Back playing Firewatch. The game is more than just scenic views.
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Tearing Down a Quadcopter: Part 4 - Reading Upside Down Breaking
I decided to go for the full-break method of investigating the electronics, and while it worked out well to start, it's looking iffy going forward. After some early success looking at the chips on top of the board in the last post, I'm running into some more trouble with the …
Continue ReadingTearing Down a Quadcopter: Part 3 - Reading a Circuit Board Breaking
My background in electrical engineering involves the first 4 chapters of an electronics textbook I read on my phone when I had internet connection and power in town while hiking the Appalachian Trail. What can I figure out about how the circut board works for the quadcopter?
Continue ReadingTearing Down a Quadcopter: Part 2 - Power Systems Breaking
Mechanically, it's in shambles. What's left in the rubble? I dive into the electronics to figure it out.
Continue ReadingAT Hiker Plays Firewatch: Day 1 Building
I've had the game Firewatch for a while, but I just started playing the game today. What makes the game particularly special to me now is that I spent last summer hiking the Appalachain Trail. Many aspects of the game bring back memories from that experience which I think is kind of amazing. This probably will spoil some of the game for you if you haven't already played. Day 1!
Continue ReadingTearing Down a Quadcopter: Part 1 Breaking
This has been a backburner project for a while; I'm now finally taking the time to take apart a quadcopter I've had for a while to see what goes into making it tick (and see if I can't mess with it a little bit too)
Continue ReadingWhat's in a stepper? Breaking
For a lot of my life, the robots I worked with were pretty close to what CS wants from them: a stream of sensor data in, nicely organized in a common format across all sensors. To make things happen, I stream some outputs in another selection of formats. The sensor …
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