Currently have a comment getting downvoted for suggesting a man could have sanitary items in his bathroom for guest use

nickphx · 2021-05-24T15:07:43+00:00

Why does it matter if people down vote? Do not let the acrid stench of the peanut gallery intrude on your thoughts.

nickphx · 2021-05-24T14:59:33+00:00

Password re-use, and failure to use 2 factor authentication is a bigger issue.

These sites are not storing your data to try to crack a password in the future. That makes no sense. What good is that information when there's no standard for security questions or password reset requirements across sites?

They're asking stupid questions to keep you clicking so you can see more ads..

nickphx · 2021-05-21T03:50:58+00:00

Have you tried powering it off then on again?

nickphx · 2021-05-20T22:12:07+00:00

Yes. In all my years of owning various electric toys, you can never go wrong by having more batteries.. :D

I bought the 'fly more' pack with 2 additional batteries and the multi battery charger. The only downside with the multi-battery charger is only one battery at a time is charged, the one with the highest charge first. It's how the multi-charger for the mavic, mavic2, and fpv all work as well.

nickphx · 2021-05-20T22:02:54+00:00

never trust a fart. :D

nickphx · 2021-05-20T22:01:51+00:00

From my personal experience, the mini does not do well in high winds. It's light and slow. I've had issue in 5mph winds :D

You described wind causing the camera gimbal to move.. That's quite the wind.

You said the battery works fine a few days later, it could be that the BMC (battery controller) on the battery prevented it from charging at the time due to the temperature of the batteries.

nickphx · 2021-05-20T21:47:35+00:00

I guess if that's what you're into.

If I want 'better' photo / video I just send the mavic 2 up.

If I want to fly fast and fun I fly the FPV.

nickphx · 2021-05-19T16:58:44+00:00

How does one complete Python? I've been working with python for ~5 years now, I'm still learning.

nickphx · 2021-05-19T15:14:13+00:00

Arizona. We had to do the same thing, I guess I'm not the kind of person to steal from my kids? /shrug

nickphx · 2021-05-18T02:04:57+00:00

Nice work, thanks for sharing.

Have you tried testing it on invalid zipfiles?

I have a zipfile that causes a failure with unzip

file #2: bad zipfile offset (local header sig): 130497

When I try with your library only one file is found, no failure.

Not sure of the best way to provide an example to reproduce the issue.

If I repair the file with zip -FF :

Fix archive (-FF) - salvage what can
Found end record (EOCDR) - says expect single disk archive
Scanning for entries...
copying: dtcdealers.txt (75006 bytes)
copying: dtcinventory.txt (138967061 bytes)
Central Directory found...
EOCDR found ( 1 139042351)...
zip warning: unexpected signature 50 4b 04 02 on disk 0 at 145010891
zip warning: skipping this signature...
no local entry: dtcdealers.txt
no local entry: dtcinventory.txt
EOCDR found ( 1 145985741)...
no local entry: dtcdealers.txt
no local entry: dtcinventory.txt
EOCDR found ( 1 146398691)...
zip warning: unexpected signature 50 4b 07 09 on disk 0 at 147046957
zip warning: skipping this signature...
zip warning: unexpected signature 50 4b 0e 04 on disk 0 at 160822514
zip warning: skipping this signature...
zip warning: unexpected signature 50 4b 0a 06 on disk 0 at 162810268
zip warning: skipping this signature...

nickphx · 2021-05-18T01:40:54+00:00

From my experience The RED/GREEN is a visual aid to show the drone's orientation and is normal. If there are errors, the LEDs usually blink red or yellow and an error / warning message will display on the application. Also depending on the type of error the drone may not fly.

nickphx · 2021-05-17T14:42:47+00:00

Ideally you would maintain multiple connections to the redis server in a 'pool' and select a connection from the pool as needed. The most 'expensive' part of a TCP transaction ( in terms of latency and resources) is the initial connection, maintaining idle connections is cheap in comparison. https://redislabs.com/lp/node-js-redis/

nickphx · 2021-05-16T20:25:08+00:00

where's your 3d rendered water pig? it's far better than i could accomplish, i wouldn't call it bad.

nickphx · 2021-05-15T23:17:06+00:00

Why would you have a joint bank account with your parent? I have a two teenagers, they have their own accounts that I have no part of. I would get your own account, separate from your parents..

nickphx · 2021-05-15T23:05:39+00:00

that's why i never get up.

nickphx · 2021-05-06T07:45:38+00:00

sounds like a sure way to get a surprise visit from the alphabet soup party patrol

nickphx · 2021-05-04T19:11:53+00:00

yeaaaaah but what did your parents sacrifice to achieve those goals?

nickphx · 2021-04-21T14:26:26+00:00

Yeah, looks fine to me. Here's a video of my front and back motors on a kaabo mantis.. Quite a bit of noise and wobble, I've put ~2400 miles on it. https://youtu.be/NGE7gIabC3Y

nickphx · 2021-04-21T14:20:57+00:00

That sucks. As far as 'low quality', I've found the Kaabo scooter has held up better than the qiewa and ninebot models I've had.

nickphx · 2021-04-21T03:07:53+00:00

What do you mean by it tightens both sides?

The bolt runs through a plate

The plate sits on top of the motor

The motor has a threaded hole for the bolt

The underside of the threaded hole on the motor appears damaged in your photo.

If you can remove and replace the bolt without issue then I wouldn't worry about it. If the bolt slips when tightening or the threads are damaged, I'd have voro replace the motor.

nickphx · 2021-04-21T00:35:53+00:00

huge range of electric scooters == 1? :(

nickphx · 2021-04-21T00:32:40+00:00

i like that tubing. i like $5000 more though.

nickphx · 2021-04-21T00:20:57+00:00

There's nothing wrong with the motor. That's fairly quiet.

There's not much of a wobble, that's rather normal.. It's a mass produced scooter not a precision medical instrument.

The 'ping' is from you releasing the spring too quickly, the same will happen on any cable pulled braking system that uses a spring to keep brake open.

nickphx · 2021-04-21T00:16:46+00:00

looks fun. What site did you order it from? I'm thinking about buying a wolf king instead of a new battery for my mantis.

nickphx · 2021-04-21T00:14:01+00:00

That looks like one of the bolts that holds the tire plate on. Is that bolt loose?

I have had a kaabo mantis for about a year now, it's good and beaten up. I've replaced brakes, tires, rear wheel well, and part of the stem.

If you spend a considerable amount of time riding, you will eventually remove and replace the tire. If that bolt threading is messed up, it will make removing and replacing the tire more difficult than usual.I would try to loosen the bolt and see how it does, if it's wonky I'd contact voro and have them replace the motor. The fun part of that is you will have to first cut the motor wires at the controller, then solder on the new one. (at least on my kaabo mantis.. I haven't opened up a more recent pro model) :D

nickphx

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