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Hardware for a Low-Powered Talk Radio Stations?
stevenso asks: "I would like to set up a low power radio station (on the cheap) that people could call up and discuss topics. To make it mostly hands-off (ie. I don't have to be there to pick up the phone) I was thinking of using a few voice modems and send the discussion via a sound card to a transmitter. Does anyone know if there is a software package that can handle multiple voice modems, setup a teleconference (mix the signals), and send it out as audio? Can you think of any other solution like using some sort of auto-answering/auto-conferencing system or VOIP or a way to conference cell phone signals? Please keep in mind this is a technical question not a question about FCC regulations."
Dear Slashdot, I would like to make my own hydroponics bay to grow pot (on the cheap) that people would smoke up and get a cheap buzz. I want to make it hands off (so I dont have to be there to watch them grow). I was thinking of using some old 15" monitors for lighting and a handful of CPUs for heat. Is there software packages that can control the local environment, add soil nutrients (and mix the soil) and send out a loud alarm if the cops show up? Please keep in mind this is a technical question not a question about DEA laws.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
a Mr. Microphone? $3.00 on eBay.
The dogcow says "Moof!"
"What kind of question is that, 'Would you please pass the salt?'! You obviously expect me to pass the salt and if I don't want to, too bad for me. Well, maybe I don't want to pass the salt, which is a compound of sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl). My grandfather was a victim of chemical warfare in World War I, they used chlorine gas on him and he still has problems breathing. And my cousin Jim took a big chunk of sodium one day and threw it in a bucket of water, well, he blew up the garage and set his house on fire. Now he's confined to a wheelchair although he's doing pretty good in the wheelchair marathons.
"So maybe you can go search Google and find out where you can buy both sodium and concentrated chlorine, and make your own salt. Just don't ask me to get involved. Questions like yours make me wonder about the future of this country, when it is filled with people so ignorant of what they want, no idea how to do it themselves, and expecting everyone to do it for them. All just because you think your mashed potatoes are a little too bland.
"Would you like the pepper, too?"
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