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FSX Helicopter Controls IV
Collective is finished! Quick photos of the external; I’ll post more detailed on the internals later.
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Belkin Print Server with HP PSC 1200 series on Windows 7
Longest post title known to mankind… OK; I fell heir to a Belkin print server a while ago, and already had a HP PSC 1205 which I wanted to connect to it. I’d also upgraded my PC from XP to … Continue reading
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FSX Helicopter Controls III
Quick update on the business end of the collective. After messing around a bit and deciding what to get for the collective, I’ve decided to mount the collective directly to the linear pot, and secure it with a wee grub screw. … Continue reading
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FSX Helicopter Controls II
Building the collective I need a plan. I’m a plan sort of chap. Here’s my plan: Good ole’ sketchup. The original joystick handle will be recycled onto a rod, using the thumb buttons and triggers for engine start, governor, landing … Continue reading
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FSX Helicopter Controls
My first attempt at a homebuild cockpit. Well, pretty lame, it’ll just be controls for now, I’ll have to work a bit at getting a better screen/view/guages setup. My biggest grips is that I love to fly helicopters. Given a … Continue reading
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Open letter to my MP candidates
Sent via: http://emailyourcandidates.heroku.com Dear Candidates It’s that time of the political cycle again, and the dreadful charade of a General Election is upon us. We’re one week into the campaign and already I’ve had enough of listening to an endless … Continue reading
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Processing form data for mySQL insertion
One of the things I frequently come up against, and ended up coding what I consider to be a nice little workaround for, is processing a large form with many elements, and preparing the insert statement to follow. The following … Continue reading
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WP working again :)
Today, huzzah, I got my blog working again. Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah.
MPs, the cash grubbing wankers.
Had to get that off my chest. Why is it that these worthless cretins seem to have spectacularly failed to understand that THEY REPRESENT US, THE VOTING PUBLIC. We put them into power, we can just as easily remove them … Continue reading
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Consultation at the BBC
The BBC have their public consultation document on change available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consultations/departments/bbc/bbc-strategy-review/consultation/intro Go on – have your say too. [update] THIS IS WHAT I MEAN! http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_some_bullshit?utm_source=onion_rss_daily The BBC’s strategic principles Do you think these are the right principles? Yes. Should … Continue reading
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