quixoticgeek

quixoticgeek, 3 hours ago to random

Epoxy resin + router == chaos cheese. Imagine you exploded a bag of grated cheese everywhere, but it's not as tasty... Oops.

quixoticgeek, 5 hours ago to random

Interesting fact about painkillers. The work better if you actually take them. Having lay in bed waiting for the painkillers to kick in and nothing happening, I wanderes back to my desk to find them sat there next to my drink...

quixoticgeek, 10 hours ago to random

Anyone else noticed their devices being slower or struggling to get GPS signal ?

quixoticgeek, 11 hours ago to random

In a big box DIY store. Trying to not spend too much. I'm about to enter the garden section. What could possibly go wrong...

lukito, 12 hours ago to random

I’m curious, northern hemisphere folk. If you were able to see Aurora Borealis last night:

• Was this your first time?
• How far ‘south’ are you (roughly - I’m not in the business of doxxing you)?
• How old are you (again, be as vague as you feel)?

Please do reply and boost. I get the sense that there were a lot of first-timers and a feeling of shared awe last night and I’d love to know just how far that was felt :neofox_heart:

th, 18 hours ago to random

Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo

quixoticgeek, 19 hours ago to random

Is this aurora a one night thing, or is there a chance Saturday night too? Wondering if I should try and venture out of the city...

quixoticgeek, 19 hours ago to random

I'm disproportionately excited about what is essentially a pink smudge in the middle of a badly exposed photo
...

quixoticgeek, 19 hours ago to random

It's not visible to the naked eye.

But at f2.8, and hold the shutter open for half a second... It's there.

This is Amsterdam. With all the light pollution. After this clouds came in.

Xt1. 3200iso samyang 12mm f2.8 ½s.

Ellen, 19 hours ago to random

Ah one of those nights where everyone sees the northern lights but me 🥲 my camera makes it look pretty gorgeous it but there was nothing but a vague pink hue in real life

Stars and a purple stripe in the sky which was pretty much invisible to the naked eye

quixoticgeek, 19 hours ago to random

It's fucking cloudy :(

quixoticgeek, 20 hours ago (edited 6 hours ago) to random

Really enjoying the pictures everyone is posting of the aurora. Even if it's too cloudy to see it here.

I do find myself wondering...

Who's read (or listened to the audio book) "Day of the triffids"?

quixoticgeek, 1 day ago to random

Latest in the "but I need a car"

quixoticgeek, 1 day ago to random

Name a distance between 1mm and 100mm to 2dp.

BethanyBlack, 1 day ago to random

It was quite tricky last year trying to do my first tour without posting on Twitter where the majority of my followers were, but I did it, and it was a hige success! We did a live recording of it in Cardiff which you can now buy from https://www.gofasterstripe.com/bet

Help get the word to as many people as you can and support your local trans comedian!

quixoticgeek, 2 days ago to random

I'm now the proud owner of a set of gauge blocks. These are one of the most precise things I own (microchips and camera lenses hold that title). Each is ground to ±300nM. The surface is so smooth they they can be wrung together and become incredibly hard to pull apart. These will become the origin for all precision in my machining.

Do I need anything this precise? Nope.
Am I very happy with my shiny new toy? Hellyes.

quixoticgeek, 2 days ago to random

Having an exceptionally slow day. Brain hasn't managed to wake up yet.

stavvers, 2 days ago to random

Genuine question, is there a function to these objects which exist in most hotel rooms beyond A Thing To Chuck Your Clothes On Because It Feels Weird To Just Throw Them On The Floor?

The thing, now with clothes piled on it