They said it was neat that he could develop something like that. And then they gave a reason, Class 1 laser safety interlock bypass, which is later proved in this thread to be bogus.
Agreed, that's pretty bad. And if you read the article, Nintendo wasn't actually impressed, instead saying that they could not condone such a project due to the bypassing of the Class 1 laser safety interlock.
Actually, the cheap stuff can still be really good. I got a Kworld TV/FM tuner for about $14, it uses the common BT878 chipset and thus is fully supported in Windows and Linux. The software works, leaves a little to be desired but I use DScaler instead. In Linux, byt playing with the frequencies a little bit I can even pick up local police bands.
Does anyone know of a scanner application? You can scan through the frequencies to initially find your FM and TV stations, but I want to find a scanner application that will go through police bands continuously and has a squelch function.
I don't consider $2200 to be a reasonable lump of cash, that's three months of just living by myself. From his description I assumed he was coming up with a list of things to buy in order to use up the money, not a list of $2200 items he's going to choose just one of.
If this really is a decent lump of cash, you'd be much better off investing it in the stock market (after the election, if Bush is still in) or using it to start up your own business. If I had 25 to 50 thousand spare cash, there are a few things I know and ideas I have to start up a nice little business. You aren't going to be ahead at all in three years, when all your electronics gear has depreciated to nothing even if it still works. And in 10-15 years you'll be back in glasses as your eyes naturally tend towards farsightedness.
CNC can be had for much, much cheaper than $100,000. I built my own little CNC machine (bottom of page) from scratch for less than $250. That's not going to mill stone (very fast, anyway) but you can get a full-size Bridgeport or some Japanese mill for under $2,000 in some cases. For another $1,000 or less, and using the mill to build its own parts, you can retrofit the Bridgeport with servo or stepper drives, and use an obsolete desktop computer to control it using freesoftware. Shops also turn over equipment like CNC machines pretty often, in order to keep up with everyone else. An expensive machine pays for itself many times over before it becomes obsolete. You may be able to find an older CNC mill, ready to run, for less than $5,000. I happen to know of one that, if I ever get the space, could be had for under $2,000. For all the information you need, try the CAD CAM EDM DRO Yahoo Group.
In the Slashdot FAQ CmdrTaco wrote four years ago: "So the quick answer is: "Sure, caching would be neat." It would make things a lot easier when servers go down, but it's a complicated issue that would need to be thought through in great detail before being implemented."
Well, there goes *that* idea!
So what he's trying to say is that Infoworld's servers were among the infected, right?
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I like how you think. Now here's another wrinkle: make sure the pressure sensors in the fingertips have high enough resolution, and/or have a pressure sensitive pen that communicates with the glove while you're holding it. Now, you have a full-featured graphics tablet (pressure, position, tilt, rotation) where the only size limit is your tabletop. You could even use the third dimension to get an accurate simulation of airbrush spray at different heights.
One more idea: Curl your fingers into a fist and place the edge of your hand on the table. You now have a virtual joystick. Squeeze fingers to activate trigger buttons, move your thumb around for hat switch etc.
Oh, paper works very well with the cigarette lighter. It is flexible enough to roll up and socket firmly into the lighter receptacle for quick access while driving. In case you need to get rid of the paper quickly, the cigarette lighter itself can be used to trigger a self-destruct oxidation sequence.
In even a relatively large area, are there even enough hot spots to fill up a couple sheets of paper? And with paper, you have the added high-tech benefit of graphics. Imagine, being able to represent the location of hot spots as dots on a map!
I actually started a website for this purpose about a year ago. Unfortunately it never really got off the ground due to employment and other important things.
The premise of the site was to provide a way for people to find others with the skills they need. A person needing work done could submit a job, and others could bid on it. Compensation could be anywhere from free to paid to swapping jobs.
There is a Yahoo! group for this, machined__hobbiest (yes I know the guy misspelled it). You can submit a job request to the forum, and people there can work out terms. Many members have lathes, mills, EDM, CNC equipment, welding experience, etc. They have little home shops in their basements or garages and some are active or retired machinists, and some are also design engineers. Most are just looking for a little work to keep themselves busy or pay for the cost of keeping the tools running.
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They said it was neat that he could develop something like that. And then they gave a reason, Class 1 laser safety interlock bypass, which is later proved in this thread to be bogus.
Agreed, that's pretty bad. And if you read the article, Nintendo wasn't actually impressed, instead saying that they could not condone such a project due to the bypassing of the Class 1 laser safety interlock.
Actually, the cheap stuff can still be really good. I got a Kworld TV/FM tuner for about $14, it uses the common BT878 chipset and thus is fully supported in Windows and Linux. The software works, leaves a little to be desired but I use DScaler instead. In Linux, byt playing with the frequencies a little bit I can even pick up local police bands. Does anyone know of a scanner application? You can scan through the frequencies to initially find your FM and TV stations, but I want to find a scanner application that will go through police bands continuously and has a squelch function.
I don't consider $2200 to be a reasonable lump of cash, that's three months of just living by myself. From his description I assumed he was coming up with a list of things to buy in order to use up the money, not a list of $2200 items he's going to choose just one of.
If this really is a decent lump of cash, you'd be much better off investing it in the stock market (after the election, if Bush is still in) or using it to start up your own business. If I had 25 to 50 thousand spare cash, there are a few things I know and ideas I have to start up a nice little business. You aren't going to be ahead at all in three years, when all your electronics gear has depreciated to nothing even if it still works. And in 10-15 years you'll be back in glasses as your eyes naturally tend towards farsightedness.
CNC can be had for much, much cheaper than $100,000. I built my own little CNC machine (bottom of page) from scratch for less than $250. That's not going to mill stone (very fast, anyway) but you can get a full-size Bridgeport or some Japanese mill for under $2,000 in some cases. For another $1,000 or less, and using the mill to build its own parts, you can retrofit the Bridgeport with servo or stepper drives, and use an obsolete desktop computer to control it using free software. Shops also turn over equipment like CNC machines pretty often, in order to keep up with everyone else. An expensive machine pays for itself many times over before it becomes obsolete. You may be able to find an older CNC mill, ready to run, for less than $5,000. I happen to know of one that, if I ever get the space, could be had for under $2,000. For all the information you need, try the CAD CAM EDM DRO Yahoo Group.
In the Slashdot FAQ CmdrTaco wrote four years ago: "So the quick answer is: "Sure, caching would be neat." It would make things a lot easier when servers go down, but it's a complicated issue that would need to be thought through in great detail before being implemented." Well, there goes *that* idea!
So what he's trying to say is that Infoworld's servers were among the infected, right?
I like how you think. Now here's another wrinkle: make sure the pressure sensors in the fingertips have high enough resolution, and/or have a pressure sensitive pen that communicates with the glove while you're holding it. Now, you have a full-featured graphics tablet (pressure, position, tilt, rotation) where the only size limit is your tabletop. You could even use the third dimension to get an accurate simulation of airbrush spray at different heights. One more idea: Curl your fingers into a fist and place the edge of your hand on the table. You now have a virtual joystick. Squeeze fingers to activate trigger buttons, move your thumb around for hat switch etc.
Oh, paper works very well with the cigarette lighter. It is flexible enough to roll up and socket firmly into the lighter receptacle for quick access while driving. In case you need to get rid of the paper quickly, the cigarette lighter itself can be used to trigger a self-destruct oxidation sequence.
I'll be more impressed when they figure out how to make this play MP3s.
There's only one thing left: an iPod Notes file that helps users keep track of other available iPod Notes files.
In even a relatively large area, are there even enough hot spots to fill up a couple sheets of paper? And with paper, you have the added high-tech benefit of graphics. Imagine, being able to represent the location of hot spots as dots on a map!
I actually started a website for this purpose about a year ago. Unfortunately it never really got off the ground due to employment and other important things.
The premise of the site was to provide a way for people to find others with the skills they need. A person needing work done could submit a job, and others could bid on it. Compensation could be anywhere from free to paid to swapping jobs.
There is a Yahoo! group for this, machined__hobbiest (yes I know the guy misspelled it). You can submit a job request to the forum, and people there can work out terms. Many members have lathes, mills, EDM, CNC equipment, welding experience, etc. They have little home shops in their basements or garages and some are active or retired machinists, and some are also design engineers. Most are just looking for a little work to keep themselves busy or pay for the cost of keeping the tools running.