Thermopile Generator

[Homer J Simpson]

There was definetely, by definition, a shortage of those. Otherwise the
Nazis wouldn't have come to power.

Actually, no. IIRC the Nazis never did achieve a majority in Germany.

 

[Kryten]

I was looking for the specific one mentioned above, i.e., the hikers
portable thermopile generator.

And Google has become more or less useless nowadays. Most of the stuff
that comes up in the top 20 or so are adware.

I know, Google has to make money, but soon only the impulse buyers will
be using it.

Maybe someone should invent a 'wiki-google', where the users can mark
results as adware or low-quality.

I often browse for data sheets, and get many links to data-sheet selling
sites rather than links to the data sheet itself. And I reckon google ought
to discard results that are merely pointers to sources.

 

[Kryten]

There was scarcely a shortage of brave Frenchman during the war,
nor of brave Englishman (and women of course). Anyone caught
by the Germans with one of those large thermopiles was a goner.

Yes, when hostile forces get their hands on your hot piles its a pain in the
ass.

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Oh alright I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself.
It's totally puerile, I shall apply for work as a gag writer for 'Allo
Allo!'

 

[Al]

Maybe someone should invent a 'wiki-google', where the users can mark
results as adware or low-quality.

I often browse for data sheets, and get many links to data-sheet selling
sites rather than links to the data sheet itself. And I reckon google ought
to discard results that are merely pointers to sources.

One of the best places to get datasheets is from engineering university
websites as they provide them for their students. Not all universities
have all the datasheets, but in the aggregate they have most that I'm
interested in.

Al

 

[jasen]

And Google has become more or less useless nowadayws. Most of the stuff
that comes up in the top 20 or so are adware.

if I don't find something half-way useful in the first 5 hits I change the
search terms.


Bye.
Jasen

 

[Rich Grise]

if I don't find something half-way useful in the first 5 hits I change the
search terms.

It is possible to, after some observation, learn to skip over the
crapola and get to the real information.

Thanks!
Rich