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wyliecoyoteuk

@wyliecoyoteuk@mastodon.org.uk

Retired IT director (actually now reemployed part-time on an IT help-desk), freelance writer, maker, and obviously, super-genius </joke>
Cornwall, UK. CIS, but no problems or prejudice for any sexual or gender orientations.

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kde, (edited ) to kde
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You heard . Deep down you knew this was coming. Now all your art are belong to them. Time to move on to better things...

Kreative Suite

  • Krita is your new design/painting app
  • Kdenlive will give you video-editing powers
  • glaxnimate adds 2D vector animations to you videos
  • digiKam organises your collection images

https://kde.org/for/creators/
Also:

  • Inkscape - create sophisticated vector-graphic designs
  • Scribus - layout like a pro
  • GIMP - need we say more
  • Blender - ditto

@kde

wyliecoyoteuk, (edited )
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@kde @kde
Just a matter of time before Microsoft do something similar with

penguin42, to Electronics
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I'm failing trying mitxela's trick of wrapping a wire around an ironbit for SMD soldering, any one got any ideas? This is a traditional 25W Antex iron it's wrapped on, but it's not getting hot enough on the wire, it boils off flux, melts low-melting point paste but doesn't do anything to existing components:

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@penguin42 Small heat guns are apparently meant for that usage.
I have a gas powered soldering iron with a heat gun head, that I use mainly for heatshrink.

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@penguin42 Considered a heat gun?

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@penguin42 https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/tools-techniques-hot-air-soldering-surface-mount-components/

wyliecoyoteuk, to random
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Quite amusing that of all the apps I am installing on Windows 11, the only one to fail is the proprietary one: Adobe reader.

wyliecoyoteuk, to random
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I hate coated non stick pans. Possibly carcinogenic
I have carbon steel pans, lighter than cast iron, and properly seasoned, nothing sticks to them and food cooks perfectly. 100% recyclable and last for years
In fact we have stainless steel and carbon steel pans that are over 12 years old and still perfectly usable.

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@mansr I expect so, but they still wear.
I have used them in holiday apartments.
Salter "pan for life" are lightweight carbon steel pans, and we find them excellent.

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@mansr Not sure, really, but in our experience they have a shorter life than a well seasoned carbon steel pan.
The seasoning on a carbon steel pan is infinitely renewable, whereas any artificial coating has a finite life.
So a carbon steel pan lasts for years, in fact a good quality heavy pan will last a lifetime.

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@mansr The worst thing you can do to a coated pan, other than using metal tools, is overheat it, because that damages the coating, whereas a carbon steel pan actually gets better if you burn it.
My favourite pan is often scoured with a chain mail scourer, which doesn't even make a dent in the coating.

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Why is it that every new power tool I buy has a different size dust extraction tube?
Even the same brand.
I have several pipe reducer adaptors for my shop vac, but the new sander has a larger pipe that none will fit.
Duct tape to the rescue, I suppose, but it's so annoying.

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@mkarliner
I did have one, but downsizing means I no longer have a suitable place for it.
To be honest most of the things I printed were modifications for the printer. :)

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Just cancelled Paramount+.
Having watched all of STSNW, (and seriously annoyed by the finale) and a few episodes of the new Quantum leap, have totally lost interest, the rest of the offering is old films and "original" series which are not very original.
I did the same with Netflix, Britbox and Prime. Seems all of these offerings rely on a few highlights and large amounts of legacy stuff.
Most of the series seem to Peter out pretty quickly.
Prime at least has the myth of free next day delivery.

penguin42, to random
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wth does AEG want £51 for a dryer filter that consists of ~3 pieces of plastic held together with a mesh.
(And that's cheaper than 3rd party supplier)

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@penguin42 Spare parts are often ridiculously expensive.
I once priced up a control panel for a Hotpoint cooker hood. it was £180, which was £30 more than the retail price of a new hood of the same model.

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Posters on Mastodon.
Before you post links to paywalled sites or YouTube, think first "Do I want to propagate this content ?"
I personally avoid any of these sites, of which YouTube is one of the worst.

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That's a lot of file formats. I wonder how many actually work properly?

wyliecoyoteuk, to random
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Went out to the pub for a meal .Last time before the tourists descend.
Bad move we were sat between a table of nurses(loud, discussing vomit and tourniquets) and a table of primary school teachers (louder and lots of squeals)

penguin42, to random
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This Rolson magnifying visor thing works OK; it's got 1/1.5/2.0/2.5/3.5x interchangable lenses and a damn bright LED light. The 3.5x is enough for me able to see even really small pads (field of view is small of course, but that's neck swivelling with these); I can get a loupe to work with them as well to look at the state of a pad.

wyliecoyoteuk,
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@penguin42 I have one. Priceless with ageing eyes.

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In my teens, I used to get tickets for some concerts in the Birmingham town hall orchestra gallery behind the stage for 50p. I saw a lot of amazing musicians from the back.

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Spent yesterday afternoon at a garden centre choosing a new rosebush for my wife's birthday.
Not as expensive as usual, came away with the rosebush, 3 lillies, a hanging basket of petunias, a sage Bush and some lettuce seedlings.

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Enough!

wyliecoyoteuk, to random
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We should be banning pleasure cruises

wyliecoyoteuk, to random
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About time we started dismantling the mass tourism industry.
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66264226

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Watched a news story about this, and it was obvious that the drivers that got caught felt entitled to break the speed limit, one called it "entrapment" because there weren't signs warning about the copper at the side of the road with a speed gun.
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-07-31/1800-drivers-caught-speeding-on-same-road-in-6-hours

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Decisions Which goes best with burger and 🍟
Champagne or red wine 🍷?
Asking for a friend.

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