Especially when the wind takes out my internet and/or my neighbor's power.
#general-chat
thick wind
quartz wren
If I have a space to go that isn't affected and it's warm wind I can do it
But cold wind nope
Ayy sky's finally getting light
delicate stream
I like under 50F, otherwise I get hot
quartz wren
I like over 60F or I get cold.
I have two thick beanies on at the moment and it's 53F
As well as two jackets and two pairs of pants
delicate stream
I wear a hoodie under 45F
Sometimes under 55F if I'm not doing anything
I'm a space heater
quartz wren
I mean I can handle going out into snow in shorts and a tee but as soon as my fingers or toes go numb which just takes a couple minutes at those temps (which can happen all of the way up into the 50s but takes longer)
Then I have to go in and get external heat input
delicate stream
If I'm shoveling I usually just wear jeans and a T-shirt if it's over 25F
And not too windy
thick wind
I just wear clothes based on the temperature when I crawl out of bed. Seems to be the only time I'm especially sensitive to 50-ish degrees.
Otherwise, shoveling snow in a T-shirt isn't uncommon for me haha
quartz wren
If my extremities had normal sized capillaries I'd be fine with cold
But no dice I'm a mutant
delicate stream
oof
dusty citrus
I'm out of shape enough (age 60 + n) that I get warm just by getting out of bed and attending to the morning tasks. I put on the heat but keep moving; if required I put on whatever that synthetic wool thing is ('fleece') jacket.
But I always wear a wool hat unless I'm too hot.
But yeah about 8 yrs ago or so I shoveled snow at 22F and wind (Nor'Easter) and was hot and would have been soaked but the windbreaker was sports fabric.
delicate stream
I ran around in a blizzard with just a duster and light gloves
jovial path
live
So happy that it is happening
This year I watched 2020's and 2019's late.
I'll have to watch it later, I can not watch it live today.
lusty fossil
If I'm shoveling I usually just wear jeans and a T-shirt if it's over 25F
shudders in California
tardy badger
Lol
tardy badger
Yay! Have it write you a num_to_string method* 😄
*there is an internet joke about this
wooden schooner
I'm sure the JIT will compile that big if-else into a lookup table that supports binary search
It's pretty much more efficient than code a human could write
tardy badger
It is a massive if else statement hahahaha
There ya go @wooden schooner
The comments are comedy gold
wooden schooner
I seen it
quartz wren
I should make a peppermint butler robot for my lab
and use it for my experiments into general AI
lusty fossil
USPS seems to have failed to deliver my package :(
tardy badger
I’ve noticed a lot more parts on Digi-Key saying instead of 2022 lead times that shipments are late and should have arrived sometime between may and august.
Example:
tardy badger
Yeah
The cargo backlog is killer
I imagine so many parts that would have been stocked by now under normal circumstances are stuck in boats
lusty fossil
heard a radio story of dozens of ships waiting outside LA to dock
it's gonna be a while before this is sorted
tardy badger
Yeah, something like 500,000 containers off the California coast near LA and growing every week
tardy badger
I am… sourcing alternatives for a product I’m developing
delicate stream
I should make a peppermint butler robot for my lab
So you want to build an assistant based off the mysterious butler who has incredible mastery of dark magic and connection to very dangerous entities of darkness... 🤔 I dunno kinda sus
delicate stream
I am… sourcing alternatives for a product I’m developing
Are you trying to incorporate flexibility in your board designs like Ladyada had demonstrated, like having placement for two different packages of an IC if you need to swap without having to spin a new version?
delicate stream
Need to have as many ways to peel the potato as possible!
blissful roost
Insecure?
delicate stream
Ok that's kinda terrifying
blissful roost
You're welcome. 😄
tardy badger
But that muscles make people insecure
blissful roost
Ordering wrong words put in
delicate stream
Also, fun fact: some of those guys are weaker than someone who doesn't look muscular because some folks use techniques that make very large, spectacular muscles that don't have a lot of power
tardy badger
Sure muscle mass != muscle strength
Plus limited range of motion
Looks like an amazing body but you get bested by a pack of gummies
delicate stream
That too. There was a guy who looked like the Hulk who had a play fight with a little fighter dude... big guy couldn't touch the smaller guy because he was nimble
Big guy could barely move XD
tardy badger
Sure
There was a study some number of years ago that discussed how large muscle masses actually weakened bone structure making body builders more susceptible to bone breakage
delicate stream
Yeah... I saw an article about a guy who was in a competition and went to lift a relatively small weight and his arm broke from the strain
tardy badger
Yeah
delicate stream
Like, 100lbs, should have been easy
tardy badger
It’s kind of terrified me of ever bulking
I prefer to look more lean anyway. But muscles without strength seems like a huge waste of time
delicate stream
I wouldn't want to bulk up like that, I'd love to be more lean
tardy badger
Yeah
delicate stream
As for whether it's a waste of time... I mean, if they like it, I'm not gonna yuck their yum
delicate stream
Yee
tardy badger
But anyway looking for good versatile designs as this shipping crisis is holding up parts I need
harsh goblet
Have you heard of the udoo key kickstarter? 😅
harsh goblet
Yeah plus 9 for shipping don't forget haha
tardy badger
Especially because the $4 doesn’t even cover parts costs
tardy badger
I bet they are losing like.. easy $3 a board for early backs just in parts
RP2040 bits at scale is still going to be $1.50
delicate stream
Have you heard of the udoo key kickstarter? 😅
I have not, link?
harsh goblet
Wait was early backing no shipping cost?
harsh goblet
I have not, link?
tardy badger
ESP32-s2 at scale $1-$1.25 and then the size of the PCB
Like.. I’m impressed they are so willing to give so much money away for early backers
delicate stream
Oh wow
quartz wren
So you want to build an assistant based off the mysterious butler who has incred...
Gotta have security
delicate stream
lol
So I feel like they're probably taking a loss on early backers to "buy" momentum for the platform/ecosystem/whatever you call it they're trying to get people onboard with. Get lots of users in quick with cheap hardware, have happy people, people will probably buy more later, and will tell their friends
It helps that they're a company and can afford some losses in the short term
tardy badger
Yeah
Anyway, if I tried to crowd fund the TreeHouse Terminal, do you think anyone would back it?
Picture for reference
quartz wren
Also the general AI part will be done with utmost caution and care to not end up with a singularity event and is about a decade out minimum
delicate stream
I want it
tardy badger
It will have more features other than Wifi, TFT display, ambient light sensor, Stemma port will be added
Or two Stemma ports
And obviously neopixe strip control 🙂
delicate stream
I would say expansion is important for buttons and stuff since there are only two
delicate stream
At least 4 buttons would make for a simple interface for me -- up and down or left and right, select/enter and back
quartz wren
Until then it will just be trained to walk around on patrol and send me a link to a live stream of its view (with the option of taking first person control if on a PC) if someone who isn't authorized to be there shows up without me there
tardy badger
It’s still fairly small in size too. I think like 2x3.5”
delicate stream
Less than half an index card :O
tardy badger
Yeah. I’m eager to get the prototype boards to get a better fee for size
So I can also start designing a case
delicate stream
grabs calipers to remind self how big 2-3 inches is
delicate stream
Depending on how you define "the finger", my pointer finger is 3.2-4.15" long XD
tardy badger
Internal measurement lol
delicate stream
lol
I didn't realize how little I use US Imperial units
Well, aside from miles
tardy badger
Yeah, I flip between metric and imperial so much
delicate stream
Most measuring I do is involving 3D printing stuff, and that's all in mm
blissful roost
I didn't realize how little I use US Imperial units
Aren't inches a UK imperial unit?
delicate stream
US Imperial is based on British Imperial
blissful roost
Lol
delicate stream
They split... ~200 years ago?
delicate stream
I don't think British Imperial units exist anymore
tardy badger
They might now that brexit happened lol
delicate stream
Oh, apparently it is still used in the UK according to an article in 2015...
Uhoh https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/world/europe/imperial-measurements-pounds-ounces-return.html
tardy badger
Yeah lol
delicate stream
Oh, I forgot, the US system isn't called US Imperial anymore, it's called US Customary System
But they are different, despite being the same root. A British Imperial quart is equal to 1.13 liters (or 40 fluid ounces), whereas a quart in the U.S. Customary System is 0.94 l (or 32 fluid ounces). A gallon in the British Imperial System is equal is 4.54 liters (or 160 fluid ounces) while a U.S. gallon is equal to 3.78 liters (or 128 fluid ounces).
tardy badger
I don’t mind us imperial measures. I just wish it was more… consistent or easier to translate into metric
delicate stream
Having used them forever, it isn't hard, but I think it's like languages -- they can be hard for people to learn when they've only spoken one language their whole life, but it's as natural as a fish swimming in water for native speakers
tardy badger
Sure, in the US we use both heavily
Pounds of meat, fruits, veggies, liters for alcohol and soda
Gas in gallons but medicine in g/ml lol
delicate stream
I think medicine became an exception to the rule because it's sciencey stuff and science is metric
delicate stream
Soda has medicinal roots!
delicate stream
Maybe liquid measure became more commonly metric because it spread from soda
tardy badger
But what I am saying is people in the US use both metric and US customary system on a daily basis that it’s like drink water
But I can go to a pub most places and buy a pint
delicate stream
I would be fine with everything going metric
I should have said I don't use US units for length measure much anymore
Miles for driving, but most things I deal with measuring things for size/volume is metric
delicate stream
Yeah, nobody knows their height in metric here XD
delicate stream
Wait I might know lemme convert
delicate stream
185.42cm, I was thinking 172cm, lol
tardy badger
185 is 6’1”
delicate stream
Yeah, I think some women are looking for 7' guys
tardy badger
I thought you had to be 6ft to be attractive
delicate stream
I think humans are complicated and nobody knows what they want
tardy badger
No, you’re 100% right
My wife was thankfully confused enough by my jokes that I could marry her before she realized I was a potato
blissful roost
Lol
delicate stream
lmao
blissful roost
I'm 5'8"
My dear wife is only just 5'. 😁
tardy badger
My mom is 5’2” and my grandmother is just 4’11”
delicate stream
I've found it difficult to find humans of interest who aren't evil, dangerous, mean, ghosts, or some combination of those
blissful roost
Eeesh
delicate stream
Oh, and single. The ones who aren't evil, dangerous, mean, ghosts, or some combination are usually happily with someone
Or not interested in relationships
tardy badger
Yeah…
delicate stream
I'm also bad at picking out friends sometimes >~>
delicate stream
Social interaction hard
Internet friend to real life friend conversion is easier than making real life friends
tardy badger
But I usually get depressed because basically all my friends are internet friends and live in different time zones and usually have a life
delicate stream
That's a metric tonne of mood
delicate stream
Work friends better than no friends at least
I find it hard to carry friendships OUT of work
tardy badger
But they live much different lives than me so like.. I just chat on and off with them during the work day
delicate stream
I grok that
tardy badger
Like my one work friend, we sometimes send animal pictures on the weekend but usually radio silence
She only lives like.. 8 minutes away with her wife
delicate stream
And it can be hard to broach the topic of "hey uhh do you want to hang out or something" if you're shy as all get-out like me
I have a constant fear that people will think my trying to engage in a platonic friendship is more than just that... so... sometimes I just don't >~<
tardy badger
I’m terrified of saying or doing the wrong thing and not being able to just like… let a conversation topic die by not responding on chat..
Kind of hard in person
delicate stream
Yeah, don't want to get annoying or seem clingy... I grok that so hard
tardy badger
Yeeeep
delicate stream
But you also don't want to run away early and it's like ahhhh
tardy badger
Probably true
When I went to college on my first attempt.. I tried to be social
Made like one solid friend who was also shy
Out hanging out was dinner at the dining hall just talking about a billion different topics
delicate stream
It took me a couple years to make some friends X.x but I do have a couple still from college
tardy badger
But I met my wife shortly after so my social life kind of evaporated because I got busy with trying to make enough money to live on
My wife and I living together was very sudden because she got kicked out for meeting me in person
delicate stream
Oh jeeze... Well, I'm glad that worked out!
tardy badger
Yeah same lol
delicate stream
Right now I don't really have a social life... 'cuz... y'know
tardy badger
Well you have us
delicate stream
This is true :3 y'all are why I'm not in very extremely horribly bad mental shape
tardy badger
Yeah same
delicate stream
I hope to meet some folks in the not too distant future!
tardy badger
Maybe have the Adafruit Makers Fair 🙂
It’s not a thing I don’t think
But it should be
delicate stream
Yissss
tardy badger
I’d love to meet Ladyada and PT in person just to be able to shake their hand and say thank you
delicate stream
Yes! And I'd love to give them a gift of something I made
tardy badger
They provided a safe place during the pandemic that was so helpful to me
delicate stream
Although I'm sure they have enough stuff with all the things they made themselves :P
tardy badger
Yeah, I’m sure
delicate stream
But getting to meet them and talk to them would be amazing
tardy badger
Yeah
delicate stream
Also at this point I have many hugs to offer
tardy badger
Yeah same
delicate stream
I forget, where abouts are you?
tardy badger
The wild Wild West
delicate stream
Too faaaar
delicate stream
Hehe
tardy badger
Lots of cool people in the community I’d love to meet in person
tardy badger
Or DoLA
delicate stream
Yee
tardy badger
Oh so cool news
delicate stream
I like news!
tardy badger
So my birthday is next week and my brother got me a refurbished M1 MacBook Pro
Base mode with a Touch Bar (like my Touch Bar mid 2017 MBP)
delicate stream
Ohhh, happy birthday! That's an awesome gift :D
tardy badger
I’ve been trying to figure out how to save up money to get one but he got one so I have two MBP now
tardy badger
Now I can save up to get a Mac mini to put on my desk with my other desktop
Probably still take me a long time
stoic mesa
and I dont have any macs
lusty fossil
Is the Mac mini CAD capable?
tardy badger
Yep
lusty fossil
Hmmm
tardy badger
Very capable
delicate stream
Is the Mac mini CAD capable?
Newest, definitely, older ones... maybe
lusty fossil
Idk if fusion360 has support for the M1s yet tbo
tardy badger
It works on the M1
lusty fossil
Although it makes a lot of sense for my use case to use a notebook
tardy badger
x86 cross compilation
lusty fossil
Ahh cool
lusty fossil
Ancient lol, my surface book 2 is about that old I think
tardy badger
There’s a specific work for the program that will compile x86 for arm
lusty fossil
Although tbf it does struggle
tardy badger
I have a mid 2017 touchbar Mac book pro with.. 8GB of RAM 😆
Runs fusion360 just fine
delicate stream
Ancient lol, my surface book 2 is about that old I think
I kid. But M1 is a pretty huge jump, so it makes my 3 year old laptop look 6 or 7 years old
lusty fossil
I'm generally pretty happy with the surface book 2, I hope they get a better tablet experience. It pales in comparison to the iPad
tardy badger
I was very surprised how much power they squeezed with the M1 and 8GB of RAM
Like.. it’s a little insane if you think about it
lusty fossil
Well you've sold me, I'm gonna prove my worth at work and get them to buy me a M1 MBP
delicate stream
Yeet
tardy badger
8GB of RAM would make a windows Pc struggle
delicate stream
If it'll take you a while to save up, you'll probably miss the growing pains of M1 right now
lusty fossil
It'll take a while to impress enough people
tardy badger
Also, I was surprised how buttery the windows 10 experience was in bootcamp
delicate stream
8GB of RAM would make a windows Pc struggle
8GB is the minimum I recommend for basics -- like... opening a couple browser windows and a Word doc...
Like, minimum minimum
Although you can't really get 4GB sticks for desktop anyway
lusty fossil
The samd21 in circuitpython of computers lol
tardy badger
But somehow my windows 10 experience on bootcamp with 8GB of Ram was so nice
delicate stream
lol
quartz wren
I want a shirt that simply says "There is no 'try' in 'do'"
Because I have a sideways sense of humor and I think it would be hilarious
tardy badger
Hehe
delicate stream
I think there's something wrong with me
lusty fossil
Uh oh hope nothing bad!
delicate stream
I'm watching Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon is talking about how gruesome a cup of soup is from a drive-thru of a sit-down restaurant, and I'm getting hungry
I must be ill
lusty fossil
Lol
tardy badger
Lol
lusty fossil
Covid does affect your sense of taste, but not like that
delicate stream
lol
lusty fossil
Wouldn't it be wild if a disease could affect your metaphorical sense of taste? Like you get sick and you suddenly love paisley
tardy badger
I only lost my sense of smell with Covid which was interesting
delicate stream
Oof
tardy badger
I could still taste things but I couldn’t smell them
stoic mesa
"I was afraid that I got covid because my food has no taste. But then I remembered I live in England"
tardy badger
Hahaha
lusty fossil
Lol
delicate stream
I couldn't survive with only 3 senses
lusty fossil
I've only been to Ireland, but the food was ok
tardy badger
Humans can develop a 6th sense they show
Like some people are especially sensitive to changes in EMF in their environment
delicate stream
If we're counting that, I have that
lusty fossil
Interesting. Some pigeon genes?
delicate stream
I may or may not have had a romance with a pigeon at one point long ago
tardy badger
Probably an adaptation to something
delicate stream
Downside of my EMF sensitivity: thunderstorms kill me
lusty fossil
Wow that's so interesting
delicate stream
Also going near power transfer stations or low power cables can be very uncomfortable
lusty fossil
I wonder if in 10000 years there will be people who can point out magnetic fields or even diagnose problems in circuits
Assuming no societal collapse, people will be subject to magnetic fields other than those we evolved with for a long time
stoic mesa
interesting. I thought this DMF sensitivity in humans is urban myth
delicate stream
It's entirely possible that organic sensing systems could come about to sense fields accurately
lusty fossil
It might be rare enough that it gets dismissed
tardy badger
I can sense when someone walks up behind me in most cases. I’ll get cold chills before I hear or see them
It’s super bizarre
My wife will walk up behind me and I’ll get wicked cold chills
lusty fossil
I thought I could tell when people were looking at me but it turns out I'm just 5% too paranoid
delicate stream
But I can imagine a magnetic field sensing organ -- imagine a sack of fluid, sortof like an eye, but with threads of nerves that can detect rotation, with embedded ferrous fibers; sensing multiple threads twisting from magnetic fields would allow a brain to calculate the paths of the fields
stoic mesa
some animals have it, afaik
delicate stream
I can sense when someone walks up behind me in most cases. I’ll get cold chills ...
Same. Although it's hard to know if it's an extra sense or just that you have, like, very sharp hearing and don't consciously perceive it, but subconsciously do
tardy badger
And some animals can smell complex chemicals that don’t have a smell to humans
delicate stream
some animals have it, afaik
Sometimes I imagine things that are real
delicate stream
So not sure if I knew about that and forgot I knew it as a fact, or just made it up and happened on the same idea XD
tardy badger
We’re at least somewhat pigeon like
idle iron
when and where can i get a pi zero 2 w?
delicate stream
Adafruit carries them, but out of stock
quartz wren
Well I figured out how to fund my lab. Custom t-shirts.
delicate stream
Well I figured out how to fund my lab. Custom t-shirts.
I have a general interest in T-shirts
What were you thinking?
quartz wren
I am an artist so I can do whatever... But I'm thinking nonsense sayings or cool abstract / cartoon designs with my logo on the back
delicate stream
I may or may not buy, depends
Awesome/cute anime type stuff increases likelihood of purchase XD
Also like, robots and circuits and stuff
Oh wait, are you talking about 100% custom, like commission T-shirts? Or just you make art and then sell from what you made?
quartz wren
Both
Though commission work would obviously be a bit more expensive
Well I guess commission work could be done at the regular price if I'm allowed to sell the design to others at that price. Commission work gets expensive lol
delicate stream
Discord on mobile doing a weird
quartz wren
Huh... Well, that is weird
Do you just not see my other messages or are they merely out of order
delicate stream
Entirely missing on my Android phone
Well, they were, it reloaded and now is normal
quartz wren
Ah
delicate stream
Glad I took that screenshot when I could XD
weary fiber
New invention: self-removing supports
quartz wren
Anyway, idea is I do art for therapy so I may as well market that for the funding of my lab in a functional way that makes sense to do as a consumable
delicate stream
It's always great when you can do something that makes you feel good and can help you do more things you like
quartz wren
New invention: self-removing supports
Can't tell if sarcastic or serious
delicate stream
lol
quartz wren
Because that would actually be brilliant but this looks like a failed print
And I have lots of experience with those
I can think of a way to use thermal cycling to allow self removal of support but idk how well it would work need to test it out
delicate stream
I think the closest you can get to "self removing" is dissolvable filament supports
delicate stream
Yiss
lusty fossil
$$$$
delicate stream
Unless you want to change filaments every few seconds :P
lusty fossil
Lol
delicate stream
I got a dual extruder printer for under $130...
lusty fossil
Oh nice I just assumed
delicate stream
They do tend to be pricy, I got a deal XD
quartz wren
I have a 3 input nozzle that does mixing but I need to upgrade my printer for it
And it requires some stuff I don't have
delicate stream
My dual extruder is an old model, originally $1000, but it was bought from and returned to Micro Center like 30 times and sat in a warehouse for like a year before it showed up at the one I worked at and I snagged it, lol. But I still haven't gotten it working properly, needs a lot of TLC
Also it uses ancient software that I needed a Windows 7 machine for, I'm thinking of gutting it and putting in new brains
lusty fossil
"My" printer is my buddy's and it's just a normal one
quartz wren
I like to do things cheap so I bought a 3 input nozzle so that I only have to level to a single output and I can do custom plastic blends with smooth property transitions with the right firmware for cheap that can take a standard heating cartridge and has spots for both a thermocouple and a thermistor
Just have to implement it
weary fiber
Can't tell if sarcastic or serious
I mean, the upper layers of the supports ended up being alright, so this is actually a benefit
wouldn't wanna ever recreate it tho
delicate stream
The nice thing about the multi-input nozzles or filament combiners is you can get color changes quickly and not slow down the print like switching print heads
quartz wren
Not with the spaghetti supports but if you make the supports generate tension to pull away from the print as it cools...
dusk oracle
i recently saw a build for the esp32 calles esp flix, basically netflix running on a esp32 and it uses composite out.
weary fiber
I feel like that wouldn't work with larger prints...
delicate stream
i recently saw a build for the esp32 calles esp flix, basically netflix running ...
Weird... I like it
dusk oracle
got me thinking if it would run with a lcd
quartz wren
I feel like that wouldn't work with larger prints...
Yeah... As I said I need to test the concept but thanks for the idea
lusty fossil
I was today years old when I realized that YouTube has smart filters
On the android app
quartz wren
Wanted to get into slicer development at some point anyway so that seems like a good starting point
delicate stream
I was today years old when I realized that YouTube has smart filters
Wait wat
quartz wren
(to at least get familiar with modifying the code in a way that doesn't affect the model itself)
lusty fossil
Yup
Might be a premium feature
They got me to get premium when they removed the ability to turn your screen off and keep audio going
delicate stream
Is that what these are?
lusty fossil
I was like dang, that's evil, but fine
delicate stream
They got me to get premium when they removed the ability to turn your screen off...
When was that a thing?!
lusty fossil
Yup!
delicate stream
I could NEVER turn off my screen and have audio going
quartz wren
It was a thing for a while for me too
delicate stream
I've only had Google phones for a long time, maybe it's other companies had hax
quartz wren
When I was helping build that factory right about the time I showed up here the first time
delicate stream
Random: Apparently the folks who were on Big Brother at the beginning of the pandemic had no idea that the pandemic was a thing
They were in total isolation
lusty fossil
Wow
delicate stream
Found the article [it was just a screenshot in a video with commentary about things, lol] and it's kinda long and goes into other stuff https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/no-news-is-good-news-big-brother-germany-cut-off-from-covid-19
But still interesting to think about a group of people having no idea anything was going on when we were just starting to realize how bad it was
lusty fossil
They were probably about as safe as they could be
delicate stream
I think they do still have some interactions with the producers and stuff during production, but supposedly there were extra safety measures in place, so maybe
I do the sleep naow
One more day of old job
lusty fossil
Why are discord user #numbers always 4 digits? Isn't that basically impossible?
crystal ore
Why are discord user \#numbers always 4 digits? Isn't that basically impossible?
Why impossible? They only need to disambiguate people with the same username.
lusty fossil
Oh I guess I just figured that even so don't they have millions of users?
crystal ore
I wonder if they've hit 10,000 people wanting the same name yet. Hard to guess.
wooden schooner
I wonder if they've hit 10,000 people wanting the same name yet. Hard to guess.
Given that Discord has 100+ million monthly active users, I bet they have.
my working hypothesis has been that these numbers actually correspond to some sharding that happens behind the scenes in Discord's compute infra, and they never felt much need to hide that part from users. Though they did recently hide it a little, in that @-mentions no longer include the number in their display text.
delicate stream
I have a feeling it REALLY becomes a problem for Nitro users, because they get #0001 -- the rest of the numbers are random it seems
real falcon
yeah. i can choose my number since im on nitro but... 
dont care.
delicate stream
Unrelated... @blissful roost , have you had this issue? https://www.androidpolice.com/google-pixel-6-and-6-pro-screen-flicker/
blissful roost
Nope. 🙂
delicate stream
Good good
delicate stream
But this is why I don't pre-order -- just in case it's a PROBLEM problem
blissful roost
Ok, definitely not seeing it
real falcon
interesting
blissful roost
delicate stream
Indeed
subtle fable
The person teaching my anatomy class is letting me keep the lens from the eye i dissected
Looks like a marble
Would show it but idk if i can here, despite it looking like an ordinary yellow marble
dusk oracle
pre ordering is like buying a box with a ? on it
blissful roost
Gotta say... I'm so impressed with the Pixel 6 Pro.
I did check the power button thing again, Doc.. this time with the phone charging.
Yeah, no issues. 👍
... I mean, except trying to find a case in the local shops. Lol
delicate stream
Lol
drowsy zephyr
yo, does anyone know any available junior electrical engineering jobs recently?
blissful roost
I'm sure that would be heavily dependent on location..
tardy badger
During this part shortage.. I’m incredibly suspicious of parts that have thousands in stock that are not like common passive components.
delicate stream
Very sus
tardy badger
I’m probably gonna order it anyway but ya know lol.. suspiciously
delicate stream
Lol
tardy badger
Lol
delicate stream
blissful roost
Glad we don't have ComC*** here.
tardy badger
I unfortunately have Xfinity/comcast
Instead of boosting my upload speeds they have me 200Mbps more download speeds..
So my service is 800/15
🙃
blissful roost
Ouch
Our apartment building has some business-class fibre, so I'm getting 100/100.
Obviously contention is a thing, but I've not seen any issues with that.
tardy badger
Eh, most internet protocol has anticontention QoS policies which is nice
blissful roost
Yeah, I'm just not clear on their available bandwidth and provisioning.
tardy badger
Probably load balanced
blissful roost
Sadly, I have no involvement or privilege... So, can't say. Lol
tardy badger
I’m glad I’m not on a shared apartment building network
Most of them are not set up for isolated subnets for each apartment so you start getting junk based on other peoples browsing
blissful roost
I could pay more for 250/250
blissful roost
I really should get on with cleaning the bunny pen.
tardy badger
I should probably get on with my day. I’ve got designs to rework, boards to build, a computer to clean up for my wife. My brother is visiting for the weekend too. Lots going on
blissful roost
Yeah.. my dad's over this weekend.
delicate stream
https://tenor.com/view/everything-is-fine-itsfine-burning-flame-my-life-going-so...
I was being serious XD but faster would be nice
tardy badger
I would give up half my download speeds to get 200Mbps upload speeds
delicate stream
I'd die without my uploads
tardy badger
I just struggle to see why ISPs think people just need super fast download speeds but offer horrible upload speeds
sage crane
hello
delicate stream
Hi
sage crane
have my cat
delicate stream
I just struggle to see why ISPs think people just need super fast download speed...
Well, most people don't upload a terribly large amount of data, although ISPs are WAY behind on upload speed
tardy badger
I should be like 1/4 if download speeds
delicate stream
have my cat
I love it!
tardy badger
Especially because more and more people are doing streaming gaming
tardy badger
have my cat
Dwarf kitty?
sage crane
nop
tardy badger
Looks smöl
sage crane
she's just very small
tardy badger
And adorable
sage crane
we thinks she wasn't fed well growing up
tardy badger
I have a fat loaf ghost cat
delicate stream
I should be like 1/4 if download speeds
Yeah, 1/4 would be more acceptable, although they really should just do symmetrical
sage crane
so she ended up underdeveloped
tardy badger
Yeah, 1/4 would be more acceptable, although they really should just do symmetri...
Agreed
sage crane
but she is the sweetest cat ever so I don't mind
tardy badger
I’d honestly be okay with variable upload speeds that varied based on total ISP traffic
So like, a guaranteed minimum of like 1/4 of download. And a potential max of symmetrical speeds
sage crane
also lol I like how only because there's a second ISP available in my apartment complex, I'm given an absurdly good internet speed for very little when it comes to my area
delicate stream
Smol catto, big love
sage crane
is 5lb for reference btw
delicate stream
Lol
burnt tendon
I just struggle to see why ISPs think people just need super fast download speed...
AFAIK, it's been a cost-differentiating thing since the earliest days of the Internets to charge consumers less and service providers more.
I think it's silly, especially these days, although my present employment situation makes it feel extra-silly.
delicate stream
Very silly
orchid zephyr
Only 2 people at my school recognized my 555 timer Halloween costume
orchid zephyr
HS? That kinda makes sense
Yeah
lusty fossil
can we see the costume?
i'm curious
I forgot to wear my Halloween costume today but fortunately no one else is wearing one
delicate stream
I'm WFH so no costume
And I might just make a spoop mask for Halloween on my printer
old helm
I'm WFH so no costume
that sounds like an excuse! :D. (said the man not wearing a costume)
and also WFH
lusty fossil
my costume is basically all denim and few pins and maybe a mean mug or two
Randall Flagg, bad guy from a number of stephen king books
old helm
I don't think I'll go back to in person jobs. I was WFH before the pandemic., and it's pretty awesome still
delicate stream
I can't handle being on the phone all day anymore
lusty fossil
it's hard when you're working on an immobile physical system 40 miles from your home lol
old helm
I don't mind the meetings, as long as they are minimal. Things are pretty good here.
I mostly miss meeting friends for coffeeshop/lunch once a week
since the pandemic started that's been tough
delicate stream
I miss DnD with food and friends every weekend
old helm
I have been doing a D&D&Dads thing remote every other saturday with some other dads, that's been nice.
once my kid can get vaccinated maybe we can do in person
lusty fossil
I heard that kids shots 5-12 are coming real soon
can't come soon enough, pandemic must be really hard on them
delicate stream
My D&D friends are horrible at online communication >~>
Very glad more shots being approved
blissful roost
sudo apt-get upgrade friends
delicate stream
Please enter your password:
wooden schooner
I can't, it shows up as all asterisks for me
also, less severe, I don't know your username
thick wind
delicate stream
Lol
swift hatch
Any gamers here have experience with a particular R4 cartridge for Nintendo DSi or 3DS they can recommend? My son wants to put a bunch of his games on a single SD card and it seems like a whole quagmire of carts with "timebombs" to render them useless after some time period, alternate firmwares, etc.
delicate stream
I only have a DS and don't know what an R4 is
swift hatch
It's a DS cart with an SD card slot and a firmware that lets you play games from the SD card.
delicate stream
Ohh, cool
swift hatch
you can also put GameBoy emulators on it and other shennanigans.
delicate stream
Nice
orchid zephyr
can we see the costume?
Later today
lusty fossil
can't wait! Love a good costume
swift hatch
i think you can also do things like quick saves similar to the SNES Classic which is neat
swift hatch
heh
he and his friends have suddenly started bringing their DSs to school to play during lunch and free periods. Nostalgia strikes.
thick wind
Last I ever read up on this stuff, R4i Gold was literally the gold standard. Don't think it works for 3DS games, but I've been wrong before.
Is this for a 3DS or DSi?
delicate stream
I wish I had more time and energy for games
swift hatch
He's got a 3DS, i still have a DSi
swift hatch
Last I ever read up on this stuff, R4i Gold was literally the gold standard. Don...
from what I'm reading, the original R4i Gold is no longer made, but there are a zillion clones with basically the same name of widely varying quality levels
thick wind
Well, I haven't touched my old R4 in almost a decade. Those were the days...
delicate stream
Are schematics available to make your own high quality clone?
blissful roost
That's a blue cheese burger... As it's not obvious. Lol
thick wind
R4 3DS Dual-Core? Did they stick an M3 in a flashcart?
blissful roost
i think you can also do things like quick saves similar to the SNES Classic whic...
Reminds me.. I still haven't done my live stream with the SNES Mini.
delicate stream
That's a blue cheese *burger*... As it's not obvious. Lol
Blue beese churger
blissful roost
Huh?
delicate stream
Nevermind ancient meme
thick wind
Oh, haven't been to GBK in over 4 years...
lusty fossil
What is "meme"?
it's pronounced "may-may" btw
blissful roost
Somehow, I have doubts.
thick wind
I prefer 5 Guys, tbh
I would disagree, but Five Guys is local here. GBK is on the other side of the ocean...
thick wind
Ehhh, I have plenty of options here, so I haven't ever complained about it.
blissful roost
Oh, for sure...
I want to visit Checkers, White Castle and Applebee's again.
Ohh... and Pat's, in Philly.
wooden schooner
My <:oof:882744961047617558> has spread to another server
Wait you made this?
delicate stream
Wait you made this?
I made the image file anyway XD was modified from another image
lusty fossil
Anyone speak Spanish? I need a clear translation of "Not for food. Dangerous chemicals"
I am leery of online translators, but tbf I haven't used one in 10 years
wooden schooner
from a non-native: "No se puede comer. Sustancia(s) química(s) peligrosa(s)"
lusty fossil
ahhh thanks!
spanish really is 30% longer than english on average. My dad had to give a talk once to a spanish speaking audience and during break he was asked to speak more slowly to give the translators time to work
wooden schooner
I'm sure it could be said more succinctly, but as a non-native I go with the longer version because it's harder to goof
wooden schooner
for example I bet you could say "no comer"
lusty fossil
or "no por comida"?
wooden schooner
I don't think "por" makes sense there. But again, not native
stray wind
Google Translate isn't actually that bad. FWIW.
lusty fossil
I'll try that!
it wasn't great when I last used it but I bet they've been working on it.
delicate stream
I'M FREEEEE!
lusty fossil
new job on monday right?
lusty fossil
FDA just approved covid shots for kids 5-11!
Looks like it's a lower dose (I saw 1/3rd of the adult dose thrown around)
delicate stream
Yay!
blissful roost
👍
lusty fossil
congrats! The water's fine
wooden schooner
I'M FREEEEE!
I was waiting on the 🎉-reacts to your above messages until I could get a clear read of how you felt about it (i.e., whether good). Congrats!!
wooden schooner
*flings old work laptop out window* YEET
also wait I wanted that
delicate stream
also wait I wanted that
Lol, I have to send it back
stray wind
Lol, I have to send it back
Well, yeah, but did they explicitly specify in what state? You could yeet it first and then send it back.
blissful roost
I found a laptop at work that one of my colleagues left behind when he changed roles.. in 2020
lusty fossil
if you pick up all the pieces and put them in a box you're technically returning it
honest jolt
if you pick up all the pieces and put them in a box you're technically returning...
DIY assembly
wary herald
Lol, I have to send it back
Nooooo
lusty fossil
I would hope you'd have more warning about your own wedding heheh
quartz wren
I mean I have more warning for this wedding than my parents did for theirs
They married less than 2 weeks after meeting
Still together some thirty years later
Actually wait no it's more than thirty now
wary herald
They married less than 2 weeks after meeting
wooden schooner
Well, yeah, but did they explicitly specify in what state? You could yeet it fir...
My work laptop, a ThinkPad, has two asset tags, one of which says it's a Macbook. We'll see who ends up having to try to explain things when it comes time to return
wary herald
My work laptop, a ThinkPad, has two asset tags, one of which says it's a Macbook...
You
wary herald
delicate stream
Only had 8GB of RAM... It was always at 92%+ utilization
wary herald
Well, I only have 2GB on my main computer that I'm using RN - so only isn't applicable in my case
LOL
wary herald
My phone has twice as much RAM as your computer
No, 4GB - my bad
so the same amount
I'm using ReadyBoost for extra RAM - so I'm at 8GB now
but still slow
delicate stream
delicate stream
Not sure if that's eating or just making a gesture...
wary herald
Me either
tardy badger
I ordered 4 part numbers.. totaling 140 parts
$70
Some samples of a 3.3V buck I want to try out, some LiPo charger ICs, 100 bss138 N-CH mosfets, and 5 power switches
delicate stream
Big muns
tardy badger
I’m gonna have to spend a little mun on a cred card to launch some new products so I need everyone to buy everything
tardy badger
Lol
My muns went primarily to rent
Out of a $2222 take home pay, $1790 went to rent
wary herald
My muns go to food and water - ||and hobbies||
tardy badger
Lol
wary herald
Out of a $2222 take home pay, $1790 went to rent
Man
That's funny - 2's my favorite number
tardy badger
Lol not in this economy
wary herald
<@!381566293368897537> promised to buy out my shop after he buys out Adafruit
Yes - all the muns
wary herald
Houses here are selling like wildfire
tardy badger
Back in March, you could buy a house for $350k
tardy badger
890sqft condos going for like $300k
wary herald
https://tenor.com/view/john-jonah-jameson-lol-laughing-hysterically-laughing-out...
gotta love JJJ
tardy badger
Which is like buying an apartment
wary herald
dang
tardy badger
The power of owning with the disadvantages of renting
I tried to buy a house back in June
But I couldn’t get approved for the amount I needed to buy a house here
wary herald
👍
tardy badger
https://tenor.com/view/john-jonah-jameson-lol-laughing-hysterically-laughing-out...
I know, I’m trying to figure out how to help you buy out Adafruit
delicate stream
I know, I’m trying to figure out how to help you buy out Adafruit
Wait, are you trying to get me to buy the company, or all the stock of all the things? XD
tardy badger
Stock on all things
tardy badger
Gotta help me make more muns
Gotta make more muns. To do so, I have to spend muns
delicate stream
Catch 22
tardy badger
Catch 22 jump street
delicate stream
lol
tardy badger
Turns out my birthday this year is also the Festival of Lights! Diwali!
tardy badger
I am not sure, great question
It might have some correlation
According to the farmers almanac it occurs during the Hindu month of Kartik, on the darkest day of the lunar month
lusty fossil
so it is lunar!
I grew up celebrating Jewish holidays so I'm familiar with people being confused as to why you were getting presents in november
tardy badger
Lol
lusty fossil
but one side was christian so I got presents twice a year
tardy badger
Hehe
lusty fossil
pretty nice if you can get that sitch without a divorce being involved lol
tardy badger
Hahahaha
tardy badger
Only Christian household for me
But not the kind that does presents on Easter too
Lol
lusty fossil
we need to normalize festivus. Everyone deserves two holidays
we can skip the airing of the grievances
tardy badger
But that’s the best part
lusty fossil
that's fair
lusty fossil
I still need to buy candy for the neighborhood kids
and clean up the path to my door
tardy badger
I love Halloween but October sometimes feels like it takes forever to come
lusty fossil
Halloween is great. but i revere the day after a bit more. same with valentines day. day after valentines all the dope red candy is on sale
tardy badger
Yeah hahaha
lusty fossil
not a big valentine's person to begin with though
delicate stream
I get presents every 6 months
lusty fossil
half birthday celebration? I've heard of that
my grandparents once celebrated mine with a visit, but I think it was just an excuse to see their grand kids
tardy badger
Interesting
delicate stream
I get birthday and Christmas XD
delicate stream
What about skerr day presents?
lusty fossil
nice
Do you happen to have narrow feet? I need light duty work boots but I have skinny little ballerina feet and it's hard to find nice ones
Mine are B, my paternal grandfathers are AAA width. He has to special order what are essentially nurses shoes
delicate stream
I need new shoes
lusty fossil
I am 9.5 for one foot and 8.5-8.75 on the other
tardy badger
But my feet are 9 or 9.5
lusty fossil
makes it easy to get away with crimes, my footprints confuse investigators!
lusty fossil
ok cool, what brand is that?
tardy badger
Merrell
lusty fossil
ahh I've owned merrell before, they'll be my first stop when I shop for these
delicate stream
I'm 6'1", and due to how inconsistent shoes are, I can get anywhere from an 11 to 14
tardy badger
Shoes are weird for sure
delicate stream
All apparel is
tardy badger
Yeah true
delicate stream
Halp I lost the 2 10ohm resistors I had for my light ring and all I have is 550kohm
What do
lusty fossil
bodge dozens in parallel
delicate stream
lelz
tardy badger
55 in parallel should do it lol
tardy badger
Lol 😂
delicate stream
Guess I gotta break some things
tardy badger
Lol
delicate stream
I found a 47ohm
tardy badger
So close
delicate stream
I think it's also a 1/2W as opposed to the... little plate ones
Stand by for thermal tests
delicate stream
Ok, so, it's WAY cooler, but also way dimmer...
Slightly uncomfortable to touch vs. burning painful oww
The big one is a 1/2W and the little ones are 1/4W, right?
tardy badger
I haven’t
lusty fossil
it's super. good
delicate stream
Donors!
Got this chonky 1.3ohm... is this safe? I measured 0ohm across the original resistors in place...
Sooooo..... I tried it and it worked for a couple seconds and then light went out and now it's like 1850kohm
lusty fossil
yeah something blurged
delicate stream
That was a resistor, right?
delicate stream
Not sure XD
I thought it was ceramic packaging, which I've seen on higher wattage SMD resistors
I think these are caps? Although one shows high resistance and the other shows very low
lusty fossil
I've bought resistors that looked exactly like the one on the right
lusty fossil
are they for sure resistors?
delicate stream
100%, they're marked
40R2, that's 40.2ohm for SMD resistor code
Although I have 0 idea about their power capabilities...
lusty fossil
what's your power thru the resistor?
delicate stream
Uhhh... lemme see if they have power spec....
I mean for the ring
500mA
Wait no 1A
lusty fossil
at 3v3?
lusty fossil
Ahhh I want one of those
delicate stream
I wish I'd bought the not USB one too
lusty fossil
I was gonna ask if you know where in the circuit the resistor goes
delicate stream
It came with 2x 10ohm resistors stacked, there's a set of pads on the back of it
I lost the original ones, but they needed to be replaced anyway because they were getting so hot they would burn me
lusty fossil
hmm
delicate stream
I'm actually going to remove the USB lead and use it for something else
But need resistors that don't make it too dark
Also I almost said "too quiet"
delicate stream
Indeed
lusty fossil
hmm if they were getting hot, did you consider reaching out to adafruit support?
delicate stream
I also have a 2ohm that I think is a 1/2W
I actually asked PT and Limor, apparently it's within tolerance -- the ring wasn't meant to be operated for long periods, and while it's hot enough to be painful to touch, it won't damage the ring
lusty fossil
ahh ok
delicate stream
So they suggested replacing the resistor
lusty fossil
with higher power ones?
delicate stream
Didn't specify
lusty fossil
ah
I would guess that's what they meant?
but don't want to put words in their mouths
delicate stream
Although I figured higher power would get less hot? And more resistance would be dimmer?
I'm also guessing
It was on Ask an Engineer, so they had lots of other questions
lusty fossil
yeah makes sense. You could stop by #help-with-hw-design they'd be able to figure it out
delicate stream
Hmmm
delicate stream
Oh, they added a note about heat, good
Unless I was blind to it originally
I think I kinda did just go to the page and order...
lusty fossil
where do you put the resistors?
delicate stream
On the bottom, just to the left of the power leads, that's the resistor
delicate stream
Oh, uhhh... I think so?
delicate stream
lol
lusty fossil
hmm
delicate stream
2ohm gets over 100F in a couple seconds so that's a no
lusty fossil
I had a wacky project idea for when my sister has a baby: a mobile where each element is a PCB with LEDs in various colors and low power circuits to make them fade in and out in different patterns. Then you could have a small lipo on each one
delicate stream
I've heard wackier
lusty fossil
I would love to figure out a way to have the (+) rail of power come from the metal arms of the mobile but there's no way to get ground anywhere practical in that scenario
lusty fossil
let me see if I can sketch it
delicate stream
Ok, 2x 40.2ohm in parallel gets to a minorly burning 105F instead of like 165F
lusty fossil
So the black lines that aren't circles are thick solidcore wire. I was thinking it would be neat for them to carry power but there's no way to have a return path
delicate stream
Yeah, one way no work
lusty fossil
so batteries
delicate stream
You could use slip rings
lusty fossil
yeah considered that but you still need two wires with slip rings
delicate stream
woosh
lusty fossil
woosh?
delicate stream
That's the sound of the sense leaving my head
lusty fossil
ahhh
crystal ore
I haven't looked at this in detail, but there may be a way to do it with high-frequency AC over a single wire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-wire_transmission_line
lusty fossil
I'm not 100% sure "hi frequency AC" and "baby" should go together lol
although could be low amplitude
delicate stream
Yeah no
lusty fossil
could be a good source of super powers, and I learned something new so I'm chuffed
delicate stream
Waffles are a better source of super powers
Just smother them with butter and powdered sugar and you can fly
blissful roost
That's... not sugar..
real falcon
powdered sugar is not sugar or what?
delicate stream
That's... not sugar..
blissful roost
🤣
delicate stream
I do sleep
blissful roost
Sleep is for the week.
wooden schooner
Sleep is for the week.
Wow that is quite good
blissful roost
😁
wooden schooner
I am leery of online translators, but tbf I haven't used one in 10 years
Just realized I may have misunderstood your English sentence. I thought by "not for food" you meant "is not food" i.e. "do not eat." It occurs to me that you may have instead been talking about an item that should not be used to handle food, e.g. a disposable glove that is not food-safe
hasty quarry
blissful roost
Ahh, designed for old school Macs. 🤣
delicate stream
Lol, it's like Flappy Bird
silver shale
kinda like fnf where the game is more about the aesthetic
delicate stream
And just because a game is logically simple, that doesn't make it EASY!
When your newspaper has a poor WizFi signal https://hackaday.com/2021/10/29/muggle-uses-e-paper-for-daily-prophet-replica/
tardy badger
Lol
tardy badger
Indeed lol
delicate stream
Random question: would you watch video on a color eInk with high (at least 30) FPS refresh rate?
crystal ore
Random question: would you watch video on a color eInk with high (at least 30) F...
If that's the screen I had available, sure, though I wouldn't specifically seek out e-ink for that purpose, since the color gamut and contrast is usually not that good.
delicate stream
Fair. I'm curious to see if we'll get high color accuracy and high refresh rates in eInk
I'm also interested in transflective LCDs in things like smart phones
crystal ore
Speaking of new displays, you run across the new lightfield ones, like in the Leia Lume Pad?
lusty fossil
Just realized I may have misunderstood your English sentence. I thought by "not ...
I meant "not to be used for food"
wooden schooner
I meant "not to be used for food"
what does that mean? used as food, i.e. eaten?
lusty fossil
No used for cooking sorry
It's for a soldering hot plate
Don't want anyone to make any food on it
silver shale
If that's the screen I had available, sure, though I wouldn't specifically seek ...
real-time word processing
lusty fossil
Maybe real time from a snail's perspective lol
How do dissenting opinions work for the US Supreme court? I know majority opinions have binding effects on the law but what are dissents used for?
crystal ore
Good question. I don't think they have any immediate legal power, but they might lay out the logic that would cause a similar but not quite identical case to be ruled differently later on.
quartz wren
I meant "not to be used for food"
No usar para comida?
it's been a long time since I've taken spanish
lusty fossil
Good question. I don't think they have any immediate legal power, but they might...
That's what I guessed
wooden schooner
It's for a soldering hot plate
Oh well then you might want to change "no se puede comer" to something like "aviso: no es para cocinar"