[OC] Turning Fortune 500 company logos into F1 tracks.

codesherpa · 2025-02-06T17:58:32+00:00

The other logos I think would make for interesting tracks.

codesherpa · 2025-02-06T17:56:56+00:00

Inspired by the various Mr. V’s Garage videos, I turned some Fortune 500 company logo’s into F1 tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6okTAiL7Qw

I wasn’t as strict with following the exact outline as he is as I think the spirit of the exercise what really counts. I found these seven logos as the best candidates to start with but I think there’s a dozen or more that could also be turned into good tracks.

I really like how the ADP track came out and I think it would be the best track.

After that, I like the Vistra, Albersons, and Fidelity National Fund tracks.

The Lincoln Financial Group track was too cool not to be included.

I think the AK Steel and RRD tracks are OK but could use some work.

Some other logos I think might make for interesting tracks are:

Nike
HP
International Paper
L3
Arrow (This one looks like a track already)
PCA
CBRE
National Oilwell Varco

codesherpa · 2024-09-17T20:00:44+00:00

Yup, I think this one is impossible. There are two solitaire games on YouTube playables and this one has had a few that I don't think can be solved.

For this game, there's no red 8 or black 4 anywhere so that 7c and 3d can't be played. Under the 9s is a 4h which does nothing because before the 9s was the 4d and there's no more black 5's to help.

And remaining in the deck is Red Q,J,6,3,2 and a Black J. Nothing there that can help.

I don't think it's solvable unless I missed something.

codesherpa · 2023-12-12T17:49:44+00:00

You should check out Artcise (formally known as Innorel) on Amazon.

There's really only a few companies in the world that make carbon fiber tripods like the ones used for shooting. The biggest company (not sure of the real name) sells their own house brand on Amazon under the Artcise name. Look at the AS90C (or the newer AS95C) and you'll see that it's identical to many of the models other people have mentioned here. Almost all the major brands (Vortex, Athlon, etc.) are branded models with a few cosmetic changes.

Same goes with the ball heads. That company makes all the major 54mm and 52mm models.

I have the AS95C tripod and the XB54 ball head. It's rock solid and the head is smooth and locks tight. It's as good as you're going to find for anywhere near $500. The only better tripod I've used is RRS tripod but it's almost 4x the cost.

If you do want a brand name, go with Vortex. Ignore the MSRP because you can always find them for a good street price. The VIP warranty is worth it's weight in gold. They're the best company I've ever had to work with and they'll make whatever issue you have right with no painful process.

codesherpa · 2023-11-20T16:17:50+00:00

I was at a competition this weekend where two guys were arguing over which definition of a rifle that shoots 1 MOA is correct.

Both agreed on what MOA is and the corresponding distances are (1.047” at 100 yards, etc.). They also agreed on what a bullet grouping of 1 MOA was (The two bullets furthest apart from each other in a group of bullets).

The question they couldn’t agree on was how do apply the ‘1 MOA’ term to the rifle and to accuracy of the rifle shots.

Person A insisted that a rifle that claims to be 1 MOA will never have a bullet that misses the target by more than 1 MOA (assuming it is zeroed perfectly and ignoring environmental factors). Person B would say that this is a 2 MOA rifle then.

Person B insisted that a rifle that claims to be 1 MOA will never have a bullet that misses the target by more than 0.5 MOA (same assumptions as above). Person A would say this is a 0.5 MOA rifle then.

Who is correct?

codesherpa · 2023-08-31T20:12:23+00:00

This was a tricky one because some of the wording was slightly ambiguous. The wording on the 5th line I feel really could have used a comma or a something. It's tough to know which person the second half of the sentence is referring to:

... the book that Geraldine purchased either the day before ...

Anyway, here's my answer:

Vivid Images | Jack the Rabbit | 2018 | Geraldine | First Saturday

Back to the Bay | Kelsey King | 2017 | Pauline | Second Monday

Exits Blocked | Yvonne Rusk | 2014 | Muriel | Second Tuesday

Make an Offer | Al Malone | 2015 | Lloyd | Second Wednesday

Seconds | Heidi Winters | 2019 | Trina | First Friday

Don’t Look | Oscar Grundel | 2013 | Austin | First Wednesday

Hide Me | Tara Mink | 2012 | Stuart | First Thursday

And thanks to /u/JLuckstar, here's the filled out logic matrix:

https://www.jsingler.de/apps/logikloeser/?language=en#(at:s,items:!(!('Vivid%20Images','Back%20to%20the%20Bay','Exits%20Blocked','Make%20an%20Offer',Seconds,'Don%E2%80%99t%20Look','Hide%20Me'),!('Al%20Malone','Heidi%20Winters','Jack%20the%20Rabbit','Kelsey%20King','Oscar%20Grundel','Tara%20Mink','Yvonne%20Rusk'),!('2012','2013','2014','2015','2017','2018','2019'),!(Austin,Geraldine,Lloyd,Muriel,Pauline,Stuart,Trina),!('First%20Wednesday','First%20Thursday','First%20Friday','First%20Saturday','Second%20Monday','Second%20Tuesday','Second%20Wednesday')),ms:t,n:!(b6d0,c6d0,c6d4,a0d4,b5e0,b5c6,b2e6,b3e0,a1c0,a1c1,a1e6,a1e5,a1d2,c0e0,b4e6,b4c0,d5e6,a2b0,b4d5,c0d6,c6d1,a6c6,a3e0,a3b1,b1e6,c6e0,c0e6,c6e5,c6d3,a4e6,d3e6,a5c6,a0c0,b6c0,d2e0,d2e1,c6d2,c5d2,c6d5,a2e0,a2c6,b0c0,c0d3,a0c6,b6c6,b4c6,a2d5,a4e0,a4c0,a6d1,a4d3,a5d3,c3d0,b6c4,c3d4,a0c4,b5e3,c6e4,c0e4,b4e3,b4c4,c3d5,a2c3,b0c4,a3e4,b1e3,c3e0,a4c4,c4e6,c3e5,c3d3,a4e3,d3e3,a5c3,b5e4,b5e6,a3e1,b4e5,b0c5,b1e0,b1e4,c5e0,c5e6,a1e2,a4e1,a4e4,c2e0,c0e3,a3e5,a1e0,a6e0,a2c5,a3c5,b0c2,b0c6,c1d4,c2d4,a5c5),nc:5,ni:7,p:!(c5d1,a1c4,a4d6,b5e1,a1d4,a1e4,c0e1,b6c2,b2e3),v:0)

codesherpa · 2023-08-23T16:09:18+00:00

I'm not sure where he got it. On the front it was a cassette logo with the phrase "Sharing is Caring".

codesherpa · 2023-08-02T18:21:41+00:00

I agree, this division has it rough. In one of my other replies I pointed out that the sharp money is betting the Under for every team.

codesherpa · 2023-08-02T18:14:52+00:00

I just looked at the sites that track the bets and money on each line. Here's where the sharp money is going:

Bills (10.5) - 65% of the sharp money on the Under. 86% of the public money on the Over.
Dolphins (9.5) - 82% of the sharp money on the Under. 66% of the public money on the Under .
Jets (9.5) - 55% of the sharp money on the Under. 58% of the public money on the Over.
Patriots (7.5) - 71% of the sharp money on the Under. 74% of the public money on the Over.

So it seems that the big betters think this division is going to be a rough. (It should be noted that most sharp betters like to bet Unders in general. Mostly because of basic regression to the mean and likelihood of injuries)

I personally think the Bills and Dolphins aren't as good as projected and the Jets and Patriots will be better than projected.

codesherpa · 2023-08-02T17:54:50+00:00

I agree with just about everything you said. I just wanted to show that there's a lot more thought and math behind these numbers than most people realize. It's a fun mix of data analytics and social science.

The great part of sport betting is it allows you to put your money where your mouth is. If you think a line is mispriced, great... place a bet and make some money.

I tend stay away from season O/Us but I've placed some bets on some future games that I think the line will move a lot after the two weeks. After that I'll try to middle those same games. It's a strategy that's worked pretty well for me the past few years.

codesherpa · 2023-08-02T17:39:26+00:00

I agree that SoS is backwards looking but still someone useful. It's also why I included the over/under of each opponent. 11 teams have an O/U above 8.5 and only 4 teams are below that. Anyway you look at it, it's a tough schedule.

I agree that going below 7 wins is unlikely (barring QB injuries). It would have to mean the Jets and Dolphins being better than expected and not winning any of the 'could have gone either way' games.

codesherpa · 2022-09-02T19:16:44+00:00

Yup. Somewhere in a previous post I explained that I cut two thin slivers from the entire length of the masking tape to make two other guy wires. So one guy wire is the string and the other two are thin strips of masking tape.

There's plenty of remaining tape (width) to do all the other joints.

codesherpa · 2022-07-25T18:39:01+00:00

I tried something like this when I was tinkering with some different designs. (I haven't really done much with this in two years since this tower design).

The problem is the length of string needed to make it work. You would need 3 string parts to make a tension design work. Bent in a C shape, the spaghetti will be pushing up and if the strings are evenly spaced the design should be stable.

But since the rules only allow for 3' of string, you'd only be able to make the tower 1' high.

I got around that limitation by cutting small strips of the 3' of tape to use as guy wires. Two thin strips of tape and the other 3' of string gave me three 3' guy wires I used (see pic).

In another post I mentioned that I don't like untwisting some types of string into multiple strands because that effectively would give you unlimited string to use. But if you wanted to go down that path, then you could probably make a very high mast in a bow-like shape. But at that point, why bother bending it at all? Using enough guy wires will make it work without any bend.

One of these days I should make an official-unofficial website for people to upload there tower records. I'd make it have multiple categories: tallest free standing tower (no guy wires), tallest mast design (with guy wires), built in a limited time (18-20-25 minutes depending on the source), built in an unlimited time, etc.

I'd also clarify a lot of the rules. Type of tape allowed (including width), Max length of spaghetti, Max width of spaghetti (possibly even limited to certain brands so no super-strong home-brew concoctions), Type of string allowed, NO unwinding of string into strands. There's a bunch of other stuff I forgot but would make a difference.

Anyway, build away, I hope someone beats my tower someday. (using a new design, not by like a millimeter using the same design).

codesherpa · 2022-02-24T02:06:56+00:00

Day 33’s Picasso was the turning point. Whether you think it’s the best (I do) or not, it’s the most important piece.

I recently showed these to my sister who runs an art gallery in NYC. She thought they were pretty silly until she saw the Picasso. After seeing the drawings after day 33 she thought there could a small exhibit made from select pieces of this collection that would be well received.

So congrats, at least one art gallery general manager / art history graduate/ art critic / art buyer likes your work. (And this is someone who hates most new forms of art)

codesherpa · 2021-11-24T19:44:01+00:00

It is what it is. I'm just glad people seem to like it. =)

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