Trurl

I just skimmed the thread and haven't read the entire augument. But we are trying to prove the Internet is alive or not, or assuming it is alive and trying to see what would kill it? I saw a documentary with a scientist who claimed the Earth was alive because of its systems and the way living and nonliving creatures worked to create "a living" Earth. In my opinion, I would say the Internet is alive. Not due to any one computer code, but the entire system that forms the Internet.

I went with the 360. It is rumored there is a key board in the making. And with Garage Games' free, game making software comming out on the 10th, it is another reason to get the 360. PC mag compared specs. And in float point units it had the 360 as 1 teraflop compared to the PS3 2 teraflop. The Wii's flops weren't in the chart. If anyone has read this in PC Magazine or knows the specs please post them.

Thanks guys. After reading the post I decided that the repeater might be to complicated and take days to get it to work properly. I hadn't had luck with the bridging mode. Also I only had one access point that would repeat, but needed it like you said to hook to a land line to the main router. I was using a Net Gear WG302 and a Linksys WRT54GS combined with a Belkin Wireless G (no model #). Most of the the routers can act as access points, but I run into trouble with the IP address and having them communicate. Here is the new problem. I took and ran an antenna from the access point (which is connected by a land line to the main router) and hooked an outer antenna. Now from the other house I get a signal between 25% and 57% by the windows. The signal is good but what is the best way to spread the siganal throught the house? As a last resort I would use a repeater. But do I definitely need one. I don't want to buy another $200 piece of equipment. What do you think?

I have about 500 ft through 2 house walls to send a Wifi signal. I am using an antenna and the signal ranges from about 20 to 30 percent as long as the computer is by the window. My question is how do you attempt to set one router to act as a bridge and pick up the signal of the main rounter? I have set the channels the same, the WEP the same. But I haven't detected the main router on the second router. How do I be sure the routers are communicating? And will building this network give me a stronger signal? Thanks, Trurl

Hello, I have been away form SFN since Feb 7th. I have been busy working on things. But I am trying to do a math contest on my site. It is free and I am not selling anything. I just want to share ideas. See www.constructorscorner.com for more information. It runs from May 1st to July 30th Hope to see you there.

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Thanks for the insight lightwave. Triz is kind of a balance of all the factors. Game Theory is a science of itself. Any way it was good to get some knowlege from an engineer. Thanks

The book was fiction, however based on a successful engineering team that invented something. Unfortunately it doesn't say what it was based on in the book. I must have read about that in a review of the book. But let's talk invention. Obviously lightwave you and sunspot disagree slightly on the approach, but agree on the invention. So I will ask you guys some questions. (For background I only have a sophomore level completed before I left school.) I know that engineers have many different duties, but I am concerned with research. First, how do you show progress with inventing something new. I mean as an amateur I do little projects and sometimes they don't work and all I have is scrap paper with some math on it. How do you show progress to keep the research going. And the second problem I face as an amateur (doing my own small (very small) projects) is finding projects that are worthwhile and have enough information. I mean those things you would probably have given on a job, but wouldn’t think of otherwise. Something like the scientists of the Manhattan Project knowing e = mc2 but not having the access to Uranium or know what kind of plane would deliver the bomb. I think that’s why amateurs are often forced to reinvent the wheel which may or may not lead to a discovery. Still it would be difficult to invent something new without having the right problem and conditions. So with that do you guys have any advice for amateurs? How would you guys set up a small design project?

In the book, "Engineering Design: A Day in the Life of Four Engineers," a group of recently graduated engineers are put on the same team with the goal to design an electronic car. They don't do it. But the point was that they didn't know that they could fail they came up with useful results. This is assumming a team of veteran engineers would have thought the task to be impossible and not try every option because they are really on what they have learned is possible. This is based on a real experiement which I believe was successful. My question is does anyone know what project that was? Or if you have any more information on the subject?

Is this a small engine? I have read about small engines using a circuit with a capacitor to store energy and let it build up then release it all at once. Just something I read. I really haven't worked a lot with electrical things. But if you are building electricity across a circuit a capacitor does increase voltage once it is released. That is how they did it years ago.

Thanks for the info. I found that Nitric Oxide relaxes the muscles of the blood vessels along blood to flow more freely. But interesting enough for some reason it hurts the eyes instead of helping them. Too much NO causes glaucoma. So those experimental drugs block NO. It has been in the news that Viagra has effects on vision. That is the complete opposite effect I thought it would have. I thought that better blood flow would improve the eyes health.

I heard on the radio years back when viagra first came out that the three scientist involved in creating it had one the Noble Peace Prize. The prize wasn't for Viagra it was for the study on how the medicine relaxed or contracted blood vessels. Medicine is not my field of study, so keep it simple. My question is could the use of the ingredients of Viagra be used to treat hyper tension or relieve pressure in the eyes in illnesses such as glaucoma? I have heard that it could but that is not the kind of information you get when you type Viagra into a search engine. Thanks for the info.

The method is inventive, but sounds dangerous with the boiling water and spray can. Maybe I just read it too fast. If there was some way to puncture the perfume bottle in a rubber seal or around the nozzle maybe you could use a syring and IV and needle to feed the bottle. You could trap perfume in the tube connected to the needle and shut of some sort of valve. But this only works considering you are able to puncture the bottle or area around the nozzle. If the needle doesn't seal the hole because it is plasic use puddy, chewing gum, or epoxy to make a seal. Let us know what you decide.

Thanks for the info. I am going to attempt it in the future. I like how you can get different molds. If the stuff turns out to tacky you could probably buff it down with a dremel tool. I got a couple insects that are a little interesting in good condition. I have a mosquito that is over an inch long. Also I got a moth that has an interesting wing pattern. I want the preserver to preserve them as well as have something anyone can pick up in their hand and view the insects. Again, thanks for the response and good info.

I have a couple of insects that I would like to preserve. Years ago a friend of mine had a chemical recipe to preserve insects like they had been in hardend tree sap. My question is that if any one knows how to make a fake amber or crystal that preserves insects. My friends solution which I don't have used house hold ingredients and was molded to fit a shape around the insect. So if anyone knows any way to do this, please share the directions.

Does any one here know of a classic experiment in sociology having children make masks? There were three divisions of leadership or work expectations given to three seperate classes. The first class had the most time and given a brief instruction. The second had little time and more strict guidelines. The third was a test group given no instructions or time limit. The first group produced the highest quality masks. The second was lower quality but greater quantity. And the test group was inbetween. I may not have all the details write but you get the idea. So if anyone knows the name of the man who did this study or what the study was called please let me know.