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nickmcc

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    Comment #48968394

    This antenna array is used for EME. For those not familiar with that acronym, it means using the moon as a radio reflector to send signals back to earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/w…

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    Comment #48010689

    Fun fact: He builds these with / for the actor Tyler Perry, whom has a hanger and RC airstrip at his home.

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    Comment #46065724

    As an alternative to Lora, check out https://github.com/projecthorus/wenet

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    Comment #44764444

    I think you could also infer storm tracks based on pilot deviations they often make following their on-board radar.

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    Comment #43431633

    For the latest in multi-stage high pressure, high altitude water powered rockets, this group is paving the way: https://youtu.be/xm-tGJxepUw?si=uGA--H1kPgBCVREd

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    Comment #42967676

    I wonder if you develop an ML model that uses brightness and color reduction cues in the video in order to estimate depth in lieu of a dive computer. I suspect cameras auto-exposur…

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    Comment #42447096

    > At more than $100 million each (equivalent to $750 million today), they departed Earth, then fell in pieces into the ocean. Could you imagine the unit cost today, if we kept buil…

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    Comment #42447072

    An individual F1 engine outperforms an individual Raptor 2/3.

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    Comment #42351507

    Check out: https://ecalc.ch/wingdesigner.htm

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    Comment #40643858

    The team at CPSdrone (3D printed submersibles) made a very similar project to hunt for and identify a sunken plane: https://youtu.be/QnBfJzApJMg?si=vFGqMrqZOgFXMAoV They also used …

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    Comment #40407059

    Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut) has an overview and interview with Stoke from about a year ago: https://youtu.be/EY8nbSwjtEY?si=-kNtNUFpgiisgsUh

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    Comment #39445757

    Yearly at FliteFest, an RC airplane festival put on by FliteTest, we hold a dogfight/combat with hundreds of airplanes. The only difference is no munitions (excluding pesky LiPo fi…

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    Comment #39061657

    Has anyone confirmed if LEV1 and LEV2 can continue to operate and communicate to earth independently from SLIM, if the SLIM batteries fail?

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    Comment #39036831

    I was looking at video on training a custom voice with Piper, following a tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_we_jma220 , and noticed how the datasets required metadata o…

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    Comment #38650006

    I stumbled across this surprisingly delightful source of games and educational tools while trying to explain analog clocks to my son. I'm impressed by the simplicity of the design …

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    Comment #38033217

    I use https://github.com/jketterl/openwebrx with RTL-SDR sticks

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    Comment #37903926

    Daniel, from RCTESTFLIGHT on YouTube, has a series of videos where he experiments with solar airplanes, which wad really interesting to watch from the standpoint of a RC and electr…

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    Comment #37592564

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/inside-apple-s-spectacu...

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    Comment #36402708

    “I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel,” said Captain Edward Smith, commander of the Titanic.

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    Comment #33588548

    https://archive.ph/klRPC

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    Comment #31780241

    Very similar experience here. I found I’d also prefer scrolling with my ring finger than thumb. I still need to make the DPI adjustment in firmware

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    Comment #31536108

    Here’s a relevant article about a recent report from the FAA regarding Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations, one of the key regulatory hurdles to drone delivery: https://www.prne…