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This is the result of a live stream where I’m implementing my proof of concept of using a Neopixel string as status indicators for Elite Dangerous in my SimPit.

It was a mixed stream of GER/ENG (subtitles to follow) and consists of three parts: Reproducing the proof of concept, implementing the solution with a whopping amount of 17 LED indicators and finally a test run in the game at the end.

Jump to 36:00 for Neopixel action with Elite Dangerous: Odyssey
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Changing the battery was really no fun. Glue everywhere and because the old battery did grow noticeable I had a slightly deformed aluminium cover. Somehow it’s a miracle that the display didn’t break. It even seems to work again 😅

https://chaos.social/@sindastra/107677454219879776 by Sindastra ✅Sindastra ✅ (chaos.social)
So, you got a PGP key, and you're not sure where to publish the public key? Well, now that SKS servers are deprecated and no longer recommended, I wrote an article on why SKS should no longer be used, and what alternatives you might want to try: https://www.sindastra.de/p/2111/where-to-publish-your-pgp-key

♻️ https://www.sindastra.de/p/2111/where-to-publish-your-pgp-key

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One of my first experiences with was trying to get a P-51 into the air after getting comfortable with the Cessna. There is no special reason for this beside that it simply was one of my first plane models I got as a child. It’s not like I did know anything about this plane or avionics at all. It simply looked good so I went with it.

And I failed miserable on my first try. The P-51 was build for war and has like nothing in common with the set of controls I started to get comfortable with. Not that I know much about avionics to begin with, I mean. Anyway, YouTube to my aid: There is a wonderful channel named “Kermit Weeks” that I stumbled over when looking for answers and I found em here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z1Z-WEZZGM

After watching all three parts I finally managed to get one off the ground in – felt really good about it and… forgot about it again.

Until the YouTube algorithm decided to come back at me today and showed me https://animagraffs.com/how-a-p-51-mustang-works/ where it is explained in great detail how the P-51 Mustang actually works. There is a list of errata on the pinned comment on YouTube but after all this is a really high quality animated description of the plane and it’s workings.

I highly recommend to watch both pieces if you’ve only the slightest interest in planes or wartime history.