Mine wasn't quite vegan, as the paratha had ghee in it
#general-chat
late fulcrum
supple surge
I'll drink all the milk you're not drinking
Enormous amounts of it go to waste due to government subsidies lol lol - there’s plenty to go around 🤣
delicate stream
I'd drink a gallon a day if I could afford it XD
supple surge
If I ever go to Japan again can’t say I won’t dive face first into some ramen haha
delicate stream
Lol
late fulcrum
alu is the Hindi word for potato and muttar means "peas". Paratha is a many-layered unleavened whole wheat bread
delicate stream
I like potatoes
supple surge
I love that lady ada said she got the idea for the white design of the perma proto half size we all know and love from a walk around the Akibahara area in Tokyo 🙂
static flare
I love how there's just a whole datasheet still available for the 6581
late fulcrum
There's even a modern surface mount version of the venerable SN76477 sound generator chip available
delicate stream
I want black PCBs
static flare
All my PCBs I design are black
It takes longer but it's one of a few touches I want to have with my boards
late fulcrum
Mine are all over the map. I've done black, green, red, blue, and purple so far, and I'm looking at OshPark's "After Dark" clear soldermask
late fulcrum
Usually soldermask is applied in a single layer, all at once, but I think there's a inkjet-like option available for full color "silkscreen" graphics
static flare
Mine are all over the map. I've done black, green, red, blue, and purple so far...
I'd love to see clear solder mask 👀
delicate stream
Imagine a PCB with rainbow stripes
late fulcrum
Here's a nice pic of an "After Dark" board with clear solder mask: https://twitter.com/josecastillo/status/1349909509376917505?s=21
static flare
oooh
delicate stream
Mmmm
static flare
oh my days why is it so hard to find the dimensions for the 6581
late fulcrum
It's 0.6" wide, and about 2.9" long (28-pin wide DIP package)
delicate stream
massive rig lol
That's the smaller one!
static flare
Should I use a rotary or slide pot?
zealous ermine
working with a commodore SID?!
static flare
y-yes?
delicate stream
thiccputer
zealous ermine
those are expensive!
delicate stream
thiccputer
This is the thicccc one with the 1600W PSU
static flare
It was a good deal! I mean, I got the rest of a C64 with it, as well as a datasette and a bunch of tapes and a small CRT and some books
zealous ermine
oh nice
when i got my 64, it only came with a datasette (that was broken)
everything works now though
orchid zephyr
This is the thicccc one with the 1600W PSU
i like the case
good volume
lots of cable room
static flare
I'm not 100% sure if the datasette still works, but I want to archive all of the tapes I have
orchid zephyr
all i have is a dell g5 5500 laptop : (
supple surge
This is the thicccc one with the 1600W PSU
That is some sweet sweet neopixel action 🤩🤩 soooo purtyyyyyy 😍
orchid zephyr
how do you get money lol
supple surge
Can we apply an additional statement to that logic gate? 🤣 I find my eating style to be more like an op amp than a diode 😝 and yes, all vegan eggs suck haha that’s one thing I def miss
delicate stream
i like the case
Oddly hard to work in despite the space XD
delicate stream
https://tenor.com/view/james-mc-avoy-wanted-fans-self-sweating-gif-5079413
Yes very toasty
supple surge
There’s a NAIL in my tire 🤣🤣 but I guess Siri’s AI thinks I’m up to something much more insidious help me! SHUT UP NEIL 🤣🤣
delicate stream
Lol
jovial path
delicate stream
delicate stream
https://youtu.be/xqM9YSPIbv8
Here's a picture of every book I've read this year
late fulcrum
Here's mine, approximately
supple surge
Because I’m vegan now, I used to - I’ve tried the substitutes but I don’t like them
It’s not “can’t” it’s “choose not to”
Robots vs faeiries instantly piques my interest and definitely can’t wait to read “future is female”, have heard lots of good things
late fulcrum
When I go to bed, it takes a while to wind my mind down for sleep, so I read until I'm sleepy. This racks up an hour or two each night. I'll also read in the morning and at odd hours in the sun room where there's good light.
delicate stream
I can't find good time to read... Plus reading books hurts my eyes after like half an hour DX
What little time I do is just reading articles
late fulcrum
In this case, "The Future is Female" is an anthology of science fiction stories written by women.
delicate stream
Mmm anthologies
Collection of stories
Just more letters XD
... did something happen?
supple surge
In this case, "The Future is Female" is an anthology of science fiction stories ...
Short story sci fi anthologies are my absolute favorite!!! 😻 ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov are very special to me
delicate stream
Is Asimov in the public domain yet? If so, we should do an Asimov movie
supple surge
Is Asimov in the public domain yet? If so, we should do an Asimov movie
Not yet but …. worth the wait? 😅
supple surge
Is Asimov in the public domain yet? If so, we should do an Asimov movie
There are a few tho!
delicate stream
I might be too old but the time my favorites come around XD
Unless we make them now and don't release into they're not under copyright...
I'm not exactly a spring chicken
late fulcrum
I'm eyeing Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama" and Hogan's "Two Faces of Tomorrow" as movies I'd like to see. I'm thinking of doing some renderings.
delicate stream
late fulcrum
malloc(from='copious free time') failed
delicate stream
I hope you take breaks during study periods... Especially instantly long ones like 12 hours
jovial path
I do!
I've been doing some experiments, changing the periods of study and study breaks but keeping the 50/10 proportion.
delicate stream
I used to do 30 minutes on, 5-10 minutes off for at most 3 hours of study time in a day. Not enough hours in a day to do more than that
jovial path
Most of people I know study 50/10 it is basically a rule on YouTube Study With Me Live.
There are harder people that I know that study 60/10.
delicate stream
Yeah, I get antsy at 20, no way I could go a full hour, lol
Sometimes I'd do 15 on, 3 off just to get water and stretch when I was really antsy
Can't remember the last time I studied
jovial path
One of the online books with my robot's pseudocode is reaching more than 1700 topics.
delicate stream
Das a lotta topics
jovial path
There was one that we finished with more than 3500 topics. This one was pen and paper.
delicate stream
oof
lusty axle
Isn't Steamboat Willey going to be in public domain pretty soon?
lusty axle
Maybe they will come to their senses and reduce the period once Disney has less to lose
I think Disney has accepted it this time
But who knows, maybe not
delicate stream
We can hope. But they're the reason it's currently basically 2 lifetimes for copyright [lifetime of the author + 95 years]
lusty axle
That's so incredibly messed up IMO
delicate stream
yeah
lusty axle
Lifetime of the author already seems like a generous amount of time for the state to legally prohibit copying information
Like, man, I wish I still got paid for work early in my career!
delicate stream
I feel like it should be like, 20-30 years? but right now things won't be available for a whole generation or more
lusty axle
I was gonna say 10-20, but I wouldn't complain about 20-30
But apparently the idea that copyrights should ever expire makes you a radical
delicate stream
I think there should be some different system for things that become insane franchises like Disney stuff, Star Wars, Star Trek -- some way to separate things so that they can make their millions on a particular version, but allow people to use a version without issue
But it also just encourages creativity and growth if you aren't the sole entity to be able to use a thing
late fulcrum
That's the whole idea behind copyright law (and trademarks, patents, etc.): to encourage creativity and growth.
It is, in its current incarnation, not really accomplishing that goal very well.
delicate stream
Yeah, now it just means people milk an idea for a century and a half and nobody else can enjoy creating with it
lusty axle
I don't know, I don't want to be heartless to the people who created Disney or Star Trek. But I'm not sure there's any reason to give them a legal monopoly on the IP for an entire lifetime, just so they can build an empire
20 years or so is a long time to sell authorized merch
umbral phoenix
Patents are quite limited. Trademarks are basically forever. I don't see much reason why Copyright should go beyond the author's lifetime, though I suppose you could make a case that a young author spends years writing a book, then dies and there are mouths to feed.
crystal ore
You probably don't want to incentivize killing off people for their copyrights, too. 😅
umbral phoenix
LOL, totally
delicate stream
I don't know, I don't want to be heartless to the people who created Disney or S...
I mean... at this point, the franchise is over half a century old, and Gene died like... 35 years ago? So it's not like Star Trek is new. And I'd probably still look to the official Star Trek stuff from CBS/Paramount, but it would be a dream to be able to create my own Star Trek content, and see others do the same, without getting a DMCA
umbral phoenix
and just the fact that copyrights are so fragmented, especially for music, different spans of years are treated differently... it's insane
crystal ore
As I recall, copyrights used to be for a fixed time period, which could be optionally renewed like once if the author still cared.
lusty axle
I was reading the other day that it has also made it basically impossible to use lesser known works
That are almost certainly out of copyright, but there's no way to verify they weren't renewed
(or something along those lines, I am probably a bit off on the mechanism)
delicate stream
As I recall, copyrights used to be for a fixed time period, which could be optio...
I really wish this was the current system. And maybe have provisions for after the death of the author if a thing is being actively developed by a team? but there are things that just haven't been touchable in over a century and the author died and nobody had any use for it under the current system. There would be a lot more public domain materials if it expired and needed to be renewed
The copyright office certainly would have records of what was expired and what wasn't, and it might not have been as easy to search up 50 years ago, but doable
umbral phoenix
registration isn't even required anymore for copyright, so determining copyright status can be challenging
delicate stream
Mess
jovial path
There was one that we finished with more than 3500 topics. This one was pen and...
About 2400 to be more precise, I openned it a long time ago and I confused the quantity, I checked now, I am sorry. The number is disappointing but what is written in is great.
jovial path
About 2400 to be more precise, I openned it a long time ago and I confused the q...
But there are more books, a single one is just a few and it is great but combined with more books is even better.
jovial path
New photo in my bedroom: Alan Turing. I put him above Kirchhoff and in the left side of ONU. Kirchhoff's photo and Alan Turing's photo went together because there was not more space above.
dusk oracle
and it's a simple fix
real falcon
700 says its not, though simpler than swapping entire battery bank
i read that brass isnt good idea when battery bank is alum metal.
dusty citrus
My cousin had a poster of Bobby Sherman on her wall. ;)
My brother had a custom poster that was a large image of Batman, with the caption "Batman in real life is <my brother's name>" that he bought at the World's Fair in NYC.
Mine were sardonic, and had lots of words, less than art or images. ;)
hardy crater
1000 words or less? 😉
dusk oracle
700 says its not, though simpler than swapping entire battery bank
it's a plastic cooling loop and you can get a aluminium fitting too.
a simple fix
watch the video
dusk oracle
gas is even less safe than fixing a water loop
refilling a water loop is done by gamers with water cooling everyday.
dusk oracle
the point louis is making is that that nozzle could have been made replaceable
delicate stream
Yeah, I should be fair to gas, it only explodes in pressurized containers
real falcon
I hope right to repair bill biden recently signed will change it.
dusk oracle
so many iphone users have phones that only need a new battery
it could be a simple swap
but they instead pair the chips on the battery and phone
delicate stream
Same with the home button, screen, camera...
dusk oracle
it's not a nice job to have to rip the chip odd the battery "even less safe" to just get it to boot
delicate stream
Apple does very annoying anti-DIY-repair things
dusk oracle
Same with the home button, screen, camera...
exactly, if they have it their way we would be paying huge amounts just replacing everything while land fills overflow
delicate stream
Or filling their coffers for them to repair it for us
dusk oracle
apple put's a 1.1v cpu line right next to a 24v input line
all you need is a touch of humidity
delicate stream
POOF
dusk oracle
and i have seen apple devices fail to boot at the coast line.
if i did not have the tools that guy would have had to travel 5000KM just to get a new one
delicate stream
Those sorts of problems are part of why I don't think I could switch to Apple for all things
Only secondary devices
real falcon
i will never go to apple
delicate stream
I love my iPad
Don't enjoy my iPhone as a phone, DEFINITELY never gonna have an iPhone primary
real falcon
i own exactly one apple product and im using it right now
apple alum board keyboard. its 13 years old
delicate stream
I have several... iPhone 8, 2018 iPad Pro, 2018 MacBook Pro, 2010 MacBook Air, iPod Touch 4th gen, 3rd gen iPad, 3 2nd gen iPads, Mac Pro G5, and a couple Macintoshes
dusk oracle
I have several... iPhone 8, 2018 iPad Pro, 2018 MacBook Pro, 2010 MacBook Air, i...
and i can imagine you want to keep them alive
delicate stream
and i can imagine you want to keep them alive
That would be the ideal way to use them is alive, yes :P
dusk oracle
i understand exactly how you feel
delicate stream
Things being alive is good
late fulcrum
I have an old white plastic Macbook, it started getting flaky so I took it to Apple. They kept it for two weeks and returned it, explaining that they had replaced every single thing in it, except for the bottom plastic cover. That thing is ancient now, but still works (I use it for talking to older equipment like strange webcams I'm using as beam profilers and the original AdaFruit Trinket with the bit-bang USB implementation that doesn't work well with newer computers).
dusk oracle
i have a aluminium covered macbook with a risc chip
quite a old one
and it wont die
now if apple still built that way
i would care about them
delicate stream
Oh, yeah, I have a black MacBook!
jovial path
People here in Brazil super value any Apple product, specially smartphones. It is quite cultural.
late fulcrum
I like mechanical keys on my phone, and Apple has explicitly stated they won't offer that, so I stick with Android.
jovial path
I preffer Android, it is cheaper and between Apple and Google I preffer Google. I used to like Windows Phone, the hardware were great but it did not has many apps, but it still was great. I never had one, my brother did.
delicate stream
I dream of a phone that's just Windows 10 with a dialer app and Android app support
dusk oracle
that's would be amazing and i dream of it being open source
free like birds, no sky limit
@jovial path i had one there were no apps yet it was fast and stable, if it was x86 they would have nabbed the market
i have a intel tablet that runs android however
and it's not good.. it's like it's nerfed
delicate stream
static flare
good god
In other news: I finally finished the schematic I have been working on
Now to do my least favourite part of all this: layout and routing
late fulcrum
I find I kind of enjoy layout and routing, it's like a meditative sort of puzzle for me.
static flare
I always feel like I'm somehow doing it all wrong
late fulcrum
I figure it's wires and electrons, if everything gets connected to where it needs to go, it'll probably work, since I'm not doing much that's high frequency, high precision, etc. So I'm more guided by what looks nice to me than technical issues. I do tend to make power traces wider than signal traces.
By way of illustration, I tend to keep tweaking my designs: here are three versions of the same board, showing how stuff moved around as I played with it.
delicate stream
There's more than one proper way to peel a potato!
static flare
I've always felt more confident in circuit design in more of the abstract
late fulcrum
The way I finally got past that was designing stuff without really intending to get it fabricated, just getting a feel for the process and how to use the tools. But then I got curious, and ran through the process of submitting it to a board house, to get a feel for making the Gerbers and sending them, and seeing if they were good. Then I saw how little it would cost me to just click a button and have them fabbed, so I did. They worked out okay. Sure, I had made some goofs, but a little work with a knife and bodge wires got it going.
static flare
I am very much designing this so I can have it fabbed, I usually go in with concept in mind
late fulcrum
You can do what a lot of us do, and ask the folks on #help-with-hw-design to look it over and make suggestions. It can make sense to do this early in the process to consider possible changes in direction or of course if you're looking for additional points of view.
Sometimes, it doesn't work at first
But I got there eventually
delicate stream
late fulcrum
That's where I'm headed, natch
delicate stream
Hehehehe
late fulcrum
That's Summer Glau (from a totally different fandom or two)
ancient rivet
shiny
delicate stream
Ah! I haven't seen her in a while, she looked different XD
drowsy zephyr
Guys, i have a question
so, my final project for college
it's a study to find out if we can decrease the number of actuators to move the same amount of solar panels, small ones, while maintaining a certain degree of freedom
while i found that there is a way to do it, despite it not being efficient, i dont really have some sort of equation or theory to back it
it just works because i freestyled the design of how i did it, and that's it
im nervous, how should i present it to the lecturers?
terse estuary
Well if it's not efficient but there's significant cost savings, you could approach it from that angle
It would depend on what the end user/customer values most
delicate stream
Was the challenge framed loosely, or was it structured with the expectation that you'd have some theory or equation?
And was the "if we can" meant to be "can we do it while still having it work at all", or "can we do it while keeping it efficient"?
drowsy zephyr
Was the challenge framed loosely, or was it structured with the expectation that...
it's framed loosely
and it's more of a : "What will happen if"
and more of an analysis
delicate stream
Ahh... Well, I'd compile whatever data you have that shows it's less efficient. Just explain your thought process
drowsy zephyr
but the problem is, im kinda scared if the lecturer asks about how i did it
so you see, to be able to do the test in the first place, i have to make my own design
problem is, i have no theories in my head nor mechanical theories to back me up, it's all just intuition
delicate stream
Ahh...
drowsy zephyr
how do i explain intuition if they were to ask me how i know it will work
or how i managed to come up with the design
hexed rose
Is it something you can sketch or mock up?
drowsy zephyr
yeah, i have a 3d model of it
but i designed it without any deep knowledge about mechanics, i just wing it
hexed rose
Do you have any numbers, like the base design uses X number of actuators, but yours uses half that many.
drowsy zephyr
yeah, i have that
the usual design have 6 actuators while my design has 2
i do have something to show, some sort of comparison, sure
im just scared if they're questioning things deeper than that
zealous ermine
the oil leak on my motorcycle is even worse....
also the bolts holding the alternator cover are seized
and that's where the oil is leaking from!
🙂
hexed rose
and that's where the oil is leaking from!
You'd think the leaking oil would prevent that... 😁
zealous ermine
it's ironic
it's early 70's so instead of hex bolts, they have JIS heads (Japanese Industrial Standard)
which is just different enough from Phillips that using a phillips on it totally destroys the bolts
so I'm going to use my dremel tomorrow and try to fix it the hard way
hexed rose
Have you tried penetrating oil?
zealous ermine
yep
hexed rose
Sometimes heat also helps, but can't recommend using a torch if it's leaking oil.
zealous ermine
i'll try again tomorrow
zealous ermine
Sometimes heat also helps, but can't recommend using a torch if it's leaking oil...
yeahhhh i don't want to burn my bike down lol
orchid zephyr
Guys, i have a question
so, my final project for college
it's a study to find ou...
only need 3 if you dont need
l o c o m o t i o n
drowsy zephyr
only need 3 if you dont need
l o c o m o t i o n
no, i mean, how can i present my lack of theory to the lecturers
all i know is gear moves in one axis, levers work in the other way, combine that and boom, 2 degrees of freedom movement
jovial path
It feels like I can put the whole world inside my Google Drive.
delicate stream
I mean, it's only 100GB, you can't fit that much in it XD
jovial path
I mean, it's only 100GB, you can't fit that much in it XD
I wake up happier knowing my Google Drive is 100gb. Ok I do not wake up happier because of this, but there are moments in the day that I remember it and I feel very happy.
jovial swift
it's all relative, my first OS (all 4K of it) backed up onto a cassette tape 🙂
delicate stream
Lol. Meanwhile, I fill up 4TB drives like they're going out of style...
jovial path
The best things in the computer have small sizes.
delicate stream
8TB in a gumstick these days!
jovial swift
4KB memory card circa 1976
delicate stream
It's amazing how far we've come
16GB of storage the size of a fingernail, probably 1000x faster and a fraction of the price!
jovial swift
fraction lol, my local store gives 'em away 🙂 the card above was $100 new...
delicate stream
$0 is an infinitely small fraction XD
I get those 16GB uSD cards for like $4... times have changed
I remember my first flash drive was 8MB, cost like $75!
jovial swift
Moore's Law, a beautiful thing
delicate stream
not what Moore's Law is about but yeah, it is beautiful! Now I can get a 16TB drive without mortgaging my house!
pearl vigil
I don't think 1TB was even a thing in 92... At any cost
SANs baby
delicate stream
I didn't even have a 20GB HDD until closer to like, 2000?
delicate stream
SANs baby
Yeah, maybe a SAN in 92, but not a single drive XD
Yeah there was a 137GB barrier for PATA drives until 2002 due to addressing
jovial path
4KB memory card circa 1976
Awesome.
delicate stream
The first 1TB HDD [at least consumer I guess?] was 2007
jovial swift
see the heatsink on the 7805 regulator? wonder where they fit that in a thumbdrive these days 😉
pearl vigil
The first 1TB HDD [at least consumer I guess?] was 2007
What about tape?
delicate stream
What about tape?
Apparently 2008
jovial swift
LTO-5 passed a TB around 2010
jovial path
see the heatsink on the 7805 regulator? wonder where they fit that in a thumbdri...
Why does a 7805 needs a heatsink?!
jovial swift
the board drew 1.5 amps 🙂
pearl vigil
Its a linear regulator, it releases all the power to drop to a specific voltage as heat, which is why they get warm vs a switching regulator
jovial path
My father made me remember that they have a little role for a heatsink now.
jovial swift
as I recall the whole system with 8KB of memory and running at a blazing 1.7MHz drew about 4 amps
jovial path
I just never made a project that nedded a heatsink on a 7805.
pearl vigil
Remember RAM coolers? Lmao. I mean, there still is memory you need to keep actively cooled today ig but used to be a consumer thing as well
jovial swift
@jovial path probably never made anything with TTL logic
jovial path
<@!494340013165772821> probably never made anything with TTL logic
This is second year university course electrical/electronics engineering.
First year technical school electronics course...
jovial swift
since every element was a bjt TTL drew a lot of current
delicate stream
So doing some googling, it looks like HDD capacities tended to have major spurts, but a lot of the time it's like 10x capacity every 7 years or so
I didn't do any real verification of this, but roughly: first 10MB HDD - 1983 first 100MB HDD - 1990 first 1GB 3.5" HDD -- 1991 first 10GB HDD - 1998? first 100GB HDD - 2001? first 1TB HDD - 2007 first 10TB HDD - 2015
jovial swift
in another 50 year kids will be like - ewww what could you even do with 16GB?
pearl vigil
My nanobots have a whole PB of info with DNA storage now, how primitive
jovial swift
lol
delicate stream
I'm curious to see how the future goes tho -- 1TB~ seems to remain fairly standard for general consumer PCs
jovial path
I didn't do any real verification of this, but roughly: ```first 10MB HDD - 1983...
I am still in 2007.
jovial path
Our favorite HD's brand here is Kingston. I like it, I remember it's pen drives when I was 4 or 7.
jovial path
My father still has the pen drive I think, it is 250mb I think or less.
delicate stream
We were talking about HDDs, lol
delicate stream
I don't remember Kingston doing spinners, I thought they only did flash memory storage
HDDs are still around, they're just dying in the desktop category
All my workstations are SSD only, but my storage servers are all mostly HDD
Can't afford that much SSD storage... yet XD
Welp, I need sleep... night night peeps
jovial swift
gn!
ancient kindle
storage density is plateauing for consumer products
we already have 100TB SSDs but they cost $40,000+
it sucks for people like me with tons of storage need
drives are so expensive
jovial path
we already have 100TB SSDs but they cost $40,000+
In this situation I would go HDD. I do not think great storage servers like Amazon Cloud, Google Drive, DropBox, etc... Are full SSDs, they have my data from 2013! Have they changed then all to SSD?
grave crest
You'll find a mix of high-capacity spinning disk HDDs and all-flash SSDs of various chip types out there.
This is depending on one's needs, costs, and tolerance for drive failure.
With spinning drives, you come up against RAID rebuild times being the largest issue -- so you see various form of extended RAID schemes and failure tolerance scenarios -- sometimes on a drive, block, node, or even file level. That, along with hot spares & proactive sparing (failing a drive over to a hot spare if a certain threshold of failures occur) can mitigate the rebuild times.
One thing is for sure -- SSDs are dropping in price and are becoming more attractive than spinning HDDs for all but the lowest tier performance scenarios.
velvet pelican
Almost missed the merry go round convo... i still have an hdd due to cost being low the ssd has my boot and runtime stuff on it
grave crest
On a consumer level, I would only get a spinning drive for a NAS (as a backup target or infrequently accessed storage) or for a standalone backup drive.
SSDs have such a performance gain for normal use that they generally outweigh the additional capacity.
that hybrid dual setup is very common, and is a consumer-level approach to the industry standard of "tiering" your storage. Your highly accessed data & OS are on super-fast SSDs, and your backups & infrequently accessed items are on slower, inexpensive spinning disks.
velvet pelican
Yup movies music games and things im not in a hurry for on the disk
Of course with my internet nothing is in a hurry anyways 😂
ancient kindle
In this situation I would go HDD. I do not think great storage servers like Amaz...
they might have
probably your most recently accessed data
then your rarely accessed data goes to spinning
then the really rarely data goes to a deeper pool of spinning
probably won't make it to the tape archive though
delicate stream
Amazon keeps all data on live drives regardless of age or last access -- the only cold storage is Glacier, which is a specific service. And maybe backups they put to tape or archive drives.
But yeah, SSDs are cheap enough that I only have SSDs in my workstations at this point, each at least 4TB overall. My servers are largely HDD, significantly higher capacities, and some SSDs for hot access stuff, but the servers are largely backup and media, so spinners are fine
I'd go for all SSD all the time if I could, but a 4TB SSD can cost as much as a 16TB HDD
delicate stream
I wonder when I'll cross the 1PB in a single server threshold...
jovial path
My first RPN calculator arrived. I am so happy.
The world's first scientific calculator was the HP-35 and it was very similar (in looking) to this one.
delicate stream
Classic
jovial path
Now I know this from the HP-35s 's manual.
spice moss
delicate stream
Paper money, your time is short...
spice moss
its like cryptocoin but managed by public sector entities
the US goverment had huge discussion with facebook cryptocoin back then so are there they own digital coin
delicate stream
Blockchain certainly has a lot of potential... just needs the right implementation
umbral phoenix
paper currency and coins have advantages that no digital money can match, I hope they never go away
delicate stream
Like the fact you can hide them in your mattress?
late fulcrum
I remember customs people searching peoples' luggage "looking for Bitcoin". Um, wat?
delicate stream
lol
I mean, there are physical wallets...
I have a stash hidden somewhere safe with a couple $100 bills
late fulcrum
scanning for $100 bills
late fulcrum
gathers up confetti Ha-ha! That's what I really wanted!
jovial path
Now I know this from the HP-35s 's manual.
It is not the manual. Right in front of the calculator there is this. I just did not noticed.
delicate stream
Glad I have infinite confetti
Random question... I think every time I see a hex code it's 0x123456, would you ever see 1x123456 or other non-0 starts?
late fulcrum
Nah, 0x means a hex number 0 means an octal number (in C, anyway: other languages have their own standards). 0b or b are often not part of the language but done with preprocessor tricks
hasty quarry
My dad's work computer:
(USB ports stop working when he tries to use a flash drive)
Dad: "Ah, man, gotta restart my computer"
Me: "Wait wait wait, what?"
D: "Yeah, it just happens"
(Stays on the "Restarting..." screen for 10 minutes)
M: "Ummmm, dad, what the heck is this"
D: "It's fine, it's fine, just leave it alone"
(Blue screen of death)
M: "DAD"
This actually just happened
delicate stream
RIP
Random thought is drive failure, that can cause driver failures and then failures booting
hasty quarry
Nah he says the ports themselves screw up
And he's found no way to fix it but to restart the computer
I reckon he can restart a service or driver though
delicate stream
orchid zephyr
16GB of storage the size of a fingernail, probably 1000x faster and a fraction o...
And you can put a terrybite in a microsd
delicate stream
Yeah! Crazy times
supple surge
Um hi yes I’m having trouble printing a 3D thing in 2d - it keeps coming out sunny side up when the directions clearly asked for poached - should I try the heat settings first? Nozzle sizes? Halp! 😂😂 (no eggs were harmed in the making of this joke! 😝)
delicate stream
I think you might need to adjust your Z height
wary herald
Where's the best website to buy surplus electronics/computer parts/computers from?
zealous ermine
just picked up an impact driver
i really hope these bolts come free
i'm done playing around
jovial path
My dad's work computer:
(USB ports stop working when he tries to use a flash dr...
I had a computer in 2007 that did not turn on if there was a PEN DRIVE on the USB port.
delicate stream
Where's the best website to buy surplus electronics/computer parts/computers fro...
https://www.govdeals.com/ has a lot of stuff, YMMV
static flare
that feels like a boot order issue
jovial path
I had a computer in 2007 that did not turn on if there was a PEN DRIVE on the US...
I think the computer kept like this until 2011, when I left it at the Lawer non-profit organization my father works for.
delicate stream
My main workstation won't boot with CP devices installed, but it's just a USB error
late fulcrum
@wary herald My usual vendors are Electronic Goldmine, BG Micro, Herbach and Rademan, Leeds Radio, Electronic Surplus, Antique Electronic Supply (vacuum tubes), Jameco (chips), and Abra (chips). There's also a nice list here: https://www.ladyada.net/library/procure/hobbyist.html
delicate stream
I have forgotten that you can't install Bluestacks with Hyper-V enabled... karabast!
TO A VM!
wary herald
<@!746175873203437652> My usual vendors are Electronic Goldmine, BG Micro, Herba...
Sweet. Thanks
delicate stream
I'm thinking about doing a video series on my theories of how physics and bending work in Avatar: The Last Airbender
delicate stream
Thunderstorms are trying to kill meeeee
delicate stream
They hurt my head... badly
scenic oak
my only gripes with thunderstorms are 1. when it storms my office at dayjob fills with ants
and 2. unstable power
tardy badger
Yikes
delicate stream
I have lost the name of the open-sauce audio editing program I use
blue headphone and waveform logo
slams head on desk
scenic oak
(they're hopefully getting an exterminator out this upcoming week?)
delicate stream
my hhhheeeeeaaaaaddddd
scenic oak
Audacity?
delicate stream
YES THANK YOU
delicate stream
I honestly just install a version and never update it, lol...
scenic oak
I should figure out something else to do with my Macropad…
grave crest
Heads up, Audacity has made changes to their user agreement that some find unpalatable. As to the reality of said changes, it's murky and an area that I'm not well-informed.
You should do your own research and make your own decisions regarding it.
delicate stream
I should figure out something else to do with my Macropad…
Tetris
house is shaking
head is throbbing
I need a Faraday cage for my house
delicate stream
I mean, I was friends with him, he taught me all I needed to know about crafting and installation
delicate stream
Older than the whole of time and space
tardy badger
Old enough
delicate stream
[not joke answer]
late fulcrum
I almost bought a shielded room at an auction. Copper box, multi-layered walls maybe 7cm thick, about 2m in each dimension. Original cost was probably well into 6 figures, auction price was $50.
tardy badger
Some might call him a conqueror
scenic oak
@late fulcrum *delivery not included
delicate stream
I almost bought a shielded room at an auction. Copper box, multi-layered walls ...
late fulcrum
Yes, I would have had to come up with a way to move it, which is a large part of the reason I didn't buy it
delicate stream
Some might call him a conqueror
Honestly most people just call me lazy these days
tardy badger
He Who Remains had that vibe
delicate stream
lol, fair
scenic oak
also I need more problems to (metaphorically, thank you very much) throw a logic analyzer at…
delicate stream
also I need more problems to (metaphorically, thank you very much) throw a logic...
I can only provide complex equations and topics of existential crisis
static flare
Excited to see He Who Remains as Kang in Quantumania
delicate stream
Shhh dun spoilers too much in case people haven't seen yet
static flare
I didn't say anything spoilery!
delicate stream
I'll just say I had no idea what to expect going into the finale, so.... could maybe be spoilers?
I do sleep night night
wary herald
I can only provide complex equations and topics of existential crisis
Thank you, Mr. Sartre 😉
wary herald
I do sleep night night
wary herald
https://www.govdeals.com/ has a lot of stuff, YMMV
Do the sellers ship locally, or is it pickup??
jovial path
late fulcrum
@wary herald From their site: "Most sellers do not ship, pack, or palletize. Therefore, before bidding, contact the seller regarding any shipping or removal questions"
Elektor is selling the CircuitMess mobile phone kit marked down to €89.95: not bad. It does say it comes with the SIM800 (2G) or a SIM7600 (4G), I wish I knew which. 2G is pretty thin on the ground these days.
blissful roost
2G is pretty much deader than corduroy.
late fulcrum
It looks like I can buy the SIM7600 module separately (and may need to anyway, Elektor is a European company and might offer a variant with different bands). https://techship.com/products/simcom-sim7600na-h-mpcie/
delicate stream
2G I think will be dead at the end of this year in the US for T-Mobile, along with 3G
jovial path
2G I think will be dead at the end of this year in the US for T-Mobile, along wi...
It is so bad when this happens, still there is people who uses 2G that can't afford a better smartphone.
delicate stream
2G is also still useful for basic data purposes. And I'm sure some folks around here still use 2G phones -- I still have a few plus, I've been in areas with only 2G coverage, so that means those places will be NO coverage
static flare
If I were building something that had cellular capabilities in it, I'd... probably prefer to go 2G because honestly? it's all I can see that's available. 3 or 4G modules are few and far between, at least for me
delicate stream
2G I think is also more energy efficient now? I think it's lower frequency/power and newer 2G modems consume less power as a result. You don't always need 3G/4G thruput
jovial path
It is so bad when this happens, still there is people who uses 2G that can't aff...
Still there are people who only has VGA output computers... So they can't by a monitor because everything is HDMI now. Taking out support is serious and bad.
delicate stream
No idea if T-Mobile even operates in Brazil, but if they do, hopefully they have that in mind
You can still get VGA monitors tho
jovial path
You can still get VGA monitors tho
You are right, I just talked to my father now.I remembered that we have a VGA LCD monitor.
static flare
I mean, I still have some VGA things but... I disagree that it's always bad? VGA and HDMI are very different video encoding standards, and we've moved away from the analogue standards of VGA (like how we've moved from PS2 to USB for mice and keyboards)
delicate stream
PS2 is still on most new motherboards because gamers XD
VGA is also still on a lot of lower end motherboards and server motherboards
There are still times when that simple old interface is useful
I still have a VGA/PS2 KVM switch because of my servers, lol
honest jolt
lol the computer I'm using is outputing VGA and DisplayPort for my monitors
delicate stream
None of my workstations have VGA anymore (or if there's a port, it's not active because it's an AMD board and I don't have an APU. But all my machines have PS2 as far as I know
honest jolt
same lol idk why they still have it
static flare
I have fun ideas for PS2 keyboard stuff
delicate stream
VGA is still around for consumers because some people do still use it, and for server/enterprise grade because often you're replacing old servers that had VGA, and a lot of places still have VGA/PS2 rack mount display/keyboards, so it reduces the cost of replacement because you don't need to replace ALL your equipment.
Some gamers swear PS2 is the ONLY way to go because it's an interrupt on the CPU, whereas USB is not. So PS2 devices technically have a faster response time
static flare
I mean, I plan to use that mostly for interfacing with a microcontroller, and then outputting it all over USB
(there's absolutely more I want to add, though)
supple surge
(there's absolutely more I want to add, though)
The 2040 chips should be capable of bit-banging vga video output no problem 😁 I built a Frankenstein wall of 30 or so Craigslist CRT VGA monitors for my first show 😅 vga will always hold a special place in my heart 😝
delicate stream
I think at least half of my monitors still have VGA, lol
supple surge
connection type nostalgia 40 pin serial is the oldest one I remember, from the IDE / ATA disk drive on my dads Apple II
delicate stream
mmm 40 pin
supple surge
Call of Duty is cool and everything but how bout NUMBER MUNCHERS in GREEN MONOCHROME 🤣
supple surge
Also got to use a Texas Instruments “home computer”, it loaded programs via audio cassette lol
supple surge
crunch crunch go the numbers
Watch out for the troggle! 😅
delicate stream
My Threadripper crunches ALL the numbers
supple surge
My Threadripper crunches ALL the numbers
Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up with Threadripper haha 😆 it has finally dawned on me that I need to learn algebra 🥲🥲 found several dope electrical engineering books and it seems that basically if I go back and “eat my broccoli” and learn the math I avoided in high school, I’ll be able to be THE ELECTRON MASTERRRR 🤣🤣
delicate stream
I just let the computer do all the math XD
static flare
There's no universe in which I would need VGA with this project
delicate stream
There are plenty of universes where I'd WANT VGA in a project, lol
static flare
Oh, I don't doubt it, but I my needs for this project are specific and VGA ain't on that list
supple surge
I just let the computer do all the math XD
🤣🤣 Limor’s dad would NOT approve 😅 I was fascinated the other day (forget if it was ask an engineer or desk of) to learn that her pops FORBADE her from owning a graphing calculator all throughout high school so she could mentally build the third axis in her head, and she was so used to it that she didn’t get one in college either 😅 now THATS some dedication!
delicate stream
There's no universe in which I would need VGA with this project
Also there's probably a universe where you're in the 90s because you got thrown back in time and need to implement VGA on your Pico so you can see what you're doing to reprogram it to get back to the right time
supple surge
Also there's probably a universe where you're in the 90s because you got thrown ...
The lunar guidance program can be run on an arduino 😂😂 old computing has its place in space!
static flare
oh yes the pico i forget about it
delicate stream
🤣🤣 Limor’s dad would NOT approve 😅 I was fascinated the other day (forget if ...
Yeah, I'd be dead without a calculator at least for more complex things, lol... I can't see an instance in which I wouldn't be able to use a calculator, so spending dozens of extra hours trying to learn ALL the maths and do it in my head just seems silly
static flare
typically my rp2040 designs nowadays have just the chip in them
delicate stream
Pico, RP2040, basically the same thing XD
supple surge
typically my rp2040 designs nowadays have just the chip in them
The chip itself can do it with PIO
static flare
Pico, RP2040, basically the same thing XD
Very much not, with the Pico you don't have to worry about a fair bit I've had struggle with
supple surge
typically my rp2040 designs nowadays have just the chip in them
That’s definitely an uphill climb tho hahaha I’m saving my PIO deep dive for a day where I have TONS of energy haha
delicate stream
Very much not, with the Pico you don't have to worry about a fair bit I've had s...
fair
static flare
I... must confess, I've never used PIO
supple surge
I... must confess, I've never used PIO
Yeah it’s some serious voodoo haha - basically, you can push any type of data to any pin in a flexible way that changes per data packet, it’s the 2040s “ace card” and it’s how the video stuff works, you send video packets to it and it just dances over the pins and displays it (in theory! 😅 I’m sure it takes some work to do but that’s how I currently understand it)
static flare
I'm sure I should learn more about PIO
Especially if I am planning on building as much as I am with the RP2040
delicate stream
I wonder if the Pico can do CGA or EGA
supple surge
I'm sure I should learn more about PIO
There is already some circuit python action in that direction, reading the documentation on the github will probably give you tons of info
supple surge
Especially if I am planning on building as much as I am with the RP2040
https://learn.adafruit.com/intro-to-rp2040-pio-with-circuitpython haha there we go 😅 didn’t mean to give ya the “go google it” treatment 😝😝 this should be a good read! Lots of YouTube vids too
delicate stream
I wonder if you could use a Pico as a graphics adapter for an old PC...
supple surge
Yeah, I'd be dead without a calculator at least for more complex things, lol... ...
Yeah we’ll see how long I can hang hahaha 🤣 I’m definitely not very patient 😅
supple surge
I wonder if you could use a Pico as a graphics adapter for an old PC...
I really don’t see why not, if the video signals are analog (they will be), pushing them through a DAC and then bit banging the data seems theoretically possible and would be HIGHLY awesome!! The retro computing folks would absolutely lose it 😄
supple surge
Def need a crystal oscillator in the mix to keep the 60hz timing of the scan lines on track but yeah if the 2040 can bitbang HDMI then I’m sure some component vga will be a walk in the park 😅 (from a processor overhead perspective lol, the code might be a bit FUN 🤩!)
delicate stream
Just gotta make sure you hit that sweet, sweet 29.97FPS
late fulcrum
No love for DVI? 🙂
polar bloom
I want to connect my C64 to my VGA / DVI monitor. There are solutions for this but maybe I should do something like this myself using an FPGA. 😅
delicate stream
DVI is just poor man's HDMI
late fulcrum
I bought a scan converter for playing PAL games on an NTSC TV, but it also comes in handy for converting NTSC to VGA on occasion. Rolling your own would be a cool project, though. Generating VGA with an FPGA is fairly straightforward. Parsing NTSC, I dunno.
DVI is more than just "HDMI", it supports both digital modes (which are in fact compatible with HDMI) and analog modes.
delicate stream
Well, depending on the implementation... HDMI also implements VGA signalling in some contexts. Pi is not one of those.
late fulcrum
I had no idea HDMI supported any form of analogue signalling. Weird.
delicate stream
Mhmm. There are both passive and active HDMI adapters, passive for things that give you the VGA signals, active for things like the Pi that need active conversion because they don't supply the signals. HDMI is very similar to DVI in a lot of ways
Pretty sure HDMI is really just the next step of DVI, but with a new connector. More bandwidth and whatnot
late fulcrum
I have some passive DVI-HDMI adapters, they work fine.
delicate stream
On the Pi? Which one?
Oh, wait, DVI-HDMI, durr. Active for HDMI to VGA
DVI-HDMI is always passive on signalling because HDMI understands DVI
zealous ermine
update: Got 3 of the 7 bolts out using the impact driver!
the other 4 were stripped, but that's fine because I have a dremel
once it stops raining, i'm going to cut a slot in them and use the driver again
honest jolt
Or pull out my phone, lol
Or literally wait 5 years for bluestacks to start, maybe reinstall and sign in, maybe download and configure your apps, and launch it on the computer >.>
I think bluestacks hate me
delicate stream
Lol, it hates me too sometimes. Version 5 seems faster
The VM takes longer to boot than BlueStacks XD
jovial path
My father bought this RPN calculator for him. I can't focus the camera because of a bad update on my smartphone.
I am getting addicted to RPN calculators. It is indeed pretty great as a lot of brazillian enginners have told me.
honest jolt
Lol, it hates me too sometimes. Version 5 seems faster
Whenever I try to install bs5 with hyperv it says to disable hyperv so I disable in settings and bios and reboot and when I try to run the installer again it says to enable hyperv >.>
Also I can't get a android vm working :(
delicate stream
Whenever I try to install bs5 with hyperv it says to disable hyperv so I disable...
Hyper-V is a Windows feature, you need to disable it within Windows. You do need virtualization options enabled in the BIOS
wooden schooner
Anyone have this mat and know where to find the soldering iron stand that fits inside that curved slot in the top right?
https://www.amazon.com/YIHUA-Anti-Static-Insulation-Heat-Resistant-Electronics/dp/B07YDNJJ78/ref=asc_df_B07YDNJJ78/
the perfectness of how it fits in the mat (plus the fact that all cheap soldering iron stands seem to not be weighed down when they easily could be; why!) really just hits some kind of consumer catnip for me
I've been able to find a kit that includes a soldering iron + that stand, but can't seem to find the stand alone
jovial path
My father bought this RPN calculator for him. I can't focus the camera because o...
My old man knows how to choose a great electronics 🙂 He also choosed my HP-35s.
jovial path
When I become an engineer I'll order from OSH Park.
median viper
@west hound lmao
west hound
Lol
median viper
So much to learn it’s so hard to get gud
west hound
I'm trying to create so kind of demo or beta template for teaching middle school students about coding and networking
median viper
I have a BS in computer science but the state ruled they do not have money for it in public curriculum
So I am not teaching school
west hound
I've been discussing it with local library to see if I can do some kind of test class or seminar
median viper
The “coding ninjas” business is a joke
It’s just roblox it’s not good enough
They need to streamline K-12
High school has a lot of problems
There was so little tech in high school and so much philosophy and social issues
Early college too much social issues
west hound
Well you're steps ahead of me. Ya well with the trend in microcontrollers growing and talks of congress putting money into reindustrializing the semiconductor sector here in the US I think it's plausible and would be something supported
median viper
I have studied semiconductors it’s very difficult “band-gap engineer”
For different systems
No jobs on the eastt coast it’s all located in California and Ny and NH
west hound
I agree, there's a ton of reasons why it wouldn't work in bigger cities and bigger public schools.. not to get too political but ya I think beta testing something in smaller towns and maybe eventually having a private institution for parents who want their kids to learn coding and electronics might be more plausible
median viper
Too many kids it’s mass production in CA
delicate stream
On manufacturing -- Distributed production is critical to ensuring we don't end up, say, having a natural disaster take out China and result in no new products worldwide. Plus you can more easily regionalize your products. But we saw what happened when a boat got stuck in a canal... No worries if that if you're producing locally
median viper
And it’s PhD requires at this point
No Americans getting PhD they can’t handle the nanoengineering currriculum
Mostly foreigners our mathematics isn’t rigorous enough
west hound
It really wouldn't be advertised as training courses more just opening kids up to what's actually behind the tech they use on a daily basis. If you look at Shenzhen China or even east European countries their kids are way ahead of the US in teaching coding to youngsters
thick wind
When I become an engineer I'll order from OSH Park.
You mean when you make engineer money? Because you're already more of an engineer than a bunch of engineers I know...
median viper
I took and passed all PhDs prerequisites but I couldn’t Keep a B average
wary herald
The “coding ninjas” business is a joke
IKR
thick wind
No jobs on the eastt coast it’s all located in California and Ny and NH
There are semiconductor jobs in NH?
thick wind
New Hampshire.
west hound
I'm a noob to electronics and coding, I'm just astonished at how far behind the US is when it comes to understanding all of it. I mean we are strictly consumers at this point. Kids have no clue how wifi or anything to do with RF, networking etc works
west hound
There are semiconductor jobs in NH?
There's going to be a lot more once we bring back production to the US. If it ever actually happens
delicate stream
I'm a noob to electronics and coding, I'm just astonished at how far behind the ...
Sadly, yeah...
wary herald
Yeah 😦
thick wind
BAE
median viper
They don’t make good engines
west hound
We do defense only manufacturing
Yep and they do not want the average citizen knowing how program or make our own electronics. It's primarily th3 military industrial complex, as you are saying
median viper
Yes
There are such tight manufacturing specifications
That’s why huawei is banned in the USA because there is no back doors
wary herald
Yep and they do not want the average citizen knowing how program or make our own...
I know. Bad for business LOL
median viper
Just like Cisco has flaws. They leave in there for the police
west hound
That’s why huawei is banned in the USA because there is no back doors
It can't be any tighter than what China has. Look into Shenzhen makers markets. It's insane, non of them can even patent their inventions because of the ccp so it's all open-source over there
median viper
Yea its cool though
west hound
I wish we had stuff like that here
median viper
China has a lot of tech now
west hound
Really is a bummer. There should be after school programs for kids who are interested in this stuff. I feel like it's almost un-American that we don't
median viper
Funding issues
Electronics is expensive even at the colllege level
Not everyone gets to go to MIT it’s a work in progress
west hound
Well hopefully with all of these microcontroller companies popping up eventually silicon Valley or one of them will decide to actually reinvest in the USA instead of allowing China to steal all of their products
west hound
Electronics is expensive even at the colllege level
It's really not, but then again it's only cheap because of China
median viper
Omg once linked in and social networking came out
The Chinese message me like crazy
Trying to sell me stuff for mfg components
west hound
The tech industry whines about Intellectial property theft but then goes off and allows China to make all of their stuff and I return China has first dibs on all of the new tech. It's asinine
median viper
It’s hard to resist
Chinese businessmen/women so difficult to refuse
Bangladesh is improving
west hound
Lol ya not to come off as xenophobic but there's a reason most of the tech scammers have an Indian accent
median viper
Dude at this point you have to learn/work with the people of the Indian subcontinent
There are so many more of them than us that I just learn all I can from them
sick adder
Hi, I'm one of the Adafruit Discord moderators. Can y'all please drop the line of discussion which involves reducing the entirety of a country of people to a single stereotype?
dusty citrus
;)
dusty citrus
I sometimes forget to turn on one light bulb in the other half of my floorplan.
One bulb makes a huge difference in navigation.
delicate stream
Lol
dusty citrus
I put a cardboard box near it to block direct light from it into the rest of the room.\
I should probably just find like a 9 watt (effective) version.
delicate stream
I like LED bulbs that are WiFi enabled
dusty citrus
I dropped an LED bulb and it dented.
Like, big dent.
Like, someone crushed it with a thumb press.
(I thought they were glass)
I have also operated broken ones without the glass bulb at all.
They work fine for .. 3 minutes? Never kept it on longer.
burnt tendon
There's a bunch of Big Clive videos on the subject.
median viper
Hi, I'm one of the Adafruit Discord moderators. Can y'all please drop the line o...
Like I was saying I studied a lot from Indians and Bangladesh I studied 4 years at minority college (as a Caucasian minority) I am well aware of their intelligence and my alumni network is all non-white I went to two HBCU they are really smart just not as well funded as MIT.
delicate stream
Big Clive is legend
thick wind
The bulb is originally used to maintain a vacuum for thermal insulation in incandescent lights. LEDs being far more efficient in converting electricity to light, require very little thermal insulation.
burnt tendon
Can I just say that it absolutely weirds me out, as somebody who learned how to bend neon and whose brother did at least one science project with classic incandescent lightbulbs, to encounter what looks like a classic incandescent lightbulb but absolutely isn't and doesn't even have any parallel implementation concept.
thick wind
Flourescent bulbs, for the record, involve AC current in a gaseous medium, so the bulb or glass tube serve to contain said gas.
zealous ermine
I got all the seized bolts off!
delicate stream
The bulb is originally used to maintain a vacuum for thermal insulation in incan...
Modern incandescents also switched from vacuum to a gas mixture since nature abhors a vacuum, but is fine with 1 atmosphere gas pressure, lol
delicate stream
Can I just say that it absolutely weirds me out, as somebody who learned how to ...
Do you mean like the fancy "Edison style" bulbs that are LED but have "LED filaments"?
thick wind
That does explain why incandescent bulbs get hot so quickly...
burnt tendon
Yah, like, it's WEIRD to experience all that is the Edison-style bulbs that have "LED filaments" these days.
dusty citrus
It's like A6 or A2 or something (base maybe) on those light bulbs.
zealous ermine
Also Doctor, how did you get that role? I've never heard of it before
delicate stream
That does explain why incandescent bulbs get hot so quickly...
They also consume 60W or more, lol. Lots of heat
dusty citrus
delicate stream
Also Doctor, how did you get that role? I've never heard of it before
It's for those interested in updates for Scott's Deep Dive show - while it's normally on Fridays at 2 Pacific/5 Eastern, sometimes it changes, so he can ping all Deep Divers to let us know
If you want it, just ask a mod!
zealous ermine
Ahh, coolio!
delicate stream
Yeah, they are kinda weird, lol
zealous ermine
I would be interested in the show and tell role (i saw some people with it)
Not sure how to get it, but yeah its neat
delicate stream
I think you just need to get yourself on Show and Tell
zealous ermine
Ye that makes sense, i used to do show and tell around 3 years ago(?)
I have around 15 stickers from it lol
delicate stream
Lol. Just gotta do another project!
zealous ermine
I covered my laptop with them
delicate stream
Hehe
zealous ermine
Oh yeah i have some good projects on the back burner rn
Robotic arm, homemade graphics card, analog computer, etc..
delicate stream
Show ALL the projects!
zealous ermine
Yes!
My current project is building a second homemade synthesizer
I built my first one 2 years ago
delicate stream
Synths are hot right now!
delicate stream
mmmm
zealous ermine
All the square waves
delicate stream
I really wanna see that!
zealous ermine
Once it's finished ill be sure to show it!
delicate stream
zealous ermine
But most of my time is consumed with repairing my motorcycle
I need to source new bolts because the impact driver mangled the old ones
delicate stream
Oof, stuck bolts suck
zealous ermine
Y e p
I went to harbor freight and bought the cheapest inpact driver i could find
And it did the trick perfectly!
delicate stream
Heh
umbral phoenix
After reading several horror stories recently about turnaround time for U.S. Passports, I was pleasantly surprised to get my mailed-in application fulfilled in 4 weeks. I chose expedited, but I supplied no travel itinerary, or did anything else special.
umbral phoenix
I think it was faster than my last one - it was a renewal, not a new one
dusty citrus
Uncle Sam confiscated my Passport and issued (instead) a military passport. ;)
umbral phoenix
whatever works to get you out and back in 😉
dusty citrus
Oh that's long gone - never did get a new one.
delicate stream
I got my passport in a week... Never got to use it
umbral phoenix
that must have been a special process... pending travel or something
delicate stream
I just paid extra XD
umbral phoenix
well that is super-quick, the only options for routine mail-in these days are regular and expedited, expedited they quote 12 weeks (but 6 weeks of that they attribute to USPS, but that's bogus)
I've been reading about exceptionally long delays (many months) and people buying tickets to try to further expedite, etc., so I was becoming concerned about having it back in time for a Fall trip
but np
delicate stream
I think I got lucky? It was outside of regular travel seasons
delicate stream
I've never left the US
median viper
I am going to California in September
delicate stream
Only almost went to Canada that one time
median viper
Lol
delicate stream
Now I'm getting ready to not go anywhere at all again unless ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
umbral phoenix
back in the old days, you could go to Canada on a driver's license... I'd get hassled more trying to get back to the US than getting into Canada though. One time they asked me about baseball, as if that had anything to do with my right to re-enter my own country.
delicate stream
Obviously every God-fearing red-blooded American is going to know everything about their hometown baseball game.
umbral phoenix
obvi
scenic oak
passport revoked unless you can name every baseball or (american) football player
thick wind
get out
scenic oak
( none of that "soccer" that tried to steal our game… ignoring the fact that it came first… and we stole the name from it… )
delicate stream
Call it "hand egg" and you're out forever
umbral phoenix
I won the only (american) football pool I ever entered, and attribute it to the fact that I knew absolutely nothing about the teams or players and therefore had no bias 🙂
thick wind
Ooo but I like that name
I remember my fantasy league....
Too bad League of Legends was such an awful game, I regret playing it so much.
delicate stream
Lol
median viper
Lol I would like to go Toronto clubs
There is a lot of cool stuff up there in Toronto
dusty citrus
That's like North Buffalo NY or something, geographically. EDIT: no, 62 miles apart.
blissful roost
I am not leaving the USA right now
I'm still waiting to get IN 🤣
delicate stream
Lol, we'll have when you get here
blissful roost
?
delicate stream
Baking party!
blissful roost
I can even cook a good curry
delicate stream
I've never had curry
blissful roost
Wut????!?! 🧐
delicate stream
Not super common around here XD
blissful roost
Thai green curry?
Chicken tikka?
blissful roost
Too spicy?
delicate stream
Most Thai food is made with peanuts/peanut oil, so I can't go near a Thai place because I'm deadly allergic
blissful roost
Ahh
delicate stream
Allergies suuuuck
blissful roost
I wouldn't know. Lol
delicate stream
Lucky XD
blissful roost
But, I don't use peanuts in my curries.
I do a good satay, but that's obviously peanuts.
delicate stream
I don't know much about Thai food. And I don't know anyone who can cook it, lol. But I can't eat at Thai restaurants at all because everything is cross contaminated, and all it takes is a few stray proteins and I'm dead
delicate stream
Those are fine, it's just peanuts. So Thai made at home in a peanut free kitchen would be safe
delicate stream
I need a personal chef
blissful roost
Me too. 😂
delicate stream
Hehe
delicate stream
I could use a whole staff XD
blissful roost
I'd be happy enough if I could afford that. lol
delicate stream
Heh, hopefully one day we'll both be rich
blissful roost
Well, in USD.. I'm already over halfway to a 6-figure salary.
blissful roost
It's still not enough.
delicate stream
I'd be fine with 6 figures XD
blissful roost
If my wife were earning the same as me, we'd be real comfortable.
She really should be.
delicate stream
A lot of people should probably be earning more than they are
delicate stream
Things are weird these days... I have trouble finding a better job to earn more, some stores can't hire enough people to operate properly, and out west some fast food places are paying $20 an hour... And the minimum wage here is stuck at $7.25
Ugh, I need a new VM server
wary herald
🙂
delicate stream
debates starting a GoFundMe
Maybe I should do a GoFundMe to pay off my school loans so I can afford more equipment, lol
late fulcrum
Buy more equipment, invent wonderful new thing, sell it, pay off school loan.
delicate stream
I can't afford more equipment XD
late fulcrum
Sorry about that, I had the order wrong: invent wonderful new thing, pay off school loan, buy more equipment.
delicate stream
Lol. Been working on the wonderful new invention
I think about doing a GoFundMe for school loans, but somehow it feels greedy...
delicate stream
I've owed a year's salary for the last 5 years
median viper
Same
delicate stream
I hate money
median viper
I can’t run up my bill anymore
delicate stream
Mine just never goes away
median viper
Hopefully Studying AI right now I will gain some skill
That I. Can build something for sale
And jr developers never get any jobs lol
Everyone need 5 years of experience to start working
delicate stream
I love when I go to apply for a job and they want 5-10 years experience in a language that only was created 3 years ago
delicate stream
Probably a good recent example XD I remember seeing one for Python when it was new
delicate stream
1991, it was a posting from 1995, they wanted 6 years experience, lol
delicate stream
A long time ago, yet not long ago at all...
I bet someone has posted a job ad for 35 year Python experience, lol
delicate stream
It's common to over-ask to try to get more qualified candidates than they need for a position. Some folks won't apply unless they meet the requirements
median viper
Yeah I been denied for jobs at least 200 times
I just gave up applying I am looking into entrepreneurship
umbral phoenix
but overquaified isn't generally good for an employer either, an overqualified employee is more likely to get bored and leave
median viper
I went to the NC state Raleigh job fair and I ended up in AIA
delicate stream
Hiring practices aren't always great
median viper
But I don’t draw a paycheck
Just free training
I get social security but it leaves me kinda poor
I like learning though
This is some pretty advanced algorithms though this week I am impressed
delicate stream
Social security and benefits are weird... My one neighbor is in a limbo where if she makes too much money, they take EVERYTHING away for benefits, and then she can't work enough to make up for it because of a bunch of health conditions. So she threads the needle in terms of what she earns, and can't do anything about it
median viper
My medicine is like $2500 a month retail price I need the Medicaid
But I work when I can I worked at a car dealership for 5 months
I didn’t like the job though
And I got a rental property I am moving into for $100 dollars a month
That’s clean and painted
With cable internet
Being happy >> being employed sometimes
This class keeping me really busy
delicate stream
Happiness is important! That's part of why I'm somewhat selective on jobs... I did have a job that was pretty horrible just to make ends meet, but I got out of there as soon as I could
median viper
Yeah that’s why I worked at the dealership
Paid for a hotel room for 6 months until my sister and her husband got a house
delicate stream
Safe and happy are the most important things. But yeah, I never want to do gas meter repair again...
median viper
Oh sounds repetitive and deadlines production quotas
delicate stream
Very physically intensive... my hands were stained with grease all the time
wary herald
I hate grease
delicate stream
I was always in pain DX
median viper
The oil rig I worked at now that was grease and pain
I would move 4,000 pipes for 10 hours straight in extreme climate conditions
I did that for a year too but the money was good
delicate stream
Oof... That also sounds not fun
median viper
It wasn’t bad but I can’t. Do it at 40 years old
delicate stream
My back can't handle that XD
median viper
I couldn’t feel my fingers on my days off
delicate stream
So I had a level 25 sucky job, you had a level 80 sucky job XD
median viper
Cara ain’t bad but the time scheduling is a problem.
delicate stream
I want one of those jobs where you work 20 hours a week but make like $300k a year
median viper
It’s not realistic working class exist to make bourgeois rich
Capitalism
I think robotics can help though ease the burdens
lusty axle
I bet you could make a decent living as a contractor working 20/h a week
median viper
I want to get better at robotics just to make my own jobs easier
lusty axle
you'd give up a lot too though
delicate stream
Yeah, 20/hr with no benefits might actually leave less in your coffers than 15/hr with benefits, depending on the package
lusty axle
sorry I formatted that weird. I meant working 20 hours a week
median viper
You need to work 32 Hours a week minimum to get benefits
lusty axle
hourly rate would of course vary with experience, etc, but I think a moderately skilled programmer could probably do $200/hr
median viper
@lusty axle have you learned about the COCOMO algorithm?
lusty axle
wait I think I'm off by a factor of 2
delicate stream
Ah. Hours per week for benefits depends on the job, but usually in the realm of 30 hours. But $200/hr 20 hours a week... Yeah, that would be an INSANE pay jump for me
lusty axle
100 an hour
delicate stream
$100/hr 20 hours still a huge jump for me, lol
median viper
But if you are making $210,000 you are figuring out ways to extract work for profit your personal coding isn’t making that much
My friends make 210-220k for Amazon AI
delicate stream
what do you do?
Currently, IT helpdesk for a big company, working as a contractor
lusty axle
sometimes I wonder if I should have put more effort into landing a FAANG job
median viper
I am working at artificial intelligence academy
There is global competition for a FAANG job
And then there is demographics too
lusty axle
yeah, but they hire a lot of people
median viper
You have to fit into demographic for the position also
lusty axle
from what I hear, if you commit to grinding leetcode you have a shot
median viper
I would disagree
delicate stream
Might be better off looking for a startup trying to undercut FAANG, but then you might get your job sold out from under you
lusty axle
those startups don't really pay the same though from what I hear (I don't work at a startup, or a FAANG, so what do I know)
lusty axle
it's generally more equity based, with a high chance of being worthless
and a small chance of being lucrative
median viper
I worked at a startup I made my boss millions
lusty axle
supposedly a fine way to spend your 20s but I hear it burns you out pretty quick
delicate stream
Some startups have basically nothing to offer, some make a good amount and pay well
median viper
Small business is more important than faang
lusty axle
small businesses don't tend to pay faang rates though
median viper
Nah they don’t
delicate stream
Depends
late fulcrum
Huh, one of the FAANG companies tried to recruit me
median viper
How did that go?
delicate stream
Was it an offer you couldn't refuse?
late fulcrum
Since I was working for one of their business partners, I regarded it as poaching
median viper
Oh they poach constantly
They heartless
Their goal is to have the “top talent”. Their ethic is substandard
late fulcrum
I ended up freelancing for a while (an interesting dodge for buying new equipment without paying for it), then moved to an IBM subcontractor
delicate stream
I've heard stories of people getting poached, then dumped unceremoniously a year or less later
delicate stream
I've been headhunted and then dumped unceremoniously a year later
late fulcrum
I've worked for a few startups. One of them had the corporate goal to get acquired by Google. They got acquired by IBM.
median viper
So their owner was just looking for a payoff that’s not cool
delicate stream
I just recently applied to a startup, but it's an IT services company, so not anything really risky
late fulcrum
I had left by then, as some of their notions on how to get acquired didn't thrill me.
delicate stream
I'mma go for a walk before it gets dark... ttyl peeps
median viper
Yeah I am all about small business independent success
late fulcrum
Heh, just got back from a walk.
median viper
Not flipping companies
I wish there was more jobs available
This AI course is some really hard algorithms
I am studying adversarial algorithms Atm
late fulcrum
I was thinking of getting some T-shirts printed with one of the patterns generated by an adversarial algorithm. It might make me invisible to people detectors (for a short while, at least)
median viper
Lmao
Doing these algorithms by hand are difficult
Hopefully in the workshop tomorrow that will be solved
late fulcrum
Adversarial algorithms ... by hand? That does sound difficult.
delicate stream
(Off the current off topic)
No you have to go to #off-offtopic
delicate stream
But I really hate people
Mood
tardy badger
Downstairs neighbors pounding on their ceiling shaking our floors for no reason
delicate stream
Time to break out the plasma rifle
late fulcrum
Too obvious, I'd use one of these and some carefully crafted waveforms https://www.adafruit.com/product/1784
late fulcrum
There goes my plausible deniability...
delicate stream
lol
median viper
That’s cool dudes
delicate stream
late fulcrum
delicate stream
I have a design for a "light gun" that causes temporary blindless... But I can't use it, so I never built it
scenic oak
But I really hate people
other people. the worst part of being human.
tardy badger
Basically my downstairs neighbors are making living here miserable even though we go out of our way to not make noise, to keep my kids from walking to heavy or running, we don’t blast music, or TVs or whatnot
delicate stream
There's a part of me that would just start jumping and slamming down as hard as I possibly could in response
I might go thru the floor tho
tardy badger
But they blast music, bang on their ceiling/our floors, complain when maintenance flushed out the AC coils with water and it floods their outside patio, complain when my dog has separation anxiety and barks for 15-20 minutes…
delicate stream
They sound like very not nice people
tardy badger
And then they leave their dogs unattended on their patio to the point where they lunge at other people and other dogs
I’ve seen smaller dogs jump patio railing to go after people
delicate stream
And then I bet they'd blame everyone else if something happened with their dog
tardy badger
I’m at the point where I don’t feel welcome in an apartment I pay a lot of money for
delicate stream
I'm guessing you've already filed complaints with your landlord to no avail
tardy badger
I pay almost $1800 a month after everything except electric
delicate stream
oof
tardy badger
We just filed our second formal complaint
late fulcrum
In many areas of the country, you could live in a house for that much
tardy badger
The first was with a picture of their dogs trying to lunge through their patio railing at me and my dog
We got videos of them pounding on their ceiling and shaking our floors that we sent in a complaint just about 20 minutes ago
Like videos of the sound of them pounding, that’s how loud it was
delicate stream
I just... why? Why would they do that?