Month: December 2006

Next model

December 25, 2006 - Aeroplanes , Boat , Cool things , Modelling - by admin - No Comments

After many unsuccessful, or just plain disastrous, flights of my new R/C Helicopter, I have finally decided that building, owning, or using a model aircraft will never be for me. I had a glider once, and it crashed spectacularly and often, always after launch, usually resulting in the central wing […]

Road pricing

December 25, 2006 - Cars , Things that annoy Kyle , United Kingdom - by admin - 3 Comments

A petition has been set up to try and persuade the government to rethink its position on the proposed road pricing and vehicle taxation scheme. In their proposed world, all vehicles will have a tracking device fitted, which will report back to them on where the vehicle has been and […]

Plane Madness

December 22, 2006 - Flights , Holidays , Travel - by admin - No Comments

With great trepidation I turned up Glasgow Airport to speak to some nice people at BA following the mayhem at Heathrow. I ‘d previously been on the phone to several people throughout the day, all of which gave me the “Oooh, not looking good for tomorrow” treatment, followed by the […]

Roombacam

December 18, 2006 - Home , Technology - by admin - 2 Comments

It’s be lounging on my drive for a while now, and I’ve finally transcoded it into something useful. It’s a short clip of my Roomba going about its duties in the flat, as I tromp about in front of it trying to guide it to somewhere useful. [coolplayer width=”480″ height=”380″ […]

Boat ESC

December 18, 2006 - Boat , Modelling - by admin - No Comments

It’s about time I made some progress on my model boat, and in the process of looking for some bits for it I stumbled across this homebrew electronic speed controller. It’s tempting to build it for the boat, but I get the feeling that I’d procrastinate even more and never […]