Now I’m seeing that they have portable oscilloscopes! Amazing lol. I was thinking about getting a cheapo bench oscilloscope even though ni strictly don’t need one at the moment, now I realise it’s more attainable than I had thought.
For my usecase, it’s mostly been checking that Voltages and Currents align with what I expect them to be, checking components to see if they are what I think they are (e.g., Resistance of resistors, whether Diodes are faulty or not), checking whether two points are connected, checking whether signals into and out of microcontrollers are as expected etc,. Things like that off the top of my head. Though I’m probably only scratching at the surface of what they can be used for.
Doing a bit of a deep dive into some forums, it seems that paying more will get you better accuracy, but the more important thing is that the real cheap ones most likely don’t come with a lot of protection, which is okay for when your looking at 5v type stuff, but if you want to look at anything to do with Mains voltage etc, comes into play.
I’ve actually been thinking more and more recently around setting up a local backup (Nas?) But haven’t really done much research and the more I think about it, I wonder what I have to really backup (other than my photos which are stored on an external hard drive and online).
Just before I read this, I actually saw a nice setup using a rpi5 and some SSD’s. Is using a rpi a good way to go about something like this?
I like to think I’m quite concious of the environment and try to make frequent decisions during day to day life to “minimize” my impact, but in the back of my mind, I always had the “at least it shouldn’t get truly terrifying anytime in my useful life time” as sort of a coping mechanism to all the doom and gloom. Now I’m not so sure of that lol.
I like doing hobby electronic stuff in my spare time (real beginner at it as well) and for some reason did a deep dive of DMM’s (Digital multimeter), and now I really want to get one (even though I don’t need another one atm) lol.
Admittedly I’ve only read one article on it and nothing further, but how does a near 40 deg jump even happen. It’s honestly gone straight past mind boggling and I can’t really fathom it, if that makes sense.
Yeah, Im a relatively recent convert to the reverse sear world, and it’s been getting me really consistently great results so far. As said, quite easy to get the doneness exact. Does take a bit of time though, so you do have to plan it ahead somewhat.
Obviously made by different companies, Kindle - Amazon, Kobo - Rakuten (A Japanese multinational).
When I was doing my research on what to buy, I was weighing up between the Kindle Paperwhite vs Kobo Clara 2e.
I think most people say that the Kindle has a better selection of books available in their store (though I’ve only had one book I couldn’t find for the Kobo, but I solved that issue by purchasing it while in a different region), and the Kindle is Larger. The Kindle also has a top screen layer than makes it flush with the body.
In the end I went into a physical store to have a look at both of them, and went with the kobo, mainly due to how I preferred the smaller size.
edit - oh and just remembered as I read another comment in this thread, Kobo is compatible with Libby, which is what is used to “borrow” ebooks from your local library (I believe in most places around the world?, not too sure on that), while Kindle is not. Though I havent used it yet, as when I went looking for a few books I wanted to read, they had already been checked out by other users, and there was a waiting list for them.
I go through spurts of reading, and I had been putting off ebooks because I like to own the physical books and have them fill up a shelf etc.
I recently got a Kobo and it’s been amazing. Definitely been reading more, and as others have mentioned, it’s so great when travelling. I’ve got a little camera sling bag that I carry when travelling, and it just manages to fit in there so I can have a quick read when I’m waiting for something/got some down time etc.
I wonder what would be the solution/ combination not solutions to give rise to races where drivers have to/ are able to push alot more for alot longer.