joaommp - Slashdot User

Submission + - Asking Slashdot: Converting an SUV into an hybrid diesel-electric (indiegogo.com) 6

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joaommp

on Thursday July 19, 2012 @06:34AM

joaommp writes: "So, my team has started a project to convert an SUV into an hybrid diesel-electric vehicle — basically, an electric vehicle with a diesel engine working as a range extender. We've now setup a campaign on Indiegogo to help with the project costs (we are a non-profit team) and later we'd like to, if the project is successful, be able to provide conversion kits and additional kits for elements of the transformation, like the HUD, for example. Why an SUV conversion? Because a lot of people like SUVs (sense of safety, overcompensation, etc) but they're un-economic and environment unfriendly. I'd like to ask all slashdotters if they have any advice or tips for this project. We already have the project well defined but more input is greatly appreciated before we begin tearing apart the beast. So, if you could help providing additional advice and information, it would be awesome."

Submission + - Angry Birds Theme Park Opens In China (cnngo.com)

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joaommp

on Monday September 19, 2011 @08:01AM

joaommp writes: "An Angry Birds Theme Park opened to the public on September 1st, according to CNN, in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan Province in southeastern China. It seems that it is part of a larger amusement park called Window of the World and, according to Rovio, the park is not licensed. On other news, Rovio itself launched a line of Angry Birds moon cakes in the same country to celebrate that country's Mid-autumn Festival."

Submission + - Best ways to fund and divulge a Non-profit

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joaommp

on Thursday September 15, 2011 @10:55AM

joaommp writes: "I'm tied to a non-profit NGO, which was only very recently made official and whose main objective is R&D of open projects. We're based outside the US. I'd like to ask other people here in slashdot, who, while in similar situations, might have had the need to search for funding and donations for their projects, how they did it, and how successful were those methods. I also know of a few crowdfunding platforms, like Kickstarter and IndieGogo, for example, but not being a US-based institution excludes us from Kickstarter and we haven't had much success with IndieGoGo and I'm hoping not to get limited to those kind of platforms. We've set up selling of our own teaching materials both on Amazon and Lulu, and even set up a simple online store on CafePress to sell some simple tokens of appreciation. I realize we still have a long way to go and so I was also curious to know how did they do to get attention towards their projects and institutions, and what recommendations and advices are there for such an endeavor."

Submission + - New type of e-paper can be used up to 260 times (reuters.com)

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joaommp

on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @10:42PM

joaommp writes: "Taiwanese scientists developed a new type of film that can be printed on a thermal printer and erased up to 260 times. The boffins at the Industrial Technology Research Institute claim it as an ideal replacement for paper signs and posters. It does not require patterned electrodes. It is based on a plastic film covered with cholestric liquid crystal, a type of liquid crystal structured similarly to cholesterol molecules and can be erased by simply plugging it to a power source and an A4 sheet costs only US $2. It is expected to be available to consumers within the next two years."

Submission + - A Geek Tribute, saving more lives (ondatechnology.org)

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joaommp

on Sunday May 29, 2011 @11:23AM

joaommp writes: "My brother passed away last Wednesday, the 25th of May 2011. He was a strong, athletic, intelligent and dedicated boy. His lifeless body was found on the bottom of a pool which should have been guarded, but it wasn't. I wanted to do something in his memory. I though of doing something he would love. Therefore, my non-profit, Onda Technology, now has a new division dedicated to ecology. He loved nature and saved many animals. He was a very giving person, having donated his entiry first salary to a school for blind kids. For now and for him, I'm changing internal policies. For every 50 euros of donations, Onda Technology will be planting a tree. Besides, we have started a new project: we will be developing a kind of a health monitoring bracelet to monitor, in real time, people practicing sports and a real time warning and emergency team dispatching system so that what happened to my brother can be avoided for a lot of other people in the future. For that, we are asking for contributions, be it in the form of ideas, technology, help with the development process or donations. So, please take just a few seconds thinking about this and on how many lives could be saved in the future."

Submission + - A different way of supporting open projects (ondatechnology.org)

Submitted by joaommp on Tuesday May 03, 2011 @09:05AM

joaommp writes: Most open projects are funded by donations from users all around the globe. The projects set up a Paypal account for donations (I've done it too) and, if they're successful, they will be rewarded with donations from the community. Sometimes they give back a slight token of appreciation. At Onda Technology, we decided to do something a bit different. Instead of expecting donations, we are making available, for the public to be able to acquire, the manuals we wrote. For now, we've released one book about good principles in C++ programming. The book is available through Lulu. More will eventually follow. Although we've not yet released any of our projects, we are gradually doing so. By helping us, you can accelerate the pace and this way you get something more than just a token of our appreciation, you get something useful for yourself or to give to a friend.

Submission + - Pidgin and Adium Users Blackout

Submitted by joaommp on Friday July 30, 2010 @06:05AM

joaommp writes: Seems that Pidgin and Adium Users have been left without the ability to connect to the Windows Live Messenger network for some reason. Haven't found any information yet about the problem, but hopefully someone will clarify this for us soon.

Submission + - Touchscreen usage with Linux 4

Submitted by Joaommp on Friday July 11, 2008 @03:53AM

Joaommp writes: Lately I found myself needing a particular device: high resolution touch screens. Such need derives from a particular project I've been involved with. My objective is to add the touch screen as a second screen to my desktop, using a second graphics card, and having two concurrent X sessions running on each screen. In one I would do development and on the touch screen session I'd do the testing. The problem is to find the right hardware for it. There's not a whole lot of information and easily accessible devices on the net. There are a few, some are extremely expensive.
One device I found was the Belinea s.display 5_22, which is an hybrid touch screen/tablet. The device looks very nice in the specs, but the problem is: how well would it work with Linux? After a long time of browsing through the net, I came up empty and the technical support seems to know about their own product less than I do. They couldn't even provide information about what controller was being used or even the USB IDs. I'm still trying to convince them to provide more information about it.
There is also the similar Wacom Cintiq line, but those, besides being only tablet, is also as much as three times more expensive and aim at the graphics professionals.
So, my question to the audience is: What is your experience with this type of devices under Linux and X and which ones would you recommend that are available in Europe?

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