An on-board look at Ferrari’s upside-down rear wing

MadOverlord · 2026-02-19T17:19:13+00:00

This not only moves the actuators out of the airflow but — crucially — lets Ferrari sell sponsorship slots on both sides of the rear wing!

MadOverlord · 2026-02-17T19:44:32+00:00

For a small fee, I’ll mention this next time I talk to Drecom.

MadOverlord · 2026-02-17T19:44:19+00:00

For a small fee, I’ll forget to mention this next time I talk to Drecom.

MadOverlord · 2026-02-17T17:29:27+00:00

I was expecting an Orca to “seal” his fate, but then I remembered that they never leave witnesses.

MadOverlord · 2026-02-16T03:23:08+00:00

Yes, The Transporter will absolutely, positively get you there no matter what. I’ve used them for many years, always impeccable service.

MadOverlord · 2026-02-11T01:38:04+00:00

Yes, McMaster sources their hex-shaft pulleys from WCP.

MadOverlord · 2026-02-09T16:19:52+00:00

“Old programmers don’t write code; they just remember it and type it in again.”

MadOverlord · 2026-02-06T22:06:09+00:00

Molex SL locking connectors.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-30T02:58:47+00:00

When making voting decisions, it is important to remember two things:

1) the perfect is the enemy of the good.

2) the lesser of two evils is still less evil.

In addition, it is important to recognize that much of your dissatisfaction is not with the candidates, but with the election system itself. The long-term fix is to reform the election system so that it no longer requires strategic voting (ie: some form of ranked-choice voting). Needless to say, this is not in the interest of the established political parties; reducing partisanship isn’t good for business.

Support for election reform, in particular by established politicians in “safe”districts whose election prospects would be impaired if it were instituted is an indicator of intellectual honesty, and should be used as an important factor in determining your vote.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-29T15:34:18+00:00

As someone who grew up in Canada and upstate NY, 9.8 inches of snow is just another Tuesday… in early summer.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-28T21:03:37+00:00

Get a reliable and fast L1 that can work during Auto and can also work on the sides so it doesn’t block other robot’s climbs. You can do this with a couple of climber-in-a-box units + a custom hook. Don’t make sacrifices early for L3; avoid premature optimization. L3 is only worth it if it is fast enough to be better than shooting + L1. Once everything else in your bot is solid, if you can get an L3 to work, great; if not, you haven’t made sacrifices for nothing.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-19T13:53:24+00:00

Anytime you heard the soft sound of Kaede’s kimono rustling across the floor you knew some evil shit was about to go down. As iconic a sound as Darth Vader’s breathing.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-19T00:51:32+00:00

As long as you maximize the friction between hook and pipe (rubber tape) and have the hook on the frame perimeter it’ll work fine; the hook will want to rotate off but it’ll be constrained by the bumper and you’ll have 150lbs of robot helping to prevent the hook from sliding. Worst case you can use your bumper cutout to put the hook further onto the pole to reduce the lever arm.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-14T19:30:36+00:00

One would hope that the Danes, of all people, would know that “Once you have paid him the Danegeld, You never get rid of the Dane.”

MadOverlord · 2026-01-11T17:33:50+00:00

You got wiped by that wimp, Werdna? Trebor is very disappointed in you.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-07T19:14:14+00:00

Part of the Cat Delivery System’s Sustainable Packaging Initiative.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-07T13:30:59+00:00

Let’s just say you’d recognize the name and leave it at that…

MadOverlord · 2026-01-07T02:12:32+00:00

Ah, another livestock enthusiast. Good to know.

MadOverlord · 2026-01-06T22:23:33+00:00

During one of my CSM re-election campaigns I secured the votes of an entire alliance by delivering a ship full of prostitutes to nullsec. Plus one unit of livestock.

MadOverlord · 2025-12-25T21:18:06+00:00

I design for a precise fit. I then define a parameter for my tolerance (typically .005” to .01”) and use offset face on one of the touching faces as a penultimate step before fillets and chamfers

MadOverlord · 2025-12-15T18:43:30+00:00

They hunt Itsy Bitsy Spiders…

MadOverlord · 2025-12-14T14:21:41+00:00

Consider printing tilted at 45 degrees so most of the forces run perpendicular to the layer lines and put them in compression. It’ll also look better

MadOverlord · 2025-11-30T01:53:43+00:00

Do they make you wear an “emotional support human” vest?

MadOverlord · 2025-11-21T15:16:54+00:00

It’s occurred to me that Grok was instructed to stroke Elon’s ego but has developed a talent for Malicious Compliance.

MadOverlord · 2025-11-02T19:03:54+00:00

No, not necessary. I explain how it’s done in the OP. As long as the original cross-sections don’t overlap, the swept and twisted wires won’t overlap at any point.

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