DerekRobot

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by DerekRobot 5y ago
My high school's was the strangest before they overhauled their site. One of the URLs was some sort of CGI spell check app: just a button and a field that said "I am spelled wrang"
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by DerekRobot 5y ago
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the Pixhawk org. was more cautious about fail-safe systems than Tesla
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by DerekRobot 5y ago
I'm alright with the author mentioning it because some of the steering behavior is defined in software in newer cars.
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by DerekRobot 5y ago
Personally, I prefer electric steering because it takes so little torque input. My Mercedes cabrio was heavy and tiring to steer, but I can steer the Mirage with my fingertips. As a bonus, the steering is tuned to "tighten up" at
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by DerekRobot 5y ago
https://dilbert.com/strip/2003-07-12
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by DerekRobot 5y ago
I find it easier to quickly read watches that have minutes printed instead of hours.
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by DerekRobot 6y ago
That looks like every phishing text I receive.
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by DerekRobot 6y ago
That's a beautiful website. Definitely bookmarking this one
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by DerekRobot 6y ago
I accidentally bought a gaming laptop that can't run Linux, so I'm stuck with Windows 10 exclusively. Although it really isn't that bad now. My workplace uses SmartCAM, an ancient CAM package for manufacturing. It's prob
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by DerekRobot 6y ago
It's a really well-sized unit for that kind of work. I know exactly what a thou is and how to keep things in spec, but I'm lost using mm.
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Rolling Low and Avoiding Normalization of Deviance [video](youtube.com)
1 points by DerekRobot 6y ago|0 comments
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
Anecdotal, but old.reddit.com (besides search) seems to always work during these outages. I'm guessing they're always knocking out the AJAX and search machines for some reason
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
My ASUS GA502 makes all kinds of noises. It has a loud coil whine when the keyboard backlight is off/dim, and the audio chipset is constantly popping the speakers by turning on and off to save power. I bought it open box; the buyer pro
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
My carburetor requires 0 data to operate!
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
Could you make something like the old Windows Personal Server [1], but dummy-proof? Make the app a DYNDNS client and let them register subdomains on your short domain (mybox.foo.bar/file.png). Essentially just a very simple server like
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
Example: The gentlemen's agreement to end competition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_mot...
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
I'm guessing the camera isn't used for aircraft separation since nearly everything has ADS/B now.
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After More Than a Century, the Cyclocopter Is Making a Comeback(popularmechanics.com)
1 points by DerekRobot 7y ago|0 comments
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
Not a web developer, but Grav CMS is pretty neat.
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by DerekRobot 7y ago
Worse: liberty mutual has a black box that uses your phone. Then you give up your driving/location data, your mobile data, your phone battery, and your OBD-2 port.
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
I'm guessing that some of the included BSD tools on my Mac are pretty old, because they're so simple. https://gist.github.com/pete/665971
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
They're also launching a suit in the capsule. I can't wait to see another Starman, especially one that flies a real spaceship.
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
Total scam. They wanted to start a reality show to fund R&D for a Mars base. There aren't any technical details on the "Mars Transit Vehicle", which looks like a KSP rocket with a Dragon stuck on the end. Poking through
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
Actually, you can talk to satellites[1] using a technician license, because they use VHF/UHF. A general or extra is required for using certain HF bands. [1] http://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license
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Tesla launches new cheaper Model S and Model X with software-limited battery(electrek.co)
4 points by DerekRobot 8y ago|0 comments
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How to Build Your Own Wireless Router(medium.com)
6 points by DerekRobot 8y ago|0 comments
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Waymo Emergency Response Guide and Law Enforcement Interaction Protocol [pdf](storage.googleapis.com)
2 points by DerekRobot 8y ago|0 comments
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
Most modern airliners are significantly more efficient than driving a car.[1] It seems like reducing overall distance traveled is more effective than trying to reduce carbon emissions on a specific flight. It may not be an option in your ar
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What Are Airports Going to Do About Drones?(popularmechanics.com)
1 points by DerekRobot 8y ago|0 comments
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by DerekRobot 8y ago
IMO, the Spark should come with them- DJI encourages users to launch and land directly on their hand.

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