lol
#general-chat
sturdy oyster
ancient rivet
?rps rock
stuck moth
@sturdy oyster can we test mute you?
elfin wave
wait this already happened to me
sturdy oyster
lol sure
elfin wave
I think @stuck moth just gets a kick out of abusing his power in an ostensibly controlled environment
sturdy oyster
ok, now that they can't hear me, I can say how I really feel
vast condor
Hehehhe
sturdy oyster
That joke kinda hit a wall there. Only nice things to say.
tiny moat
@elfin wave I think that might have been me last time...
elfin wave
no it was definitely scott, during an ask an engineer. he asked, though! and I was fine with it.
also, wow. there's a HAB that's been in the air for over a year. HIRF-6
sturdy oyster
@elfin wave when I started reading that sentence I was thinking HAB as in openHAB. It got a bit confusing for a moment there
elfin wave
yessss there's APRS code for arduino! https://www.projecttraveler.org/arduinotrack-controller
I'm going to have to look through it but this is excellent news
tiny moat
@elfin wave Right, now I remeber. It was scot I mutted after he mutted you.
polar wraith
@elfin wave Wait, wat? A year?!?
elfin wave
yes!
"Congratulations to Alan Adamson on his super pressure flight HIRFW-6
that is breaking world records for distance and duration with GPS proven
telemetry. His flight, call sign HIRF-6 for APRS and HIRFW-6 on 20
meters WSPR, using call sign K4JCW. With the exception of three days
since it was launched, it’s reported its position every single day!
• Launched, 9/20/2016
• Duration, 366+ Days, and still flying
• Distance, over 950,000 km
• Laps around the world, 20"
elfin wave
also I've been like "wah there's no APRS code anywheeeeere!" and since joining a mailing list have found 2-3 different implementations
there still isn't anything decoupled from a wider firmware type thing, unfortunately
polar wraith
Drat, no balloon emoji.
plush musk
@elfin wave I didn't know they could stay aloft that long. I heard about this other balloon when it was launched and they were hoping it would say up ~100 days and break a record (only lasted 12 days though). Must be a different class of balloon (heavy lift?) https://eusospb.uchicago.edu/
elfin wave
yeah, I don't know enough about that yet
my goal right now is to get one to go up, take a bunch of pictures and log a bunch of data, and then burst/land somewhere I can get it back
polar wraith
@elfin wave You could always https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13745
polar wraith
Yeah, I'm going to use them for my rover and my oceanographic buoy projects.
elfin wave
you have oceanographic buoy plans too??
tiny moat
🎈 @polar wraith
stuck moth
sorry I'm getting distracted
tiny moat
@stuck moth In off topic and distracted? What?
polar wraith
@elfin wave Yessir. A Pacific Ocean drifter with Atlas Scientific sensors, solar panels for batteries, the Iridum block for data communications, and a Raspberry Pi water clarity sensor....
stuck moth
we were gonna test muting bu thten pi people came and I started giving them a tour
stuck moth
I want to. but I'm thousands of miles from my gaming computer
vast condor
Lol I know, I'm just harassing you.
spice moss
@stuck moth need gaming laptop
stuck moth
😃
spice moss
@stuck moth think if you can bring a laptop what have can use for gaming when have time in travels
indigo jetty
I decided i needed to turn off notifications on my phone for the Discord, I found I was spending too much time here! As much as I was enjoying it was coming at the cost of productivity and also sleep! I'll definitly still jump on when I can and I'll still get notified if mentioned, so I'll kind of be like beatlejuice, but you only need to call me once
stray wind
@indigo jetty Completely understandable. A balance is always important. We'll still be here when you do have time!
spice moss
vast condor
@indigo jetty I'm addicted. Lol
sturdy oyster
Anyone else hate doing GUI layouts?
indigo jetty
yup
whats it for @sturdy oyster
Im up waiting to validate an install for work
Joys of needing to do installs outside of office hours when you work for a US company
(01:38)
sturdy oyster
@indigo jetty it's the gui for a controlling a rc car/rover. It's soooo tedious. I just want to make things do other things, not position squares. It's bad when you start looking forward to code a slider.
indigo jetty
ha
is it a webpage? I think you were going with bluetooth though were you?
BTW I bought a couple of those motors and encoders from your video
sturdy oyster
I'm probably doing wifi.
sturdy oyster
Oh cool. I have a video on those, but stupid me forgot to turn on screen capture so none of the code got on there.
indigo jetty
I'm looking to control the hands of an analog clock from an arduino
you can integrate into the motor that comes with them, sending a pulse makes it tick, but I think it will be too slow
I seen a video where the fastest a guy could get it to go was tick 5 times every second, which would take nearly 2 hours to complete a full rotation!
sturdy oyster
Oh wow
indigo jetty
So i was thinking of using a motor attached to the gear that you use to set the time
sturdy oyster
That could work. Not sure how accurate it would be unless you made some larger encoders with more spokes.
Mine only have 20, so every three seconds for one "tick"
indigo jetty
overall I would be happy withing 5 minutes of accuracy
but might be an issue ok
I can probably 3d print one with more slots if needed
sturdy oyster
You could 3d print....lol
indigo jetty
its a weird concept ok 😃
Im testing out if it would be feasible to make one of these
(well i would be)
(when the stuff comes)
I want to see would it be possible to make using cheap chinese parts
sturdy oyster
That's really cool.
indigo jetty
yeah, no idea what I'd use it for!
a challenge i guess 😃
I think it should be possible
sturdy oyster
Since you only need vertical and horizontal, have you considered hall effect sensors?
indigo jetty
yeah, that would be a good idea
but the magnets would interfere with the hands probably?
sturdy oyster
Depends what they are made of, but i wouldn't think so
indigo jetty
will look into that too
my way would have the problem that I dont really know where the hands are, I can just (best case scenario) know how much they have moved
sturdy oyster
Yeah
indigo jetty
So if I lost power I would need to reset the clocks manually
which i would be ok with, its just a POC
but ideally something that knew would be better
sturdy oyster
How big will it be?
indigo jetty
In American
Im guessing each digit would be maybe 1ft x 1.5ft ?
so maybe 4 ft by 1.5 for the whole thing
but i'll stat small , get one hand working
or one clock i mean
sturdy oyster
Oh wow. That's big
indigo jetty
then try move to one digit
Depends on how big the hands that come the clock mech is i guess!
but i'd image it would be big enough
a clock mechanisim is less than a dollar from china
Need at least another dollar for the motor
If I was happy with one clock hand, if i thought I could build the entire thing for $100 i'd probably do it
sturdy oyster
I hope you get it figured out, that will look awesome
runic elbow
I can't make React OS work, yet I can't destroy it. This is starting to feel like a curse.
abstract violet
@sturdy oyster the interface is one of the best parts ;D
polar wraith
Ho hum. Sitting here on the West coast, not at WMF like all the cool kids. Second most exciting thing for me today is a new cap from the coolest/geekiest place on Earth!
abstract violet
@indigo jetty sweet video btw 😃 will update my strings :3
indigo jetty
Best part for a Web designer @abstract violet !
Thanks! I thought you might like it OK!
indigo jetty
These videos don't tend to do very well unfortunately, well in comparison to some others
Thanks!
indigo jetty
In better news, I got in touch with some of the people who used my YouTube API library and asked for permission to use some clips in an upcoming video and they all came back very quickly and said yes
sturdy oyster
Yes, very nicely done @indigo jetty I hadn't ever heard of doing the page like that. I like the quick concise format of the video as well
Anybody working on any cool projects this weekend?
sturdy oyster
So, in the two hours since I posted, I have managed to position two buttons and a text box. lol I hate layouts.
polar wraith
@sturdy oyster Cool projects this weekend: working on my soldering backlog; designing new high power rockets; double checking the rocket flight computer I built and programmed; tearing into the CircuitPython source for the NeoPixel low-level driver; and starting a design spec for highly distributed AI algorithms (this weekend, high dimensionality distance calculations for similarity algorithms).
You, aparently, are doing interface layouts. 😃
sturdy oyster
@polar wraith I am indeed. Your weekend sounds much more interesting.
polar wraith
I dunno, @sturdy oyster , I'm a bit intimidated by the CPy source. It's been a while.... Oh, and I need to work on my Discord bot for Adafruit. 😃
crude trench
Scott's (the company, not the engineer) gel-based superglue works really well on plastic, but not so hot with ceramic.
Broke two fans, a mouse, and a coffee cup this morning. Just getting started, really. Call me "Nibiru"
runic elbow
Hey look, I stared doing something more with my life then watching YouTube all day!
I finally cleaned my basement! Halfway there.
polar wraith
And I was planning to get a lot done today. Silly boy. Make is streaming World Maker Faire on YouTube.
runic elbow
Does anyone know what this game is called? It's like Zuma, but with bugs. And I THINK you played as a ladybug. You could also play the game on the start screen.
It's been years, and I can't remember what it's called.
chilly steeple
spice moss
@abstract violet the fazer is coming xmas chocolate bar
runic elbow
I found out what the game's called. It's Tumblebugs.
indigo jetty
Even though I never really use my current printer, I really want a prussa mk3 😋
indigo jetty
I wont be getting either 😃
runic elbow
How can you decode C++? Whenever I open the Minecraft Pi file in a text editor or something, it shows up as four cubes with zeros and ones inside.
runic elbow
Is there a program I can use?
sturdy oyster
You'll need to find the source code. I'm not super familiar with that project, but if you google "Minecraft pi source", it should be in the top few results.
runic elbow
I'm not having much luck with that.
polar wraith
🚀 news! United Launch Alliance is throwing a satellite up the hill tonight from Vandenberg AFB for the National Reconnaissance Office. Launch coverage starts at http://ulalaunch.com at 10:10 P.M Pacific, with the launch coming around 10:38 P.M. Pacific. Go Atlas!
runic elbow
Sounds awesome.
polar wraith
Those launches are usually pretty cool. Speaking of which, cryogenic fuel loading has just begun.
tiny moat
Adafruit definitely has the best captcha around.
ocean sigil
@polar wraith I have worked on a few projects launced on Atlas V - amazing machines. The Centaur stage is ncredible in its abiltiy to place payloads in teh right attitude at release.
crude trench
Have you witnessed any of them in person? I've yet to make it to a launch, always something came up.
(Usually, it was the next satellite, already pressing against schedule)
ocean sigil
@crude trench I have seen an Atlas V launch from Cape Canaveral but not one with my payloads. I have always been at the contol center for post lauch activation of the instruments instead of going to the lauch site itself.
@crude trench The TV view is much better anyway - viewing positions are a long way away at the Cape! Our last on had a camera on the Centaur so we could see satellites beiing released - very cool!
spice moss
@ocean sigil some year you have a AR device and you watch it live in many angles
ocean sigil
@spice moss maybe for the next missions, but they are for someone else. I'll be retired before we do another one 😃
runic elbow
Hey, how do you change the resolution size of Raspbian?
tulip patrol
Does anyone here have any experience/knowledge of getting Cygwin/X to do hardware OpenGL acceleration with a remote client?
runic elbow
Thank you.
vast condor
You're welcome. It'll reboot after you pick a resolution, so don't pick a terrible one haha
runic elbow
I hope I didn't. That would be annoying to fix.
vast condor
lol yeah, not fun if it's like 640x480
vast condor
Yeahm just switch around till you find one you like
runic elbow
I can't change it anynore. The button won't click.
vast condor
just use arrow keys
vast condor
hit tab until it's highlighted
vast condor
Nice!
runic elbow
And I also figured out what was causing the weird Window bug with Minecraff Pi!
Two birds with one stone, right there.
vast condor
Well there ya go! You can mod minecraft with Python btw, if you want to explore that.
runic elbow
I know. I decided to try and make my own little updates and patches, since this version is abandoned.
I'm not making good progress, so far. But I'm getting somewhere.
vast condor
good deal. The same mods work on pocket edition only on the Android version though
runic elbow
Yep.
Although I don't think it will, anymore. Since they made most editions the same.
As well as making the long overdue, Minecraft 3ds edition.
indigo jetty
@sturdy oyster great video! I think it would be a good idea to post your code on your description
And you should post it up here, especially now that it's using CP 
Also for the Web page, I find using bootstrap is a good way of managing layouts and styling etc pretty easily
Real web designers such as @abstract violet would probably cry to see another bootstrap site, but us mere mortals have to make do with what we can 😂
sturdy oyster
Thanks for checking it out @indigo jetty! I'll have to take a look at that link. I think I have the layout pretty well down now. I just need to adjust the colors and make some tweaks to make it look halfway decent. Once I get the code cleaned up, and readable I'll be sure to post it.
abstract violet
@indigo jetty Heheh it's more practical and efficient and I think more useful if you're intending to have other people contribute but for something simple its nice to be able to DIY from scratch
gray aspen
..which one?
elfin wave
indigo jetty
@sturdy oyster a guy I used to work with had a saying, if your not a little bit ashamed to show your code your releasing too late 😂
I just think it's a good habit to get into, even if it's not your final solution. Maybe someone who is knowledgeable can give some pointers, but the more likely scenario is someone will learn from it!
Like for example I'm relatively experienced in Arduino , but I know pretty much nothing about cp. I know what's involved in building your project in Arduino but would be interestes to see how it could be implemented in cp
Maybe it's just me but I really like when people post their code, good bad or indifferent
Sometimes it is hard to do as you feel like your putting yourself out there to be judged but it gets easier and easier!
sturdy oyster
@indigo jetty Oh, I don't mind putting it up. I'll post it. It will probably be later this week, There's still a lot of test code in there that needs to be cut out, and I would like to comment it some as well. Right now it just wouldn't be very intuitive for anyone looking at it with all the random CSS tags and hacky code bits.
That's a good way to look at it though. It can be a little intimidating at times.
tiny moat
@bold turtle I got the goods.
bold turtle
@tiny moat YAY!
tiny moat
I don't have a great spot to put stickers yet, but I will figure something out during shop rebuild.
rough parrot
Rainbow Adafruit stickers! Are they pride themed or just rainbow?
bold turtle
@rough parrot Theoretically, Pride, but also Pretty
( @stuck moth thanks for being my remote operative 😉 )
rough parrot
That's cool! I guess Adafruit is LGBT friendly! (Although I could have guessed that already, they seem really nice)
stuck moth
We definitely are @rough parrot. @bold turtle had the stickers made
(now time for bed.) talk with you all tomorrow until I'm on a ✈
bold turtle
Nini @stuck moth
rough parrot
@stuck moth Glad to hear it!
Especially considering Pyrrhis Productions is run by to people who are part of the LGBT community!
bold turtle
@rough parrot Technically?
rough parrot
Yeah, we're not any of the main 3, but we're still part of the community
We're both ace and one of us is trans.
I guess it's a good thing we're already in #general-chat lol
bold turtle
Yeah, that was the confusing bit
rough parrot
Haha, sorry about that. Some people just say we wouldn't be part of the community... for some reason
bold turtle
... my response to that would get me spanked by the bot.
rough parrot
😆 Glad to hear you're supportive!
polar wraith
Y'all, this is an aggressively inclusive community. Speaking for the community, you're welcome here.
polar wraith
I'm a little bit excited. I got an order fro Adafruit today that contained Feather M0 Express boards. I soldered them up, along with a few Doublers, and started tinkering. I put the busio and register libraries in /lib. Then I put the DS3231 RTC on, and loaded up that driver. It fit. And it worked. Then I put on a 128x32 OLED wing, put the ssd1306 driver in /lib. It fit. And it worked. Now I have a basic functioning clock in CircuitPython. Hmmmm. Time to order another set of the sensors for the rocket fight computer and see if I can continue fitting everything on the Feather. If I can get the GPS code, the LoRa Wing driver, the BNO055 driver, and the BMP280 driver to work I can go back to CircuitPython for the rocket flight computer!
polar wraith
It's working so far.... 😃
dark mirage
@polar wraith Nice! Also "Aggressively inclusive" is perfect
spice moss
here is the movie music video what i went to see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iADJzARx2w
abstract violet
@bold turtle yay it has the bear colours too!
@polar wraith Awesome! Are you building a backup one as well :D?
polar wraith
@abstract violet Oh yes. There will be two systems on every flight.
abstract violet
@polar wraith have you decided on a name for your space ship 😃
polar wraith
Not the first one that I'm starting next weekend. The second one is Giddyup II, and the third one is Dark Energy I.
spice moss
Dark Matter I is mine
abstract violet
@spice moss building a rocket too?
spice moss
it's the drone
for me
well my drones are different type so it might be but not using rocket science
abstract violet
@spice moss a drone that can open a rift in spacetime
spice moss
have you seen that one show where they went to moon with alien escape pod
if i can find the away to levitate and then fly like in star wars that would help
abstract violet
can't say I recall a show/movie with that description
spice moss
abstract violet
elfin wave
I looked at #circuitpython-dev and saw french and for a second thought I was on mastodon
(my instance, including a majority of the mods, is native french speaking)
elfin wave
I... can’t find the box that had all my HAB stuff in it. I haven’t been able to look much but I have a sinking feeling my wife saw a cardboard box on the floor and “cleaned up”
tiny moat
Time to head back to my own SEM...
polar wraith
@tiny moat Oh cool, so we're back to streaming tonight? 😃
elfin wave
Wait is your live stream called SEMantics, and if not, what do you have to say for yourself
tiny moat
spice moss
sem from the plane
tiny moat
@elfin wave I mean I am not the punnyist person in the world...
elfin wave
I guess I put all my stat points into Wordplay instead of Awesome Science Stuff
Every party needs a bard though
(* old bard saying, not shared by literally anyone else)
Update: found the box! My house is a mess. Kids, man.
grave crest
Speaking of "the" Bard....when I start posting in twitter, I intend on doing it all "accidental" iambic pentameter. 😃
Little mental exercise for each post 😃
plush musk
I saw these books on display in the window at my neighborhood bookstore and thought of the audio channels here.
tulip patrol
Anyone have any recommendations for an inexpensive analog windvane? Cheapest thing I can find is windvane/anemometer combos for ~$100
runic elbow
Can anyone guess what this set up will be for?
plush musk
Stop motion with legos?
runic elbow
Nope. Sort of close.
https://youtu.be/U49E3XnYzjg I decided to do this.
For some reason.
I need better lighting, my god this was terrible.
polar wraith
@tulip patrol The cheapest I've found is for about 75 bucks on SparkFun.
tulip patrol
@polar wraith Yeah... and that's another combo one. I found the part number for the pot used as a sensor in the $100 one... so I might just buy one and rig my own vane. Grrrr.
My previous attempt at a wind vane is a somewhat dismal failure.
I need to mount it on top of a wingsail, so small and light is a major selling point.
polar wraith
Oooh, check Defender. (defender.com) They have all kinds of mast-mounted instruments you could adapt!
bold turtle
Drastically off topic, but because I don't want people wondering: I'm going to be less active than normal for a bit while dealing with some medical stuff that's got me all kinds of wonky due to painkillers and steroids.
runic elbow
That's OK. I hope you're doing fine.
stray wind
@bold turtle Thank you for letting us know. I wish you the best recovery possible. I know those things can be incredibly difficult to deal with.
thin canopy
@bold turtle Get well soon! The forums need you.
tiny moat
Sooooooooooo I come back home, and internet is down. I will be dealing with Comcast tomorrow, hopefully in time for show and tell...
polar wraith
@tiny moat Booooo. 😦
polar wraith
Good morning everyone! I dug out my autonomous rover project last night (named Laika). I didn't realize how long ago I started building it. The sensors and boards are ... dated. So now I've started redesign work given what I learned from building the first one. Here's the parts list so far:
sturdy oyster
Laika...rover. I see what you did there ;)
Looks like an interesting project. What kind of chassis will it have?
polar wraith
A golf cart is too big - I need about half that, so I'm planning to mill the frame and motor mounts out of aluminum on the Tormach CNC at work.
sturdy oyster
Oh wow. That's much bigger than I expected. Awesome
polar wraith
Smaller is more problematic since I'm trying to build something as close to a Mars rover as I can without sending it to Mars. That's why the GPS is labeled "cheating". 😃 I want to use the wheel turn rate, circumference, and rotary encoders to calculate a position. My plan is to let it loose outside and see how long it can run around. 😃
Smaler = harder to get over obstacles.
sturdy oyster
The wheel sensing is a tough but to crack. I'm working on that now on a MUCH smaller scale. Raspberry pi has a tough time doing all four accurately. Especially with all the other processing it will be doing. Are you going to be using a separate board to minitor/control propulsion?
soft thicket
And i thought programming lights was hard..... (im a total noob hahaha)
polar wraith
Yes, I have three RPi3 on board - one to collect and transmit science data, one purely for navigation control, and one for hazard avoidance.
sturdy oyster
Ah cool. I'll be using a huzzah for motor control.
With a central ok for the "brain"
Pi
soft thicket
Ive bean learning the joins of a teensy 3.2 lately
polar wraith
Yeah, I thought about that but I want the extra processing power if needed. I have to juggle eight motors (six for the wheel hubs, one for the front axle angle, and one for the rear axle angle)
sturdy oyster
cool @soft thicket Once you can program lights, you just about have it. From there it's really the same thng in various degrees of complexity.
soft thicket
mhmmmm. Im using FastLed
polar wraith
I hadn't thought of it that way, but yeah.
sturdy oyster
well @polar wraith. Like I said, mine is much smaller scale. It's really just to test a bunch of ideas like openCV and such. I'll be interested to see how ours comes along.
*yours
polar wraith
I already have the core code working. I just need to port it to the RPi3 from the RPi2, use WiFi as the onboard communication system, and wire the electroniccs back in. I'm sorta thinking about building my own science platform PCB, though, with most of the electronics soldered in directly.
soft thicket
Wooo!! didnt melt my hall effect sensor while i soldered wires to it hahaha
polar wraith
@soft thicket Soldering skills FTW!
sturdy oyster
Will you be posting updates anywhere?
soft thicket
lol. i mean, ive done a lot worse for soldering hahaha
polar wraith
@sturdy oyster Show and Tell, and I've been meaning to resurrect my blog now that I have my own domain and SharePoint site set up.
stuck moth
<@&355854283410898955> anyone up for PUBG today? I'm back from maker faire and could go for a few games.
soft thicket
i tried to play a round of it this morning with a buddy. I suck at that game hahaha.
stuck moth
@soft thicket want me to add you to the multiplayer-gaming role so I can ping you about it?
soft thicket
sure!
stuck moth
done
soft thicket
might not play anything today unless i need a break. im trying to get a bit more done with programming my leds
soft thicket
I got TONS of games though. mostly on my PC but got some on my xbox one
stuck moth
I've got both too
soft thicket
Cool!
proven olive
@stuck moth What other games get played? I'm generally not a competitive gamer, but I do like playing with people that aren't terrible human beings.
stuck moth
@proven olive all PUBG so far. any others you like?
soft thicket
Im not really competitive but i become competitive sometimes when im playing
indigo jetty
@proven olive if you turn all chat off pubg is pretty pleasant!
stuck moth
yeah, I turned it off pretty quickly
proven olive
@indigo jetty Eh, I'm TERRIBLE at FPS games anyway, so it gets really frustrating and un-fun really quickly.
Unless it's all vs AI
proven olive
My current "Multiplayer" game is Stellaris.
soft thicket
I enjoy Titan Fall 2 and occasionally Battlefield 1 if i have a fun squad!
polar wraith
@proven olive Speaking of which, did you see the OpenAI ANN vs. humans at Doka?
proven olive
I did not!
indigo jetty
I don't know what the US servers are like but eu servers are very, eh, unfriendly (to put it mildly)
polar wraith
The AI whooped on all of them, including the current champions.
stuck moth
@indigo jetty I quickly turned it off on the US servers
indigo jetty
Pubg can be a hide an seek game if you want
elfin wave
yeah you do that immediately
polar wraith
Typo - Dota... https://blog.openai.com/dota-2/
proven olive
My favorite thing that I've seen with PUBG was a guy or two who were in a car. Managed to roll it onto its side when going against the last group of people.
Nobody else realized there was anyone in the car, so they just sat there and at the end just hopped out, shot a guy or to, and won
indigo jetty
Annominity sure seems to bring out the worst of people
proven olive
It really does
soft thicket
mhmm. thats why when i was REALLY good at Black Ops 2 on PS3 id be silent at times and people would make fun my My Little Pony emblem at the time. Id wipe the board and absolutely DESTROY their entire team. And then come back like "so what were you saying about my emblem?"
ohhhhh good times
proven olive
@soft thicket MLP emblem? Have you ever been to BronyCon?
elfin wave
@proven olive I saw that video!
soft thicket
Nah i never got to go. been out of the fandom for almost 2 years
proven olive
I just thought your name looked familiar, is all
elfin wave
the funny thing is that I still don't consider myself anonymous. "Sigafoos" is me (especially because it's tied to my real name in enough ways that it's easy to de-anonymize me)
proven olive
I've been using "Andon" since at least 1999. Probably 1998.
polar wraith
@soft thicket A version of that IRL... I know a USMC Gunnery Sgt. who got his first tatoo on his bicep. PowderPuff Girls. Dude is MARSOC (special operations), stone cold killer, about 6'3" and like 260 - all muscle. Everyone was like, "um, um, nice tat, Gunny."
soft thicket
Hahahahaha
soft thicket
lol
thin canopy
It took 16 years to wear out this t-shirt. Do you think it’s time for an upgrade? Vista perhaps?
polar wraith
@thin canopy Let me know. I'll hook you right up. 😃
thin canopy
@polar wraith Wish I still had my DOS 1.1 t-shirt.
polar wraith
I haven't been here that long. I only have two Microsoft T-shirts. One with just the Microsoft logo and one from Hack-A-Thon.
thin canopy
I picked up one at the SF Micro Faire in 1981. Very poor quality fabric. Didn't improve until MS-DOS 3.1. 😉
Bumped into Bill G. at that conference. Literally. Me: "Sorry." BG: " "
crude trench
Skip Vista, find a Win 7 shirt. The Vista shirt would just mess up everything else in the laundry.
proven olive
It'd be the one that bleeds a lot and makes all your white shirts pink
spice moss
I hae Silverlight, Windows Insider what have 10 in the back, Microsoft Build, DevShark and Microsoft HoloLens shirt
fiery granite
Good luck finding any other clothes that match with it too! (referencing the infamous driver issues with Vista)
thin canopy
All good points. Perhaps it's time to just wear the Penguin.
Penguin logo on the front, a list of a few commands and switches in 4pt font filling the back.
tough mirage
I got an Android shirt years ago at an I/O event. Still hasn't been updated
spice moss
@stuck moth when hacking webcam https://youtu.be/p3h8ZnXLsRg
woven juniper
quick test
soft thicket
test failed
grim iron
Apologies for this not being an adafruit question, but does anyone know of an alternative (non-sketchy) source for Dragonboard 410C? 12-14 week back order on Arrow and I need it soon for a project :/
ancient jasper
polar wraith
Working check it for what? 😉
spice moss
for rocket
https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/publications/wherenext/new-business-intelligence-emerges-geo-ai/
when you look for your rocket
polar wraith
ESRI tools required a network connection...
gray aspen
not all
polar wraith
Rocket electronics update: the Ultimate GPS driver for CircuitPython is coming along nicely. Successfully reads and echos NMEA sentences from the GPS. Working on a dict-based function lookup based on NMEA sentence identifier, then automatically calling the function. GAA is done, now working on the other common five sentences.
indigo jetty
I contacted 4 pretty big youtubers in the last week about using a couple of seconds of clips of theirs in my videos and all of them came back super quick and said yes. I wonder is it a maker thing, are we just a friendly accomadating bunch?
(I know I probably didnt need to, but I woudn't feel right about doing it without it)
static charm
You have respect for the work of other people
indigo jetty
Cause i understand how much work goes into it!
indigo jetty
a person isnt much without values alright!
proven olive
@indigo jetty We call people like that "Politicians"
indigo jetty
😃
proven olive
Also, I do get the feeling that makers are generally a really nice and welcoming bunch.
tulip patrol
@polar wraith Have you tested the Ultimate GPS under thrust? It doesn't look or cost like a high-dynamic GPS, so I assume it wouldn't work during that flight regime (and for a while after MECO)
polar wraith
@tulip patrol Excellent point! I am using the BNO055 IMU and BMP280 for fight control. The GPS is only for transmitting the rocket location after landing.
As for testing, I'll be flying the avionics in the payload bay of other rockets to see how they behave under actual flight conditions.
stray wind
@polar wraith That's a really great way to test it.
tulip patrol
The IMU won't work terribly well during boost and immediately after MECO, for similar reasons. HPR motors run really rough, which plays merry hob with the MEMS components.
polar wraith
Agreed. I don't have the IMU in control yet; I want to test it under flight conditions before I make assumptions. I have tested the BMP280, though, and am confident it will detect both apogee (for drogue deployment) and a pre-programmed altitude AGL (for mains deployment).
tulip patrol
That's true as long as you aren't transonic or above.
polar wraith
Well, it's definitely not going to be in that regime at apogee or while falling under drogue....
tulip patrol
What about during boost? That's where you get problems using baro for apogee detection.
polar wraith
I'll have to test it on a Mach 1+ bird to make sure it won't deploy either during supersonic or transonic flight, since that would destroy the rocket.
Alternatively, I can program it with a table of motors and burn rates, then only arm the deployment charges during coast phase.
My Level 2 design is definitely supersonic....
tulip patrol
Another way I've heard of is monitoring acceleration -- when in supersonic flight, you are either accelerating quickly or decelerating quickly.
polar wraith
That's why I wanted the IMU - as a backup to the barometer. I haven't figured out the programming for it, though, and, like you said, I need to test it thoroughly before putting it "in charge" of a rocket.
ancient rivet
are you trying to determine mach, altitude, or both?
tulip patrol
Sounds like an awsome project. Where are you flying?
polar wraith
Mayfield, WA, LDRS '18 in CA, and Black Rock Desert in NV.
tulip patrol
Are you on the aRocket list?
polar wraith
@ancient rivet Altitude. I'm calculating Mach by simulation.
@tulip patrol No, I'm just getting started. My Level 1 Cert rocket kit is arriving tomorrow!
What's the aRocket list?
ancient rivet
is there a typical way it's (altitude) done with these rockets?
polar wraith
@ancient rivet Barometric altimeter is the way I always see it done.
tulip patrol
It's a mailing list for people who do amateur and startup rocket development.
static charm
@polar wraith Are we going to have an unboxing video ? 🤓
tulip patrol
Timers used to be popular, because you can make a reasonable guess at the timing of apogee. Also, integrating acceleration along the long axis.
ancient rivet
how do they compensate for velocity? baro will basically be a static pressure measurement, which will change with velocity
polar wraith
@static charm Hum. I hadn't thought of that! I could definitely make an unboxing video.
static charm
It would be great 😋
polar wraith
@ancient rivet I'm not sure. It's something I need to figure out!
tulip patrol
A static port in incompressible flow will give you a solid continous read on altitude. When it stops going up and starts going down, you've reached apogee. However, the shifting shocks during transonic and supersonic flight can wreck that.
polar wraith
Ok. I'll definitely have to test fly the avionics in supersonic rockets to profile the behavior correctly.
tulip patrol
Proper static port placement is a per-vehicle business.
ancient rivet
yeah. placement was more what i was talking about.
tulip patrol
Every aircraft flying measures barometric altitude through a static port -- it can be done for supersonic flight.
polar wraith
@tulip patrol Research must be done. 😃
ancient rivet
like you said. shocks. anyone tried a cone mounted pitot-static?
polar wraith
Dunno. I'll find out. I was thinking along those lines, too.
polar wraith
It's almost time for Elon's speech. https://youtu.be/S5V7R_se1Xc
abstract violet
abstract violet
@polar wraith has it already finished?
abstract violet
@polar wraith its started 😄
polar wraith
Best line he had I can't put in here or the moderator bot will get me. 😃
Actually, I might get away with it.
"It's 2017. We should have a lunar base by now. WTH is going on?" - Elon
abstract violet
@polar wraith wars/politics/human drama etc.. x) watching it rn 😄
that landing IS mesmerizing.
polar wraith
Yes it is.
abstract violet
@polar wraith 2022!!
polar wraith
Yesssssss!
abstract violet
next: terraforming
spice moss
SpaceInternet
spice moss
@polar wraith did you learn from rocket tech what Elon Musk showed?
ocean sigil
@polar wraith I thought you's enjoy sseig this trajectory planned tor the ESA JUICE mission. - still takes > 7 years to get there!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyaIphWp1A
polar wraith
@spice moss Oh, yes, absolutely. Not much that applies to my own work, but yes, I did learn!
@ocean sigil Oh, thank you! I hadn't seen the orbital mechanics laid out. The way the astrodynamicists can maximize the spacecraft fuel load when it arrives at its destination is just ... wizardry!
spice moss
it's magic
polar wraith
It really is, @spice moss !
spice moss
well some gues could think i am a wizard as people think that i am on the orlando rignt now when i am not
sturdy oyster
So, what's everyone working on this weekend?
polar wraith
@sturdy oyster Starting a high power rocket build, working on the CircuitPython Ulitmate GPS and BMP280 drivers, and building the power supply for my rover project. And doing groceries and laundry. 😃
indigo jetty
@sturdy oyster I found out that I should have the house to myself Sunday for a few hours so will be working on video for flashing the Bluetooth module with hid
Hopefully will get it it finished, but not confident!
elfin wave
I'm either going to try to get this nfc reader working or continue porting over my HAB code to the metro (still arduino; maybe CP later)
spice moss
I build robots in teh weekend
tulip patrol
I have some client work to do... and I need to start transfering blog posts over to my group's new site
abstract violet
"Since the 1950s, when electronics and plastics were becoming common consumer products, we've used a linear lifecycle plan for new designs: natural resources to raw materials to manufactured products to consumer use to landfill. But isn't there a better way? Of course!"
http://www.core77.com/posts/66981/Thoughts-on-Designing-for-Disassembly
indigo jetty
It's one of the things of being a maker, nearly all electronics have something useful in them, but its hard to store all this stuff!
polar wraith
Oh boy. I have a rocket. Waiting to unpack it so I can make an unboxing video. 😃
stuck moth
<@&355854283410898955> anybody have time for PUBG in the next few hours?
spice moss
not cuphead?
stuck moth
nope
indigo jetty
I'm on now @stuck moth with the guy you were playing with the last time if you want to play?
stuck moth
@indigo jetty how long will you be on? it'll take me a little while to get going
stuck moth
kk, thanks! I'm still wrapping up some code
indigo jetty
message though when your on, I've been known to be very stupid with going to bed in the past 😛
stuck moth
haha, ok. maybe I'll take a break then 😃
runic elbow
The ultimate spoop.
sturdy oyster
I really wish @night crescent would start letting me use USPS shipping again.....I just cannot justify $13 shipping on an $8 order.
tulip patrol
I hates the UPS... hates it I do!
ocean ingot
@shut berry Digikey carries most of Adafruit's stuff and it has more shipping options than Adafruit does. You might want to consider that for orders
I usually cluster my project orders together and order on Wednesday nights with the discount code. It saves 10% which helps me rationalize ordering parts when I'm not thinking about shill as much.
spice moss
https://youtu.be/SWqpLWBa9F0 hmm so cool
sturdy oyster
@ocean ingot yeah. That's what I usually end up doing too, but it's just not the same.
either that, or buy a similar board off Amazon with free shipping
proven olive
@sturdy oyster I often find the Adafruit boards on Amazon. A little more expensive, but not super expensive
gray aspen
static charm
Skype is an ignominie 😐
spice moss
iphone 4s have glass in the both side and mine is still new in that front
polar wraith
As requested, here is an unboxing video for my first high power rocket! https://youtu.be/GUylYu22qcQ
gray aspen
@vague oar the wifi died on mine, just won't activate
@spice moss depends how its bricked
vague oar
Well there Dirt Cheap now, Just buy a new one or a 50$ andriod phone, there getting better
vague oar
ok can you replace the wifi chip with a heat gun or something?
sturdy oyster
oh cool @polar wraith watching it now!
vague oar
not those 20$ ones at Walmart, a real heat blower that's meant for chip removal
whatching what?
spice moss
it shuddenly stop worked
vague oar
ow
spice moss
windows devices are easier as there is recovery tool for it
gray aspen
@spice moss What's the device?
spice moss
nvidia shield tablet
vague oar
Noice, It can play hl2 fully and stream your games from your pc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKE this guy +)
gray aspen
@spice moss And it doesn't power on?
spice moss
yeah¨
gray aspen
@spice moss Sometimes as a 'failsafe' if you connect android devices to a power supply, and then hold down the magic button combination to enter the bootloader it'll power on
vague oar
Maybe you got to hold one of the volume buttons and teh power button
gray aspen
@spice moss Press "Volume Down" -> "Power", hold "Volume Down" and leave Power buttons pressed till device boots
vague oar
thats what most android devices use to get into the bootloader
vague oar
have you seen orvile? its made by seth micfarland
gray aspen
good luck
vague oar
its on huu
hulu
its a star trek rip off with commedy elements
its really funny but there is only 4 episodes on hulu
sturdy oyster
That's really cool @polar wraith. Looks like a really cool project. I bet that thing could do some damage if it gets loose of the chute.
vague oar
Whitch one should i trust to make a tesla electroboom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=406HfBHm-4M or great scott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTyEratSTI
polar wraith
@sturdy oyster They do. Sometimes the chute will fail to deploy and they'll come in ballistic from thousands of feet up! They actually whistle/scream on the way down.... And they make write a crater.
static charm
Hi @polar wraith thanks a lot for sharing this moment with us, great video
So what about videos on mounting the rocket ? 😋
A live stream for the lounching would be great realy 😄
polar wraith
I've never seen video steamed live from the rocket, only after the fact. But yes, I'll live stream the launches!
vague oar
agree
proven olive
@polar wraith I had the idea a while back to put a 360 camera on a rocket and launch it. Would be an interesting view!
polar wraith
I agree!
runic elbow
Everything today is FABULOOOUUUUUUS~~
polar wraith
Good heavens, vacuum-rated PC104 electronics for CubeSats are outrageously expensive....
runic elbow
Oh my.
static charm
What's that used for ?
polar wraith
@static charm What "that"? 😃
static charm
@polar wraith PC104
polar wraith
Ah, @static charm , it's an industrial computer standard that's been around for 25 years. They're used in certain satellites...
static charm
Ahhh okay
I see
@polar wraith I've seen the guys of Hak5 using an electronic card equiped with accelorometer and stuff like that for a drone they made, is it a similar equipement ?
tiny moat
@polar wraith Adding the word vacuum to anything instantly 10X-100xs the price....
polar wraith
No, not really. The PC104 is a square form factor computer board that's about 9 centimeters on a side. Too big for a drone. Unless it's a really really big drone. 😃
tiny moat
If your drone is runing pc104 you are doing something really wrong, while at the same time something really awsome.
polar wraith
@tiny moat I'm hoping I can build a satellite and outgas the components in the vacuum chamber at Goddard....
tiny moat
@polar wraith I can through a coulple of million nuetrons at that thing, and if you really need it, a few billion is not out of reach...
Also, how big of a chamber do you need?
polar wraith
About a meter square?
tiny moat
Timeline?
polar wraith
At least six months. Probably a year realistically.
tiny moat
And is that just a standard 10x10 then?
tiny moat
I should just be able to fit that with hardware on hand. What ultimate pressure do you need to go to?
polar wraith
Huh, not sure. LEO? 😃
polar wraith
LOL
tiny moat
Interstelar, that would be pushing things, but leo? Give me a break...
polar wraith
Err?
tiny moat
typo...
I can hit 10e-4 and a half no problem, might even be able to go to -5, but with the thing outgassing it might be a problem...
thinking about pumping rate, probably can maintain -4 and go down from there as it outgasses.
polar wraith
Yeah, that's why I was going to go straight to the NASA facility.
But my primary concern is outgassing of COTS hardware.
Like, can I even fly something that's not rad hardened or designed for vacuum?
static charm
And there is no need for certifications issues, authorisations... things like that to send something in orbite ?
polar wraith
Oh yes. That's for later, though.
The satellite needs to be tested and cleared for flight as secondary or tertiary payload.
How goes the SEM, @tiny moat ?
polar wraith
Getting the funding is going to be a challenge!
tiny moat
@polar wraith Interesting... I am getting the e- gun rebuilt tonight, and the vacuum leaks tomorrow.
Out gas overnight sunday, and back in opperation monday, in therory.
polar wraith
Nice! I am impressed at your knowledge and skills...
static charm
If the project has financial repercussions the funds should not be a problem
polar wraith
It's really a learning platform for a more ambitious project involving full scale satellites...
Which is why I have the operations manuals for the Falcon 9, Ariane, Soyuz, Vega, Delta, and Atlas boosters... Still a lot to learn!
keen hedge
My father in law worked for NASA his entire career. Worked on Skylab, Hubble, and Chandra.
static charm
Laurent Voulzy is a French singer he said ; "Il faut faire de grands rêves pour ne pas les perdre de vue quand on grandit" it means "We must make big dreams not to lose sight of them when we grow up"
polar wraith
@tiny moat I'm excited to see the bits you got in NY in the SEM....
tiny moat
I have to get some fuming nitric acid first...
polar wraith
@keen hedge Very cool! Chandra is a great platform!
Just be careful with that stuff, Adam.... I mean, I know you will be, but....
keen hedge
My father, getting right the point, asked my fiance a few days after meeting her: "So what do you bring to the family gene pool?" Without missing a beat, she said: "well, my father's a rocket scientist."
static charm
Lol
polar wraith
Well said!
Goodness, @tiny moat , I just caught up on your twitter feed. You've been busy!
tiny moat
Oh yeah...
spice moss
tulip patrol
Part of the reason PC-104 stuff is really expensive these days is because mfgs assume anyone still using it is locked in somehow and can therefore be bent over a barrel.
polar wraith
@tulip patrol Try the space-rated stuff... Ouch.
polar wraith
For example, 14,000 dollars for a GPS module...
spice moss
could you make adafruit gps module space-rated?
polar wraith
No, they're altitude-restricted...
tulip patrol
Ain't ITAR a PITA?
tulip patrol
@spice moss Now that's a slick little beast... two or three of them would drive even quite a substantial surface vessel.
I'd like to see something on how they designed the prop & nozzle, tho
soft thicket
Lets strap some to my Mavic Pro!!!!
stuck moth
ayone around for pubg? <@&355854283410898955>
gray aspen
Sorry, gotta be up early for work
stuck moth
thats ok @gray aspen
soft thicket
@stuck moth would if i wasnt exhausted already. lack of sleep and work got me today. plus i gotta spend most of my day tomorrow checking code possibly and getting ready for my teensy audio adapter to come tomorrow. And my nerf gun will be here on tuesday so i wanna try and get as much done as i can before show and tell
stuck moth
😃 sounds good @soft thicket
soft thicket
i mean, at the moment my lights look good :3
polar wraith
I ♥ NeoPixels. I can't remember the last time I actually had my overhead lights on in my bedroom or bathroom. NeoPixels are plenty bright enough (especially 360 of them!)
soft thicket
I bought a 5m roll of ws2812B leds at 60/m and it was just under $40 and I love playing with them. I wanna put some on the shelf hanging over my bed and control them with a feather but I want them to be sound reactive to my pc but I don't think it's possible unless someone has done it. I'm not that skilled in programming yet
polar wraith
That should totally be doable!!!
stray wind
@soft thicket Someone has, I've seen videos of it. I don't remember specifically where though.
soft thicket
Ahhh. I've tried looking. PaintYourDragon has something similar I believe but it uses dotstars and I don't have those. Nor can I afford them right now
tiny moat
So while I am working on the SEM tonight, I wont be doing a stream tonight. I have a head cold/sore throat that I am getting over, and I dont want to push my voice to far. I did that once already, and it did no good for anyone...
stray wind
@tiny moat Feel better soon. Best to rest, it always seems to heal faster that way.
tiny moat
@stray wind yeah, I messed that one up Friday...
stray wind
@tiny moat Is everything reassembled and functional? I know you were putting a lot of work into getting things cleaned up.
tiny moat
@stray wind No, this contamination needs to be taken care of. This should look like the e- gun from yesterday.
stray wind
@tiny moat Oi, yeah. That's from the loss of vacuum?
tiny moat
This looke like this when I got it, but the outgassing from it would result in a degraded vacuum around the gun.
stray wind
Ahh
tiny moat
But yeah, that is how it got like this. Brown deopsition mean oxidation and a bad vacuum. Blue deposition is what you want to see.
This is what it looks like now.
polar wraith
I hope you feel better soon, @tiny moat !
thin canopy
Get well @tiny moat ! The world needs your feeds.
tiny moat
@thin canopy @polar wraith Thanks! I definitely want to get back to streaming soon.
polar wraith
@tiny moat feeds (and cats) help stave off cleansing thermonuclear fire.
polar wraith
Wow!!!! That looks SO much better!!!
tiny moat
Yeah, very happy with this.
thin canopy
Holy cow!
tiny moat
Up next...
polar wraith
Solvent, or just elbow grease?
polar wraith
Magic is good. 😃
tiny moat
More previously un-known bad vacuum seals...
spice moss
@tiny moat I was like are you building quantum computer?
@tiny moat now think if you make a quantum computer to do SEM
bold turtle
YAY I came home to new toys and STEEKERZ!
soft thicket
Steekerz are good!!! I'll be coming home to "new" toys tomorrow!!!!!!! then a MASSIVE grind till Show and Tell
runic elbow
Does anyone perhaps know how to stop the Discord invite glitch? Discord sometimes does this thing where every invite for a server becomes expired. Even fresh ones, or ones set to "Never expire"
proven olive
@runic elbow I've never heard of that one
vast condor
@runic elbow you can just tell people to visit Adafru.it/discord
It works as an invite.
runic elbow
I learned one thing from playing One Night at Flumpty's: I am terrified of eggs.
vague oar
Btw here are the 3 main reasons of my name
gloomy pilot
crude trench
Thanks for the article, @spice moss . Open data yielding results at the subatomic level, awesome.
spice moss
runic elbow
TIME FOR THE SPOOKS TO BEGIN
runic elbow
Should I start taking things more seriously? Probably. But I probably won't.
runic elbow
I accidentally closed the layer box and the tool settings box in GIMP. How can I reopen them?
ancient rivet
Windows -> Recently Closed Docks ->
Windows -> Dockable Dialogs ->
somewhere in there
ebon temple
An important aspect of life is efficiency
<script><alert>("By increasing the concentration of the reactant, the reaction will become more spontaneous")</alert></script>
of course, ask for consent first. But, AP chem is more fun this way
super Basic, but entertaining
spice moss
spice moss
that is stuxnet code what you see in that episode
runic elbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B2ET6irhF0 I love it.
spice moss
@runic elbow you perhaps love cuphead game what is complete hand drawn
runic elbow
I've seen that game. I would get it, but I don't have an Xbox One. Or a PC that can handle it.
elfin wave
cuphead does look like a ton of fun. if I hadn't just gotten heat signature I'd consider getting it
soft thicket
cleaner than my desktops
soft thicket
lol
gilded dome
Can someone help me with an MD380 radio?
tiny moat
?membercount
solar ridgeBOT
vast condor
Sooo close
tender nimbus
Yeah You Just want attention @everyone
chilly steeple
abstract violet
Saw this set of visualizations on various sorting algorithms
https://imgur.com/t/rainbow/RM3wl
runic elbow
I can probably do better then putting these in a chocolate box.
stuck moth
<@&355854283410898955> anyone around this afternoon to play some PUBG?
runic elbow
You know what? I'm sick of the fact that I can only fit two hard disks into the React OS machine. I'm gonna do something about that.
runic elbow
Here's some stuff I got from the machine in the progress of trying to fit in more drives.
indigo jetty
Minding the little one @stuck moth so a no from me
grave crest
Woo hoo! Yard sale find today was a pair of Da-Lite tripods for a background drop. Now all I need is to manufacture a crossbar and get the green screen material. 😃
runic elbow
Turns out the machine doesn't like it very much when it's floppy drive is missing.
vestal phoenix
I think when you pull a floppy drive from an old machine, the POST tests for A: drive which you will have to disable in the BIOS.
runic elbow
Alrighty. Thanks for this information.
vast condor
Here ya go @tiny moat http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/this-years-best-images-from-the-unseen-microscopic-world/
tiny moat
@vast condor One of the reasons I am excited to get a JEOL SEM is that I can enter the JEOL image contest with it...
vast condor
@tiny moat Nice!
tiny moat
@vast condor There is also a monitary award involved...
vast condor
@tiny moat 🤑
grave crest
Isn't it something wonderful when your hobby can generate income? 😃
vast condor
@grave crest sure is. Not speaking from experience. Well other than my old PC building/support days. But that wasn't fun for long lol.
I don't count that. Lol
grave crest
I used to do that too -- computer repair. Started as a hobby. Then turned into a bit of extra income. Then I was working way too long, way too hard, on problems that stemmed from "I'm too cheap to buy the right thing", and then I was on the hook for literally any issue they had. Since obviously my work caused it.
Now, I just say "I work on servers." Which isn't too far from the truth (SANs and NASes are "servers" in their eyes)....and I then say "I don't handle consumer electronics. If I have an issue, I send it to our IT department to fix."
Which isn't a lie. But also, google. Please folks, use google. That's what I do. 😃
vast condor
@grave crest that's essential what happened to me as well. I am enterprise IT stuff now as well.
grave crest
Now my hobbies are more artistic -- oil painting. I'm still working on my Bob Ross 'fro 😉
ebon temple
Does anyone have recommendations for an external wifi card?
that was recommend to me at a con, I have the infamous TL-WN722N (1.0-the monitor mode capable one), thinking about upgrading
tulip patrol
@ebon temple What do you want to do with it?
ebon temple
the fun stuff that comes with monitor mode 😃
the 802.11a/g/b/n part of that alfa one is really cool
tulip patrol
I'm not sure what current ones support it... I haven't been doing any of that, so I've been buying the "whatever is cheap at Fry's" model 😃
tulip patrol
Today's fun: the magnetometer in the IMU on my Beaglebone Blue will turn on in raw mode but not sensor fusion mode. Grrrrr.
runic elbow
Oh my.
vague oar
Btw took what i Found on a Youtube video about Rfid i think there is something wrong with this guy
abstract violet
@tiny moat saw this and thought of ya! http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/photo/2017-photomicrography-competition
runic elbow
I have no idea how to Blender.
I'm trying to use Video Editing mode, but I have no idea how to put anything down.
vast condor
@runic elbow whoa, the language in this thumbnail is a little much. Please delete your post
runic elbow
There isn't any swearing in this episode.
vast condor
I'm taking about the text in the thumbnail
runic elbow
What do you mean? It's just a picture of the character with the number three.
vast condor
In the Discord app it pulls the thumbnail that has several swear words in it.
runic elbow
Can you send me a screenshot? Because there are no swears in this video. The description might, though.
But I don't think Discord shows that.
vast condor
Thanks @runic elbow
runic elbow
Alrighty. It's gone. I'm sorry. I forgot they had swears in the description.
I'll be more careful to check everything in a video, next time.
stuck moth
thanks for the fix @runic elbow and the heads up @vast condor
runic elbow
Although, can Blender be used to achieve something similar in the video?
vast condor
@stuck moth your welcome
tiny moat
Here are some pictures from tonight's stream for anyone interested.
spice moss
stuck moth
<@&355854283410898955> PUBG this afternoon sometime? Going to go do yardwork now
gray aspen
Currently fixing a 3d printer..
spice moss
I just played some fortnite battleroyal
runic elbow
What's a porg?
vast condor
A new Star Wars character
spice moss
new Star Wars creature
vestal phoenix
@spice moss And now for something completely different, well, new... https://youtu.be/yQdOi_H9Qno
vestal phoenix
capacitive touch pads on circuit playground classic sending MIDI to computer running a soft synth.
gray aspen
fixed it..
vast condor
Very cool @caitlinsdad#8800
stuck moth
@elfin wave <@&355854283410898955> PUBG?
spice moss
I totally have weird dreams like last night in the dream I went to maker store in helsinki and ladyada was there and had a desk there but strange thing was that she also spoke finnish
I got tools for maker stuff
as maker shop had hockey rink inside so i was thinked to use it before
spice moss
felt like there is RadioFruit/AdaShack in Finland
fair summit
@indigo jetty I assume it was very windy but did you suffer damage from Ophelia?
indigo jetty
@fair summit still happening at the moment. Where I work (Galway) seems to be worse than where I live (Athlone), but I'm working from home today
Lots of houses without power (200k, which is a significant percentage of houses in Ireland)
fair summit
Glad you still have power, and that you don't have to go out!
indigo jetty
But thankfully everyone I know is safe and sound so far!
Cheers for the concern! I wouldn't have thought it would be news over there
fair summit
The US journalists I follow on Twitter have been paying attention, and the very unusual origin location of the storm also brought news (much further northeast than any other recorded hurricane). And we are paying a lot of attention to hurricanes due to the succession of them here.
indigo jetty
Houses without power has been bumped to 360k, which is close to 1/4 of the houses in Ireland
fair summit
I saw videos of trucks delivering water to houses, I guess because the well pumps were out.
indigo jetty
Yeah it's unusual for us for sure
fair summit
hope things continue OK for you. I'll keep an eye out. Scotland will also be hit (another place with fond memories for us)
elfin wave
sorry I've been quiet! was on vacation last week
you'd think that would translate into lots of PUBG but instead I was playing solo borderlands the presequel, because I'm weird
(but also the more arcade-y style was a nice break)
indigo jetty
Now I'm without power!
I'm searching for the place in the house with the best cell coverage!
ocean sigil
@indigo jetty Good luck! I hope power is restored soon. Throughtout the region!
indigo jetty
Mine came back an hour or two ago thankfully!
runic elbow
So I've been practicing with LMMS. Not going great, so far.
gray aspen
@elfin wave totes could've multiplayered that
@stuck moth could even pick it up in the humblebundle
worldly grove
@night crescent is there someone can update this article? https://blog.adafruit.com/2015/03/03/beaglebone-black-pmic-for-battery-backup-beagleboneblack-txinstruments-beagleboardorg/
this is the new link for the new website of interlockroc https://www.interlockroc.org/beaglebone-black-pmic-for-battery-backup.html
tulip patrol
I have just discovered xxd -i... certain kinds of coding will never be the same for me.
spice moss
this was suprise https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=4ck5RbTQj28
spice moss
gray aspen
@stuck moth borderlands games https://www.humblebundle.com/endless-rpg-lands-bundle
indigo jetty
Update on storm watch, power went again last night and didnt come back til this morning , but no damage to anything so all good
It even gave me a chance last night to do some work on my Telegram library I had been meaning to do 😃
stray wind
@indigo jetty Good in the end on all counts then!
indigo jetty
yup, maybe need it to go a bit more often @stray wind
polar coral
I fixed a portable record player this afternoon: https://youtu.be/mVKxj2-s9Hk
It was a birthday gift for myself
All it needed was 3 capacitors replaced and the sound started booming From the speaker
It still needs an isolation transformer and grounded power plug, tho.
proven olive
Apparently, my right-hand (Right-foot?) sock has been inside out all day.
No wonder everything felt a little weird today
dark sage
Well if your socks match you're ahead of the average I think lol
polar coral
@proven olive Right-side covers both
just stay alert, if you put the sock on your hand instead of your foot, seek a doctor immediately
proven olive
@polar coral But maybe I just want to sock someone
polar coral
what a PUN-ishment
dusty citrus
?membercount
solar ridgeBOT
grave crest
Offtopic question: Anyone here use the 2017 Macbook (non-pro. any of the cpus...m3, i5, i7)? I have some questions as to the day to day usability of it for making/DIY tasks -- considering getting one myself as a much more mobile replacement to a 2013 15" macbook pro.
polar wraith
@viscid folio Utimate traveing salesman problem (Iost power last night, so just catching up on AAE): perhaps a genetic algorithm for optimizing the pick and place? 1/2 😃
stuck moth
@grave crest @tranquil sedge has a macbook but not a 2017
runic elbow
So I drew something
tranquil sedge
yeah @grave crest I have a 2016 macbook 12" with the core i5 and 512mb SSD.. i'm a bit mixed on it. the form factor and size are perfect. it's barely 2lbs and super tiny, never once have I regretted throwing it in a bag. you just forget it's there and never worry about lugging around a laptop again. the screen is beautiful and really nice with high resolution like a modern phone or tablet. the only big con is the one port.. it really is a pain. day to day it isn't bad, but absolutely expect to buy the $70 multiport adapter from apple (with old USB, HDMI and power / USB-C in). USB-C in general is a big giant mess I've found, particularly with power adapters.. it's really hard to find good quality USB-C stuff that complies with the spec and works. like off-brand non-apple multiport adapters are a big gamble--check amazon reviews and lots of issues like sometimes they won't work or sometimes they don't charge through them, etc. in the end I grin an bear it because there really isn't anything else as small and nicely built as this machine. maybe a dell XPS 13 would be a good alternative but they're getting bad about linux support on those recently
and now i've found i need not only the HDMI multiport adapter but the VGA one too... doing presentations the last two have not had a DVI or HDMI input.. so more dongles to get and carry :/
grave crest
@tranquil sedge Thank you -- your sentiments mirror a lot of what I've considered and read from others. It's seems to have an over-reliance on dongles, though I need something much more portable than a 15" mbp. Is that the same macbook that had thermal issues at MakerFaire?
If I could ask, at what point did you feel you were stressing the capabilities of the system (either unexpectedly...or intentionally pushing it to do stuff it might not be designed for)?
tranquil sedge
yep same machine.. lack of fan I found is a con in 90 degree heat 😃
i've never had thermal issues before though with it
i think just the extreme weather pushed it over the edge, and being in the sun
i really never feel it being stressed heavily. i haven't tried to edit video on it, but for basic things like compiling a big source tree it's plenty fast
i did go for the core i5 because I read the i7 really doesn't give you much more, it's still just dual core but a bit faster and hotter.. the i5 was the sweet spot at the time
for dongles i just found this one that looks interesting and ordered it, will take my chances since zero reviews and looks a bit sketchy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07688W7W8
but perhaps that could be one dongle to rule them all
grave crest
Hmm, I've always been wary of third party dongles. I've even had StarTech thunderbolt-vga adapters go on the fritz, and they're a solid, respected IT brand. I hope you have good luck with it.
(and if you do, I might mirror the purchase)
tranquil sedge
yep same here, it's a gamble 😃
grave crest
I'm considering the 2017 Macbook, probably i5 or i7. Without a doubt 16gb ram. On the go, I wouldn't be doing that much heavy work. Even now, all I have open are a few browser tabs (too many of course), onenote, discord, tweetbot.
Once in a while I open Lightroom for some photo organization, and once in a blue moon Photoshop to fill in the gaps where Lightroom isn't enough.
The lack of a fan is something that's very attractive, as I've had rather noisy laptops in the past for work and personal use.
tranquil sedge
yeah i just have 8gb ram and it's been solid for normal use
the other thing on the other end of the spectrum, i really like the look and idea of the latest asus 10" chromebook convertible
grave crest
ooo, that's a tiny thing (just googled it)
tranquil sedge
yeah it's like $250 or so and much lower specs
but 10", 2 lbs and even flips into a tablet
in that review he had some weird quirks that apparently asus sent him a new one to try again
but it's an interesting thing--i liked chromeos and used it for a while
you can get a full linux environment
only thing is low memory usually, like 2 or 4gb at best
but that one is interesting because it can use android apps too
i have a feeling between chromeos, a crouton linux environment, and android you could do 90% of most laptop tasks
grave crest
I've thought about ChromOS, and I absolutely think it's viable for many uses. I feel hesitant though for how I generally work, as I like the full OS experience. However, $250 is almost an impulse buy when compared to a $2k laptop+accessories.
I also have a 12.9" ipad, which convers a lot of bases as well....which I'm thinking would be a sweet second monitor to a Macbook (via the Duet app).
tranquil sedge
yeah the ipad pro is interesting to me, especially with ios 11.. it looks like a real workhorse machine now
grave crest
I have iOS 11, and it really hasn't been a big change for me. And there are a plethora of little glitches everywhere, mostly with the UI.
I say if you're content with iOS 10, keep that until there's a definitive need to upgrade.
spice moss
fair summit
speaking of Macbooks: A relative has a late 2011 Macbook Pro with 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive. She's complaining it's slow nowadays. I've ordered parts to upgrade it to 16GB RAM and a 500GB SSD, but I don't have a lot of experience with Macs. My impression is that the base CPU is fine, and that the recent MacOS versions really could use an SSD for better performance. Any comments?
sleek urchin
grave crest
I'd agree with that @fair summit. Pretty much any i-series CPU could benefit greatly from an upgrade to 8+ gb of ram and an SSD.
ancient rivet
pretty sure they add something like this in the OS scheduler:
delay(date.current() - HW_INCEPT_DATE);
I wouldn't spend the money or the time on a Core2Duo or earlier though
fair summit
@grave crest Thanks, just checked: it is a 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-2675QM)
fair summit
I think it was what you had to get to get a 15" screen.
grave crest
I still long for the days when Apple carried 17" laptops
spice moss
gray pilot
I still long for the day when Apple will just go away.
solar hamlet
that can take a while
I think they will rather specialize in locked-down entertainment devices
proven olive
@fair summit The greatest increase in performance I've ever had was switching to a SSD-only system
And that counts going from a windows 98 FrankenPuter to a pretty decent Windows Vista laptop.
spice moss
Surfacebook 2 is available for 13" and 15"
fair summit
@proven olive thanks - I think this upgrade will work out well.
proven olive
Quadrupling the ram will be a big help too
grave crest
I will never using a spinning disk again as a primary drive. Only SSDs. No hybrid/fusion drives, no secondary SSD cache for a primary spinning disk....nope. None of that.
Only place for a spinning disk is a low-cost/TB for 3rd tier storage, such as external hard drives (infrequently used) or for a NAS.
It is the single most noticable improvement one can make to their computer.
Adding 8gb+ of ram is the second best improvement, on a strictly hardware level.
(forgetting of course obvious things -- like replacing the CPU if it's something insanely under-specc'ed, such as using a 7-year old Celeron to do modern 3D rendering).
After SSD & RAM, I'd focus on input and output devices. Quality keyboards, mice/trackball/trackpad, and monitors will last through several systems.
gray pilot
Well then how come I've blown through three keyboards and two mice in the last four years? :)
They don't last either. Only the monitors seem to migrate from box to box.
grave crest
😃 Usage may vary...Sometimes you get lucky with hardware. Generally buying quality goes a long way :)
For example -- my dad is still using an old Microsoft-branded Office 2000 keyboard that was released over 17 years ago.
...and I suddenly feel old saying that.
solar hamlet
I recently found a keyboard that I like, took me 4 years.
Hopefully it will last.
For me keyboards and mice are the only things I never replace lightly
Usually they break at some point, and at that moment it's impossible to buy another one like it, so I have to suffer getting used to whatever new thing
grave crest
@solar hamlet I absolutely know what you mean! When I find something I like, that I truly like....I immediately buy multiples of it and put them on a shelf. "Cold storage" as it is.
Even if it's the same product number, they could cheapen the quality in a few years. Too many companies are in a race to the bottom.
solar hamlet
Then it only hurts more when you break the last one...
grave crest
Usually by the point, I'd hope I'd find another. Or live without.
I'm going to really cry when Windows 7 is end of life'd.
runic elbow
This could be handy.
runic elbow
Are youtube links allowed? I made a video that shows what I plan to do eventually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXYPVXMO10Q I'll just put it here. If you don't want it here, I'll gladly remove it.
runic elbow
two old machines that have been used for YEARS: No bulging capacitors. Machine that's newer, and not used as much: A blown cap, and one that's possibly leaking. OK.
stuck moth
This is the keyboard I have and ❤ http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/code-keyboard/code-87-key-mechanical-keyboard-2070.html
runic elbow
I love it, I gotta get me one of these.
I just realised the price, so I'm gonna not do that.
stuck moth
It'll last a while though and I use it multiple hours every day. Well worth the price
grave crest
@stuck moth Did you get an sound dampeners on that model, or was it stock?
proven olive
I would love a mehanical keyboard. But I can't justify the cost. I have yet to have a (non-crappy, non-laptop) keyboard fail
grave crest
@stuck moth What made you choose this mechanical keyboard over the plethora that are out there on the market?
(some days I feel paralyzed by an overabundance of choices)
runic elbow
I just grab really cheap ones from Dollarama. And sometimes a good set. My current being a Blackweb Mouse and Keyboard Wireless set up. Because who can resist a wireless keyboard that comes with a mouse?
solar hamlet
@stuck moth mine is http://prohavit.com/products/hv-kb390l-low-profile-mechanical-keyboard/
I finally found a low-profile mechanical keyboard
it's super-clicky too
runic elbow
I prefer using old keyboards for that. This does look pretty good, though.
solar hamlet
it's low-profile, which means the key travel is short and I don't need a wrist pad
runic elbow
I might have to check this out.
solar hamlet
which were the two main gripes I had with mech keyboards
it also has stupid fancy light effects on the keys, but you can disable that
runic elbow
Nevermind. THey always overprice keyboards with lights.
solar hamlet
shiny 😃
runic elbow
THey were selling keyboards at a local walmart for $250. It was just a regular keyboard with some LEDs in it.
solar hamlet
this one is actually cheap for a mechanical keyboard
runic elbow
Good lord, this is the cheapest keyboard I've seen outside of Dollarama!
solar hamlet
if you bought the switches yourself and tried to make it, you would pay more
China 😃
runic elbow
I might have to check this out. It has lights, right?
solar hamlet
yes, blue
runic elbow
Awesome! Now I can finally use my keyboard in the dark! As soon as I get it.
solar hamlet
I tend to look at the screen when typing
runic elbow
I prefer looking at my keyboard.
stuck moth
@grave crest don't remember anymore. I've been really happy with it. Use it more than the keyboard I made though the layout is a bit different
spice moss
twitch have webhooks and more
stray wind
I have the Corsair K70 Rapidfire. It changed how I type, but so much 💜 http://www.corsair.com/en-us/k70-rgb-rapidfire-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-speed-rgb-na
I'll get a Topre keyboard next if I ever have to replace this.
solar hamlet
topre? like typing on the backs of soft bunnies? 😃
stray wind
lol. It's mechanical hybrid that you can actually set the actuation points for individual keys. So I suppose it could be soft like bunnies 😃
proven olive
I'm sure there's people hoppy about that
tiny moat
So my garage door made it through the wind, but my modem didn't... It's refusing to properly startup now, this might be a fun night of dealing with Comcast.
proven olive
@tiny moat I would much rather have to replace a modem instead of replacing a garage door
proven olive
Considering what's in Adam's garage...
sturdy oyster
i'm jk
proven olive
Also, no. Local comcast has never been an issue for us
tiny moat
@sturdy oyster @proven olive I am going to agree with Brad here, the fact that that was a concern should tell you something about it's current condition. It's not even designed to fit in the space it is in, there is about a foot gap on the top and a few inches on the sides. Who ever built this thing years and years ago really didn't care. At all.
proven olive
That seems.... problematic
tiny moat
Ducktape and a tarp should make it workable.
grave crest
Garage door springs....or comcast. Man, that really is a tough choice. Both instill utter terror.
Though to be 100% totally serious, garage door springs are to be taken as serious as a heart attack. Those things have so much power behind them...and if they release....and you're on the wrong end of them....it does not end well.
proven olive
@grave crest Yeah, springs like that have incredible force
grave crest
I'm a rabid DIY'er. Often times I bite off more than I can chew. When I was a kid, I saw a garage door spring come off....and literally go through the back of our garage.. Now, anytime dealing with a garage door spring, I immediately go hands off. I call in a professional.
proven olive
"NOPE! I'm done."
I've done that a handful of times. Nothing quite so exreme, but just the "This does NOT need to be done by me" sentiment
grave crest
Such a profound, visceral reaction too.
(since this is offtopic -- I so wish Discord for OSX allowed spellcheck's underlining and right-click correction)
proven olive
@grave crest You mention garage springs and I come across this
I wonder what sort of power THOSE have
grave crest
that fire at the end....as if they couldn't get any more terrifying.
proven olive
Yeah, isn't it just the most calming thing?
runic elbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmJC3KZ1D9w Watch this if you wanna see me be an idiot with a hard drive for about thirty seconds.
stuck moth
<@&355854283410898955> PUBG anyone?
spice moss
spice moss
@swift hatch my halloween fun i guess but with mixed reality
runic elbow
OK, NOTHING I'm trying can open the Xbox 360 hard drive I want to open. EVERYTHING I've tried was either too big or too small.
solar hamlet
chainsaw?
runic elbow
No, I would prefer keeping it in good condition.
swift hatch
SHARK! @spice moss
spice moss
@swift hatch some Microsoft Finland guys get those shark balloons and mod it and put arduino to control it and with signalR people was able to control sharks
runic elbow
I give up. We don't have the right screwdrivers for the Xbox hard drive, anyway.
tiny moat
@runic elbow You know that as soon as you open a hard drive, it's basically dead, right?
runic elbow
I'm not trying to open up the drive itself. Just the case.
Like, so I can put other drives in the case.
Turns out Q-Tips aren't great for painting.
shell vigil
dang, that floppy disk.
runic elbow
OK, added a second coat of paint.