Graduated in mills (pi*2*1000 = 6228 graduations), with inclination level, bulls-eye level.
Size of an object can be estimated using mills and known distance in any units.
Equation: size units = distance units * mills /1000
- An object that appears to be 15 mils wide at 1000 ft away, is 15 ft wide.
- An object that appears to be 10 mils wide at 200 ft away, is 2 ft wide.
Distance of an object can be estimated using mills and knonw size, in any units.
Equation: distance units = size units * (1000 / mills)
- Mountains tops 1 mile apart on a map, appear 100 mils apart, are 10 miles away.
- A person 6ft tall, appear 12 mills tall, must be 500 ft away.
- A person 6ft tall, appeas 3 mills tall, must be 2000 ft away.
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Zomeworks passive solar tracker
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Cabela's Alaskan Guide® Geodesic Tent
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Lifesaver water filter - expensive, but can create potable water out of non-potable non-salt water
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Hakko FX-951 Soldering Station
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HDFury - HDMI decoder
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Shogo - 10.1" tablet pc, linux, multi-touch, qt, $500.00 by realease.com
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Alian RC flying things - I particularly like the jump ject
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Booq - nice laptop sleeves and backpack
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Rack Vertical Cables - Middle Atlantic PCD Series Cable Management Duct
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Rack Horizontal Cables - Neat Patch NP2 Cable Storage Manager.
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Middle Atlantic PCD Series Cable Management Duct- Single Channel- 2in W X 3in D X 15RU
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programable spoke Lights for you bike
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Chariot Skates
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Damascusgrear - in case you ever need body armor
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Southwest Boot Company FFB 400/401
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Etsy: Hand crafted cloths and other stuff
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AL LASHERS ELECTRONICS - Like Raido Shack used to be.
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Sound Anchor speaker stands
Quick Lok speaker stands
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Nerde Merit Badges
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Tax Fileing Options on Linux all seem to be on-line
FreeTaxUSA
Tax Act
H&R Block's Tango
Online TurboTax Delux
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A Friends Tequila Club
Herradura Seleccion Suprema Anejo - about 300.00
Gran Centenario Grand Reserva Azul - about 300.00
Leyenda del Milagro Tequila Romance - about 150.00
Don Julio 1942 - about 120.00
Chinaco Emperador -about 600.00
Patron Gran Burdeos - about 600.00
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smartstrip power strip - turning on 1 device turns on other plugs.
12V DC triggered power strip
x0xb0x: another MIDI-controlled TB-303 clone.
Numark D2 Director USB Hard Drive DJ Media Player
Cortex-pro.com HDC-500
Serener Computer cases fanless, nice looking
bustedtees - Funny Tshirts
mnpctech pro case moddling & supplies
CF-to -2.5"ide or CF-to-SATA
Electronics kits
Funky PC equipment
Akihabara News - Japanies Gadget site
VIA define Pico-ITX
Worlds tiniest DC-DC ATX power supply, up to 120 Watt fanless
Build your one pc
Hamming it up - Talk for free
Search DSL Providers
Find DSL Service
Bike stuff
Reflectix - tent cover material for the desert
Cool and quiet PC parts
Small Mother Boards
Check the SpacePilot for 3d software
silentpcreview- Reviews of quiet products
daskeyboard - no lables on the keys, plus fancy technology
remote power switches and serial consoles
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Silent Systems - Heat sync: Thermaltake CL-P0200 Silent Vortex Fan Grill & 2x Pure Copper Tube Heatpipes
Silent Systems - power supply: Seasonic S12
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Polar S-625X watch
OQO palm top
Remote Power Strips
More Power Strips
More Power
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buy.com - The Internet Superstore
TigerDirect.com
Ingram Micro
EZbid online auction: bid on computers, electronics, housewares, and office equipment
Global Computer Supplies
PC Connection - Online Computers, Peripherals and Software
Foundation for California Community Colleges .....
Sehi Index
Benchmark Before you Buy
Wireless Network Equipment
Tom's Hardware Guide
Linux Laptops - ElementComputers
Linux Laptops - Lindows Laptop
Linux Notebook - Meteor by EmperorLinux
Know Your SCSI interfaces