While I firmly maintain my position that Ginny is not a Mad Scientist with capital letters, I freely admit there are some aspects of mad science she follows (which can be seen even in the scientists of our universe where Walden’s Disorder doesn’t exist). And one of them is that if you’ve built something with a cool and unusual interface, you don’t include a normal interface as well, because that implies a lack of confidence in the cool one.
I think that’s a synchronized landing for the drones closest to the ground, then the next layer up, then Nick’s helicopter layer, then the remaining layers…? If all of them try to land on a height-averaged surface that’s probably called crashing 😀
Ooh. They could make a frisbee galaxy with Nick’s helicopter at the center and orbit him as they descend? I think that might be less processing power if they all descend to ground from roughly the same height and engage landing gear as appropriate.
I’m not seeing any wobbly font, but that ‘i just gotta let myself go’ and ‘I can hold them’ ‘I can hold them all!’ certainly sounds like some kind of breakthrough happening. Chills and goosebumps.
(Pretty sure it’s some kind of law that everything that has BT has to have a blindingly bright blue LED – the only thing that’s not realistic here’s is that it should be illuminated daylight bright in there from the glow! – I turned my lights down for a reason, I don’t need to see all the dust bunnies under my desk when I backup my phone to my PC, dongle designers…)
(Why yes, I may have an axe to grind about blindingly bright Bluetooth indicator LEDs, why do you ask? )
@awgiedawgie (grins) very true!
I’m reminded that my elderly mother once stopped a sealed smoke alarm from doing its ‘My ten year, non-replaceable battery is dying beep after 2am tried around, by using a broom handle. Repeatedly. It did indeed eventually stop.
As for me, I already buy shaped stickers (LightDims) that cover a variety of LED panels and reduce the brightness by about half. (Bluetooth LEDs do always require two… )
On a bright sunny morning,
In a sky filled with danger,
We met up with the copter
And his girlfriend Ginny Lee.
We came up in the middle
Of disaster that was loomin’.
He sees the flying weapons,
And he’s thinking fight-or-flee.
He said, “Guys, I don’t know that
I can hack into their systems.
There’s more than I can handle,
There’s an awful lot of drones.
So I think that I should tell you
I am worried about failure.
I don’t know if I can do it.
I’m a copter and a clone.”
Dr. Lee assessed the problem,
That was keeping him from trying.
And looked out at the forces
Who are spoiling for a fight.
She said, “Nick, I know you’ll do it,
‘Cause you’re freakin’ Nick Zerhakker.
You’re more than just a copter
And you’ve got to play it right.”
“I just know you can hold ‘em,
You can control ‘em.
Know when to talk and play,
And know when it’s won.
I always found it funny
When you know your are full able.
There’ll be time enough for pettin’
When the fightin’s done.”
“Every lover knows
It’s the secret to survival.
It’s knowing when to make your move
And knowing that it’s fine.
‘Cause every big adventure
Has shown you’re not a loser,
And after you take over them,
Your lovin’ will be mine.”
And when she finished speakin’
She looked back out the window,
Put on a face of hope,
And waited for the shred.
But somewhere in his courage,
The copter, he controlled them.
And in his further words,
He repeated what she said.
“I just know I can hold ‘em,
I can control ‘em.
Know when to talk and play,
And know when it’s won.
You always found it funny
When I know I am full able.
I’ll have time enough for everythin’
When the fightin’s done.”
—from “The Gambler,” written by Don Schlitz, sung by Kenny Rogers.
I think he is spread a little thin
Come back from the “light”, Nick!
Like butter over too much bread?
“Butter on bread? I’ll never get used to your strange Cuban customs!” —Lucy Ricardo.
Why doesn’t this plane have a manual yoke? It would be useful in these situatoins
While I firmly maintain my position that Ginny is not a Mad Scientist with capital letters, I freely admit there are some aspects of mad science she follows (which can be seen even in the scientists of our universe where Walden’s Disorder doesn’t exist). And one of them is that if you’ve built something with a cool and unusual interface, you don’t include a normal interface as well, because that implies a lack of confidence in the cool one.
Also, if people see a normal interface, they’re not going to look for the cool one, so it’ll never get used
Once you’ve schlooped their brain out and hardwired it to the cool interface, that’s hardly a problem.
They ain’t lemons, he can hold them
Are you sure? they did buy them second-hand
They ain’t heavy. They’re his brothers.
also: ♪You spin my world right round right round♪
I wonder if anyone is thinking “Wedding processional airshow flyover”?
You know, swirling and crisscrossing like synchronized swimmers or a marching band or drum corps, only in 3-D.
[somewhere, Shaenon is snarling “That would be VERY HARD TO DRAW”]
But maybe there’ll be a bunch of reaction shots.
CHRIS: Wow, those drones look like a marching band!
MARCIE: Or synchronized swimmers!
JONAH: In 3-D!
GAVOTTE: I did the choreography, of course.
I doubt it, Drone swarms weren’t a thing back when the story was written
“Fly, my pretties!”
In the shape of a heart, and spelling our “be my valentine”…
That way lies spooky carnival death
That way lies Madness.
In this universe? That might be a good thing. It is a very well trodden path by now.
I suggest a synchronized landing, sort them out later 😉
I think that’s a synchronized landing for the drones closest to the ground, then the next layer up, then Nick’s helicopter layer, then the remaining layers…? If all of them try to land on a height-averaged surface that’s probably called crashing 😀
Ooh. They could make a frisbee galaxy with Nick’s helicopter at the center and orbit him as they descend? I think that might be less processing power if they all descend to ground from roughly the same height and engage landing gear as appropriate.
I suppose this wouldn’t be a good time to break the news to Nick that she’s pregnant…
ROFL!
ROFL:ROFL:ROFL:ROFL
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….is that the ROFLcopter?
Complete with The Master Copter’s current bouts of *fzzzt*.
Will the children be cyborgs? What genetic tricks (ala Beta), or other enhancements (from Ginny) would be inflicted on them?
If it’s a son, Nick would probably insist on circumcision.
I’m not seeing any wobbly font, but that ‘i just gotta let myself go’ and ‘I can hold them’ ‘I can hold them all!’ certainly sounds like some kind of breakthrough happening. Chills and goosebumps.
Indeed.
He *is* talking through the helicopter, while back in his body, his eyes have gone blue.
Good observation, Robert. That means the “fzzt!” sound is coming from his aircraft body…
I figure the blue eyes is the Nick-in-the-body equivalent of a blue screen.
Nick has built-in Bluetooth confirmed.
Actually seriously – good spot!
(Pretty sure it’s some kind of law that everything that has BT has to have a blindingly bright blue LED – the only thing that’s not realistic here’s is that it should be illuminated daylight bright in there from the glow! – I turned my lights down for a reason, I don’t need to see all the dust bunnies under my desk when I backup my phone to my PC, dongle designers…)
(Why yes, I may have an axe to grind about blindingly bright Bluetooth indicator LEDs, why do you ask? )
Actually, an axe would probably take care of your blinding blue LED quite handily. …Of course, there may be some collateral damage.
@awgiedawgie (grins) very true!
I’m reminded that my elderly mother once stopped a sealed smoke alarm from doing its ‘My ten year, non-replaceable battery is dying beep after 2am tried around, by using a broom handle. Repeatedly. It did indeed eventually stop.
As for me, I already buy shaped stickers (LightDims) that cover a variety of LED panels and reduce the brightness by about half. (Bluetooth LEDs do always require two… )
@awgiedawgie Yes, of course there’s be collateral damage! Those LEDs’ll easily burn a HOLE through any axe blade you put in front of them!
JoB: It’ll only take a few minutes with a whetstone to sort that hole out.
One mind to hold them all, and in the brightness spin them.
My preciouses?
On a bright sunny morning,
In a sky filled with danger,
We met up with the copter
And his girlfriend Ginny Lee.
We came up in the middle
Of disaster that was loomin’.
He sees the flying weapons,
And he’s thinking fight-or-flee.
He said, “Guys, I don’t know that
I can hack into their systems.
There’s more than I can handle,
There’s an awful lot of drones.
So I think that I should tell you
I am worried about failure.
I don’t know if I can do it.
I’m a copter and a clone.”
Dr. Lee assessed the problem,
That was keeping him from trying.
And looked out at the forces
Who are spoiling for a fight.
She said, “Nick, I know you’ll do it,
‘Cause you’re freakin’ Nick Zerhakker.
You’re more than just a copter
And you’ve got to play it right.”
“I just know you can hold ‘em,
You can control ‘em.
Know when to talk and play,
And know when it’s won.
I always found it funny
When you know your are full able.
There’ll be time enough for pettin’
When the fightin’s done.”
“Every lover knows
It’s the secret to survival.
It’s knowing when to make your move
And knowing that it’s fine.
‘Cause every big adventure
Has shown you’re not a loser,
And after you take over them,
Your lovin’ will be mine.”
And when she finished speakin’
She looked back out the window,
Put on a face of hope,
And waited for the shred.
But somewhere in his courage,
The copter, he controlled them.
And in his further words,
He repeated what she said.
“I just know I can hold ‘em,
I can control ‘em.
Know when to talk and play,
And know when it’s won.
You always found it funny
When I know I am full able.
I’ll have time enough for everythin’
When the fightin’s done.”
—from “The Gambler,” written by Don Schlitz, sung by Kenny Rogers.
New a filk Hall of Fame for this to go.
Hear, hear! 😉
And it took me under thirty minutes to write it out.
(Applauds)
You’re always amazing.
“Sleep, Nick. Tell them to Sleep.”
Or a bit of destroying each other might cut down on the number he has to control as well.
With the sleep command, will self-destruct be activated, like the Borg in that other universe?
I just now realized Nick is in control of a swarm of drones. Just like Gavotte!
Good! Gavotte needed a date for Nick and Gin’s wedding and reception…y’know, someone to dance with…
I’ll try spinning. That’s a good trick.
Reminds me of Granny Weatherwax managing to control an entire swarm of bees. Nick just needs an “I Ate’nt Dead” sign
One Plane to hold them all,
One Plane to find them,
One Plane to bring them all… 🙂
Nick’s drone taking over is done. The battle is over, he’s won. But he’s still hanging on so he’ll keep banging on the love of his life one-on-one.