Dean Kamen to on TechTV's "Big Thinkers"
 

At 8:30 Central Time Dean Kamen will be on TechTv's Big Thinkers program. Link

It seems like its just going to be about him and his inventions but still looks like a cool thing to watch considering the way how that show picks at the brains of smart people.

I know its kind of a short notice considering it will be on 30 mins after submit this thread but I posted as soon as I could after noticing it.

Happy Viewing!!!

Chris
One of the two radio toting, Leatherman carrying, webpage designing, EE majoring, FIRST junkies on 118's college student Alumni team.
10/18/02 ;)

Thanks man

I am recording it, so give me a chance to get it hosted

Hmmmm.... 1.5kW "Scooter" Stirling Power Module... A brief drawing/schematic shown on the show.

I think that's what it said. It was brief... I remembered what I could. I know I definately saw "Scooter" and "Stirling".

What will that mean? It looks a bit big to fit in a Segway... maybe for the wheelchair?



Overall, I think this piece was equally as informative as the 60 minutes interview. Very nicely assembled.

Can you post it Matt? Be a friend? :)

I missed it. #%#%#%#% Everybody Loves Ramon...

Ok, I have the video up on my FTP. Its currently being converted and in less than 20 min I will post the FTP address here

Hey dont take it out on Everbody Loves Ramond THATS A GOOD SHOW!

Ok... I know it's good, but not as much as Deano.

Stirling Engine
 

Here is that image of the possible Scooter Stirling Engine

Chris
One of the two radio toting, Leatherman carrying, webpage designing, EE majoring, FIRST junkies on 118's college student Alumni team.
10/18/02 ;)

Forget the iModel! I'm saving for a stirling (see, I can spell it right!) engine!

Ok its up here

ftp://24.62.218.193/

Could you post the direct link to download? Please? :) I can't download a FTP utility onto my computer due to lockdowns.

ftp://24.62.218.193/Kamen/Big Thinkers/Kamen SMALL.wmv

Is it the right address, or is it just down right now?

Stephen

No, thats right... and my server is up

what's the password and other such info?

just anonymous for login

no password

it shows that people are logged in and idle

Any have a FTP server, I could just AIM you the file and you could host it!?!?!?

Well someone is able to download, yet they are downloading the BIG file

Got to his FTP site with no problem, just using my browser, however my WMP couldn't handle the file.

For some reason my browser won't go to it, but I can get through using an ftp client. It's a slow connectioin, so I am still in the process of downloading it.

For those that saw the show, how far along is the Stirling engine? Is it 'the theory works, now we need to find out the details' or is it close to production?

Thanks,
Stephen, who is waiting to see a Stirling-engine powered Segway :)

They don't mention anything about it, except for that brief drawing/schematic whatever it is.

So who has the file, and if you have the file can you host it on a FTP. I would run the server all day but we are currently in the process of remodeling/ getting a additon. And the workers already WENT ON MY COMPUTER WITHOUT ASKING ONE TIME!

So now I have to shut it down and put a password one it.....

if you get it to me i can http host it (easier for some people). I have about 30K upstream

re-airings tomarrow at 11am EST and sunday (12/8) at 3am EST

Can anyone help me! UPLOAD IT TO AN HTTP ADDRESS! IT'LL BE VERY EASY! I still don't have it.

You like picking on me...

I believe that link was directed at others who reply to themselves, rather than just editing their posts 5 minutes later.

yes brandon, that link was directed at how people reply to their post just a few minutes later... there's an edit function, use it. and when you do edit, you can write that it has been edited in little brackets or such.

Stirling. S - t - i - r - l - i - n - g. With a capital S. For those with a small vocabulary, capital = big.

A guy created it. His last name was Stirling.

Come on it's only a ftp server?
 

I'm just wondering why it's so hard to get this file from you?

nex@absolutegeek:~$ ping 24.62.218.193
PING 24.62.218.193 (24.62.218.193): 56 data bytes

--- 24.62.218.193 ping statistics ---
46 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

Maybe email me and i could get it from you and host it on my ftp && apache servers.

=( b0rk
 

LOCAL -> Connecting to (24.62.218.193).
ERROR -> No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

To whoever gets it - I have a permanently-up FTP server running at 24.186.144.31, port 21, user: FTPuser pw: easy (as in EASY to remember, har har har!). I'm willing to host it for everyone, I just need someone to upload it there first. So someone set it up to upload, and i'll host it for everyone else (even http for those of you who are having problems with ftp).

If you have trouble connecting to my FTP, it's probably because of 'psav mode' or 'passive mode' (name depends on the ftp client). Long story short - Linksys makes sheizer routers for hosting server behind. If you have problems connecting, try explicately turning psav on or explicately psav off in your ftp client (I forgot which setting makes it work, but play with it).

Ummm...

Has anyone considered that this might be a hoax -- being that no one has been able to download it?

Dean has been on Tech Live all week. I just saw the segment on the Stirling and they said that his goal is to make one small enough to power a segway and that he wants to convert his steam engine at his house into a Stirling.

Tonight they talk with him about FIRST.

TechTV.com

I downloaded it the night he put it up, it just didn't finish until close to midnight.

When I get home from school I'll see about uploading it on SuperDanMan's ftp server.

Stephen

Sorry about that guys. The above post was mine, not Jac's.

He was logged on on this computer, and I thought it was me.

Stephen

Hey, why are you on my school computer anyways!?!? lol.

hope its not too late ...
 

Ok, I am currently uploading the file to SuperDanman's ftp server. It's going to take a while for it to finish, but after that you should be able to download it.

Just in case you don't want to scroll back up, here's his server info again:
24.186.144.31, user: FTPuser pw: easy

Stephen

Sorry long post...
 

why does it seem no one knows how to run correctly a ftp server

I'd really love to be able to get this file from someone =)

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nex@absolutegeek:~$ wget ftp://FTPuser:easy@24.186.144.31/Upl...en%20SMALL.wmv
--10:42:57-- ftp://FTPuser:*password*@24.186.144....en%20SMALL.wmv
=> `Kamen%20SMALL.wmv'
Connecting to 24.186.144.31:21... connected.
Logging in as FTPuser ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /Uploads ... done.
==> PASV ... couldn't connect to 192.168.1.70:1652: No route to host
Retrying.

-------------

nex@absolutegeek:~$ ftp
ftp> open 24.186.144.31
Connected to 24.186.144.31.
220 Serv-U FTP Server v4.0 for WinSock ready...
Name (24.186.144.31:nex): FTPuser
331 User name okay, need password.
Password:
230 User logged in, proceed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd Uploads
250 Directory changed to /Uploads
ftp> get "Kamen SMALL.wmv"
local: Kamen SMALL.wmv remote: Kamen SMALL.wmv
200 PORT Command successful.
450 Cannot open file /Uploads/Kamen SMALL.wmv for reading.
ftp> ls "Kamen SMALL.wmv"
200 PORT Command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
-rw-rw-rw- 1 user group 51019776 Dec 5 22:00 Kamen SMALL.wmv
226 Transfer complete.
ftp>

/edit

Tried passive mode too...

ftp> passive
Passive mode on.
ftp> get "Kamen SMALL.wmv"
local: Kamen SMALL.wmv remote: Kamen SMALL.wmv
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,70,6,119)
ftp: connect: No route to host
ftp>

http version: http://24.186.144.31:81/KamenSMALL.wmv

mirrors would be nice seeing my upload speed is capped at 50kb/s

doesnt seem to be capped...
this mirror will be up for a few hours...

http://absolutegeek.net:81/~nex/KamenSMALL.wmv

Yeah... last time people said they were getting a steady 50kb/s... now people say they get around 150, so I dunno