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Build Your Own Weather Balloon

Posted by michael on from the if-it's-wet,-it's-raining dept.

Leeji writes "Here is an interesting read about one geek's project to build and launch a weather balloon. The flight recorder is a small $200 Soekris Engineering computer running Bering Linux. It also uses a Garmin GPS, HAM packet radio, an automated Aiptek Pencam Trio digital camera, army surplus batteries, and lots of geek duct tape."

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  1. weather ballon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    man get a life!

    PS - first post

  2. I would have first post... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If it weren't for that damn twenty second rule. Blah.

  3. Re:other options to a weather ballon by larry+bagina · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That doesn't get you on slashdot, though...

    2003-02-22 05:25:12 I can use linux and mozilla to check the weather! (articles,news) (rejected)

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  4. A month is a long time.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    for Taco et al.

  5. Re:Hey, Stinson! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No dupe for you! NEXT!

  6. another thing's for sure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...I'm so tired of these 'clever' puns and half-witted comments on linux and it's sub-culture from people who installed mandrake last week and have a degree in business managment.
    So, one thing is for sure this rant has helped me immensly, because it sure ain't stopping these sheep to keep posting 'we're beating M$ guys, yay!!' and 'does it run linux?' from some dolt who has never had....ahh fuck it -- i'm done