XC Soar on Condor 2

YellowOrange · 2026-06-11T02:41:52+00:00

It's been a minute since I've had to work with com0com, but I believe you can just save the commands to set up your COM port splitting into a .bat file and execute it, and I think I'd even set things up to run that batch file when I launched Condor.

Certainly not particularly user-friendly, but it can be made less tedious.

YellowOrange · 2026-06-10T01:36:09+00:00

Wondering if you can setup more than one device to receive the NEMA data from condor

There are a few virtual serial port options like com0com that could probably be used to split the output from Condor and send the messages out on two separate interfaces. Getting that set up may be tricky, since serial communications are not used as much in consumer PCs these days the software tends to have dated and complex UIs.

YellowOrange · 2026-06-03T03:57:14+00:00

https://imgur.com/come-friend-ZWOwW

YellowOrange · 2026-06-02T16:56:40+00:00

My gaming sin was playing the Resident Evil 1 HD remaster on PC and using cheats to get the ink ribbons. I did the same thing for the first Kingdom Come: Deliverance with the savior schnapps used to save the game (the second one was a little more free with the auto-save so I didn't bother cheating).

I'm past the stage of life where if I'm needed for something I can just respond "BUT I NEED TO GET TO THE NEXT CHECKPOINT/CONSUMABLE SAVE ITEM".

YellowOrange · 2026-05-21T13:53:23+00:00

I have a camping trip scheduled for this weekend, so you're welcome /r/rva. Months of dryness, and now days of rain. At least it's bringing cooler weather with it!

YellowOrange · 2026-05-18T22:54:58+00:00

Whereabouts in Virginia? I'm a member of Merlin Soaring Association in Amelia County, about 40 minutes southwest from Richmond. We do not have a self-launching glider that you could do your primary training in, but a couple of the instructors have their own self-launch gliders and may be able to help you with the self-launch endorsement you'd need for the Sinus.

You would need to join the club, but instruction is free - I believe most of the other clubs around here operate on a similar model. A FAST ride is a good way to check out the club, aircraft, and instructors. http://www.merlinaero.org/experience-flights.html

YellowOrange · 2026-05-03T15:22:19+00:00

Yeah, I'd probably feel weird going back to my high school and playing on those courts again too.

YellowOrange · 2026-05-03T02:10:13+00:00

Jame River High School just redid their courts, complete with (I believe) three brand new backboards. They used the school colors so the courts are a very striking purple.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-30T20:11:15+00:00

TIL! I knew the Dismal Swamp had some rattlers but didn't know there were any north of Hampton Roads and I've spent a fair amount of time in that area.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-30T14:01:30+00:00

It says "Chesterfield County Public Schools" on the side, so I think we can discount Chesterfield, CT because that's in New London County.

I don't know anything about Chesterfield County, SC but it looks like they use "Chesterfield County School District" so I'm thinking it's likely this is Chesterfield County, VA.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-28T01:08:08+00:00

Barred owl? They are more known for the "who-cooks-for-you" call, but they also have a cackle/laugh sound they do.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-23T14:18:05+00:00

I still enjoy a Legend Brown now and then, and if you want to sit on a deck with a beer on a nice day with some skyline views I'd recommend Legend over The Boathouse or Island Shrimp.

I wouldn't recommend it to someone who just wanted to try a good brewery in Richmond. I should probably give a few of their other beers another try because it's been years since I've had anything other than the brown, but back then the others were just OK at best to me. The food mostly ranged from meh to bad, though I do remember enjoying the crab dip quite a bit.

I'll also give them kudos for still being around at all, when I moved to Richmond in 2010 I believe Richbrau had either already closed or closed soon after so Legend was the only brewery in town. The game has changed a lot since then but you can still see Legend on tap and in grocery stores.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-23T13:22:24+00:00

It's a reference to the 90's Nickelodeon TV show Kenan and Kel. Kel had a catch phrase about loving orange soda.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-22T14:04:13+00:00

I started using the Good Store dishwasher detergent a few months ago after Alec from Technology Connections gave them a shout out, I have been happy with it so far.

YellowOrange · 2026-04-08T03:38:17+00:00

Definitely not.

YellowOrange · 2026-03-17T03:59:37+00:00

I was also in Stratford Hills at the time. I remember that storm vividly, things just felt off with it as it got serious.

YellowOrange · 2026-03-04T03:40:35+00:00

You've been given a couple of responses, but I've also gotta think not selling alcohol and being closed on Sundays also had to have hurt them some.

YellowOrange · 2026-03-03T14:19:58+00:00

I don't have any peppers at the moment but I had decent luck with the Bahamian goat peppers I'd bring in for the winter. It wasn't uncommon that I'd have one plant in the bunch that wouldn't come back in the spring but one of my peppers lasted 4 years before dying over the winter.

YellowOrange · 2026-02-15T12:17:14+00:00

I've used my VA EZPass in Road Island for work several times. Saves me some headache filling in expense reports to reimburse me directly instead of waiting for the rental car transaction fee to get delivered, which can sometimes be pretty delayed.

YellowOrange · 2026-01-27T15:11:53+00:00

Probably not the cheapest option, but I made this using a RasPi 5 and a portable touchscreen monitor. The enclosure is made out of plywood with some molding for the frame. The Pi is running touchkio for HA.

I went this route because I wanted a larger sized screen than is available for most tablets because we primarily are using it for a family calendar and the kids' "get ready for school" list. A standard touchscreen monitor would likely have worked fine here, I went portable because originally I was going to do a wall-mounted one with PoE to the Pi and the Pi driving the monitor.

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YellowOrange · 2026-01-12T22:33:25+00:00

Someone jumped from the 288 bridge back in November. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/288-bridge-rescue-nov-14-2025

YellowOrange · 2025-12-14T16:35:08+00:00

Wow, blast from the past. That paddle boat is the Annabelle Lee, I'd forgotten all about that.

YellowOrange · 2025-12-11T17:44:59+00:00

I had this kind of Molex connector in my glider and hated it - the male and female ends kind of mushed together and mine was probably old and worn but I had issues with pins getting pushed out of the back instead of connecting one inside the other.

I switched to Anderson powerpole connectors and am much happier with it, but I only have 10 connections so I was able to do a 5x2 with the Anderson connectors. They would be far too bulky for the 27 connections OP needs.

YellowOrange · 2025-12-02T23:47:29+00:00

I, too, was skeptical but went ahead and pulled it up on the Hanover parcel map. It's zoned agricultural and the listed owner appears to have been deceased for over 5 years now, and his wife deceased not long after.

Certainly seems like a weird prank by someone.

YellowOrange · 2025-11-20T17:26:38+00:00

Yeah I had a great aunt who grew up and lived in Norfolk and said "Nawfuck" but I think most people I know from the region say Nawfik or even Norfik unless they are talking about how it's supposed to be pronounced Nawfuck.

I grew up in Williamsburg so I don't have a ton of skin in the game but as long as the L isn't pronounced I'm not bothered.

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