Recent content by jono
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Guitarists - Discuss Broom with 6 Strings
I've been playing for 10 years or so, I use: PRS Singlecut Gibson LP Bunch of guitars in bits Laney TT-20 Marshall DSL-50 Bunch of amps in bits Absurd number of effects. No, really, absurd. I also hand build effects. Anyone who has a dream about a custom built fuzz and/or...- jono
- Post #29
- Forum: General Discussion
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MATLAB Creating a MATLAB Matrix from ISP Connections
Look up textread, fscanf and xlsread :)- jono
- Post #2
- Forum: MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
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Help Improve Guitar Skills: Tips from Experienced Players
Since he said he finds playing higher frets more difficult and that he finds playing nylon strings easier, I'd hazard a guess that it's the bane of all learners, the classical guitar :rolleyes:- jono
- Post #13
- Forum: General Discussion
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Can you still pay less taxes with a 25000 pounds salary in the UK?
This may be coming into force in the UK soon: "Some commentators have suggested that a top rate of 60% should be introduced for earnings of over £100,000 ..." (Guardian website)- jono
- Post #19
- Forum: General Discussion
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Can you still pay less taxes with a 25000 pounds salary in the UK?
That's right. Criminal :shy:- jono
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Can you still pay less taxes with a 25000 pounds salary in the UK?
I think the going basic rate is 22% for income tax, but you pay NI on top of that too :(- jono
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- Forum: General Discussion
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High School What Medical Radioisotopes Do Cyclo and Synchrotrons Produce?
A (non exhaustive) list: Gallium-67 - soft tissue tumours Thallium-201 - real time cardiology Indium-111 - bowel disease these are the most common, but many more are being investigated. Jonathan- jono
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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High School Can anyone explain how x-ray been produced
In short, with a combination of something known as a "waveguide" and resonant microwaves supplied by a syncrhotron. -
High School Can anyone explain how x-ray been produced
That last bit isn't entirely accurate. You don't generate x-rays with a linear accelerator, you accelerate them. The principle for x-ray generation remains the same; electrons hitting a target and undergoing bremsstrahlung (sp?). Linacs are in use all over the world, and have been for some time... -
What's Your Favorite 'New Smell'?
Talcum powder, petrol, first aid kits and tumble dryer outlets. Not really new stuff, but they smell good :)- jono
- Post #24
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hello, good-bye, and thank you.
Welsh: Hello: Bore da Goodbye: Hwyl fawr Thank you: Diolch- jono
- Post #54
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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High School American soldiers used uranium bullets
funny, I would have thought the tissue damage would be the main concern :-p- jono
- Post #5
- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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What is it like to be a physicist? The duties? Responsibilities?
Hi. I'm a physicist (of the medical radiotherapy variety) and I'd be happy to share with you, though "physicist" is a broad term and their answers to these questions could be very different to mine. My day is usually comprised of 2 things: Technical duties and research/project work. Here...- jono
- Post #7
- Forum: STEM Academic Advising
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Information on studying Medical Physics
I think it was called "medical physics", but I can't seem to find it by searching. Hmm...- jono
- Post #6
- Forum: Other Physics Topics