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Nice snowstorm.
I miss really snowstorms; when that happens, I usually go take long walks in the snow.
Looking at the maps, it is really concentrated over the DC/NY area.
We, in southern QC, had nice sunshine all day.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I've been through several winter storms and I don't miss them a bit.
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I have put a cheap little camera under my helicopter and made a video of my experiments. The camera is not the best, but good enough to practice flying in a way so that you get to see a little more than just shaky sequences of the ground and the sky.
Let me get a better camera, more practice and perhaps first person view, then I might occasionally travel to some more interesting locations.
And now it's time for the premiere and you are invited: T-Rex vs. Unsuspecting Cows[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
modified 23-Jan-16 17:07pm.
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That's nice and all, but can you do this[^]? The fun starts at 1:05 in.
It would be pretty interesting to see that from the choppers perspective.
modified 23-Jan-16 20:55pm.
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No. That was just me, standing near the shed and being busy controlling that thing. 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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No, I can't do that yet. That's called 3D aerobatics and you need a very high degree of precision at the controls to fly like that. Before I would even begin, I would need to improve inverted and backward flying.
The 3D guys actually would not like to carry the extra weight of a camera. They do everything they can to keep the helicopter as light as possible with at the same time the strongest motors they can afford. And then there also is the little problem of needing heavy batteries to power those motors or live with rather short flight times.
However, you would probably be disappointed by a video of a 3D flight. I tried a few stall turns, combined with some pirouettes. All you get to see is a choppy sequence of images of the ground followed by the sky for a few times. The entire video of a 3D flight would look very much like that. a better camera with a higher frame rate will help a little, but I don't think it would be very pleasant to watch.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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You got something against throwing up? 
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Yes, I do. Black tea with plenty of salt. Tastes just as awful as it sounds, but it really gets the stomach quiet again.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Fun video! 
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I'm getting a heli soon, a blade 400 and Phoenix RC. Maybe I can post a video sometime
What / how did you train to fly?
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It wasn't a real Tyrannosaurus Rex - I was SO disappointed! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Johnny J. wrote: It wasn't a real Tyrannosaurus Rex
I'm not even sure they were real cows! Didn't seem to do much.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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is like reading a software licence agreement.
In the end you ignore everything and click " I Agree"
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I have never once had a software licence agreement throw a frying pan at me.
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Beware!!! She's about... with frying pan in hand.
Run!!! 
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Yeah, you can be right or you can be happy.
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I agree.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Wow, that was extremely fast to get my article reviewed and available.
Thanks to all. 
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