uscjeremy

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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Thank you so much for these very kind words. One of my personal pet peeves is people who see a passion project that has no practical purpose and say "You obviously have way too much time on your hands." Your comment was the oppo
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Thank you!
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   If you're ever in Seattle, the rocket is open for tours!
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Hah, that would definitely be thematic! The aesthetic we were going for was more Apollo Guidance Computer, so 7-segment LEDs were perfect. It turned out to also be a great design choice software-wise because the entire rocket originally ran
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   We're really hoping we can find it a home in a park somewhere! Jon's youngest is getting to the age where the rocket is becoming old hat so we're trying to find a place where people can enjoy it, rather than letting it sit un
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   I don't have numbers so I'll just say that it has only ever been disassembled slowly and according to plan!
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Thanks, I'll get in touch!
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Honestly, this thing inspired my imagination more than I could have imagined. I had so much fun that I ended up building dozens more embedded systems projects, and eventually redirected my career more towards embedded systems, too. Embedd
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   by uscjeremy 3y ago

   Thanks, that's a kind offer! I think we don't have another move in us for a temporary display, but once Jon's kids are grown it'd be great to find someplace to donate it to permanently. We actually did haul the rocket hu
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    by uscjeremy 3y ago

    Thanks! Yes, many new photos though we've been derelict in updating the web site ever since the big 2019 makeover! Here are some of our end users enjoying our efforts: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8zca5kXXbAf2vcJh6 Here&#
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    by uscjeremy 3y ago

    Fun story: jonh's package for doing embroidery for inkscape was forked years later to become the excellent and much more comprehensive InkStitch extension ( https://inkstitch.org/ )!
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    by uscjeremy 3y ago

    You're right, it's technically more of a fort than a treehouse. The original concept was a treehouse and we kept calling it that even as the plans changed. It's near trees, though :)
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    by uscjeremy 3y ago

    Thanks dang! I'm one of the makers and happy to chat!
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    A backyard rocketship treehouse -- that really works(youtube.com)

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