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@jpm@aus.social

WiFi whacker, network noodler, IoT idiot, Linux licker, and security spooner. Can C, a bit Rusty, also Bashing Pythons. Sandal appreciator. Anti-sock crusader.

Geek for hire - if you’ve got a cool project let me know!

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Kels_316, to random
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today I am reading about standardised data message formats and slowly losing the will to live.

jpm,
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@Kels_316 that’s the great thing about standards, there’s so many to choose from, and if you don’t like any of them you can just write your own

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Here’s a question: what would you say is the most culturally-significant item for Australians?

(note: auspol-style answers will get an instant block)

jpm,
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@ThermiteBeGiants I think it would depend on where in Australia you are, there would definitely be regional variations.

But.

🎶 A VK commodore with alloy wheels, and a spoiler made out of crappy steel 🎶

vk3xe, to random
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Why didn’t someone tell me you can add the same schematic sheet to kicad more than once and then any changes are applied to all copies. This is exactly what I was after. Currently splitting up my whole project in to pages, and it feels good

jpm,
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@vk3xe I discovered that, uh, not very long ago? It’s pretty neat

jpm,
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@vk3xe the pin helpers are pretty neat. Select pins on an IC, helper can create either labels or wires from the ones you’ve selected.

Also, the pin alternate mode selection function is nice.

trib, to random
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Best iOS app for Mastodon? Anyone? Bueller?
Balance of ease of use, cleverness, cost, etc.
TIA

jpm,
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@trib if you used TweetBot on the hell bird app web site, you’ll feel right at home with Ivory. Is it worth $2/month? I say yes, with the balance of what I would be giving to Elon going to @shlee instead

liamvhogan, to random
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Shit pitch: public sector engaged consultancies should apply a standardised framework of employment level codes to their employees, so that all the rank dorks in the APS and State public services know who they’re allowed to tell to fuck off and who they can’t bully

jpm,
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@neoluddite @nickzoic @liamvhogan … you’re basically describing Home Affairs

virtualwolf, to random
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I have a really weird network issue and if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears:

• I have four ESP32s connected to wifi, all identical boards (Adafruit's HUZZAH32), and three of them are dropping off the wifi network at the exact same time, exactly every half hour. The fourth has been connected solidly for days.
• It's not ON the half hour, but every 30 minutes, the last disconnections recorded by our Ubiquiti Dream Router have been 11:39, 12:09, 12:39, 13:09, 13:39, etc.
• They're all running the exact same code, they DO have a different set of sensors attached (and the one that isn't dropping out only has one sensor attached), but I can't see how that would affect it, and especially not across multiple boards.
• The ESP32s connect to Mosquitto running on a Raspberry Pi and it doesn't report any conflicts in clientIds, only that the boards have disconnected when the wifi drops off and reconnected when they reconnect.
• They're set to use DHCP but always get the same "static" address each time.

aliensguy.jpg

My next step is going to be to physically swap the non-dropping one out for one of the dropping ones and see if that makes a difference, but beyond that I'm completely flummoxed.

jpm,
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@virtualwolf the different set of sensors makes different behavior is a big clue here. Sounds like the power supply on the ESP32 is shitting itself under a transient load spike.

jpm,
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@virtualwolf the other obvious possibility of “it crashes with this sensor but not without it” is that the code handling that sensor has an issue and is crashing the MCU. I’m not too familiar with the ESP32 because I normally design for ultra-low-power using tiny ARM MCUs, but is there a way to get “last reset reason” out of the ESP32 like most ARM MCUs have?

geordie, to random
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They used to teach first aiders to leave a crush injury because removing a crushing force could release trapped body chemistry problems to flow around the body. Now they recommend get the piano off the dude, which always sort of made more sense to me. Continuing to be crushed is worse than any problems stopping it causes.

jpm,
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@geordie I believe @Kels_316 has been recently reviewing first aid courses. I remember when that advice changed, it’s not that the blood chemistry stuff has gone away, it was noted “just be prepared to start CPR pretty much straight away”

jpm,
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@nickzoic @geordie @Kels_316 we wore an onion on our belt, it was the fashion at the time

Kels_316, to random
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we have a painter doing some painting and he just said "I need to clean and paint all the roof screws on the shed, they're all rusty" to which I said "just paint over them mate, I'll replace the screws when you're done" and he looked like that was the first time he'd thought that was an option.

jpm,
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@Kels_316 no, he was amazed that you called his bluff for an extra few hours of work

kcarruthers, to random
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Microsoft is so ethnocentric. I’m in Australia and this is my desktop.

jpm,
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@MattHatton @kcarruthers make love, not war https://aus.social/@jpm/112496220524832427

keira_reckons, to melbourne
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So I arrived at the house today to find a couple of gas workers removing my gas line.

Which, ok, I do want that. But!! I didn't book it in.

In fact, I called CovAU and to ask about the price, but they couldn't give me a price in advance, and their estimate was 2-4x more than the government rate information, so I explicitly told them not to book. And followed it up with an email saying the same, which they replied to in confirmation.

Has anyone else had this happen?

#GetOffGas #Renovation #Melbourne

jpm,
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@keira_reckons nope, we just “moved out” according to the gas retailer, line and meter stayed in place, and all we had to pay was an extra meter read charge same as you’d normally get charged when you move out

jpm,
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@keira_reckons strangely enough it’s what the retailer suggested we do

evcricket, to random
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There's a new business kicking around that I should contact in some way. I looked up their website, saw their The Team page and the profiles listed and experienced genuine dread and a feeling of falling into an abyss. Closed the window and crossed that one off the list.

I think I've become sensitized to corporate bullshit. Or perhaps radicalized against.

jpm,
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@evcricket you hang around on here enough and it’s definitely the latter

oysta, to random
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Sydney Water after some intimate details now

jpm,
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@oysta

ausfestivus, to random
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Ahhh yes, the ol’ “throw everyone in your address book into the meeting invite” play.

jpm,
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@ausfestivus shotgun meetings, because we just know ONE of you dickheads knows what’s going on

jpm,
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@ausfestivus no, that’s the usual MO for a shotgun-everyone meeting. I DEMAND ANSWERS AND ONE OF YOU WILL KNOW. Then the next 45 minutes are spent bringing other people into the meeting who might know something too

stufromoz, to random
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There is an ad about saying goodbye to old cable tv plans....

The ad includes throwing a CRT TV out a window.... How many people still have CRT TVs?

jpm,
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@stufromoz you’d be surprised and/or shocked

jpm,
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@stufromoz @bastardsheep I assume, someone gave them $20 to take it away. It’s one of the “not free to dump as e-waste” items

gsuberland, to random
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my giant tent is fucking awesome, I can stand up everywhere. living like a king.

jpm,
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@gsuberland fake grass at the doorway. Trust me on this, it will revolutionize the inside cleanliness

I, too, am experienced in the ways of glamping

MattHatton, to random
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"Are you enjoying Microsoft Teams?"

My guys. You know the answer to this question.

jpm,
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@MattHatton enjoying is such a strong word. It’s more “unwillingly forced to use”

Kels_316, to random
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if you are talking about hardware, firmware and software you should be able to just say "ware"

Fight me, nerds.

jpm,
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@Kels_316 counterpoint: it’s all shit-ware

oysta, to random
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Imagine being a dentist and getting to think about teeth all day, oh wait

jpm,
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@oysta the rest of us can only dream

jpm, to random
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TEETH

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006543256011.html

jpm,
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@trib teeth

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