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buzzyrobin, to random
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hey check out my cursed cable

buzzyrobin,
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(it’s from this thing. we will be taking it apart before even considering turning it on, and/or replacing the socket+cord combo)

Cardboard box, “Mechanic”-brand “iX5 Ultra”, “universal preheating platform”, 220V.

buzzyrobin,
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Taking this apart today to at least document it, if not figure how safe it would be to use / how it could be made safer.

Main board; mains connector, through a fuse then a relay off to the heater element. The other half of the relay is mostly concerned with turning it into 5V via rectifier, big capacitor, etc via a swappable breakout board, then off to another capacitor, voltage regulator, thermocouple, trick driver, and the connector leading off to the other board.
Side-on of the main board, showing the breakout for the 220V-version of the rectifier et al.
The heater element stuck up into the blue heating plate. It is simply labelled 324.

buzzyrobin, to random
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somebody please tell @jacqueline how git email patches are meant to work

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin tagging drew so he knows what i’m reduced to when his helpful website is down

buzzyrobin, to random
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okay that’s good enough for now

Same laptop, close-up of a sticker of a black prince cicada, a recolouring edit of a design by cheatlines, in a trans-flag circle. Text on the outside ring reads “cast off the shell of your old self • spend all summer outside screaming”. The eye of the cicada is directly over the glowing red dot in the Thinkpad logo.

bnys,
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@buzzyrobin awesome placement of that cicada

jacqueline,
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@bnys @buzzyrobin it's inspiring. game changing. i am 1000% going to copy.

buzzyrobin, to random
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back on my bullshit

(printing a bunch of things with tiny variations in shape, tolerance and/or thickness to test)

A few touchpad covers of varying colours and thicknesses (0.6mm, 0.8mm, 0.9mm), next to a tangara display PCB and faceplate.

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin guess it must come from a "circle designer"

buzzyrobin, to random
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fuck autodesk

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin i can take my crank handle from my cold dead hands!!!

c0dec0dec0de,
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@gsuberland @buzzyrobin I thought there was something about Autodesk and being sued or threatened by regulators about their subscription policies.
It was Adobe:
https://fortune.com/2023/12/13/ftc-adobe-investigation-canceling-subscriptions/

buzzyrobin, to random
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bought and picked up a second-hand T460 thinkpad yesterday; did some customisation today

buzzyrobin,
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…

buzzyrobin,
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… good thing I already chose ‘spotty’ umm.

anyway, here’s a belated video with a startup beep courtesy of GRUB_INIT_TUNE

My thinkpad turning on, showing the ‘BIOS’ screen, then playing a 994.3Hz POSTing BIOS beep before switching to the GRUB boot menu.

buzzyrobin, to random
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Been goofing around with probe holders for my multimeter. They always end up as a tangle shoved in a box, so it’s important to me that they be removable and usable without much/any setup and pack up.

My first attempt is a kitbashed and tweaked version of https://www.printables.com/model/526894-digital-multimeteroscilloscope-probe-holder-for-20, to make something that would hang on my ikea pegboard:

Same spool-style holders, except hooked on my IKEA Skådis pegboard, along with the multimeter, and my rack of tapes below it.
A close-up of a holder with spots for two probe plugs and two probe heads/tips.

buzzyrobin, to random
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back on my bullshit, retro 1980s PC edition

A screenshot of the 3D (Blender) model; different meshes are picked out in different colours.
My Ender 3 printing out the plate; there's a purple fan-cover with a robin on it, and a colourful warning label next to it.

buzzyrobin, to random
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hey @jacqueline, guess what I pulled out of my magsafe power port after getting back from your place

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin little extra christmas gift for u 🥰

buzzyrobin,
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@jacqueline 👉👈🥹

buzzyrobin, to random
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oh my god, i didn't know this was an intentional thing; what a legend
https://www.gamesradar.com/after-23-years-developer-reveals-he-snuck-a-cheat-code-past-sony-that-turns-a-cult-classic-horror-game-into-a-godsend-for-retro-enthusiasts/

buzzyrobin, to random
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turns out a friend / old co-worker of mine posted us on hacker news 😅😰

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin 🔪🔪🔪

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin (this does not constitute a threat under german nor australian law)

buzzyrobin, to random
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me, today, having started new meds two days ago that fuck with antidepressants, ADHD meds and caffeine uptake: i wonder why i can’t fucking concentrate today

me, tomorrow, after having gotten a covid vax booster today:

buzzyrobin,
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well, folks,,, :[

(I’ve been outta gas for the last 2? 3? days. I don’t feel sick, my arm doesn’t hurt, etc; I really wanna know much of it is the new meds, and not the vax nor the stressful oh-god-im-letting-everyone-down lead-up to christmas. Guess I’ll know in a week eh.)

buzzyrobin, to random
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today in not-quite-USB-A

(this is the power brick for our cat water bubbler thing)

USB-A socket on the bottom.
“AC Adaptor”, “Input: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 0.3A max”, “Output: 7.5V [????], 500mA DC”

TDP4,

@buzzyrobin
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Now I have "We didn't start the fire" playing in my head.

buzzyrobin, to random
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I am a fan of silly infill patterns

jacqueline,
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@buzzyrobin my structural integrity is ruined!!!

buzzyrobin,
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@jacqueline i’m printing it with only 2 top+bottom perimeters for speed, you never had any anyway

buzzyrobin, to random
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nice!! you can get boba fett’s ship in fortnite!!! oh hey what was that ship called by the way

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