*UPDATE 15*
New page added 18 September 1997 on worm information. If you are at all concerned with computer security and possible entry-ways into your system, see my new page! I may get myself in trouble or severely hurt, but I'm not taking this form of spying on others lightly, and will do what I can to stop it. "THEY" are messing with the wrong person (yeah right, like who is the RIGHT person to mess with?)!
Word from Symantec is in! See the results below (interjection of 16 September 97).
Hi again! I've got regulars now! Cool! Updates is now becoming a climber in my charts, so I figured I'd better not disappoint the folks who keep checking back (like all those BIG BOY companies who STILL aren't talking to me!).
Things are going sssslllllooooooowwwwww. I had hoped to get some new and exciting things into this update, and actually there are some good things happening, but as yet no graphics to share with you.
I've finished casting a BUNCH of lead, making enough ring pairs (decided to cast open molds) for 28 "hollow" orbitals, and I've one half solid more than enough to make 8 solid orbitals, and it will take me a while to file and surface sand them into perfection, having overcast them to get perfect edges.
With 3 pictures left on my disposable camera, plans are to finish fining a pair of solid halves, and try my first resin and iron dust jacket on the bolted pair (actually I'll use 1/8 ip pipe and custom thread the ends), photographing the result to get digitized photos out soon.
I've heard from James in Australia, and his GIT construction is on hold for a while. Seems he spent so much time with the GIT, it put his school grades and such in jeopardy, and he has to concentrate on his schooling to catch up on the time lost to launching us to the stars!
I can relate, us everyday folks need to concentrate on staying alive and maintaining our commitments, and while it would be very nice to have the piddly things like food and rent taken care of so "more important" projects could proceed at a better pace, life ain't like that (unfortunately)!
Sam Smith's "Bowling Ball Bertha" finally made its debute a few days ago, and I'll reprint Sam's email to me Saturday night the 6th of this month:
You guys awake? Turn on the e-mail....
NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH!
(All wires)
At 8:32 PM Eastern Time today a new Outdoor World's Land Speed & Endurance Record for GIT-powered automotives was set in the small town of Anthony, Florida, USA.
Sporting a garish red racing numeral "1", "Bowling Ball Bertha" trundeled her way into the record books with a blistering performance of almost three feet, three inches from a standing start in something under 12 seconds flat.
Bystanders were enthralled as the electric-powered gyroscopic inertial propulsion mechanism was given the gun. Seven spectrally mis-matched bowling balls suddenly began to accellerate around an enclosed track, their inital slow rotation growing in moments to a bluring rainbow as the hurtling spheroids gained momentum.
Whining and shuddering, the incredible conveyance described an erratic path as the operator, Mr. S. Smith, pulled desperately on the guide rein and the power control, vainly trying to harness the almost uncontrollable power and ferocity of the untamed mechanism.
Within moments, it became clear that the unguided castor-wheel suspension, but lately transferred from a derelict shopping cart, could not be controlled adequately to guarantee the safety of the cheering bystanders, and the device was reluctantly shut down.
As it whirled to a stop, a witness was heard to say : "Wow! That's just like 'Back to the Future'!". Others proclaimed the device incredible, and still others commented that the operator was clearly mad.
But, of course, in only the very best way.
Our correspondent will be on hand for continuing trials scheduled for the following day, when a new and more powerful motor will be installed atop the device, and it's suspension modified to eliminate all trace of maneuverability.
Said the Operator, Mr. Smith: "This is a straight-line Speed Machine--it doesn't need to turn!"
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Damn! That was fun! Burned out the motor, though. More tomorrow!
Sam
!Got some GOOD pics! Wait'll ya SEE!
Sam described in later letters a balance problem, "BBB" having the characteristics of an out of balance washing machine (and then some!) and burning out another electric motor, and a much larger motor (from a washing machine no less) is now mounted.
He's sent paper photos via snail mail, so it will be a while before I can get them digitized and on the site, but it should be interesting when it gets here!
If you are going to attempt such a beast, put a speed control on any electric motor to keep the horrendous torque of all that mass from drawing so much current it burns the coils or snaps the overtemp (reset button) out.
Bowling balls can range from 10 to 20 pounds, and the orbitals MUST be very close in weight or the thing will dance on your feet if you don't get out of the way fast enough!
One way to insure that the balls are evenly spaced in a fixed race, is to rotate your assembly by hand, and mark the average position of all the orbitals for a complete revolution, then move the nose ball (greatest spacing and movement) when the remaining orbitals hit their marks, keep doing that until all balls continue to hit their marks.
Sam also made a more managable construction from metal pie tins and billiard balls (billiard ball billy or "bbb") and those photos are also coming overland.
One problem noted is a tendancy to slip in the race, which reduces thrust efficienct, and can quickly throw your orbitals out of balance, resulting in an out of control device.
ROLLING TRACTION IS CRUCIAL! There is a method of gearing the fixed ratio GIT, but I'm still awaiting a release from the inventor of that improvement, and I'll get back to you when a decision is made whether to make it public domain, or if she wants to reserve her rights, and still release the info publicly.
I've also thought up a way to make a friction drive GIT while giving it the added efficiency and movement characteristics of a free orbital version, reducing the tendency of the orbitals to skid in their nose to tail run, a problem Sam noted in BBB.
I'll just have to tease you with that information for now, as I'm adding it to the package for the transfer of my rights (incentive for one of the MANY "BIG BOY" companies (now including automobile manufacturers world wide!!!)) to an eventual buyer of world patent rights.
If you have the ear of anyone in one of the major companies having authority, you might tell them that without a non-disclosure agreement, I leak information like a sieve, and a MUCH better world wide position involving this invention is best obtained NOW rather than later!
Just name a big company, there's a 95 percent chance they are privy to all the information I've released on my site, and with another huge international finance company in my stats (for 3 now!), things are happening around the world. Please let me know what's happening, a bit of communication can go a LONG way with me!
On a sad note, the worm is still in my machine, I have not heard from the Norton SWAT team yet, and my communications are still compromised, a word to the wise.
Again, my snail mail address is DavidC - PO Box 733 - Silverton, Or. 97381, and if you want my phone number, let me know personally, or send me yours.
9:00 am Wednesday morning after a very thunderous and stormy night in Oregon.
Thursday Evening 11 September 1997 (OOPS! just looked at the clock, it's now Friday the 12th 12:05 am (Strange Universe just started, background noise not too obnoxious to have as chosen noise).
I have received a letter from Amanda Jane Gilbert of California, an intuitive inventor in her own right. She came up with an idea to add gears to the GIT to eliminate the slipping problem inherant in the GITs built to date, allowing the angular momentum that wants to burn off as frictive heat to contribute to forward acceleration.
She brought to the public forum the idea of a Double Conic (or spherical if you can machine that nightmare!) orbital carved with gear teeth that begin at the points as rather small gears, expanding toward the equator to the DC orbital as large teeth of the same number, but of larger size.
In a fixed race (one that does not have variable ratios front to back) the race will have teeth that change dimensions from large at the nose (rolling on the orbital equators), to rather small teeth at the tail, where the tips of the double conics will mesh to drive themselves about the race, obviously locking the orbitals into a solid meshing with the race to perform the feat of inertial propulsion, eliminating the frictive "slide" that wastes energy.
She one upped herself with the variable version, making the teeth on the race of the smallest dimension, the larger tooth positions of the orbitals stepping over many "slots" to the nearest simulated meshing gear, allowing the variable race with teeth!
I'm going to add to that idea with a slight modification of the micro race teeth by making them knobbies or "dots", rounded teeth with sharp vallys to accept the who knows how many fractions of the "big tooth" without a defined clashing that will inevitably happen when "irrational" ratios are engaged.
Amanda claims her invention, an improvement to the GIT, and as such, has one year from date of publication (12 September 1997) to apply for patent. Tell her what you think of her invention, she has added her name to my networking list.
(Editors note, Uhhhh, she has both a school and work email address, and hasn't given me the particular one she wants to get mail at, and I err on the side of caution when it comes to personal preferances, liking that consideration myself. So watch my networks.htm page for the update).
Just a quick update as things progress. OH! I made a mistake in the upper document, it just so happens that I cast 33 solid halves (got carried away, a lot of repeated actions can do that you know), enough to make 16 solid orbitals (nearly double the lead, I wondered how I could go through two buckets full of tire weights at about 150 lbs each!) so I have the cores to make two solid core, and more than two hollow core crazy 8 GIT constructions.
I tried an experiment with just heating the halves in the oven (500 degrees F) with filed and sanded mating surfaces, and a bit of resin core solder, and guess what? IT WORKED! COOL! Oops, I mean really HOT! OW! The lead antimony blend in the tire weights melt at a higher temperature than ordinary electronics solder, and as such can be joined with a very simple heat to temp and push the solder into the joint, capillary action sucks up the solder and TA DA! a mated pair of halves!
Things are progressing with unexpected acceleration again!
1:07 am Friday Morning, 12 September 1997
16 September 1997, Tuesday
Word has come back from the Symantec AV research "SWAT" team concerning my computer worm. After over two weeks of waiting for word from the Norton AV publishers, I got a Priority Mail notice (nice touch!).
What followed was a "Happy to inform you" letter telling me I didn't have a virus! Yeah team! (a worm is not a virus you dipsh...). A nice list of explanations of some of WIN95's quirks for dummies followed, like command.com is needed to get the system up and running, and occasional sends will go over the phone line to let the server know to keep the connection open. Duh! Golly wally, you mean the updated files means it's something I did? Duh, well maybe I should ignore them strange things and just be happy it's working now!
No mention of rewritten .exe's, dll's and vxd drivers on my system. Things like extract.exe, scandisk.exe, command.com, smartdrv.exe, setver.exe, dlcnpi.dll, dskmaint.dll, Commctrl.dll, LZExpand.dll, MSPrint.dll, MSPrint2.dll, mstcp.dll, netdi.dll, netos.dll, nwnds.dll, rnasetup.dll, setupx.dll, sysdetmg.dll, ver.dll, commdlg.dll, shell.dll, vmm32.vxd, and ati64hlp.stb (the "please do not delete" message that's since disappeared).
I would have to crash the system again to "magically" find "updated today!" drivers recreated, and connect to the net to watch them change back to the old ones, an exercise I'm finding counterproductive.
I've since installed an updated Internet Explorer, and all but vmm32.dll and commctrl.dll have consistant "modified on" dates, but command.pif reappeared the day I downloaded F-Prot last week (I'm watching my files like a paranoid these days!). F-Prot doesn't work either.
I fully expect if I sent an re-inquirey to the folks that don't have a button on their cash registers for my problem (like asking a fast food clerk for a special request, can't find the button, it doesn't exist!), that I'd get a condecending letter telling me about the "created on" dates of the files.
Oh well! I should have known better than to ask for integral calculus from someone proud of the fact that they can do long division (you calculator generation readers go ask your parents what that is, but expect one of those boring "when I was your age" type of lectures!).
Obviously the retail Virus software folks are not equipped to handle info-warfare problems, and I was a fool for thinking they might, but HEY! at least a grade school virus won't get past my expensive no fix! Grumble mumble bitch and complain....grrrrrrrr
Whoever wrote this worm program can come work for me when I get my isolated lab up and running (Uhh...after we fix that bloody nose of yours!), I have to admit I'm impressed indeed!
On the material front, filing the extra metal off of the lead is going way too slow, and just holding it gives my left wrist cramps, so I'm needing to scrounge a turn table, set up an old mold without shoulders, and surface melt and spin the extra off to cut down my time.
Dissapointed, but then not surprised in today's world of "specialists" in Oregon, 3:40 pm Teusday 16 September 1997
It's listed under Thumpy Index Page, a friendly name for something that has wonderous implications in self help health care.
It's a bit out of my focus, but can attest from my own experience that it works on many things that could cost the average person thousands of dollars and years of pain, for VERY LITTLE MONEY, and little risk, and it's yours (after you build one yourself for under a hundred bucks, don't expect the Alopaths and Mayhem Association to approve this device for sale anytime soon!), for very little time and money, and almost no risk! (See my letter for cautions involving metal implants in the body, and remove jewlery when using, metal in or on the body will cause problems!).
PS: Check out keelynet! I submitted a letter on a rather amazing, simple magnetic healing stimulator (uh..disclaimer - I'm not a doctor, and this isn't medical advice!) I have tried on myself, and my wife and mother have tried it also to dramatic effect.
Links to appropriate related sites will be added in this document as they are made available.
Please note: The "punched plate" (easiest for homebuilders) graphics have been added to dress up GITMotor.htm, but the words relate to the hollow toroid version. If you need a measured drawing for bolt holes etc., perhaps it's best you wait until someone offers a kit.
I've got the 3D models in storage, and can render a graphic or two for anyone that convinces me that it will further the aims of this endeavor. Talk to me! The index page will have links to some of the artwork (unrelated), that I occasionally like enough to save from test renders, have a look!
Check back often, as I am adding more graphics, occasionally new backgrounds, and this update section will change about every 10 days while the push is on. Changed wording 10 JULY 1997 - DavidC
11:00 am Thursday, 15 May 1997 - David
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