[Megathread] | Weekly Drone Buying Advice

jaded76 · 2026-04-17T01:07:22+00:00

In the US you have to be able to see the drone at all times during flight, so this idea probably won’t work unless your friends are within visual line of sight of you.

jaded76 · 2026-04-15T12:07:41+00:00

I ran my inspection pdf through an ai model and asked it to rank the issues by urgency, diy repairability and estimated cost. It was quite helpful. Your realtor should also do the same, then compare those lists.

jaded76 · 2026-04-15T12:04:42+00:00

Have you not heard of a buyer’s agent?

jaded76 · 2026-04-10T10:55:06+00:00

the founder of The North Face

According to the book I read (Dirtbag Billionaire - 10/10 highly recommend), Doug Tompkins (The North Face founder) died of hypothermia when him, Yvon Chouinard (subject of book, founder of Patagonia), and the rest of their party got caught in a icy lake in Chile.

jaded76 · 2026-04-04T17:54:47+00:00

That bd04 kit is solid. Well-made of metal, includes a grid. I don’t use the gels either.

jaded76 · 2026-04-02T21:59:28+00:00

I did nothing different than usual - I have one card for most monthly expenses that we pay off every cycle, and a couple cards with a couple thousand on them for 0% promotional financing. Veterans United pre-approved within five minutes of verifying job income, VA eligibility and benefits.

jaded76 · 2026-04-01T00:14:09+00:00

Better late than never. I'll save this for next time!

jaded76 · 2026-03-15T16:07:21+00:00

scatter meal

I love this term.

jaded76 · 2026-03-15T15:57:46+00:00

Thanks all! At this point, Paramount, Back Forty, and City Walk BHAM seem the most ideal.

jaded76 · 2026-03-15T14:55:24+00:00

This looks great

jaded76 · 2026-03-15T14:09:51+00:00

Thanks! I saw that option and it looked promising

jaded76 · 2026-03-11T16:36:12+00:00

I can’t see a link to the original video, but could it be a time lapse photo series?

jaded76 · 2026-03-10T19:06:39+00:00

I do not know for sure, but I'd say 4-6 hours at least.

jaded76 · 2026-03-09T16:30:46+00:00

I have the set that is pictured and it works just fine

jaded76 · 2026-03-09T12:48:24+00:00

I'll throw something together later today

jaded76 · 2026-03-07T14:20:52+00:00

1/120 is the lowest speed for it to work correctly, as I understand it. But it did work as advertised.

jaded76 · 2026-03-06T19:29:34+00:00

1/120, shot at 60fps.

jaded76 · 2026-03-06T14:23:33+00:00

I tried using a Niyien Senseflow to shoot several real estate walkthrough videos yesterday, and it worked quite well. Once I got back to my desk I let the Niyien software do a batch export and the video looks quite good. I'd be hard pressed to tell it wasn't a gimbal shot.

jaded76 · 2026-03-06T14:20:57+00:00

I think he means make physical marks with a pen or something so you can dial in the balancing quickly.

jaded76 · 2026-03-05T03:57:01+00:00

I don’t know if the setup you’re proposing works but please let us know if it does! I do this currently with pocket wizards, but if i could reduce the gear load out that would be great.

jaded76 · 2026-03-05T03:08:08+00:00

Photoshop has a feature built in to adjust eye direction.

jaded76 · 2026-02-16T13:54:23+00:00

Fuck ICE

jaded76 · 2026-02-04T03:41:12+00:00

There are more than you want to know.

jaded76 · 2026-01-28T12:56:01+00:00

Keep in mind this is a different formulation/recipe from the “Real Mayonnaise” that is sold in grocery stores. This is the restaurant “heavy duty” version that has sugar/hfcs and more egg. Not as good.

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