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    Franz Klein
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    Where in the UK can I buy 'copper foil laminates'? I want to make these bi-directional flex sensors: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bi-Directional-Flex-Sensors/[^]

    I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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      Where in the UK can I buy 'copper foil laminates'? I want to make these bi-directional flex sensors: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bi-Directional-Flex-Sensors/[^]

      I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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      LloydA111
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      Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

      I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

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        Where in the UK can I buy 'copper foil laminates'? I want to make these bi-directional flex sensors: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bi-Directional-Flex-Sensors/[^]

        I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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        Haven't done a search myself, but have you tried Maplin? I think it's Maplin.co.uk They're usually pretty good for all kinds of stuff.. :)

        "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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          Haven't done a search myself, but have you tried Maplin? I think it's Maplin.co.uk They're usually pretty good for all kinds of stuff.. :)

          "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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          Did you click the link? On my computer it gets redirected to some virus ridden website.

          I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

          My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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            Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

            I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

            My operating system kernel the first time it booted

            modified on Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:59 AM

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            From you description it looks like they display a popup ? FF does not even warn about a potential popup or even a potential malware/unsafe site.

            Watched code never compiles.

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              Did you click the link? On my computer it gets redirected to some virus ridden website.

              I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

              My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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              No, no problems - well, I'm using Chrome and I didn't see any problems. Kaspersky didn't moan or anything. I might run a scan just in case...

              "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                From you description it looks like they display a popup ? FF does not even warn about a potential popup or even a potential malware/unsafe site.

                Watched code never compiles.

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                LloydA111
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                Theres something wrong with the site, I've just done a screenshot of the site to prove it and uploaded it to my Photobucket account: Screenshot

                I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                  No, no problems - well, I'm using Chrome and I didn't see any problems. Kaspersky didn't moan or anything. I might run a scan just in case...

                  "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                  LloydA111
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                  It may only be affecting Opera then, I've just done a screenshot and uploaded it: Screenshot

                  I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                  My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                    It may only be affecting Opera then, I've just done a screenshot and uploaded it: Screenshot

                    I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                    My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                    Wow! No, didn't see that at all! Sure you haven't got any nasties lurking on your machine? :)

                    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                      Wow! No, didn't see that at all! Sure you haven't got any nasties lurking on your machine? :)

                      "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                      I don't think my machine has got anything, my Anti-virus hasn't found anything. It's unusual for something like this to happen to Opera :doh: I don't think I've ever had a problem with it before!

                      I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                      My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                        I don't think my machine has got anything, my Anti-virus hasn't found anything. It's unusual for something like this to happen to Opera :doh: I don't think I've ever had a problem with it before!

                        I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                        My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                        Very strange! FYI, I clicked on the link again and left it there for ~minute, no nasty screen appeared. So I dunno what's going on at your end! Good luck :)

                        "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                          Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

                          I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                          My operating system kernel the first time it booted

                          modified on Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:59 AM

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                          Indivara
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                          It does? I browse instructables regularly and it has never been malware-infected. It doesn't even have pop-ups.

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                            I don't think my machine has got anything, my Anti-virus hasn't found anything. It's unusual for something like this to happen to Opera :doh: I don't think I've ever had a problem with it before!

                            I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                            My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                            DaveAuld
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                            Sounds like its your machine has a nasty.......time to start digging deeper i think.

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                              Haven't done a search myself, but have you tried Maplin? I think it's Maplin.co.uk They're usually pretty good for all kinds of stuff.. :)

                              "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh

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                              Franz Klein
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                              Yes I did have a look at Maplin but they don't have it.

                              I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                                Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

                                I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                                My operating system kernel the first time it booted

                                modified on Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:59 AM

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                                Nish Nishant
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                                Since no one else gets this, it may be that your Opera is infected or has a trojan plugin :-)

                                Regards, Nish


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                                  Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

                                  I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                                  My operating system kernel the first time it booted

                                  modified on Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:59 AM

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                                  Franz Klein
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                                  I tried the link again and I don't get/see anything funny. I use Firefox The McAfee SiteAdvisor shows it as being fine (green).

                                  I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                                    Do not go on the link that is in that post, the site looks OK at first, but then redirects to some other site, and then it comes up with a warning saying something along the lines of "You need to install anti malware" and has a screenshot of Windows Explorer. The site is clearly some kind of site that tries to get unsuspecting users to click the OK button and install a load of crap. Edit: Heres a pic of it to prove it. ^. I think the site only affects Opera as it does not seem to affect IE, Chrome, or FF.

                                    I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                                    My operating system kernel the first time it booted

                                    modified on Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:59 AM

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                                    0x3c0
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                                    I'm using Opera as well, and there's nothing of the sort. Perhaps you've got a piece of malware on your computer?

                                    OSDev :)

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                                      Theres something wrong with the site, I've just done a screenshot of the site to prove it and uploaded it to my Photobucket account: Screenshot

                                      I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                                      My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      I got hit with the same fake antivirus attack last night on Facebook - twice! Both times it did a browser hijack within a few minutes of entering the Farmtown game. It's not a new approach, as an almost identical attack has been reported sporadically at work for months, but it is a new (January) virus payload, according to Computer Associates. The current variant is called 'fake Antivir' and installs the virus code if you click on OK at any point. Closing the browser instance is supposed to block the installation.

                                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                        Did you click the link? On my computer it gets redirected to some virus ridden website.

                                        I know you believe you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize what you heard is not what I meant.

                                        My operating system kernel the first time it booted

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                                        If both Instructables and Maplin give you dangerous popups and redirects, it's pretty much certain that some kind of malware has found its way onto your machine. :sigh:

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                                        • F Franz Klein

                                          Where in the UK can I buy 'copper foil laminates'? I want to make these bi-directional flex sensors: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Bi-Directional-Flex-Sensors/[^]

                                          I am the handsome one in the crowd.

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                                          Roger Wright
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                                          You might want to try using this stuff[^], if you can find a distributor. Alternatively, you may want to beg for a free sample from their Sales & Support[^] page. You'll probably have to lie, and convince them that you're evaluating their product for use in a new product of your own with projected high volume sales, but that's only hard to do the first time. :-D What you're trying to build is a form of strain gage, which are commonly used for measurements of deflection in solid materials. They are available commercially, but can be very expensive. This type of device is typically used as one leg of a Wheatstone bridge to linearize the response and increase sensitivity. The circuit is excited with a small ac or dc (ac has some advantages), and the output coupled into a operational amplifier. The amplified output can be digitized, with or without pre-filtering, and used for all manner of handy calculations. If you're not averse to spending some cash, look into commercial strain gages; they're precision devices and far more accurate and dependable than the homebrew kind. Also, keep in mind that strain gages increase in resistance when flexed, while the sandwich variety decreases with increasing strain.

                                          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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