Jencen

philpem, 6 hours ago to random

Playing with MastoDot at #emf2024

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philpem, 18 hours ago to random

Someone brought what looks like a complete 4-axis CNC controller to the #emfcamp swapshop...!

philpem, 5 days ago to random

Anyway, thanks to the invention of RCBOs, I'm not going to be a footnote in Tim Hunkin's EMF talk on the history of electrocution this weekend.
Is your hedge trimmer truly broken-in without at least one waterproof splice on the power cable?
(I have a rule, maximum one splice: if the cable gets cut again, it gets shortened or replaced)

Jencen, 7 days ago to random

On this #FursuitFriday and ConFuzzled weekend, have an DraGoo saying "I maded dis!" at CFz .... one year, forget when!

One giant NES controller! to /SCALE/

Made it for the games theme IIRC. Buttons are hinged MDF with guitar stomp pedal switches beneath.

Dragon Fursuiter playing on a GIANT NES controller
Dragon Fursuiter playing on a GIANT NES controller

volpeon, 10 days ago to random

[your username] is not in the sudoers file. The foxes have been alerted.

Jencen, 10 days ago to random

This time of year always brings back bittersweet memories working for cons.

OneDrive and Google both like throwing the "on this day" thing at me.

And usually, at this time of the year, I'd be panicking and running round like an idiot trying to finish making or printing things.

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philpem, 15 days ago to random

C++ senses twitching. #emfcamp

foone, 12 days ago to random

I saw this voltmeter at the electronics flea market. Look at that massive probe! It looks like you need to check your back blast before using it.
Apparently it's for REALLY high voltages? Like, 3kV?

foone, 14 days ago to random

Here's something cool I never realized existed:

PCBs distributed through magazines!

From Radio Electronics (June 1987):

https://archive.org/details/radio_electronics_1987-06/page/n68/

Jencen, 21 days ago to random

Not having a good time at work right now.

Big boss visit next week..... Which I only got told about /second hand/ yesterday.

So of course my boss is freaking out. And is shoving all his anxiety and stress onto his subordinates.

Was very close to just walking out yesterday. As I do /not/ need the stress

MisterMoo, 1 month ago to firefox

Dear @firefox : Please stop saving images as webp when I drag them out of the browser. Forever stop that. Even if they are webp originally, just give me a setting to auto-convert them to JPEG. When I get a webp file the first thing I have to do is convert it manually if I'm going to do anything with it.

philpem, 1 month ago to random

Cross foxes: so angry, the white flipped to black. https://botsin.space/@FoxesEveryHour/112353215461183467

philpem, 1 month ago to random

I can't fathom why people try to ask for £200 for an EPROM eraser. It's literally a metal box with two or four UV tubes in it, a tray, and a switch. It's a few hours' work with a sheet metal brake and a screwdriver...

Jencen, 1 month ago to random

Some of our departed friend Lucian's estate is up for auction.
Some may be of interest to the engineering lot here.

Bunch of vintage electrical test equipment (avo 8, philips scopes) Some AV stuff, some radio stuff and lots and lots of vintage electrical stuff (hairdriers, teasmaids, other appliances)
a few old educational kits too.

https://auctions.ramco.uk/auctions/8875/ramco-11355

All proceeds are going towards the storage costs of the rest of the collection and helping out his mother.

Eyes off the techtronics scope..... I'm tempted >.>

Jencen, 1 month ago to random

Today did some recording and tried out a new setup. Very handy bit of kit for doing remote stuff o.o can stuff up to 6 mics into it and it'll do phantom power (per channel too!) for me to power the condensers.

Will hopefully have the videos up on youtube tomorrow.

Jencen, 2 months ago to random

I feel like such an adult!!!!!

I went to bed and woke.up with a fucked up neck o.<

Jencen, 2 months ago to random

Today's lunchtime phrase.
"Eating an orange in full arc flash protection"

Jencen, 2 months ago to random

Phrase for the day!
"The chase, but it's just Lilly savage on a wood chipper"

Jencen, 2 months ago to random

Today's musing... Is cereal a soup, broth or beverage?

What about melted ice cream?

Or jelly?

kiwa, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Hey I'm gonna do a laptop thread while I deep clean this area of my room lol, the first one, Compaq lte elite 4/75cx, with a fancy active screen, 486, and barely working hinges.

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