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Now that's the kind of news I like to hear... Great work Igor. The kind of news I don't like to hear, however, is the kind where you end up in hospital again. Are you sure you're not having an affair with the triage nurse down at the emergency clinic? :whistle: Hope your hand heals well and...

Oh I see now... I guess I never noticed the Tags box before. Is it's real purpose to help with searching or something? Thanks for the illumination, BTW. (I just hate being out of it...) :confused: Cheers, CC

Hey guys... I keep reading about these "tags" and the abuse thereof. What exactly are they? (I'm hoping that a lot of other folks don't know either and I'm just the first one with balls enough to ask...) :thanks: Cheers, CC

Wo Kenom, Sad to hear of your current trials and tribulations. Life is indeed a c*nt sometimes. If it's any consolation, looking back, even the times I lived on the street turned out to be opportunities in the end. I started whole new careers that way, even when things seemed the bleakest...

I don't know about you guys... But I'd swear that was a picture of a tweeter module from an audio speaker. One can easily put holes in those. (although personally, I have a tendency of blowing out the woofers first...:shhh: ) LOL I've only seen thermopiles with flat surfaces myself. That...

Hey Folks, Just read an article regarding a new record for smallest micro-laser. It's 30 micrometers long, which is actually smaller than the wavelength of light it produces. (200 micrometers) This is a big deal in the development of electro-optical processor chips. And as usual, there's lasing...

:bday: Today is apparently the 50th birthday of the laser! Here's a link to the article. Read the comments for some great old pix & anecdotes. Happy 50th Birthday, Lasers - Science - Gizmodo Cheers, CC

That's weird, Wannaburn. I usually have an order a month from DX, and apart from the usual Holiday & Chinese New Years delays, I get my shipments pretty fast. They even just sent me replacements for a wrong item sent. (albeit, with the usual photo proof hassle) I've been buying from them for...

No Kidding! The link below describes the process. And before anyone cries foul, the image used at the beginning of the story is an optical illusion the blogger put in there for "illustrative purposes". LOL Wow, 2 kewl laser stories in one day. Making Water Run Uphill, With Lasers - Water...

I imagine for the builders and DIY folks that calibration is important, in order to have some credibility in a market full of exaggerated claims. Thanks to Justin at LaserGlow, (who let us test my meter against his pro Coherent), I'm pretty confident that my good ol' Kenometer is at least in...

Hi Folks, Here's a link to BBC News that describes an invisibility "carpet" capable of hiding a bump from light in 3 dimensions. They use lasers to manufacture the optical matrix responsible for the effect, so it's a pretty interesting read. It also raises the question: If such a "cloak" is...

Hahaha, I'm really glad we don't need safety glasses to look at "boobies". :crackup: Although they do came in handy when viewing hideous web wallpapers like the one at that site... Cheers, CC

LOL Yes I imagine some people won't find this funny at all. I post it here, because frankly it's just plain weird... and it has, um... lazers. :wtf: The juxtaposition of two usually unrelated things has often been used as a comedic device and it is that very strangeness that renders it...

Jee-sus! io9 pointed to this site and frankly I couldn't believe my eyes... (Or get them back to normal after seeing the horrific background of this web site...) I guess this is where the laser-eyed babies got their powers... :crackup: VERY NSFW (be warned) LAZERTITS Uh, sorry... CC :beer:

Hmmmm... CATS with frickin' lasers... That would be funny... What we need here, is a b-tard to get this going...:bowdown: Or hell, just rig up a stuffed kitty and set him up on chatroutlette 24-7. Next meme comin' up! LOL Cheers, CC :beer:

LOL Apparently pictures of babies with laser shooting eyes is the new LOLcats... Some funny stuff. Here's the blog post and a sample! Cheers, CC Babies With Laser Eyes: Nadir Or Gutter Of Web Culture? - mutants - io9

LOL! I just saw this and dropped in to post it as well. Ya beat me to it! Awesome slo-mo of the mosquito's wings being vaporized! I'd love to know how they track the mosquito. Any one of us with 6x BR has the power, we just need the ability to track the little bastards and avoid blinding...

Yup, I read about something called a "dazzler" recently, which can actually make you nauseous if you look at it. Lasers would be strong enough to have an effect even if your eyes were closed. Shine this at pirates on the verge of sea-sickness and it would be pretty debilitating while still not...

Looks like they've passed a big milestone at the National Ignition Facility fusion test-bed. Plasma is a lot less problem than anticipated and they've more than 20 times increased the power delivered to the pellet. (669 kilojoules in 10 billionths of a sec.) They have a neat explanation of...

Looks like they're getting closer to knocking missles out of the air with lasers. New YouTube vid shows takedown. YouTube - ABL test #marti_jan10.wmv Cheers, CC