karguy

@karguy (19)

United States • Age 35

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What is your favorite aspect/application of nanotechnology and why?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

What is it about nanotechnology that really interests you? What application of nanotechnology fascinates you and why?

nanotechnology

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karguy Wow! That's amazing. How far have they come with this? I hope I'll see it sometime during my life.

17 Jun 07

Googles Street View Maps

spudsstuff @spudsstuff (261) • New Zealand 6 Jun 07

If you haven't caught up with the news, Google Maps as off a week or so ago has street views. It's pretty cool. You can go right down to the street level. It has caused a lot of contrversy though becuase it's like candid camera...

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karguy At the same time, I think it's pretty cool and pretty scary. Maybe they should block out all the personal information like license plates. Yet, that's a huge and next to impossible task. Then again, Google may be talented with the impossible.

6 Jun 07

Do you always prepared well before entering the class?

faruqy @faruqy (150) • Indonesia 29 May 07

I'm rarely study before entering my class, that make me little confuse when I listening my lecture. I feel so stupid that I didn't understand anything, I hate that. But when I tried to study I always can't concentrate then I feel...

prepare

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karguy You know, I used to study before entering my class, but after a while, I found it didn't help me much anymore. So I don't do it anymore. Nowadays, I simply study for about 5 - 10 minutes each night. Honestly, the thing that helps me the most is to just pay...

29 May 07

Stresssssssssss

vonne28th @vonne28th (1494) • Philippines 29 May 07

People have different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of modern life. Some read;some exercise;others work in their gardens. What you think are the best ways of reducing stress?

stress

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karguy Personally, I listen to music. Well, music that I like. I enjoy reading too, as long as I'm not required to do it for school, and it's a book that I enjoy.

29 May 07

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How do you use Ham (Amateur) Radio? What do you like about it?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

If you are an amateur radio (ham radio) operator, what do you enjoy about it? What do you do with it, and why do you have a license? If you are not a ham radio operator, do you plan on becoming one? why or why not?

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karguy I'm glad that you still operate on 11 meters, despite your difficulties. I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you'll get it soon, so that you don't have to be a "pirate".

29 May 07

How do you use Ham (Amateur) Radio? What do you like about it?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

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Manual schematic NCG 10-160Mtr WARC /National RJX-810D

kaspro @kaspro (2) • United States 27 Nov 06

Anyone having info where I can purchase a manual schematic would greatly be appreciated. I've looked all over but not in right places? This transceiver was brought out in the late 80's and has had excellent reviews. The NCG...

ncg

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karguy you can always try google, or you can also try the ARRL website. If you're a member, then chances are that you'll find another person who has those schematics, or you may find a copy on their website, archives, or in an old QST magazine. If not, you'll get...

28 May 07

What is your call sign? If you don't have one, do you plan to get one?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

Ham Radio is a great hobby, in which you can talk to people all over the world, and it's great for disaster aid. If you have a ham radio license, what is your call sign? If you don't have one, do you plan on getting one? Why or...

call sign

ham radio

license

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What do you think about the FCC dropping the code requirement?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

Recently, the FCC dropped the 5 words per minute morse code test requirement for the General and Extra class licenses. Do you think this is a good or bad idea? I found it disappointing that they'd drop it for the extra class test....

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biotechnolgy

balagotit @balagotit (34) • India 13 Mar 07

what is the future of biotechnology

bio

biotechnology

future

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karguy How does the job outcome look? Will the field be saturated in a few years? If that's the case, then anyone who's interested in it now will have a tough time finding a job in that area. If the number of jobs is predicted to expand faster than the number of...

28 May 07

What is your favorite aspect/application of nanotechnology and why?

karguy @karguy (19) • United States 28 May 07

What is it about nanotechnology that really interests you? What application of nanotechnology fascinates you and why?

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Nanotechnology can cure cancer

Balanthegreat @Balanthegreat (4) • India 7 Feb 07

I recently read some where that nanotechlogy can be used to cure cancer.what do you think about it.

cancer

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karguy I can believe that very much, but I'm not so sure how it would work. Can anyone explain it in detail?

28 May 07

Portable Media Players

michan @michan (212) • Philippines 11 Apr 07

What do you look for in a portable music player? One that can play videos as well? memory size? Physical Size? Design? User interface? Functionality? Flexibility with Audio formats? I just bought a Creative Zen V Plus...

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karguy I looked for style, size, storage, sound quality, features, low cost and ease-of-use. From these, I finally decided on the second generation iRiver Clix 4gb. It's has enough storage for my uses, and it costs about the same as an iPod nano, with many more...

27 May 07

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Are You Pressured On Your Parent's Expectations On You?

cecillecarmela @cecillecarmela (3818) • Philippines 27 May 07

Tired of being scolded day in and day out because you haven't perfect your major exams? Are you afraid to tell your parents of your failing scores? Do your parents set high standards on you that you think you can't...

student

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karguy I usually do feel very pressured by my parents. When I felt like I did well on a test, they usually don't think so. If I failed a test, they almost broke down, started to sob, then started to yell at me to get better. Sometimes, school seemed impossible with...

27 May 07

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Stressed at young age!

aseemkhan @aseemkhan (218) 17 Apr 07

Are students are loosing out on childhood because of stress and testing in schools?

childhood

schooling

stress

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karguy There's nothing like parental pressure to make life more complicated that it needs to be. Often, I feel like my parents put more pressure on me than my friends! Why isn't it that schools teach about parental pressure when they emphasize peer pressure so much?...

27 May 07

Stressed at young age!

aseemkhan @aseemkhan (218) 17 Apr 07

Are students are loosing out on childhood because of stress and testing in schools?

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karguy HECK YES! I'm an IB (International Baccalaureate) student, and sometimes, I find myself missing out on the better points of life, all because of tests, grades, and the looming evil of college applications. Is there anyone else out there who's the same?

27 May 07

definition of nanotechnology and uses

megaplaza @megaplaza (1441) • Nigeria 18 Mar 07

nanotechnology can be defined as engineering of functional system at the molecular scale. it can be seen as building of robots, robot arms, even a whole computer on the scale of a molecule. fenyman also thought of building a whole...

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karguy I would assume that the best way to create a piece of nanotechnology is to basically make a machine that does two things: 1) Makes a smaller version of itself, and 2) does what you want it to. That way, it will continue to make itself smaller and smaller,...

27 May 07