OT: attached DC motor to kick scooter

My second attachment of a cordless drill motor to a manually powered transportation device. This attempt was to test the idea that a fork with a roller on its end pressed against a wheel at a slight angle would automatically press the roller against the wheel depending on force required to turn the wheel, and then automatically release the pressure whenever the wheel was rolling freely. The other purpose of this design was to allow freewheeling of the roller whenever the wheel was spinning faster than it was being driven. Unfortunately, what happens is that the roller stops pushing the wheel and the wheel kicks the roller out away from the wheel, the roller returns, and gets kicked out again. The reason for that is because the roller is attached to the motor shaft which is not freewheeling, and the wheel is spinning quickly. When the spring that keeps some tension on the roller against the wheel is tightened, the roller doesn't get kicked out as far or as frequently. Further tightening of the spring keeps the roller from being kicked out from the wheel, but that also defeats freewheeling, and freewheeling is about half of the purpose for the design.
The spring was removed for most of the pictures, it just goes from the motor fork to the wheel fork:
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.phish Subject: electric scooter
As you can see. The scooter wheel is driven by the roller. The roller is attached directly to the motor shaft. The motor is attached to a fork which is attached and pivots on a short fork. The short fork is attached to the scooter wheel. The reason the motor fork is made of two separate forks is because the roller must approach the wheel at an angle. If the motor fork were simply attached to the scooter axle, the roller would never move towards the scooter wheel.
Ultimately, I would like to design an electric powered scooter/whatever ultralight transportation device with in-line wheels for traversing rough terrain (or city streets, sidewalks, curbs, grass). Kind of like an ultralight electric powered skidoo or snowmobile but for dry land that takes significant advantage of downhills. In-line skates with 100mm wheels are a rough equivalent to a manually powered ideal device but hopefully the in-line wheel electric scooter will be easier to use. Currently working on how to steer the thing.
Have fun.

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http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=wagon&Submit=Go

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:04:50 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
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Go for the larger mesh model. I use the caged model for hauling things around my back 40 to the burn pile.
I dragged a bigfoot panel wagon through COMDEX for a day once, its sides emblazoned with my DIVERSIFY.com name. That was fun. I velcroed it to my belt in back and just hauled ass up the boulevards with both hands free. Everyone who saw it either wanted one or thought it was a great idea to collect their heavy catalogs and other COMDEX goodies. One guy on a cell phone fell over it and cursed me. I smiled and suggested he could "either talk on the phone or watch the hell where he was going, huh?"
I used this one for the Gutenberg show in Long Beach a couple years in a row, and it wasn't nearly as nice as the bigfoot. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber2410 The steel on this one rattles a lot. (metal content)
-- Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. -- A. Sachs

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I re-assembled one for a friend just this afternoon, thread locker on the bolts, and replaced the hairpin clips with coat hanger wire. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

29-10947                            Mark O. Bender 7/25/2007                            Dossier
REQUEST OF CLIENT
On July 24, 2007, Martin Markoe with eMicrophones, Inc. contacted XXXXXX & Associates, with the request for a full background/dossier on Mr. Mark O. Bender.
SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION
Our office found Mr. Mark Bender's current address is 509 Frost, SATX 78201, to be owned by Ms. Gloria Trevino. There are many rental homes in this area. Mr. Bender has never owned property. He does not own a vehicle. He doesn't have a TX Driver's license. He does have a TX State ID. He has been arrested twice for Assault/Family/Domestic Violence. Both charges were dismissed. There is a possibility that the "Mark Bender" named in the Bexar County Civil case for damages could be the same Mark Orrin Bender with in this report. The court documents would to be ordered at any additional cost to the client.
Custom Comprehensive Report Date: 07/24/07
Report processed by: KELMAR AND ASSOCIATES M16489 2553 JACKSON KELLER STE 200 San Antonio, TX 78230 (210) 342-0509 Main Phone (210) 342-0731 Fax     Report Legend: - Shared Address - Deceased - Probable Current Address
Subject Information: Name: MARK ORRIN BENDER DOB:01/22/1957 SSN: 507-82-xxxx issued in Nebraska between 01/01/1972 and 12/31/1973 Age: 50
Others Associated With Subjects SSN: (DOES NOT usually indicate any type of fraud or deception) [None Found]
Comprehensive Report Summary: (Click on Link to see detail) Names Associated With Subject: None Found Others Associated With Subjects SSN: None Found Bankruptcies: None Found Liens and Judgments: None Found UCC Filings: None Found People at Work: None Found Driver's License: None Found Address(es) Found: 1 Verified and 5 Non-Verified Found Possible Properties Owned: None Found Motor Vehicles Registered: None Found Watercraft: None Found FAA Certifications: None Found FAA Aircrafts: None Found Possible Criminal Records: 1 Found Sexual Offenses: None Found Professional Licenses: None Found Voter Registration: 1 Found Hunting/Fishing Permit: None Found Concealed Weapons Permit: None Found Possible Associates: None Found Possible Relatives: 1st Degree - None Found 2nd Degree - None Found 3rd Degree - None Found Neighbors: 1st Neighborhood - 3 Found 2nd Neighborhood - None Found 3rd Neighborhood - 2 Found
Bankruptcies: [None Found]
Liens and Judgments: [None Found]
UCC Filings: [None Found]
People at Work: [None Found]
Driver's License/State ID Information:
Texas ID Detail:
Name BENDER,MARK ORRIN     License number 20826255    Address 5320 BLANCO #1803     DOB Jan 22 1957 Class I    City/Zip SAN ANTONIO 78216    Last transaction date Apr 9 2003    Last transaction Original, not permit or MRDL
Above information as provided by state - Our annotations are below     Address (click to find others) 5320 Blanco Rd Apt 1803 City/State/Zip (click to find others) San Antonio , TX 78216-7052
Address Summary: 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY (Nov 2005 - May 2007) 4210 309 APT B, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201, BEXAR COUNTY (Dec 2002 - Oct 2003) 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B309, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1912, BEXAR COUNTY (Jan 1991 - Jan 1999) 5347 BLANCO RD APT B8, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216-7027, BEXAR COUNTY (Apr 1986 - Dec 1992) 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B316, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1914, BEXAR COUNTY 7458 LOUIS PASTEUR DR APT 701, SAN ANTONIO TX 78229-4517, BEXAR COUNTY
Active Address(es): MARK O BENDER - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY (Nov 2005 - May 2007) Current phones listed at this address: BENDER MARK (210) 734-3107 TREVINO MICHELLE (210) 736-5743 Property Ownership Information for this Address Property: Parcel Number - 08441-026-0240 Lot Number - 24 Owner Name 1 - TREVINO GLORIA C Address - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY Owner's Address - 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY Land Usage - SFR Total Value - $79,610 Land Value - $13,230 Improvement Value - $66,380 Land Size - 9,000 Year Built - 1926 Homestead Exemption - YES Exterior Walls - STUCCO Roof Type - ASPHALT SHINGLE Air Conditioning - AC.CENTRAL Heating - FORCED AIR Sale Price - $0 Legal Description - NCB 8441 BLK 26 LOT 24 & 25 & 26 Data Source - A Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 37 Median Household Income: $38,438 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $47,100 Average Years of Education: 10
Previous And Non-Verified Address(es): MARK ORRIN BENDER - 4210 309 APT B, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201, BEXAR COUNTY (Dec 2002 - Oct 2003) Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 30 Median Household Income: $32,417 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $50,100 Average Years of Education: 12
MARK O BENDER - 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B309, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1912, BEXAR COUNTY (Jan 1991 - Jan 1999) SANTA FE PLACE (210) 735-8767 Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 32 Median Household Income: $18,304 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $91,300 Average Years of Education: 12
MARK O BENDER - 5347 BLANCO RD APT B8, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216-7027, BEXAR COUNTY (Apr 1986 - Dec 1992) NIMITZ APARTMENTS (210) 341-5285 Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 29 Median Household Income: $23,611 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $65,500 Average Years of Education: 12
MARK O BENDER - 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B316, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1914, BEXAR COUNTY SANTA FE PLACE (210) 735-8767 Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 32 Median Household Income: $18,304 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $91,300 Average Years of Education: 12
MARK O BENDER - 7458 LOUIS PASTEUR DR APT 701, SAN ANTONIO TX 78229-4517, BEXAR COUNTY SAN ANTONIO STATION (210) 614-3679 Neighborhood Profile (2000 Census) Average Age: 41 Median Household Income: $31,783 Median Owner Occupied Home Value: $111,800 Average Years of Education: 14
Possible Properties Owned by Subject: [None Found]
Motor Vehicles Registered To Subject: [None Found]
Possible Criminal Records: Texas Arrest Report: Name: MARK BEDNER SSN: 507-82-xxxx Address: 5200 BLANCO RD 407, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216-7074 State of Origin: Texas County of Origin: Bexar Party Status: REL'D ON P-R BOND DOB: 01/22/1957 Race: White Sex: Male Eyes: BLUE Height: 5' 06" Weight: 160
Arrests:     Arrest #1 Case Type: Arrest Date: 01/25/1987 Arresting Agency: Arrest Type: Arrest Disposition Date: 01/25/1987 Court Fine:     Offense: ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY Arrest Statute: Agency Case #: 366381 Arrest Level/Degree: Class A Misdemeanor Arrest Disposition: BOOKED
CASE NUMBER 366381 displayed successfully Bexar County Criminal Justice Information System 07/24/2007 Texas Case Page 10:46:19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Case Number Defendant Name Date of CR7 366381 BEDNER, MARK Birth 01/22/1957 Offense Description Level Sex: MALE 02/21/1986 ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY MA Race: WHITE Location : CLOSED Last Setting: Grand Jury: 05/13/1986 FILED Case Status: 06/29/1987 *** JN CLOSED *** Disposition : 06/29/1987 DSMD-INTRST JUSTCE Judgement : Bond: CLS 06/29/1987 1500.00 Start: End: By: BAIL BONDS, PERSONAL
Defense Attorneys Bar Number Yrs Mo Dy Hrs MIKE HERVEY 9546500 Term: Fine: Court Cost:
CASE NUMBER 348742 displayed successfully Bexar County Criminal Justice Information System 07/25/2007 Texas Case Page 09:57:05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Case Number Defendant Name Date of CR7 348742 BEDNER, MARK Birth 01/22/1957 Offense Description Level Sex: MALE 08/05/1985 ASSAULT-BODILY INJURY MA Race: WHITE Location : CLOSED Last Setting: 09/23/1985 TRIAL Grand Jury: 08/12/1985 FILED Case Status: 08/12/1988 *** JN CLOSED *** Disposition : 09/23/1985 DSMD- OTHER Judgement : Bond: CLS 09/23/1985 800.00 Start: End: By: BAIL BONDS, PERSONAL PROGRAM
Defense Attorneys Bar Number Yrs Mo Dy Hrs MERCEDES JEAN KUTCH 11770545 Term: Fine: Court Cost:
Bexar Possible Civil:
Cause Nbr 1986CI10562 displayed successfully ***** Bexar County Centralized Docket System ***** 07/24/2007 - Docket Information - 11:04:15 ______________________________________________________________________________ Selection: __ Actions: _ (A,C,D,M,P) CASE NBR: 1986CI10562____ PRINT RT LABELS? N (Y/ N)
Date Filed: 06/12/1986 Court: 166_ Unpaid Balance: 0.00 Type of Docket: PID__ PERSONAL INJURY & DAMAGES
* * * S T Y L E * * * MAX WHITMAN & HARRIET WHITMAN_____________________ VS MARK BENDER &_____________________________________
DISCOVERY LEVEL: _ Account Type: __ Account Number: ____________ Access: _ PUBLIC Status: D DISPOSED List Type: C CIVIL
Litigant(s) for Cause Nbr 1986CI10562 displayed successfully ***** Bexar County Centralized Docket System ***** 07/24/2007 - Litigant Information - 11:05:23 ______________________________________________________________________________ Selection: __ Case Nbr: 1986CI10562____ Style: MAX WHITMAN & HARRIET WHITMAN vs MARK BENDER & Court: 166 Docket Type: PERSONAL INJURY & DAMAGES Status: DISPOSED Actions: (A,D,M,P) Unpaid Balance: 0.00 Account Number: Seq Last /First /Middle Name Lit. Type/Attorney Date _ 00001 WHITMAN MAX PLAINTIFF 06/12/1986 DROZD, LINDA M 210 498-0663 _ 00002 WHITMAN HARRIET PLAINTIFF 06/12/1986 DROZD, LINDA M 210 498-0663 _ 00003 BENDER MARK DEFENDANT 06/12/1986 EZZELL, JAMES MICHAE 210 731-6300 _ 00004 DR PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY DEFENDANT 06/12/1986 EZZELL, JAMES MICHAE 210 731-6300
TX Criminal:
    SUBJECT INFORMATION
Name: mark bender    Social Security #: --    Birth Date: 01/22/1957
Alias Last:     Alias First:     Race/Gender: /
Criminal Record (mark bender)    TX - * Statewide PLUS * Status: Completed (CLEAR) # Years Searched: 7    Date Completed: 7/25/2007 9:59:56 AM Reporting Period: 07/25/2000 - 07/25/2007 Additional Info:    *** Instant search results *** No record found
Sexual Offenses: [None Found]
Professional License(s): [None Found]
Voter Registration: Name: MARK BENDER Address: 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT B309, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-1912 DOB: 01/22/1957 Gender: Male Registration Date: 12/08/1984 State of Registration: Texas Status: Active
Hunting/Fishing Permit: [None Found]
Concealed Weapons Permit: [None Found]
Possible Associates: [None Found]
Possible Relatives: [None Found]
Neighbors: Neighborhood: 509 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY (Oct 1991) Residents: MARK O BENDER Age: 507-82-xxxx issued in Nebraska between 01/01/1972 and 12/31/1973 ANDREA TREVINO Age: 463-76-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/1963 GLORIA C TREVINO DOB: 05/19/1947 Age: 60 463-76-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/1963 MICHELE TREVINO Age: 457-71-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1985 and 12/31/1985 MICHELLE TREVINO Age: 457-71-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1985 and 12/31/1985 VICENTE L TREVINO Age: 463-62-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1956 and 12/31/1957 Current phones listed at this address: TREVINO MICHELLE (210) 736-5743 BENDER MARK (210) 734-3107
Address(es): 508 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3346, BEXAR COUNTY LUZMCARMEN CAMPOS Age: CAMPOS LUZMCARMEN (210) 736-6798
510 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3346, BEXAR COUNTY (Nov 2005 - May 2007) MONICA ANGUINAGA Age: ANGUINAGA MONICA (210) 731-8828
507 FROST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201-3347, BEXAR COUNTY (Jun 2002 - Jun 2007) Residents: ELIZABETH DALIA ROMAN DOB: 03/14/1973 Age: 34 453-73-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1985 and 12/31/1986 ENRIQUE VAZQUEZ ROMAN DOB: 10/18/1956 Age: 50 450-57-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1982 and 12/31/1982 JESSE ENRIQUE ROMAN DOB: 11/13/1976 Age: 30 466-71-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1985 and 12/31/1985 TERESA G ROMAN Age: 459-36-xxxx issued in Texas between 01/01/1936 and 12/31/1951
Neighborhood: 4210 309 APT B, SAN ANTONIO TX 78201, BEXAR COUNTY (Dec 2002 - Oct 2003)
Neighborhood: 4210 FREDERICKSBURG RD APT E203, BALCONES HTS TX 78201-1925, BEXAR COUNTY SANTA FE PLACE (210) 735-8767
Address(es): 4205 FREDERICKSBURG RD, BALCONES HTS TX 78201-1902, BEXAR COUNTY TACO CABANA (210) 733-3911
4220 FREDERICKSBURG RD, BALCONES HTS TX 78201-1901, BEXAR COUNTY WORLD CAR MAZDA ISUZU SUZUKI (210) 735-6000
Bexar County Appraisal District- Property Rolls
Account Property ID:    415948    Legal Description:    NCB 8441 BLK 26 LOT 24 & 25 & 26 Geographic ID:    08441-026-0240    Agent Code: Type:    Real Location Address:    509 FROST     Mapsco:    581F5 Neighborhood:    LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS (SA)    Map ID: Neighborhood CD:    57017 Owner Name:    TREVINO GLORIA C    Owner ID:    316021 Mailing Address:    509 FROST SAN ANTONIO, TX 78201-3347    % Ownership:    100.0000000000%          Exemptions: HS Values (+) Improvement Homesite Value:    +    $78,340 (+) Improvement Non-Homesite Value:    +    $0 (+) Land Homesite Value:    +    $13,230 (+) Land Non-Homesite Value:    +    $0     Ag / Timber Use Value (+) Agricultural Market Valuation:    +    $0    $0 (+) Timber Market Valuation:    +    $0    $0          -------------------------- (=) Market Value:    =    $91,570 (-) Ag or Timber Use Value Reduction:    -    $0          -------------------------- (=) Appraised Value:    =    $91,570 (-) HS Cap:    -    $6,507          -------------------------- (=) Assessed Value:    =    $85,063 Taxing Jurisdiction Owner:    TREVINO GLORIA C % Ownership:    100.0000000000% Total Value:    $91,570 Entity    Description    Tax Rate    Appraised Value    Taxable Value    Estimated Tax 06     BEXAR CO RD & FLOOD    0.012719    $91,570    $82,063    $10.44 08     SA RIVER AUTH    0.016045    $91,570    $80,063    $12.85 09     ALAMO COM COLLEGE    0.137050    $91,570    $85,063    $116.58 10     UNIV HEALTH SYSTEM    0.243869    $91,570    $85,063    $207.44 11     BEXAR COUNTY    0.314147    $91,570    $85,063    $267.22 21     CITY OF SAN ANTONIO    0.578540    $91,570    $85,063    $492.12 57     SAN ANTONIO ISD    1.249700    $91,570    $70,063    $875.58 CAD     BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT    0.000000    $91,570    $85,063    $0.00     Total Tax Rate:    2.552070                  Taxes w/Current Exemptions:    $1,982.23                  Taxes w/o Exemptions:    $2,170.87 Improvement / Building Improvement #1:    Residential    State Code:    A1    Living Area:    1193.0 sqft Value:    $61,750     Type    Description    Class CD Exterior Wall    Year Built    SQFT     LA    Living Area    F    SS    1926    1112.0     OP    Attached Open Porch    F        1926    24.0     OP    Attached Open Porch    F        1926    70.0     LA    Living Area    F        1926    81.0 Improvement #2:    Residential    State Code:    A1    Living Area:    sqft    Value: $6,890     Type    Description    Class CD Exterior Wall    Year Built    SQFT     DLA2    Detached Living Area 2    F            288.0 Improvement #3:    Residential    State Code:    A1    Living Area:    sqft    Value: $6,890     Type    Description    Class CD Exterior Wall    Year Built    SQFT     DLA1    Detached Living Area 1    F            288.0 Improvement #4:    Residential    State Code:    A1    Living Area:    sqft    Value: $2,810     Type    Description    Class CD Exterior Wall    Year Built    SQFT     CPT    Detached Carport    F            420.0 Land #    Type    Description    Acres    Sqft    Eff Front    Eff Depth    Market Value    Prod. Value 1    RES     R/1 Family not Farm Single    0.2066    9000.00    75.00    120.00    $13,230 $0 Roll Value History Year    Improvements    Land Market    Ag Valuation    Appraised    HS Cap    Assessed 2007    $78,340    $13,230    0    91,570    $6,507    $85,063 2006    $66,380    $13,230    0    79,610    $2,280    $77,330 2005    $57,100    $13,200    0    70,300    $0    $70,300 2004    $57,100    $13,200    0    70,300    $0    $70,300 2003    $59,200    $13,400    0    72,600    $0    $72,600 2002    $58,800    $9,000    0    67,800    $0    $67,800 Deed History - (Last 3 Deed Transactions) #    Deed Date    Type    Description    Grantor    Grantee    Volume    Page 1    9/21/1998 12:00:00 AM    Deed    Deed        TREVINO, GLORIA C    7747    0937
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Now try to do a search for Ostap Bender.
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The user's network (USENET) is a huge collection of noncommercial unmoderated forums for discussion of every topic known to man (and woman). Many newsgroups like (comp.speech.users) are for users discussing speech recognition and providing technical help to other users.
Advertising a commercial web site in the speech-recognition group is prohibited. Microphone sellers like Martin Markoe should show respect (if that were possible) for other sellers and regular users of speech-recognition by following the rules:
... in the body of his post, he should not include a link to a commercial web site if he has any commercial interest in that web site.
... if he includes a signature, he should keep it to four lines or less.
... he may include links to his commercial web site in a signature.
Otherwise, the malicious spammer Martin Markoe gets into a dispute with a competing vendor and starts littering his posts with links to his commercial web site. That abuse of the unmoderated speech-recognition group frustrates other vendors and annoys speech-recognition users.
Commercial web site operators are welcome to offer help, but we have limitations on advertising here in technical help groups on the unmoderated USENET in order to keep the discussion focused on users and to keep it from disintegrating into a commercial dogfight.
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Martin Markoe (from eMicrophones, Inc) harasses and stalks others, and he violates the privacy of innocent people who have nothing to do with his malicious practices. By itself, Martin Markoe's willingness to push microphones on disabled users (whose problems usually have nothing to do with a microphone) provides insight into Martin's malicious character.
Anyone can express his (or her) opinion here on USENET, but advertising is not allowed except in groups specifically labeled for selling things like *forsale* and *marketplace*.
Following are a few quotes to help illustrate the annoyance and frustration spam from Martin Markoe (of eMicrophones, Inc) can cause for users seeking help in the speech users group and why advertising is prohibited on USENET with explicitly labeled exceptions.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/3becc9fa6c340ffc ?
You are not a technologist. You sell microphones.
Marty, how come whenever someone disagrees with you, you get into this high school urinating contest mode? Actually I can't find your credentials anywhere either, except as a guy selling something.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/473a2b3f9dd6a0f0 ?
Man you really are full of yourself! Just leave me alone. I asked you a question. Silly me, I wanted to know what I was buying before I bought it. How absurd! I then get email after email after email from you telling me that you won't answer my question and trying to justify it. Lets cut the crap. You won't answer my question. I won't buy from you. So now go away and let me get USEFUL information from someone who will be honest with me instead of evasive, devisive and insulting!
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/d256b8b7563712e9 ?
More importantly I am not here touting my business. A position which makes anything you say suspect, doesn't it.
I have been watching this group for a long time and you have managed to turn it into the eMicrophones, Inc. mail list. Almost no one with expertise posts here any longer.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/6014c0e38032578f?
Is anyone else beyond annoyed with the two pathetically desperate "small business owners" that have driven this group into the ground?
I subscribed 6 months ago hoping to learn something about the "state-of-the-art" in voice recognition from the user's perspective.
All I've managed to learn is that most users are apparently being ripped off by over-charging slimy weaseloid microphone hawkers.
Martin Markoe and Mr. "speaktoyourpc.com", I beg you to consider the number of potential customers you're pissing off before you further demonstrate your witlessness by posting again. Your childish King-of-the-Group games should've stopped a loooong time ago.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/3b57c2d47a1d5994 ?
Well said...Refreshing.
[That in response to the prior message.]
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/ce73180162c1d199 ?
... dealing with you on the newsgroups is not an easy thing and most always turns into some type of flaming war.
... you do get into fights with many regarding microphones and you do wave your website around more often than necessary and you don't always tell the truth about competitive products.
I didn't respond because I simply did not want to get into another fight which is the reason my posts have been very light in the last few months.
Here are my qualifications. Certified and trained for Philips SpeechMagic, IBM ViaVoice, IBM Medspeak, Kurzweil VoiceMed, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Enterprise & L&H VoiceXpress... So please, don't call me a "Charlatan" because it is simply not true.
And believe me when I tell you that some users actually get better recognition from $20 headsets than with $100 headsets.
I see vendors posting all the time and as long as you are not a member of the newsgroup, there aren't constant one-up battles.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/ba6cc5fd879272fd ?
After getting caught with his pants down regarding his so called privacy policy, Martin continues to make a complete ass out of himself.
With this pattern of behaviour, the next step is usually stalking--email stalking (... to menacingly spread deceit)
[Martin Markoe does that.]
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/84f362b69d93a460 ?
... you don't see the authors in all the newsgroups in a constant battle. Only with you Marty.
I have seen posts from you that link to as many as 8 direct links to your website (all in one post) and your signatures fall within 5 or 10 lines long. In my book, that's called SPAMMING.
... about 2 weeks ago, you claimed to have sold thousands of GN MPA Satellites. I know for a fact that is not true.
Guess what Marty.... I have a life. I don't have time to live on the newsgroups as you do.
This is the 2nd time you have mentioned me being moderated on user groups. Last time, you apologized about confusing me with someone else. YOU ARE OUT OF CONTROL MARTY MARKOE.
Marty, your constant abuse on these newsgroups... must come to an end.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.speech.users/msg/5585a5e972b1cc1c ?
I give up. I've dealt with delusional people like you before, and it leads to nowhere... you continue attacking people who are FAR more experienced and qualified than you, not to mention professional.
See also: "Martin Markoe" <martin emicrophones.com> ... <martin speechcontrol.com> ... <mmarkoe optonline.net> "Michael Mendick" <michael emicrophones.com> billyrichbroker yahoo.com
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Path: newsdbm02.news.prodigy.net!newsdst02.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: "mmarkoe optonline.net" <mmarkoe optonline.net> Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking,sci.electronics.design,rec.sport.skating.inline Subject: John Doe - Professional Spammer Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:19:53 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 643 Message-ID: <1193015993.751792.303420 q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com> References: <jpTQi.4662$R95.2041 nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.119.117.84 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: posting.google.com 1193015997 22383 127.0.0.1 (22 Oct 2007 01:19:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:19:57 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <jpTQi.4662$R95.2041 nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse google.com Injection-Info: q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com; posting-hosti.119.117.84; posting-account=ps2QrAMAAAA6_jCuRt2JEIpn5Otqf_w0 Bytes: 21828 Xref: prodigy.net rec.crafts.metalworking:922781 sci.electronics.design:852421 rec.sport.skating.inline:106754 X-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:20:01 EDT (newsdbm02.news.prodigy.net)
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