Hempstead

Just some clever 3D printed clamps for the 8020 rails. https://blog.hempstick.org/2025/10/clever-little-3d-printed-clamps-for.html

The next generation Hempstick (electronics/software) prototype. https://blog.hempstick.org/2025/09/the-next-generation-hempstick-prototype.html

They fit. https://blog.hempstick.org/2025/09/ha-they-fit.html

7" Touch screen on the right Aux Console. https://blog.hempstick.org/2025/09/ubuntu-touch-screen-on-aux-console.html

Hempstick breakthrough https://blog.hempstick.org/2025/08/hempstick-breakthrough.html

A 9800X3D is selling on Amazon for USD $449, i.e. $74 dollars more than a 7800X3D. At that price diff, why would you go for the last gen Zen 4 as opposed to Zen 5 stuff? For a €3128.20 machine... adding USD$74 shouldn't be a problem, right?

Ah... I see it. Thanks! So, it's www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/Downloads need to have the file updated.

I am not seeing the document updated. It's still "DCS: F-16 Early Access Guide" dated Dec. 29, 2024 on the DCS web site. Can't seem to find the updated doc with sniper pod.

I have a static IP# assigned to my GamingPC2. And, my egress point IP# is also a static IP# (I pay quite a bit money for it monthly). So, no, there is no IP# change. And this has happened quite a bit before, like when I was in the mission editor, or browsing through my custom mission trying to decide which mission to play, or in Setting pages configuring my settings. It just kicked me out, claiming login expired. The only thing I can think of is DNS server glitch. Say, it tries to contact digitalcombatsimulator.com/.... to validate, but the DNS name could not be resolved for whatever reason... But that is very unlikely too, because once I got kicked out, login in a few seconds works fine means that is not likely to be the cause.

dcs.log.oldThat was the wrong log file... This is the correct one that it kicked me out. 2025-07-03 19:00:30.957 ERROR ASYNCNET (34508): The session has expired (401). Exiting...

dcs.log

It has been giving that "Login Session Expired" and kicking me out recently ever since the new launcher was deployed. Sure, restart will get me a login again. But... Today, it kicked me out when I was actively bombing some T-72s. Hey! WTF!!! I just got in less than 10 minutes ago! That's not a nice end-user experience! Shouldn't it renew my session authentication when I got into the launcher thing? Apparently not! How do you like to get kicked out while in a multi-player mano a mano dog fights? I am sure the other guy will not accept "the excuse" of getting kicked out! That's a potentially ego-dousing bug! Please fix it.

Minimalist frame is 2x 6' long and 2x 12 3/4" long 15x15 extrusion, plus 4 corner brackets and 8x screws. That's what I did. That's it. The other way is 2x 6' long 15x15, 1x 16" long, and 1x 4' long 15x15. This way, the two shorter extrusions will go under the 2x long extrusion instead on the same plane. And instead of using 4x corner bracket as you saw in the picture, you'd have to use 8 L-brackets to connect them. This way... the 4' long extrusion extends to the left and right, and acts as a stabilizing bar, and for mounting more stuff. Or, you can do 2x 6', 2x 4'. Or, 4x 6', 2x 4', (the middle 2x long ones are still the same thing as above.). There are unlimited number of variations... longer or shorter, different configurations, etc. but the central idea is long rectangular frame connecting the chair, stick, and pedals, and everything else connect to this central frame. You do you... And BTW, no vid for tipping over. I wasn't expecting that. Too bad... it was actually very funny.

The idea is already in the public. It cannot be patented, nor copyrighted... unless somebody else already copyrighted/patented it. Won't be me though.

I would caution anybody who build this frame one thing though. Width of the frame is necessarily the same center-to-center width of the chair rails. So, it's very narrow. Your tilting around to look at your six in VR is going to cause this thing to tip over. So, you would have to add a lateral stabilizing bar to prevent tipping over. Ask me how I know that! My solution to this is adding a cheap 4x4 deck post under the frame extending to left and right of the seat (right under the seat), yet another weekend trip to HomeDepot. And then added some office chair caster wheels (front stabilizing bar can be shorter). This kills two birds with one stone. Now this thing moves if I need it be... say vacuuming?