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  1. Matt2000

    Random Thoughts....

    I had a doner kebab pizza from Aldi once, it was OK. Obviously not a patch on a fresh one.
  2. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    The tutorial/review videos I watched basically pointed out the sport mode and said 'don't use it'. I ain't racing so who am I to argue? :p I'm pretty confident in how robust the little drone is, based on the video below, but have no desire to test it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elYmEFXya6w...
  3. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    The specs claim 16m/s with no wind, which is almost 60km/h! I don't intend to try that.
  4. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    I went out to try the tracking features today, pretty impressive! Another feature that doesn't work in 4K60 though, sadly. The first shot is the drone just hovering as I was starting out of shot, I probably needed to get it to lock on to a bit of the scenery to keep it more stable...
  5. Matt2000

    The Power Tools Thread

    Whoops, yeah I intended to post this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxHgJuXfc2w I thought this was the case, I was waiting for someone else to say it. :p
  6. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    With the sticks on and this cover fitted I can still fit the drone, controller and three batteries (in the charger to keep them tidy and so I can easily see charge states) in the bag. The USB cables, spare props and screwdriver are in the top as you'd expect. The batteries have to be removed...
  7. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    I took Blinky the drone for its first flight today at Desborough airfield. Took it easy as it was quite breezy and I hadn't flown one before. Still very impressed with the shots I got. https://youtu.be/0gI8v_mZ0ns I used 50% of the battery on each flight, a little under the estimated runtime...
  8. Matt2000

    The Power Tools Thread

    This one maybe? Comes with an excuse to buy a cordless Maktia strimmer if you don't already have one. Bosch 18V? There are adapters to use those with Makita tools or you could invest in Makita batteries and use adaptors for the Ryobi and Bosch tools if you need to, which is what I do. My dad...
  9. Matt2000

    Idiots + cars = LOL

    Definitely speeding, unless the driver admits to speeding then they generally need to follow for a while to ticket them.
  10. Matt2000

    The A.I. Revolution (ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Bard, MidJourney, etc)

    I'm impressed by its logic but why would you make the drone aware that it's being controlled from a communication tower? Seems like pointless information it can use against you. Other than knowing that it shouldn't attack the tower, it should surely be blissfully unaware of its purpose. It may...
  11. Matt2000

    The Drone Thread

    Well I threatened to make this thread when I finally got my drone so here it is. Still surprised we didn't have one years ago to keep track of @leviathan 's escapades. With the offer of a reasonable discount I finally ordered a DJI Mini 3 Pro with the RC controller and Fly More kit. This was...
  12. Matt2000

    Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor

    Yes true, who can you trust? Still disappointed in Samsung for their SSD firmware, my recent warranty claim on a 2TB 870 EVO went smoothly though.
  13. Matt2000

    Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor

    After the Gigabyte power supplies and now this, can’t anything they make be trusted? I’ve never wanted to buy any of their products anyway.
  14. Matt2000

    Vintage Computers

    We don't have a thread for this and I know I'm not the only one who likes them. Also I needed somewhere to put photos of my new acquisition. In an unexpected turn of events, I came home from work with a new vintage computer today. This machine has been in a cupboard since I started with the...
  15. Matt2000

    Ownership Verified: Des lutins en colère! 2023 Mégane E-Tech

    Solves the argument about rear wipers I suppose!
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    Other Random Car Sightings [Photo Required]

    US only model apparently, but you already knew that from the awful round headlights. it's a 5.5 so ruins the otherwise sensible numbering convention, just goes to show that wonky numbering isn't a new thing.
  17. Matt2000

    Post your animated GIFs thread (56k takes a bus)

    It's also public sitting in the back seat of the Daimler, casually eating a snack of some kind while the car bounces around that makes me laugh. I still have the original clip uploaded as unlisted on my YouTube channel and I'll always watch it if I scroll back through my old videos. :p
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    Other Random Car Sightings [Photo Required]

    You didn't get a picture of the yellow Alpine A310 in the background? It could catch fire at any moment! :p The plate on the 560SL reminds me of the plate my dad used to have, OUR 5L. He had it on a... Capri... but it's now on an SL500, which works as 5L for 5 litre or 5L as SL in plate speak.
  19. Matt2000

    Ownership Verified: Des lutins en colère! 2023 Mégane E-Tech

    I had one in the Smart for a while because any luggage blocked the rear view, you can briefly see it in one of the 2019 roadtrip videos, it failed very quickly. While it was working it was brilliant and was also part of a front and rear dashcam setup. Hopefully the camera is placed in a...
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    The "Things that annoy me" thread

    Those are also the people who leave reviews on Amazon with "Not used it yet".
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