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This could be interesting.  We could set a bunch of them up, each one would tune to a different frequency, and broadcast the talks going on at that time.  We could put up a sign with the different frequencies that speaker is on.  We wouldn't have to go too crazy either, at most there is 2 maybe 3 talks going on each floor at one time?  a handful of low end freqs should do the trick.  This way you can chill in the hammock area, and just tune in, turn on, and drop out.

We may be able to run the feeds over the LAN as well, this way you can tune in on your computer.

I would have though Radio Free HOPE, but just thats just as good.

Last edited by Pirho (2007-03-28 02:20:40)

http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi-bi … ;key=FM30B

Which can be easily tinkered to around 1W of output.  I've used these before quite well.

Just my $0.02 worth of experience.


Edit: I forgot to mention I'll be happy to assemble it too...

Last edited by Spork (2007-08-22 02:40:07)

there wasnt enough space to actually set up camp as your own personal hammock.  The area was very busy with activity so I doubt you would get any sleeping done.

Allthingsordinary wrote:

Pirho wrote:

there wasnt enough space to actually set up camp as your own personal hammock.  The area was very busy with activity so I doubt you would get any sleeping done.

unless you were a heavy sleeper/took tylenol PM and had no belongings

don't forget drunk and passed out

I hope it was after the con was over.

techDarko wrote:

we slept in shifts - we kept the NOC and the segways safe!

And like ya'll didn't drink?

If by keeping the segways safe you mean drunkenly riding into walls/windows/people and falling over then they were safe. I remember hearing in a drunken haze someone stating "you can't tip these over it's impossible" followed a couple minutes later with a skkiiiiiiiiiiiiii plump then "ha ha ha ha".

All in good fun

Last edited by oboc (2007-08-29 10:46:31)

Why? There were problems with them but the attendees loved them. Granted there weren't enough for everyone to ride when they wanted (I only got to ride it once at 2am) but they went over really well.

Maybe give everyone two Segway tickets at registration, and rent two more of the things.

Pirho wrote:

thats the problem, the few that were around, were constanly hogged by the same group of people who refused to get off of them.

Hmm? There was a line for the Segways. I kept constantly going back in-line and got to ride them like 15 times, each for about 2 minutes. I don't think they were being hogged up at all except during the night.

So, really? Crunchy peanut butter?
I didn't get to ride the segways. They were always being Bogarted by the segway guys.

I got to ride the Segways. There were certain times that the Segways were for public riding and certain times they were used by security for those purposes. Perhaps when they were being "bogarted" were times that they were being used for security purposes?

And if the same 10 people were riding them, you could always say "hey, let someone else take a turn, wontcha?"

BTW, the hammocks seemed great, had I only gotten a chance to hang out in one. They were always full.

And,  yes, some people slept in them at night. Someone mentioned to me that they wanted to make a way for people to come to the con even if they couldn't afford a room and that was a (limited) way. They told me to notice how people didn't get kicked out of them for staying too long or sleeping in them.