Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

Finally, I got Logitech G Flight rudder pedals with toe brakes. I like these so far, they're simple and to the point and have the features I need, so I'll likely be using them in the final build.

https://www.newegg.com/black-logitech-945-000024-pedal/p/N82E16826197227

I bought a Cessna-style throttle too, but I can't recommend it for a few reasons:
1) It's 3D-printed parts that are simple sliders; it doesn't have the rotational actuation or button locks of the actual Cessna throttle.
2) The Cessna I plan to simulate does not have a propeller angle control (the middle blue one).
3) I left a middling review for the above reasons, and the seller delisted the item and it popped up under another seller the same day, so something fishy is going on.

There's a pretty good chance I'll be rebuilding this controller myself to match my specs.

I got this Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha Flight Controls Yoke.

The yoke itself is great, but it has a number of switches that I planned to implement myself (and are in the wrong place for my build). So, I'm probably still going to use it, but I'll mount it with its switches hidden behind a panel.

https://www.newegg.com/honeycomb-sb003011-flight-control-system/p/N82E16826858004?Item=N82E16826858004

So, obviously, the first step would naturally be to start buying stuff in a frenzy before doing any research or planning 🤦‍♂️

First, the goals of the build:
1) Accurate scale
2) Physical dials and switches, not simulated with screens
3) Proper controls (yoke, throttle, rudder pedals)
4) Comprehensive enough to run full checklists for training

I still haven't decided on the viewing mechanism. The default is to use screens as windows, but that is locked to a fixed perspective (and certainly doesn't work as well for someone in a copilot seat). My ideal would be to use AR glasses to fill in greenscreen windows, which would allow the user to have free perspective (like leaning to look out & down the side window), but the downside there is that the glasses would literally cost more than the entire rest of the build combined. So... I'm still thinking that part through. Suggestions welcome.

So, over the last week or two, I've been working on building a physical #Cessna #C172 #skyhawk #simulator

Only now did I think it might be a good idea to start a thread documenting the design and construction, so here we go!

@kjr So basically it's an article about how Amazon is trying to rip off GitHub CoPilot?

@maxkennerly Okay, fair; I only said that specifically because you used the term first.

But the point stands that his admin should take their time to do their homework before barreling forward.

Congress holds the purse and they've already conceded too much power to the executive. Do we really need more power in the hands of a single individual?

@maxkennerly I'd still prefer he gets the advisory opinion to consider instead of taking my governor's route of just boldly declaring things and letting the courts clean it up later.

@neil They have to check the box for you because absolutely nobody in their right mind would willingly check it themselves... and yet somehow marketers still think this is a good way to get the word out. 🤦‍♂️

@guacamayan @tobeB Bingo. This is just history repeating itself... railroad tycoons, East India Company, the companies that operated the slave trade, the companies that manufactured Zyklon B...

They don't care about the right side of history. They only care about profit. Anyone who is astonished didn't pay attention in history class.

@sentient_water @mentallyalex Presumably because the FDA hasn't defined onions as a major allergy group.

The ones that are defined, like nuts, are taken much more seriously by restaurants (and health departments).

https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/food-allergies

Are there any honest review sites left?

Google Maps & Yelp both seem to be utterly plagued by fake reviews.

@rubenbolling No, it's time to open a business painting the undersides of boats to look like orcas!

Terrible idea. Some of us actually like being able to find a parking space when going out for dinner. Trying to visit urban areas with one parallel spot per ten residents is a nightmare.

There are two things we should be doing instead of this "abolish parking" nonsense:
1) Conceal parking. Move it underground or use the first few floors of your fancy new skyscraper as a garage.
2) Improve public transport. If I could reasonably take a subway for a fair price, I'd drive a lot less anyway.

But removing parking before improving public transport is just a terrible, terrible idea.

@vaurora During the pandemic, money was cheap and nobody cared if programmers worked from home. It was a golden age where companies paid top dollar to contractors like me to add new features and solve technical debt.

Then interest rates went up.

Now, when the decision comes down to whether a company is going to hire an expensive programmer to fix its problems or pay its CEO a bonus, we all know which direction it'll go.