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#301050 - 21/08/2007 14:50 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: cushman]
lectric
pooh-bah

Registered: 20/01/2002
Posts: 2085
Loc: New Orleans, LA
Real Genius. Great old movie.

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#301051 - 21/08/2007 15:04 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: lectric]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
"I quote Socrates, when he said... 'I drank what?'"
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#301052 - 21/08/2007 15:32 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: cushman]
music
addict

Registered: 25/06/2002
Posts: 456
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Can you mount the laser in a plane, hack into the system and change the coordinates for the test firing and cook up a monster batch of popcorn in your professor's house?


Oh, I think you have to. It's a moral imperative.
If you don't you'll rue the day!

(Yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.)

Just make sure to clean your optics....

Actually, I just re-watched this a month or two ago.
One of my faves.

Believe it or not, Val Kilmer has signed on to do Real Genius 2.
As I really like goofy Val Kilmer comedies, I'm hoping for the best.
And even if it's not so great, it will be a fun trip down memory lane.

P.S. Would you classify that as a launch problem or a design problem?

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#301053 - 21/08/2007 20:24 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: music]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
Well, it looks like "home" in Belize is still there after Dean passing through. We should get more info within the next day or so as to its condition.

EDIT: Looks like the grounds are torn up but the buildings are ok for the most part and the flooding was minimal. Yay.

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#301054 - 21/08/2007 23:53 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: JBjorgen]
music
addict

Registered: 25/06/2002
Posts: 456
Do you know yet if you lost much "stuff" to water or wind damage?
I am glad you're OK and I hope your possessions are relatively unscathed as well.

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#301055 - 22/08/2007 19:35 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: music]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
Actually, I haven't moved down there quite yet, I'm still in the states. It'll probably be at least a few more months 'til I get down there due to financial contraints. Which is why I'm trying to figure out things like internet and solar air-conditioning and water heating now.

I'm not too sure about the "stuff" yet. All the buildings except one are on piers. The one that isn't does have a washer and dryer on the ground floor. The only other things I can think of that might be damaged on the ground level are a large diesel generator and some water pumps and an old 15 passenger van. I'm not sure how much surge there was onsite, so I don't know if any of those things were damaged at all. I'll ask my friend who is onsite next time we talk.
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#301056 - 23/08/2007 19:14 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: JBjorgen]
music
addict

Registered: 25/06/2002
Posts: 456
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probably be at least a few more months 'til I get down there due to financial contraints. Which is why I'm trying to figure out things like internet and solar air-conditioning and water heating now.


Ah, I wasn't paying attention. I thought you were partially moved and partially still stateside. I.e., stuff in jeopardy, body in U.S.

(Hmmmm, would that be a good name for an album? ...no probably not.)

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#301057 - 24/08/2007 18:08 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: pca]
pca
old hand

Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
I got a laser power meter today, and measured the megapointer. With fresh batteries, 198mW

Even with a couple of hours running it's still ofer 150mW. Not at all bad for an essentially free laser.

pca
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#301058 - 24/08/2007 18:49 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: pca]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Fortunately, I've met you, and know you to be a peace-loving person.

But you know what they say: "Power corrupts, absolute power is kind of neat."
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#301059 - 24/08/2007 23:49 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: tfabris]
pca
old hand

Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
Thanks.

I stripped down a few more dvd drives. Hint: NEC and Panasonic ones are good, Hitachi-LG ones not so much, they have weird diodes in, with way too many pins. Some sort of integrated laser/pattern reader I think.

All the diodes measured at least 250mW @ 3.3V, one of them was over 300mW! I have over a watt worth of laser diodes on the bench at the moment, and I still have 5 drives to ruin Now to figure out the best, or al least prettiest, way to combine all the beams. I'm thinking some sort of sub-miniature death star sort of arrangement, which would look pretty cool in a darkened room with some smoke in...

pca
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#301060 - 25/08/2007 19:18 Re: Long Distance wireless link [Re: pca]
dr_dos
member

Registered: 02/03/2002
Posts: 134
Loc: Bendorf, Germany
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I'm thinking some sort of sub-miniature death star sort of arrangement, which would look pretty cool in a darkened room with some smoke in...
pca


Is this actually going to be on display during the meet in Manchester?

-Peter

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