I made some progress on the status indicators and attached three Neopixels for testing. I’m controlling them via NodeRED where I’m faking the Status JSON file from Elite Dangerous so I can play with the flags a little bit.

Proof of concept demo video

I’m really happy with this, because with the same logic I can basically drive as many LED as I want as long as I provide enough power to have all LED going at the same time. This Proof of concept works just fine.

Last day of war by Dima FedotovDima Fedotov from YouTube
It has been twenty years since the last Great War broke out. All people are dead, but automatons continue obediently follow orders. On the computerized base, machines fuel and charge the weapons of last surviving bomber, as it prepares to drop bombs on a long dead enemy city. This conflict grinds on, until the echo of mankind subsides completely.

Gives me the creeps every time I remember this and rewatch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiuVInSnTZs

There’s some sort of prequel in the same play list that is also worth watching.

Happy 10th Birthday, Bridgy! by Ryan BarrettRyan Barrett (snarfed.org)
https://snarfed.org/10th_birthday_cake.jpg https://snarfed.org/10th_birthday_cake.jpg Today marks 10 years to the day since I first launched Bridgy, my little IndieWeb side project to connect social networks and personal websites. Happy Birthday, Bridgy! I’ve always loved the internet, but I’m n...

Happy 10th Birthday, Bridgy!

Behind the scenes recording so you get the idea of the setup followed by some Star Citizen gameplay:

DIY headtracker and Simpit and Star Citizen gameplay (on Linux PC)

In use:

* A Linux PC
* A DIY Headtracker
* A DIY Joystick “Primary Buffer Panel
* A X52 Pro HOTAS
* 3 Cameras + Recording Software
* An AMD RX5600XT in tears
* …a Beko learning How To Fly in SC xD

So you _still_ think you can’t space pew pew on Linux PC? Think again. I do it all the time: https://beko.famkos.net/2021/10/16/space-pew-pew-on-linux-pc/

Updated: This content is obsolete. Two years later I rebuilt the cardboard version with something more sturdy and raised a dedicated project website describing the builds: SimPit.dev