{"id":289,"date":"2015-01-25T03:47:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T08:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2015-02-15T06:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T11:04:36","slug":"week-4-2015-spaaaaaaaace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makecoolthings.com\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"Week 04, 2015 – SPAAAAAAAACE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, two days until my birthday! (Who am I kidding? We all\u00a0know I’m posting this way after my birthday because ‘procrastination’ is my default mode of operation.)<\/em> Something big is in the works! \u00a0Of course, to keep me from literally climbing the damned walls in anticipation– waiting\u00a0ironically not going hand-in-hand with procrastination –I bought a game to pacify myself; Elite: Dangerous<\/a>… It is, to say the least, pretty freakin’ awesome. \u00a0And I just had to bust out the Saitek X36 stick and throttle…even though the bloody thing doesn’t work under Windows 7 64-bit, and I’m literally using a Saitek X45 driver that I edited the USB<\/acronym> VID\/PID for to match the X36’s…<\/p>\n

And I needed it, because this is a hardcore space sim. You’ve got control over everything. \u00a0I’ve seen video of a guy slipping contraband past station customs by making a docking request 7km out from the docking perimeter, accelerating straight at the station’s dock, and then cutting power to all his ship’s systems to reduce his heat signature below the customs ships’ detection threshold, and taking it into the dock on inertia with near-zero visibility– because his cockpit\u00a0iced up from the cold<\/em> –bringing everything back online, and throwing it into\u00a0reverse inside the station.\u00a0This is basically porn for anyone who’s ever wanted to be a space pirate or something.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it got me thinking that, given the new awesomeness I’ve got arriving soon, maybe I should start thinking about making my own stick and throttle? Maybe even some control panels. \u00a0And I’m not the only one interested; I’ve already got somebody willing to throw in for one.<\/p>\n

\u30fd(\uff61\u2200\uff9f)\uff89\u5f61 SPAAAAAAAACE!!!<\/h1>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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