Pipedreamergrey

Re:Ask HN: Where do I turn for help developing an invention? on Sunday August 02, 2009 @10:02AM (#737446)

Thanks, that's useful advice. Googling CNC machine, I see that I can download software for some models to tinker with, to see how difficult that might be.

Ask HN: Where do I turn for help developing an invention?

Posted by Pipedreamergrey on Friday July 31, 2009 @04:25PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've had a few ideas over the years for various household gadgets that I think might have had real marketability. The problem is, I'm not an engineer and I have no idea where to turn for help developing my ideas. I would just take the first step of submitting a patent application, but I suspect that my amateur drawings would in themselves be grounds to reject the application.I know that...

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Re:Ask HN: I'm in 10th grade and I hate school. Any suggestions? on Tuesday April 28, 2009 @05:38PM (#584077)

You may want to look into whether your state has a Dual Enrollment program. Many states, such as Michigan, allow students to complete their coursework at a University or community college of their choice while enrolled in a high school so long as the curriculum meets certain guidelines.

I got bored of high school my Junior year, and I spent my senior year at a community college. It wasn't that I disliked high school, I just sick of putting up with the other kids.

The upside of dual enrollment is that the state pays for the credits, which ends up drastically reducing the cost of your college degree.

Re:Ask HN: How to spell check HTML pages? on Tuesday March 24, 2009 @02:07AM (#529800)

If you had read through the top headlines on Hacker News before asking, you would already have the answer: http://spellr.us/