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The curse of the Explorer strikes again!

The curse of the Explorer strikes again!

So yes, my Flywoo Explorer has another issue. Just a minor one this time, the buzzer got stuck on when I was disabling it. Had to rip some wires out with my car keys (was travelling light, so literally only had goggles, radio and drone). Still, had a good flight.

It flies!

Yes, my bad luck drone [https://sdickinson.com/my-bad-luck-drone-that-hasnt-even-flown/] flies! A nice windy day today, but I was keen to take the new drone out. I was worried at first because as soon as I plugged the battery in, the warning buzzer started beeping. The video looked fine, and nothing

My bad luck drone that hasn't even flown

My bad luck drone that hasn't even flown

As far as drones go, the Flywoo Explorer is pretty well known, and known as a great drone (even if it had a couple of issues). But I've had the worst luck with mine, and it hasn't even flown yet. For starters, I thought there were

Another day, another broken drone

Another day, another broken drone

Having not flown around trees for a while, and trying out new props (Ethix Peanut Butter & Jelly) means that I'm not so steady on the sticks, gave a little too much throttle and smashed into a branch - something my Marmotte would have survived easily. Still, breaking

A nice surprise

A nice surprise

So I tend to upload models to Thingiverse [https://www.thingiverse.com] that I think would be useful to others. My latest is a set of brackets [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4800144] to hold a pegboard, so you can use command strips [https://www.bunnings.com.au/command-large-white-adhesive-picture-hanging-strips-4-pack_p3950291]

NGINX config for Single Page Applications

NGINX config for Single Page Applications

Whether you're using create-react-app, Next.js or even something non React based (like Angular), you'll come across the case where you write a Single Page Application (SPA) and need to support linking into a particular page. Default webserver config doesn't really support this very

Rebuilding my photography site

Rebuilding my photography site

So to go along with my 10 year anniversary, I launched the latest version of my website [https://sdphoto.com.au]. To the casual observer, not much has changed. Very similar layout, but underneath, it's totally brand new. So why did I change it then? I used to

10 years of model photography (NSFW)

10 years of model photography (NSFW)

So here it is, 10 years of model photography. What a journey it's been and something I've stuck with for the decade! While I'm on hiatus due to family reasons, I thought I'd post the 15 shoots that have influenced me the

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