"I could tell my dopamine was shot because I was irritable and didn't want to answer basic questions about my day." Isn't that just every single nerd on a normal day? :D

This annoyed me so much with the previous film, there's no way I'll bother seeing this one. It just jars you out of the immersion every time the framerate changes... Disappointing that Cameron still thinks he's right on this one. How the mighty have fallen...

Dethklok's new album can finally be named.

Yeah the modern IMDB is a dumpsterfire of design compared to what is used to be. Amazon have progressively enshittified it over the years.

Two Hands is a brilliant Aussie black comedy starring a young Heath Ledger and Bryan Brown. Think, Sydney, gangsters, incompetent criminals, totally Aussie... one of the funniest bank robbery scenes in a movie ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

A long time ago...

I love Lenny to bits... someone needs to make an andoid/ios lenny app, which auto-records of course. I would happily pay for such a work of art.

It always worked better when we used Gelflings.

Maybe it was a typo and the story was supposed to read "Phones Being Used By Peeping Toms, The Military, And Terrorists". I think we should regulate phones. I mean, they have cameras and GPSs and stuff in them!

Largely tunelessly, of course. The way it's meant to be sung. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Yeah, I learned to fly with autolevel. It's easier especially if you come from a gaming background. People who've flown other RC helis and planes tend to prefer acro ("rate") mode, and it is a nicer way to fly; you don't feel you're fighting the sticks to move. Takes practice and getting used to though. It just clicked with me one day.

Aussie racing leagues: http://qarop.com/ http://fpvracing.tv/ Suppliers of gear: http://warpquad.com/ (au) http://nextfpv.com/ (au) http://boltrc.com/ (au) http://getfpv.com/ (us) http://readymaderc.com/ (us)

These are indeed often scratch built, but kits are available. Look for the blackout mini-h quad. Also google the ImmersionRC Vortex - it's just been released as a "ready to fly" mini racing quad.

Well, it's a little bit better than that, but yeah, HD will make things take a huge leap. Currently the problem it cost and latency. But in 5 years when we're all running 3D digital channel hopping HD video it will be *amazing*. Regarding obstacles, people are using things called "air gates" which are basically just little hoops on the ground that the pilot has to fly through. This is just the tip of the iceberg though. Remember this is racing but in 3D. Airborne "obstacles" would be great.

Mate if you think the automation takes the skill out of it, I invite you to try :) It's 100% manual flying, just with a computer to translate stick movements into prop speeds. None of the good pilots I know use autolevel, auto-altitude or anything like that on these little things.