Sam Vimes

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If it was a one time thing, some tape and string, I’d just hover it and they’d snip it.

If this was something I wanted to do frequently, there are fairly cheap attachments that you can drop things with, which would be more fun, and I wouldn’t have to worry about the person snipping the string tugging it and causing danger to themselves and/or the drone.

They’re a battery, little servo to move a pin, and usually a photosensitive trigger, and you can drop things by turning the auxiliary/landing light on or off.

Here’s the first Amazon result for that type of device it’s $37 and has a max payload of 500 grams.

I actually own and use drones for these things:
Scouting out roads/hiking-biking trails/camping spots/photog raphy spots. The drone has saved a good bit of time, and kept me from going down some real nasty roads for no payoff or just regular roads that dead end somewhere that has no view, or already has someone parked at. Similarly my ebike is also helpful for scouting out roads to see if it’s worth taking the van down. Yes, I’m conscious of drone laws and how obnoxious they are, I do my best to minimize noise and am careful about not bothering people, people deserve to hear nature in nature.

Figuring out if I have to clean the gutters again.
Make friends.
One time I used it as a birds eye view with VR(ish) goggles for fun. It was fun, it was awful.
Take pictures of a friend’s van’s solar installation for insurance purposes.

Things I do that aren’t weird:
Take aerial photography/videography.
Fly around and have fun.

I may use a drone for the following, but have yet to:
Get a different view to see if I’m gonna run the van into tree limbs, rocks, etc.
Fly a cup of sugar to a neighbor who would like to borrow some.
Have an outdoor “ceiling” light.

If you have any questions, ask away.

Dashcams (or rather fancy backup+ systems) already do this! They take 4 or more cameras, assume the top of your car is bland, and stitch them together. Super cool tech.

It was already good at least 6 years ago , these days it’s built in in and better.

I did that once, albeit walking, not driving, and the drone had no auto flight programming. It was really hard to do anything more than walking on flat ground. Bumpy ground, difficult. Try to grab something on a shelf, difficult. This was a few years back, so tech is better, having auto follow would free up some brain power, but it’d still be real rough.

There’s a video of a bunch of soccer players trying to play using VR and a camera above the field, it’s got some funny moments.

This person bought 15 mostly 2-3 bedroom apartments for an average of $2000 each, one cost roughly $150 before taxes and fees.

That’s bonkers.

I saw your other post in the support section a couple hours ago and tried to find an answer I’d come across earlier, but failed.
On that topic, if I remember correctly, Beehaw and a lot of other instances follow a three tiered block list that a group maintains, which each of the three levels containing the level before it. I couldn’t find that list again, but I expect someone will chime in before too long.

I’ve found the mods here are quite active and helpful, albeit presumably busy as hell currently.

If they don’t chime in soon, they might be more open to offering advice when things are less chaotic.

I think you’ve got a neat idea, and I hope it pans out.

That’s the one! I’ve yet to actually see it, but have plans to watch it with some friends in the next month or so. Quite excited, it’s long overdue.

My great (some more greats) uncle is Alferd Packer, known also as “The Colorado Cannibal”. There’s a musical about him and the University of Colorado Boulder has a memorial grill named after him.

https://youtu.be/_DDwEjB8vVE

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”. -Someone

Bigger pockets should be the norm, 100%, but it only solves half the problem.

Hand size is a big thing too. I’d take a smaller screen if it fit my hand better. I don’t want a pop socket, I don’t want to to have to use two hands, and I don’t want to drop my phone.

I have fairly average man sized hands and I’m not clumsy. I probably dropped my Galaxy S4/5 about 1-2 times per year. When I got a bigger phone, it became a couple times a month, and it’s uncomfortable. Currently, because I don’t want the bulk of a pop socket, but want the one hand grip benefits, I cut two slits in my case and added a loop of kite repair tape that, when I need, I slide a finger though.

I shouldn’t need to do that because my phone is so big I cat reach the whole screen without 2 hands.

Good points and solid sources.
Thanks for the correction.

I’ve owned two dji products, the Air2S and osmo… 3? Both needed apps downloaded not via Google Play.

Given the size and reputation of DJI, you shouldn’t have any concerns.

I don’t have a source for this (and frankly I could be misremembering, or this was a slightly different thing): but I seem to recall reading a long comment about how reddit has said they’ll make those things available, but all the mods trying to contact them have been received no communication at all regarding how things will be implemented, when they’ll be implemented, given (and been heard) or received any feedback, etc. Just complete silence. Similarly, reddit said it’d implement accessibility tools years? ago and then just silence.

If I’m remembering that right, and even if I’m not, given Reddit’s hostile attitude regarding all of this… that actually panning out the way the particle paints is still quite questionable.

I hope I’m wrong though.

This link and the type of discussion it’s already generated gives me so much hope for the future of Beehaw. This place is something special and I hope it is able to continue being a village. Thanks for the share.

New myself, but you seem to be doing it right.
However, the link only shows the first paragraph unless you have an account, at least for Firefox on Android.