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MLE_online, 1 day ago to random

Just the necessities tonight

ferrix, 2 days ago to random

Cc @geekmomprojects and @Jorvon_Moss https://universeodon.com/@breakingtaps/112446595717613619

MLE_online, 3 days ago to random

He's hiding in my overgrown garden planter

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MLE_online, 3 days ago to random

I made myself a little maker's mark stamp for ceramics class -- finally now when there's only a couple of weeks left in the semester

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chris_gammell, 14 days ago to random

I know the answer is "whenever the power company says is cheapest", but from a mental model perspective: is it better to plug in the car to charge on a sunny day where solar is generating excess capacity (on other roofs, not mine)...or better when the overall grid utilization is low, like in the middle of the night?

MLE_online, 14 days ago to random

One of my classmates is applying for colleges, and she was complaining that she got waitlisted for UCLA. "It's unfair," she said. "I should be allowed in through legacy admissions. My grandpa and dad went to UCLA."

I said I thought the idea of legacy admissions is unfair. She agreed that they kind of are, but said it's still wrong of UCLA to not let her in when her dad and grandpa went there.

charliejane, 16 days ago to random

You know what would make me interested in another Tron movie? If they got a kick-ass trans composer to do the soundtrack again

Daojoan, 16 days ago to random

The conservative paradox is a desperate need to be seen as both powerful dominators and persecuted victims.

MLE_online, 17 days ago to random

Ceramics class!

I finished building my ring jug and I started on an abstract piece of pipes

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MLE_online, 23 days ago to random

I found a piece of junk (a smashed dog kennel) and I'm going to make it into something useful

MLE_online, 26 days ago to random

I attempted to help my brother with a confounding problem with his car this afternoon, and after a few hours of work, we were no closer to an answer than when we started.

Recently, his battery has been draining down overnight. He thought maybe he had a bad battery, so he got a new one. Same problem.

I went over there today and found that the car is drawing 1.6 amps from the battery even when turned off.

We started troubleshooting by pulling fuses. The car kept drawing 1.6 amps through all of them.

I pulled the main fuse, and the car still drew 1.6 amps.

For a while, we thought it was maybe the alternator rectifier, but that wasn't it.

We unwrapped the sheath from the main bundle of wires coming off the battery and found no shorts.

We disconnected the wiring to the starter and that wasn't it.

The car still draws 1.6 amps! We can't figure out what's doing it!

jasoncoon, 26 days ago to random

I've had this 6x6x6 L3D Cube for years. I finally decided it was time to dust if off and replace the built-in controller with a #PixelBlaze by @wizard!

Photo of the bottom black PCB of the L3D cube. A PixelBlaze Pico is secured in an empty spot, with the antenna near the edge, with red, blue, and black wires running from it to the main control PCB.
A closeup photo of the black PCB with the first LED's data in (DIN) pin labeled with blue masking tape. A blue wire is soldered onto the DIN pin. The resistor FB2 has been removed to sever the connection between the built-in controller and the first LED's DIN pin.
A closeup photo of the black PCB with a black GND wire soldered to the micro USB GND pad, and a red 5V wire soldered to a diode.

StillIRise1963, 27 days ago to random

One of the dumber people I know from undergrad is a physician. Beware out there. Do research and critically assess any professionals you employ. Somebody had to be at the bottom of the graduating class.

StillIRise1963, 1 month ago to random

Joe Biden is not on trial for interfering in an election AND he stays awake all day long.

MLE_online, 1 month ago to random

Apparently the new Outlook has a feature that puts your inbox in "focused" view, meaning that half your emails are hidden, including many that you actually need to see.

Software companies should stop making new features. Every new feature now is terrible.

CuriousMagpie, 1 month ago to bookstodon

Just finished The City in the Middle of the Night by @charliejane - just as good as the first read. It’s a delight to discover the highlights that still resonate.
#amreading @bookstodon

StillIRise1963, 1 month ago to random

If you want to preserve your hierarchical position, how much of an ally can you possibly be?

geekmomprojects, 1 month ago to random

Cuttlefish plushie in progress. LEDs/electronics come next before it is stuffed and sewn closed, but I had to post now because it's looking so CUTE!!!

StillIRise1963, 1 month ago to random

My husband just suggested putting cement in the air vents of oligarch bunkers.

MLE_online, 1 month ago to random

It's Hobie's second birthday today

shortridge, 1 month ago to random

them: where do you want your career to go in the next 5 to 10 years?

me: to become widely known as “The Entity”

glyph, 1 month ago to random

Today's Redis news is an unfortunate reminder that while open source itself is a public benefit to society, within our economic system if you are the provider of a public benefit to society, that's an inefficiency in your business that there will be constant pressure to eliminate. The more capital investment the provider accepts from others, the more pressure there will be on management to remove that inefficiency.

jasoncoon, 2 months ago to random

Someone asked for a Fibonacci LED PCB even smaller than the 1" (25.4mm) Fibonacci128. I pointed out the problem of where to put the microprocessor & battery, they pointed out the 14mm TinyLily.
So now I've crammed 55 x 1mm² XingLight WS2812 onto a 14mm PCB, ordering prototypes soon. 😅
https://tinycircuits.com/products/tinylily-mini-processor

A 2D render of the top/front of a small round black PCB. There are 55 sets of copper pads for LEDs, and four tiny semi-circular cutouts around the circumference of the circle. The cutouts are labeled I, O, +, and -.
A 2D render of the bottom/back of a small round black PCB. The same four tiny semi-circular cutouts can be seen around the circumference of the circle. The cutouts are labeled I, O, +, and -, along with the text: Fibonacci55 14mm evlgeni.us/f55x14 XL-1010RGBC WS2812B

MLE_online, 2 months ago to random

Today is this guy's father's day.

His daughter, the goateed one, was born a year ago today.

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