Comments on: Building a Helicopter http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:08:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: KineticRotor http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter#comment-6647 KineticRotor Sat, 13 Nov 2004 03:36:47 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter/#comment-6647 Don't worry about it, take it step by step. When i started building my helicopter it was a massive load of bits & pieces... Actually sit down... relax... and start with the big bits then gradually go down to the smaller bits. It will be built and working in no time :-) Don't worry about it, take it step by step. When i started building my helicopter it was a massive load of bits & pieces... Actually sit down... relax... and start with the big bits then gradually go down to the smaller bits.

It will be built and working in no time

:-)

]]> By: Fred http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter#comment-6646 Fred Thu, 08 Jan 2004 03:48:19 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter/#comment-6646 Welcome to the world of instructions written by mechanical engineers. In the back of their mind is the idea that there's an old gaffer standing at your elbow showing you how it's really done. People that write man pages aren't much clearer, but at least their assumption set does not include an aged wise one standing by, since in The Early Days no one knew anything and there were no Wise Old Ones. Thus, it's easier to figure out software from first principals: mechanics have a 300 years of preconceptions infusing their instructions. Enjoy. (Said the guy whose ongoing mission is to translate Triumph Mechanics' Britspeak into something resembling modern English. Thank your favourite deity that computer users don't have to deal with Whitworth wrenches.) Welcome to the world of instructions written by mechanical engineers. In the back of their mind is the idea that there's an old gaffer standing at your elbow showing you how it's really done.

People that write man pages aren't much clearer, but at least their assumption set does not include an aged wise one standing by, since in The Early Days no one knew anything and there were no Wise Old Ones. Thus, it's easier to figure out software from first principals: mechanics have a 300 years of preconceptions infusing their instructions. Enjoy.

(Said the guy whose ongoing mission is to translate Triumph Mechanics' Britspeak into something resembling modern English. Thank your favourite deity that computer users don't have to deal with Whitworth wrenches.)

]]> By: Eric Czarny http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter#comment-6645 Eric Czarny Mon, 05 Jan 2004 16:10:31 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/01/04/building_a_helicopter/#comment-6645 You'll be able to do it. Look at it this way, you have written tons of great software. What's the difference in time, and patience, involved in constructing a model helicopter that isn't involved in software development? I shouldn't talk, I have been unable to write software for a few years, bagging project after project. Perhaps I need a new lesson in software development. Eep. O:-) You'll be able to do it. Look at it this way, you have written tons of great software. What's the difference in time, and patience, involved in constructing a model helicopter that isn't involved in software development?

I shouldn't talk, I have been unable to write software for a few years, bagging project after project. Perhaps I need a new lesson in software development.

Eep. O:-)

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