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timonsku

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I work on embedded systems and other hardware hackery.

Fucking nerd. Likes birbs.

Hardware, software, manufacturing and art.
Open for freelance work.

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amcasari, (edited ) to random
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Okay weird Internet friends - I only recently realized this was a difference between people and now I need to know.

After you brush your teeth, do you:

timonsku,
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@amcasari With toothpastes that have additives for tooth or gum health you shouldn't rinse afterwards otherwise it has no effect. Thats probably a good chunk of the difference.

timonsku,
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@esg @amcasari Yea, its in all cases "bunch of minerals" that only have a vague chance to deposit if they stay around for as long as possible every day

timonsku,
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@amcasari @esg thats very fair

timonsku, to random
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@whitequark oh weird one.
There seems to be a loose correlation of upper 4 bits depending on length. I would guess that length of data is part of the equation and then an operation ontop of that thats based on the actual data and the type

timonsku, (edited ) to random
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Serial port breakout added but the screen is not as robust as I thought it would be 😬

timonsku,
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@jasoncoon should have kept more than one of the 3 units I got back then

jasoncoon, to random
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Hey @timonsku did you ever root or do anything with your Spotify Car Thing? I still have one in the box, but have not yet tried.
Since Spotify is effectively remotely bricking every single one of these devices it ever sold (which really should be illegal) it sure would be nice if they'd completely open-source it.
https://mastodon.social/@timonsku/109445147492236891

timonsku,
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@jasoncoon Yea you can flash a different distro through USB.
There is a Discord that collects ressources around it: https://discord.com/invite/6G2mfbAW

timonsku,
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@jasoncoon https://github.com/bishopdynamics/superbird-debian-kiosk

probably the most useful atm if you don't want to reuse the stock Linux

timonsku,
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@InstantArcade @jasoncoon you can, its just Linux and necessary sources are available. Could be made more polished but there are pathways, its a pretty standard SoC. Making WiFi work with a dongle would be a main driver I think.
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mossmann, to random
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What are all the ways USB hubs suck? I’ll start: They don’t provide enough power to their connected devices (especially if the hub is bus-powered), and they don’t even have the decency to indicate when they are falling short of their devices’ needs.

timonsku,
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@mossmann @azonenberg @jevinskie @szczys heh, I was developing a hub for all the similar reasons some years ago. This thread reminded me to maybe get back to that.
Not just for development purposes but also with integration work hubs can be such a gigantic PIA.

timonsku, to random
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The wood pigeon babies also hatched!

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attie, to random
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I've just got a new toy, with a USB-C wall wart, which just puts out 12v at all times (no startup or negotiation supported). 😬

timonsku,
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@attie man I guess it was bound to happen eventually. Given how many don't even manage to implement the pull downs in devices.

timonsku, to random
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there was a blue tit baby on the balcony with its parent and it got taught how to eat stuff!

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gsuberland, to random
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JLC order arrived! 🎉

timonsku,
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@gsuberland @azonenberg My price to capacitance to land use triangle landed on generic 22uF 1206 last time I had to design for cheap and compact

timonsku, to random
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Given that Mastodon now has an ex Twitter founder board member and Bluesky does not.
Are we being consequential and move over to Bluesky or was that reason against Bluesky and ATP just a petty argument because of "not invented here" syndrome?
Both are open source solutions and from a technical perspective I think ATproto is the much better designed system for a decentralized social network.
Self hosting for yourself is actually viable on ATproto without being a hobby SysAdmin.

timonsku,
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@danielkrah You mean things like portable accounts that Mastodon and ActivityPub has not been able to implement for over 8 years?
Bluesky the app also != ATProto

timonsku,
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@mcc oh I'm aware, my post is extremly snarky because the very unproductive overly emotional discussion was annoying me a lot in the past and that was one of the primary arguments of a vague "they can't be trusted"

timonsku,
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to be clear I think the argument was dumb and don't think anyone should leave because of some board member or disregard an open technology because of it.
Though maybe you can reflect on that if it was your knee jerk reaction about ATP and can engage with it on a more rational level because it does have a lot to offer that is impossible to implement in what is ActivityPub atm.
ActivityPub as designed work best as an RSS replacement with potential engagement imo

timonsku,
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ATProto is also not finished, it wouldn't really make sense to jump on it right now but it is getting quite a bit closer and at a more rapid pace to being adopted more widely and being adopted without needing Bluesky server involvement.
I think the pivot point would be when private data is implemented in the protocol.
It does not hurt to familiarize yourself with what ATProto does differently in the meantime: https://atproto.com/guides/overview
The whole issue with flaky instances is basically non-existent.

gvy_dvpont, to random
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We've got this cheap egg cooker that plays the loudest, most terrifying alarm you've ever heard when it's done cooking. My wife requested that I make it "less aggressive" so I hacked it into the most gentle egg cooker of ALL TIME

(warning: probably loud)

Before shot: egg cooker finishing an egg before modification. Jarring alarm goes off, I say "fuck!" After shot: egg cooker finishes. A few moments later, a small mechanical music box next to the cooker starts playing Pachelbel's Canon

timonsku,
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@MLE_online feels like they just repurposed hardware from some old early digital alarm clocks lol
Good sound to wake you up, bad sound to tell you about your egg being ready.

timonsku,
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@naught101 @MLE_online good at waking you up and "good to wake up to" are two entirely different things

timonsku, to random
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Little one day build for a water timer to fill up the irrigation water tank and not have it overflow when I forget about it.
Using a solenoid valve and some random mosfet time controller module from Amazon.

It says POOP when you turn it on, which I think is great.

backside of the controller box I printed, showing wires with crimped ends going into a barrel jack screw terminal adapter, via a switch and then into the screw terminal of the time controller. Going out a blade conmector housing to connect the solenoid valve to.
the display of the controller glowing blue and showing on its segment display "0000" in the top row and "P0:0P" in the bottom row. Left are arrow buttons and to the riggt a cog wheel and a turn on symbol button
The controller mounted into a black 3D printed case, below it a red round power switch. The assembly is mounted between a wall and a fridge. It just about fits into that space.

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Dry test

me turning on the power for the controller and then pressing the start button which engages the timer and opens the solenoid valve. After the timer stops after 3 seconds the valve closes again, no water is flowing as its a dry test

timonsku,
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main reason if I'm honest is so I don't have to reach over the trash bins below the sink to turn the tap on and off

timonsku, to random
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A CD with software manufactured in 2022 wow...

timonsku,
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@ErinRose I think whoever created that CD just messed up lol

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