Author Archives: Brin

Oct '10 20

RC Body painting

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on RC Body painting

Looking at the different bodies available for the RC trucks, there is some nice stuff out there. Love this Grave Robber with Flames and this body too Have a soft spot for the 67 Pontiac Some Body Painting Tips and … Continue reading →

Oct '10 17

Protected: RC Gear

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on Protected: RC Gear

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Oct '10 05

Medal of Honor (MoH): Initial Impressions

by Brin in Computer, Games | Comments Off on Medal of Honor (MoH): Initial Impressions

Played the MoH Beta today, seems quite good, very CoD like, people running around like headless chooks, Rambo style seems to work well, Run in pray and spray style. Guns seem balanced well, dont have to use a full clip … Continue reading →

Oct '10 02

RC FPV

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on RC FPV

I’ve been inspired by Wobby’s videos on youtube with FPV on RC Cars and Planes, the OSD flights look interesting too. Check out Wobby’s Vid on his HD setup, plus these guides on fvpExplorer and fpvPilot. Handy Wiring Diagram for Serial or Parallel batteries. Camera CCD/CMOS … Continue reading →

Sep '10 29

Backporting Ubuntu packages

by Brin in Computer, Linux | Comments Off on Backporting Ubuntu packages

I needed to backport squid to an older version of Ubuntu (Hardy), he’ere the proceedure with pbuilder. sudo apt-get install pbuilder debootstrap devscripts fakeroot po4a sudo apt-get install  build-essential libldap2-dev libdb-dev sharutils dpatch cdbs libsasl2-dev debhelper libcppunit-dev libkrb5-dev comerr-dev (may … Continue reading →

Sep '10 27

RC Cars

by Brin in R/C | Comments Off on RC Cars

I’ve been looking at buying a RC Monster Truck, i like the Traxxas E-Maxx Brushless, but the HPI Savage Flux also looks good. There are plenty of parts available for the E-Maxx though, and it looks good, has a 2.4ghz … Continue reading →

Sep '10 12

Ubuntu Boot Issues

by Brin in Linux | Comments Off on Ubuntu Boot Issues

After upgrading my Raid1 disks for a larger capacity, I ran into some boot problems, so here’s some notes for next time: Ubuntu Alternate install USB boot is great for booting into a rescue environment. Create a Multiboot USB key … Continue reading →

Aug '10 14

Game Engines

by Brin in Computer, Games, Windows | Comments Off on Game Engines

I’ve been looking to create a game for the boys for ages, i’ve looked a GameMaker and a few other, i still like the idea of Pygame, and other extensions. For real gaming, i’m leaning towards a full 3d environment, like … Continue reading →