site or newsgroup for throwing ideas around?

[adam russell]

I think newsgroups in general are a great invention. People all over the
world can discuss politics or whatever suits the fancy. Id think an
engineering group like this might be valuable for people to talk about ideas
for engineering and invention. But this one seems to have way too little
traffic to be useful. Is there any other that could be recommended?

[MRDPE]

Post by adam russell
I think newsgroups in general are a great invention. People all over
the world can discuss politics or whatever suits the fancy. Id think
an engineering group like this might be valuable for people to talk
about ideas for engineering and invention. But this one seems to
have way too little traffic to be useful. Is there any other that
could be recommended?

I agree - not much activity on these sorts of groups (at least not anymore).
With companies like COMCAST eliminating newsgroup access the usage will
continue to decline.

You might try: http://www.eng-tips.com or http://cr4.globalspec.com/

The links to these and other useful engineering sites can be found here:
http://theprofessionalengineer.com/online-resources/useful-links/