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| bio | website | embedinc.com/olin |
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| location | Littleton, Massachusetts | |
| age | 56 | |
| visits | member for | 6 months |
| seen | May 14 at 12:07 | |
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Electrical engineering consultant specializing in microcontrollers and the circuitry around them. Master of engineering in EE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980.
We are certified Microchip design partners, and have been in the top catagory consistantly since around 2000. Various free downloads related to developing PIC firmware and other things are available at http://www.embedinc.com/pic/dload.htm.
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Dec 6 |
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Apart from down, is there any outdoor material that should not be stored stuffed? I don't get the part about electric cables should not be tightly wrapped. What exactly do you think the harm of that is? |
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Dec 6 |
answered | Storing Headlamps: With or without batteries? |
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Dec 6 |
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What is the true risk of suffocation from different combustion sources in a tent? (CO2, CO) @Steed: Like I said, I'm not going to run a stove or a fuel-based lantern in a tent. That a just plain bad idea. Cooking doubly so due to the residual food smell attracting bears. I went into more detail about lighting because this could be acceptable in some cases, like a single candle carefully held. |
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Dec 5 |
answered | What is the true risk of suffocation from different combustion sources in a tent? (CO2, CO) |
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Dec 5 |
answered | Barefoot Backpacking: Liquid Boots? |
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Dec 3 |
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Are there significant behaviour differences among bear species to adopt different safety rules? When you climb up a tree to get away, a black bear will climb up after you whereas a grizzly will wrap its forelegs around the trunk and pull it up by its roots. |
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Dec 1 |
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Performance of fur garments? Many furs are still in use today by cats, bears, wolves, musk oxen, etc. Some of these are regularly exposed to cold and wind and the population is still there, so they musk work pretty well. |
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Nov 29 |
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Is there a large difference in WFA (Wilderness First Aid) programs? I've only taken a SOLO class, and thought it was well done and useful to me. I have no experience with the others, so can't compare. |
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Nov 29 |
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Preferred way to wrap someone with Hypothermia? There are local organzations that offer wilderness first aid and related courses too. For example, SOLO in New Hampshire is one such organization I have taken courses from. |
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Nov 29 |
awarded | Editor |
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Nov 29 |
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Are 35mm film canisters safe for holding spices? added 2604 characters in body |
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Nov 28 |
answered | Are 35mm film canisters safe for holding spices? |
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Nov 27 |
answered | How to keep water cold in hot weather? |
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Nov 27 |
answered | What can I use to label my medicine tubes? |
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Nov 15 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Nov 14 |
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Does eating snow help dehydration? Actually the most common cause of colored snow is algae, not bacteria. However, your point remains. Ingesting the algae can be bad. |
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Nov 14 |
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Does eating snow help dehydration? Yeah, without being able to look at the original report, I am skeptical that they actually died of eating snow. What other factors were envolved? How do we know that eating snow was a contibuting factor, let alone the main cause? What was the actual cause of death? Was there a control in the same conditions where some ate snow and some didn't? Were these people already hypothermic? Would they likely have died anyway from other causes, like freezing to death? |
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Nov 13 |
answered | Does eating snow help dehydration? |
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Nov 13 |
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Tips for hunting nocturnal deer You could appreciate them in their own right being a part of the nature around your house instead of blasting away. Just a thought. |
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Nov 12 |
answered | Isn't Nor'easter supposed to move from the Northeast to Southwest? |
