I grew up playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I played when I was super young and I loved the game. However, I was never able to finish the storyline, because I was too young to understand what to do. The game was a free-roam sandbox to me back then. As I grew up, I started playing San Andreas Multiplayer in my teenage years and got quite involved with modding and scripting. This diverted my attention away from the storyline. I wrote a different post about how GTA SA got me into coding here.

The Zemismart Roller Shade Driver is a device that can be retrofitted to many roller blinds and make them “smart”. There are many such products on the market, but what attracted me to Zemismart were two things in particular: they work on Matter over Thread (- I love Matter), and they are quite affordable. Keep reading for my full experience with them so far.

Contrary to earlier reports, newer BetaFPV VR04 Analog Goggles firmware allows you to switch between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios. Earlier firmware versions did not include this option. This short article explains how to change the aspect ratio on your goggles.

How to change the aspect ratio

1. Turn your VR04 analog goggles on.
2. Ensure your drone is connected and you see the video feed.
3. Press and hold the 5D button backwards for about three seconds.

   

The Flywoo EasyPower E16 is a lightweight charger for 1S LiHV batteries. It can charge batteries to 4.34V or prepare them for storage at 3.85V. This guide explains how to use the Flywoo EasyPower E16 1S LiHV Battery Charger in both Charging and Storage modes.

Requirements

• 1S LiHV batteries with an A30, PH2.0 or BT2.0 connector.
• A USB-C Power Delivery charger (65W recommended).
• Basic knowledge of safe LiPo charging practices.

Charging mode

Setting the device to “Charging” mode allows you to charge your LiPo batteries to 4.34V.

The BetaFPV Lava II 1S 680mAh LiHV batteries are a relatively new addition to the market and stand out because of their unusually high capacity. At 680mAh, they push the upper limit of what most pilots would consider practical for a tiny whoop.

For the sake of this post, I’ll be comparing them to Tattu 300mAh 3.8V 75C LiPos.

Comparison

I was around 7 years old when I first played GTA: San Andreas on the PlayStation 2. The game came with the console when we bought it second hand, but my mom did not approve of me playing it (for obvious reasons). I played the missions occasionally when she was out, but never finished them, which was likely due to my age. My English was very limited at that time and I probably just didn’t understand the overall gist of the game. I just liked driving around and blowing up cars; the typical GTA kid experience.

You may have noticed the small indicator in the navigation card of my blog. It tells you whether I am alive or not. Simple enough.

Morbid? Maybe a little bit, but also fun and practical I would say. In this post I will explain how I set up an “alive indicator” on my blog, so that visitors can see if I am still around or not.

The idea

I wanted my blog to be more than just a static collection of posts. It should contain something unique, something interesting. Sidestep - I myself sometimes get “eerie” feelings from static, outdated websites. I’ll be browsing some random blog that hasn’t been updated in years, no new posts, images, projects, nothing. It’s as if it was frozen in time, deserted, no one to bother updating it. Maybe they’re no longer around to update it? Will my blog one day give someone that same feeling? - anyways… I figured it would be cool if I could connect some real world, dynamic statistic and display it on my blog.