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💅 Keyboard Makeover

I have had this interesting piece of psychedelic looking vinyl for some time. Today I finally found a use case for it. I turned a regular keyboard into a way more fun and exciting one.

Cheat Sheet for Your First Open Source Contribution

Making your first open source contribution is intimidating. Honestly, it’s rarely the code that holds people back—it’s usually the fear of messing up a Git command, doing something wrong in the GitHub…

  • GitHub user interface workflow guides where to click to fork and initiate PR
  • Copy-paste VS Code commands for cloning, branching, committing, pushing
  • Formatting tips for commit messages and PR descriptions to boost review chances

RTK vs PPK for Drone Mapping: Which to Use? (2026)

Originally published at gnss-solutions.com . Short answer: Choose RTK when you need centimetre accuracy in real time and you can count on a correction link for the whole flight.

  • RTK offers immediate centimeter-level accuracy during drone flight
  • PPK records raw GNSS observations for post-processing after landing
  • High-end receivers can run both RTK and PPK simultaneously for efficiency

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