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Extelec

@Extelec@mstdn.social

Tesla coils - HV experiments - 3D printing - Programming - Kits via https://mstdn.social/@ExtKits - Notts Gaussfest Organiser - Electronics and shed science. - Retro computing

https://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk

Playing with forces I don't understand.

#HighVoltage #RetroComputing #Science

Toots don't necessarily reflect the views of my employer. I work for myself.

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Extelec, to random
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The likely orientation of un-soldered sm components when hand soldering.

Upsidedown
Somewhere across the room
Upsidedown and across the room*
Stuck to your tweezers.
Stuck to your solderingiron
Stuck to your elbow.
Stuck to flux on your pcb, then upside down when moved.
In plain sight on your pcb, but can't be found.
^above & upsidedown.
Lost. **
Lost and upsidedown* **

*pure conjecture no one has ever seen this.

** properly Lost, not recently seen travelling at speed

Extelec, to random
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Giving up on breakfast out, this is getting expensive

Extelec,
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@gmarkall That makes it sound as if I'm doing software QA :)

Extelec,
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@gmarkall not THIS time :)

info, to random
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Site weather report:

☔️ Currently wet. About 13°C.

Ducks happy. 🦆 Spiders hiding.

Extelec,
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@info can you add duck noise level too ?

Extelec,
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@emfducks @info at least that wasn't QUACK!

Extelec, to random
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Rule 1a

Make sure your smoke detector hasn't melted.

Extelec, to climate
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It's not it's enwettification.

Extelec, to random
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Have they added AI into systemd yet?

Extelec,
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@lpbkdotnet Systemd needs more Strowger

Extelec, to random
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Pi Telecow Inital comit to github.

Generally working, still loads to do.
https://github.com/ExtremeElectronics/TeleCow

Extelec,
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@leadedsolder Thanks :)

Extelec,
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@rolenthedeep Laser cut over a pcb of tactile buttons.

DeltaWye, to random
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Instance got updated yesterday. Acting a little bit wonky.

Extelec,
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@DeltaWye I think it's still migrating / catching up.

Extelec, to random
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It doesn't matter how many times you scan the first character of a string, it will always be the same.

Having some sort of increment in the loop is defiantly recommended when parsing

DOH!

stux, to random
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Alrighty..! I think I got it all ready for the migration 🤔

  • New server within local (mstdn) network
  • Setup new Mastodon server that's ready for a database import

On new server:

  • Smaller main server
  • Scalable volume for database
  • Scalable volume for search db
  • Scalable volume for extra backups

Now I'm waiting for a good moment to power down Mastodon, start backups and wait for that until that backup can be reimported on the new server via the volume!

Extelec,
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@stux Good luck... :)

Extelec, to random
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It's great that small villages put up these so you can find the nearest pub.

Extelec,
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Arh, that's better.

ef1j, to random
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Weekend plans

Extelec,
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@ef1j click all the squares that contain a dry joint. :)

Extelec, to random
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One thing you cannot explain to non-programmers is that feeling when you have spent hours and hours finding/fixing/programming a specific problem, then you finally get it to work.

That feeling is what drives us. Shame it's 20 to 1 , pain to euphoria.

Extelec,
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@phlash Yes I thought I'd undercut that one after I'd posted.

Dtl, to random
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Who is going to @emf this year?
I should probably try to be a bit more social and actually talk to people this time. Rather than just be shy from afar.

Extelec,
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@Dtl @emf ill be there, with @ExtKits and a couple of high voltage thingies.

info, to random
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Morning all! Check out the new improved map, with tree-shaped trees and everything! Also road names - we’ll be on Dipole Hill.

https://map.emfcamp.org

Extelec,
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@info hmmm ducks and tesla coils :)

Extelec, to random
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For reference, this is a plug socket.

Extelec,
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@semachthemonkey no, it's a drain on my resources.

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