Top Gun Video
NES – Top Gun Play-through @nintendoComplete
Lab Work – Top Gun Video, NES Games And Play-Throughs
@nintendoComplete is coming through for us with a little bit of 80’s movie and video game nostalgia, see more…
This movie was epic, the game was epic… NES Top Gun was my first exposure to dog fighting… This game was so difficult. I can’t count how many hundreds of times I completed the first mission and failed to land on the aircraft carrier, which is key to game progression. Top Gun for NES, came out in ’86 or ’87, just after Top Gun the Movie ’86? Somewhere around that time. Honestly, this has nostalgia written all of it, both sides of the coin (referencing both the movie and the game).
It’s only fair to share a few pain points: landing and fuel… Gotta get better. The flight was fairly easy, not much to do. Guns and missiles – use missiles wisely… Avoid enemy danger at all costs, including SAM’s (surface to air missiles), fighters, mobile missile launchers, attack helo’s and the stray missile… Shoot those down if you can.
Ending is pretty epic… and I leave it at that!
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Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! Video
Take On Iron Mike Tyson’s
NES Punch-Out!
Lab Work – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! Video
@SummoningSalt No words can describe the childhood pain… SummoningSalt tears through this classic, Just awesome see more…
No #GameGenie or code book here. I love this game, mentioned in another video – Kung Fu… boxing included in the beat’em playlist. SummoningSalt crushes this play-through, speed run in no time as Little Mac.
I always like the training scene, Mac and his trainer running along the lakeshore… maybe it was the anticipation of the Title Bout, the excitement from the passcode (being able to save the game) and learning which would-be adversarial boxer would come next. Reminiscent of the 1976 boxing movie featuring Philly boxer Rocky Balbao. Classic. Same with this 1987 NES classic Mike Tysons Punch-Out!
Anyhow, watch as @SummoningSalt takes down this Tyson’s Punch-Out! speed run.. times on the right-hand side and the margin of error. Awesome.
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Contra Video
Remember – Up, Up, Down… Start
NES Contra
Lab Work – NES Contra Video play-through
Shout out to@Peg, for quickly completing this Contra play-through! See more…
Contra – Up, Up, Down, Down, B, A (select for two players), start… 30 years later, I can still recall the ultimate game saver code made. Yes, that’s the Contra extra lives code. Select/start or Start, once the code is input on the home screen. This game, in parallel is a side-scrollering, run-and-gun game, like Commando (check that out). Contra one-ups Commando, hence the code recalled and shared above. The likelihood of success was higher extra lives code. Not because of skill! Sometimes you have to chuckle… man, I had no clue then.
Although the game was difficult, the extra lives helped me and my fellow players along. The Base 1 puzzle, Energy Zone and Alien Lair were some of the best boards I recall. My Contra play, study..ultimately helped me figure out boss patterns, the ‘thought’ outside the game, or puzzle solving and strategy. Like Mega Man, for those who have played, having the right weapon, in most cases the opposite of the boss. Fire/Water, Earth/Wind… same problem-solving is used today – Elden Ring, The Last Faith, and Black Myth Wukong, etc.
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SPACE PENS
Buy Yourself A Fisher Space Pen
FISHER® SPACE PENS
Gear – Fisher Space Pen
Need a pen? Does anyone have a pen? Please, can I borrow a pen? ((Oh, what is this I see…)) A Fisher SPACE PEN? What’s going on? Is this some kind of alien artifact?
Yes, indeed it is a Fisher Space Pen. You can get yours here, just click the Fisher hyperlink and you’re all set! Moving on, this may increase my bounce rates, but who’s keeping track at the point? Let’s take a closer look, first, let’s purchase one! There are many ways to buy these pens, but the manufacturer’s website works best for me. We purchased ours at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Easy-peasy. One thing to note, Fisher also makes great pens with emblems, NASA Anniversary or Commemorative Pens and more. We choose the basic one, for a full list, check out the NASA Fisher collection. Heck, I should’ve shared photos of the pen, so the Fisher collection shopping experience will have to suffice for now.
Fisher Bullet Pen
It’s rather small, about half the size of a normal pen, textured, black. You can open the pen by sliding the front cap off the back half and replacing the cap on the back end. This will create a full sized writing instrument.
I use these pens for all my ‘writing/drawing’ needs including writing, drawing, shading, point/pointillism, sketch lines, home improvement (tasks, opening boxes, and random drone part bags). open boxes, random drone part bags). These writing instruments were designed to be used in outer space! Need I say more? Check out images on spacepen.com
Have a need? Look over our other pens, art supplies and more in this two part series – Part 1 -Drawing Tools and Part 2 – Drawing Tools
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ReFit EMAX FC
Cut, Fit & Refit
EMAX THS & Flight Controller Board
Lab Work – EMAX Flight Controller
ReFit EMAX FC
I thought we could revisit the EMAX FC repair on the EMAX THS. I’ve want to follow up on the previous post, focusing more on the specific, showing the repair process and refitting the EMAX FC. Along the way, I’ll share additional photos of the process as well (in case you come across this article and are in a similar situation with a failing FC). Let’s cover the entire process from start to finish – disassembly process, cutting soldering, and test flight. Once again, soldering/replacing the EMAX AIO FC. Enjoy the photos.
Drone Repair Photos
New Parts
THs
EMAX FC
Drone Frame
Add Connections
Reattach Power
Once you have all the parts, fitted, soldered and ready for flight, we will need to configure the FC. Rest, bind, configure and fly, in that order. Check out the EMAX FC and BetaFlight post for more information. You can also learn more about the repair, configuration process and in-flight troubleshooting. If you are having troubles, log into the EMAX Support Portal for assistance with your EMAX products. Lastly, I want to reiterate the steps to fix the FC – Support EMAX THS, remove EMAX FC screws from the Drone PC frame, Cut/Add Connection to Board, Re-Attach New Power Connector with the Battery Carrier”. Time has moved on since the original post, I wanted to share other Emax content where applicable. If you’re looking for Emax content, give these a shot (in reverse order from this postings date) – Emax Fix Part 1 and Part 2, Quadcopter Rewire, and the TinyHawk 2.
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EMAX FC and Betaflight
Update EMAX Flight Controller with BetaFlight
FIXED: EMAX & Configurators –
EMAX – Betaflight
Betaflight Config – Today, we (you and I) tackle some drone issues… make/model drone controller configs ((same drone, FRSKY controller profiles)), soldering/replacing EMAX AIO FC, and BETA config issues. Photos to follow.
In the meantime, sit back and relax, enjoy… enjoy the pain, the torment, cause I’ve been at this for days… Literally, days. Nothing but borrowed time; borrowed not wasted! Link above will get you your very own Betaflight configurator via Chrome extension.
FC And BetaFlight
Receiver/Modes
BetaFlight
PID Mode
BetaFlight Notes
Like most things, there are more ways to make your cake and eat it. The Chrome extension is helpful when bouncing back-and-forth between systems/releases/drones etc. I run Big Sur MacOS, Ubuntu Linux and a Win Server 7… it’s handy here, as the config remains the same, helps to maintain a certain sense of sanity. Especially when you’re a NOOB.
Two, from time to time, I run my Win7Server via MS Remote Desktop or Linux instance via Oracle’s Virtual Box. One advantage might be number of USB ports available… as you know, most MacBook Pros are limited to 3 of 4 USB-C ports. Unless you run usb ports, which I don’t care for (B.S. but that is for another day). Anyhow, regardless of how you run Betaflight, be aware of the nuances, versioning and pitfalls with each new iteration or release. T
ake notes, take screenshots, vlog about it… anything to help you remember the ‘deltas’ (change) over time. These will come in handy the next time you crash or repair your drones. Notes and support can be found here: Betaflight – Github Notes/Docs Moreover, issues came up when I swapped AIO boards, soldering power and reconfiguring modes. For more information, I posted more about the config, various configs like EmuFlight and BLHeli, look for 8/17/2020 post – Hack’r-A-Thon//
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Guitar Notes Video
Sharps, Odd Numbered Frets and Memorizing
Scales, Guitar Mechanics, & Tabs
Lab Work – Guitar Notes Video – Quickly Learn Notes at Scale
Need help with scales?
Check out Steve Stine, covering notes and the circular note pattern see more…
So, you’re looking for help, Steve can help. In this video, he (Steve) goes over notes and how to work within the system of octaves. I’m not going to try to cover what he does so well in this @GuitarZoom video. I looked for an easy way to learn the fretboard, sharps, and a way to memorize the notes on the fretboard. There are literally ten’s of thousands of videos, so what makes Steve’s videos different? Pace, memorization, easy-to-listen, easy to rewind and play again… all of the above. Like anything, you make it, what it is or it becomes. There are other @GuitarZoom videos and lessons on – skool.com. and learning packages highlighted on the site, but this one is a practical process to learn the fretboard, scales, repeating scales and octaves.
Honestly, I’ve not gone to ‘skool’ any more than the videos that are available via YouTube. However, when trying to accomplish 20 mins of practice a day. I go to this video so that I can memorize how the guitar is setup, the scales, octaves and how the guitar is setup. And working within the guitar system or repeating scales.
Take your time, keep practicing and master those notes. Shout out @GuitarZoom. Interested?
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One Fire, Once A Month
Lab Work – 1Fyr, One Fire, Once A Month
One Fire, Once A Month
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Family and friends, come and enjoy the outdoors; 1Fyr.com! We are currently waiting for new content as our resources have run dry for the moment. This (means we do not have a ‘fire pit’ to film, produce and publish fires regularly, or at least once a month. Therefore, the monthly fire concept is on hold for now. However, you can still visit the website @ 1fry.com. WE will continue to post updates, or 1Fyr update(s), as they become available. We are hopeful for more content to come in the near future. Stay tuned for new updates!
Track N Field 2 Video
Olympic Mode Video
@NintendoComplete does TNF II
Lab Work – Track N Field 2 Video play-through by @nintendoComplete
Track N Field 2 Video is considered one of the best games ever on the NES console. See more…
Swimming, shooting, diving, triple jump and hammer throw are all part of a day’s work in Olympic Mode – Track N’ Field 2. There are more events, like canoeing, pole vaulting, fencing, taekwondo, hang gliding, archery, hurdles and the horizontal bar.
I believe those are all the events in Olympic Mode, and each one can progressively get harder as the games progress. Don’t worry, there are passwords and ways to save your progress if you need to take a break. These games are not to difficult; as a child, maybe, but nowadays, with a few hours of practice and some internet research, you should be able to compete and complete events with better times or scores. It may vary, depending on your accuracy and knowledge of the puzzle or strategy required for the selected event. Hang Gliding is an example for this.
No matter what you’re favorite events are, there are plenty to choose from, which means there are enough events that could act as a spoiler or stumbling block when playing with others. Just keep at it, and you’ll get the hang of it!
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Star Wars Repost
The Star Wars Repost Journey
Star Wars Repost 9 Movie Collection
Lab Work – Repost
REPOST – Star Wars Repost
I wanted to repost this content a while back, but didn’t work out as I had expected. While cleaning up some old files, we stumbled upon our AppleTV receipt for the StarWars Boxset (9 Movie Set) on Apple Movies – Star Wars 9 Movie Collection. This prompted the need to repost. There are other box sets available, but I wanted to quickly touch on this one. Let’s get started, we rewatched the entire Star Wars Collection, and will be posting some images and a few words to highlight our experience with the movie collection.
StarWars Repost
Opening
Intro
Darth
Darth
Race
Assuming you have the time, may be some popcorn popping up in the microwave, it’s time to sit and watch the Star Wars Collection. Whether it’s for leisure or work, if you’re Start Wars fan and know more about the series than the average person, feel free to comment, provide feedback, or offer criticisms below. In fact, we found the Apple Collection on discount, along with other formats and discount codes out there that may help with the cost of the 9 movie Star Wars Collection.
Quickly before we run our of runway for the year, this post was reposted just before the holiday. Here are some other links which can be found under our recent projects forthcoming article posted a few days back which include Star Wars Box Set, Dogminer2, RPI4 Touch and tips on Google Analytics (GA).
Before you buy each movie individually, do you homework to help spread out some of the cost. The images below are not in any particular order, but we wanted to share some additional screenshots for your enjoyment. Anyway, enjoy! As always, leave a comment below and let us know what you’re thinking!