tube shims from flat coil

Reposted rom our LinkedIn group.

http://www.lagunafp.eu/repository/sPUNCH1370.jpg

We're currently producing these by hand using formers around a mandrel from small cut pieces of stainless steel. However the process is very labour intensive and the e

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Basic PCB Design Guide

Thanks to ElectronicDesign.com

Original link: http://electronicdesign.com/embedded/engineer-s-guide-high-quality-pcb-design

Virtually every electronic product is constructed with one or more printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The PCBs hold the ICs and o

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Low cost vibration meter

Full details here on our LinkedIn group.

I'm looking for a low cost vibration meter. I'm taking measurements off of a handheld device(as opposed to industrial machinery or shipping container contents). Data logging would be useful.

Something like th

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Low to medium volume touch screen suppliers

Hi ELFS!

I'm having trouble identifying reasonably priced sources of medium volume (500+ per year) touch screens.

It might be that my particular screen is just more expensive because we need 4:3 aspect ratio - a dinosaur.  However, it's for a new des

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Who makes spark transformers, for gas stoves, burners etc.

Who makes spark transformers, for gas stoves, burners etc.

Need to be cheap, as always, its a high volume thing.

By Randy Dawson

Senior Hardware Engineer at Dawson & Associates

Please reply on our LinkedIn Page

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Looking for a supplier which can provide us nitriding of titanium

Hi I am currently looking for a supplier which can provide us nitriding of titanium. It would be perfected if he was located in Norway :) Is there anyone who knows anything ?

Bartosz WereszczynskiDesign Engineer w firmie Norske Ventiler

Details on ou

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How Will We Know When Computers Can Think for Themselves?

HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN COMPUTERS CAN THINK FOR THEMSELVES?

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Headlines recently exploded with news that a computer program called Eugene Goostman had become the first to pass the Tu

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FBI auctioning millions worth of Bitcoin!

A stockpile of the virtual currency seized as part of a government crackdown on the Silk Road online marketplace last year will be sold on June 27.

By MSN Money Partner Fri 1:30 PM

Bitcoins © Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

By Michael Casey, The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. government o

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