Engineering Workshop

[Tony Hansford]

Premise is a thread for people who are in engineering or the like to hang and build cool new things, other characters can also pop in and ask for things to get fixed or built. Could be interesting to see what kind of technology comes out of it and can be used on-mission.. Almost like in SG-1 where they would offhand mention something that's being worked on and then use it in the episode.

Current Projects:

• Autonomous Mobile Device - Doggy replacement for MALP, also part of AI projects
  
• Project Blackburn - ZPM Reverse Engineering Program
• Various AI developments and applications testing
• Project Oversight - Applications for autonomous Keno-like devices for base security
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[Jason Conway]

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Awesome idea, you are right about it being always mentioned in the T.V series. While we are winding up Episode Three it is probably a good idea to get something else rolling too. Feel free to create the thread and if you can't, let me know and I will create one for you.

[Aear Charter]

Aear is an engineer back home. Whilst magical tech doesn't get along with pure science he's a rapid learner with eidetic memory so maybe they could work together to bridge the gap?

[Tony Hansford]

I like that idea! Tony is a character that loves learning new ways and technology, he's studied pretty much every form of alien technology and reverse engineered bits and pieces. Sure your knowledge could come into use for a few projects! Maybe even my ZPM Project..

[Fiona Maccafferty]

And Fee likes to build spaceships/cars/epic computer codes (also computers themselves). Can she play?!

[Tony Hansford]

Indeed! Be happy to have you in there! I think we can throw together some rather cool stuff to be honest.. I wanted to work on something like that AlphaDog autonomous robot that can carry gear, to replace the aging MALP.. Think your character would be good at messing with AI?

[Aear Charter]

Oh definitely just wait till the Meowtian Kimihara classes start popping up. Aear designed them all to have a highly sophisticated AI and a secondary base one. Meowtians like AIs lol

[Tony Hansford]

Maybe you and Fee can work on the AI together? Then she learns about Meowtian AI and design and you can learn about the human concept or AI?

I kinda want this thing to run rampant eventually and cause trouble, all hail autonomous robot dog.

[Aear Charter]

Sure Aear and Fee get along on another site so that sounds like a plan.

Meowtian AIs are like having kids so it will not be a problem making that happen!

[Tony Hansford]

Fantastic! Perfect in every way

[Tony Hansford]

I've updated the OP with the list of projects people can work on, I'd also like to get someone with some linguistics skills to come on-board and help with the AI and Camera projects for lip-reading applications and just universal translation in general..

[Aear Charter]

One of Aear's companies has been trying to reverse engineer a similar tech to the ZPMs and make a magical version. Want some help with yours?

Also might be an idea to try making the mana cartridge system compatible with Tau'ri tech for a more portable and powerful battery system...

[Tony Hansford]

Great idea, considering the ZPM theoretically uses the power of an alternate universe as power I think it could be interesting.. Once we have the base concept and design we can steal a Jumper, find a black hole and do some experiments.. I'm thinking we have two versions, one like the Ancient for our tech and also one that is compatible with yours? Both have viable monetary value.. Tony spent too much time with ZPM's on Earth that were depleted.. one will come back on the Sun Tzu.

I like the idea, considering magic = energy the potential applications are endless.. we should spend time on this.. lot's and lot's of time.. and money..

[Aear Charter]

Let's hope no one tries to do anything too crazy with magic-science combos. Though a renegade trying to make people batteries might be interesting...

[Zachary Acker]

Umm... I saw your comment about linguistics, while its not his area of expertise Zach could help alittle, being so wrapped him in history one tends to learn a thing or two about other languages. Now I want to stress he's not a master at this, you probably can find someone better. But he's good enough to at least get the ball rolling. I will say this: he's an ace at mimicing (some) accents.