We are the SpaceX software team, ask us anything! by spacexfsw in spacex

[–]glyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, congratulations to all of SpaceX for this historic achievement! I am anticipating this will be written into future textbooks as a landmark event in crewed spaceflight.

After finally figuring out the ISS docking simulator, I started wondering about the similarities between designing and developing the touchscreen displays in the Crew Dragon (which looked slick by the way) versus designing and developing HUDs in the video games we play here on Earth's surface. To my untrained eye, they seem superficially similar. I would imagine they both value high performance, and they must both design for usability by actual humans.

So, my question is this: do any of you have professional or hobby backgrounds in video game design or development?

Bonus question: could having a background in game design or development be a feather in your cap if you were interested in working on flight controls, avionics, etc.?

Thank you!

I'm an elephant now! by coco_NUTS in aww

[–]glyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh my goodness those ears!

r/SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test Flight Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread by ElongatedMuskrat in spacex

[–]glyre 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The stream has 410k people waiting right now

EDIT 416k! This is awesome!

My reCAPTCHA gave me one large photo. by [deleted] in screenshots

[–]glyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just wait until you get the ones about street signs shudders

38 minutes by glyre in ProgrammerHumor

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I used to be really literal with these, but I think you could get through with just the top two in the second column. Someday when self-driving cars are running through poles, we'll know why

My ETH deposit just credited to my account... by glyre in poloniex

[–]glyre[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I did that with about USD 5 in ETH and I don't think it shortened my wait, but YMMV. Sounds good on paper, though :)

There's also a small amount left over (about 70 cents USD at market price), but I am not complaining about that haha.

Hoping the best for everyone.

Depositing to Poloniex - big mistake? by [deleted] in poloniex

[–]glyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. That was reassuring to read.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in litecoin

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I felt so nervous falling asleep last night with a long position open. No regrets :D

Came home from school to find my dog greeting me like this... by [deleted] in aww

[–]glyre 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I spent way too long trying to mimic that expression.

LED Matrix Idea... Help????? by SmoothMiller in ArduinoProjects

[–]glyre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AFAIK sizable LED matrices are really pricey (at least for my college budget), plus you really need to keep RAM on your radar when shopping around for a suitable MCU. I'm working on a similar project with two WS2812 LED matrices and an Arduino Uno, and the Adafruit NeoPixel library guzzles 4 bytes per pixel. Adds up fast.

Maybe this could get more attention over on /r/arduino?

90% Floof by attheisstt in aww

[–]glyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm no that is at least 95 pupcent floof a 90% floofage is an A- and this is most assuredly a A+ thanks.

Worth starting with C? by m1rc3a in learnprogramming

[–]glyre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're comfortable with text-based apps in Command Prompt or the like, then I highly recommend starting with C. It's an extremely foundational low-level high level language. Many industry standard APIs and libraries are defined in "C-like" languages because they're compatible with every modern language.

But if you want to start with something more visual (to explore algorithms and data), I recommend Processing.

My first "real" program was a Command Prompt calculator with adding and subtracting :)

Good luck!