Comments | fated_diablerie: Airborne motherfuck!

fated_diablerie

Airborne motherfuck!

Jan 11, 2005 17:47

I was thinking it would be cool to build a little bot in my spare time out here. I used to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition when I was in high school ( I went to a technology magnet school). I was trying to think about the applications, and I thought it would be cool to build a small nanobot with embedded linux that could map out wifi ( Read more... )

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harvey January 11 2005, 23:13:21 UTC

And it could hop onto unprotected wireless networks to send back GPS-related tracking data (or anything you had programmed in)! Though I wonder how you'd get your data if it strayed into an area with no wifi coverage.

Also, having a graphical map of where the wireless networks were would be incredibly cool.

fated_diablerie January 11 2005, 23:24:58 UTC

oh i failed to mention that it would be using my Tmobile acct. I found a page that shows how to hook up tmobile PCMCIA cards to embedded devices. So it could mail or msg me its locale from anywhere. :)

harvey January 12 2005, 01:45:43 UTC

In that case, you get two thumbs up and my Seal of Approval. Just watch out for those roaming charges.

fated_diablerie January 11 2005, 23:27:00 UTC

I am actually thinking about spending the money to make a motorized housing for my telescope, and attaching a ccd to it to photograph and compare starfield maps. I am a dork.

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calming_apple January 12 2005, 04:26:08 UTC

Extremely Short Range RC BlimpI like this idea. Not much to find around here in the way of hotspots. There are a couple downtown that you could use for testing. The CCD/telescope thing might be a little over the line as far as being LEGAL ( ... )

calming_apple January 12 2005, 04:29:40 UTC

oh and I forgot to mention that I have a friend that already has WiFi access all over the city. :)

fated_diablerie January 12 2005, 04:42:24 UTC

hey tiger.. I think now I will have to turn off bot indexing..
just for you. this is a public forum yah know :)

Loose lips..

calming_apple January 12 2005, 05:00:50 UTC

:) Never said I was actually going to do it.

hehe...the friend of the tiger saunters in... fant0mf0x January 13 2005, 05:10:30 UTC

i must say, i LOVE your idea... I just so happen to be the friend who has the wi-fi access city-wide. hehe...... i have been waiting for a project like this one. I need to do more research, but... I think we may be able to figure a few things out.

Re: hehe...the friend of the tiger saunters in... calming_apple January 13 2005, 17:12:44 UTC

dunno man... still no response. :(

Re: hehe...the friend of the tiger saunters in... fated_diablerie January 14 2005, 00:24:52 UTC

down boys.. jeez.. i know i spend a lot of time on here, but some days i dont get on my machine at all.

Ok, let me start by saying that when I brought up Tmobile, I was talking about their cellular pcmcia card, like sprint's, it is like a cell and a modem in one pcmcia card, so it would have 'wifi' from anywhere, even out in the boonies.

:)

An with that, I am thinking about comparing star fields. I mean it's the difference between maybe a link on /. and a supernova named after yours truly.

i need a good subject line. fant0mf0x January 14 2005, 02:54:55 UTC

thats funny... im glad tht you clarified that for me (us, whomever). thats actually a really good idea. maybe i shouldnt have said actually, seeing as how you are the smartest girl that i have never met. anyway, keep ,e posted on this project, if you do not mind. ;)

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