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i’ve been quiet, i know. but i’ve been busy.
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Replying to @josecastillo
I could have lost this one; that fifth guess was dumb luck. Wordle 265 5/6*
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Replying to @josecastillo
I don’t think I have enough 2’s in me to even this out. Wordle 264 4/6*
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You love to see it. (check out those timestamps!)
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Replying to @timonsku
I think some of it might have to do with familiarity? I feel I can blaze through tasks on a Mac, yet find myself utterly bewildered by Windows these days (speaking as a Windows kid from 3.1 to XP). If I’d kept at it maybe it’d make more sense, but it feels complicated to me now.
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Replying to @4a6f6368656e
Huh! This actually sounds a lot like the decimal time system introduced during the French Revolution. WE COULD CALL IT FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY TIME!
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Replying to @getur
But this time it’ll work! (soon someone makes a standard with the meridian in Des Moines, Iowa)
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Replying to @new299
That is super lame, I wonder if it’s a bug or them just chasing more engagement. 😕
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I love the idea of .beat time, but I’m so annoyed that Swatch decided to center it on UTC+1 (Switzerland) instead of UTC+0 (the meridian). Can I just invent my own time system that steals everything they did, but fixes that one crucial mistake? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time
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Replying to @josecastillo
Really blowing the curve here. Wordle 263 5/6*
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Replying to @brentwgraham and @crowd_supply
It did! The curve is interesting: the voltage dips a bit at the outset before settling into its nominal range. This discharge curve is for a 97 µA load, which is higher than the watch; still you can see where it sags for a bit before settling in at 2.95 V: https://data.energizer.com/pdfs/cr2016.pdf
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Replying to @crowd_supply
Battery test, day 120: 3.0 volts. The new steel watch with the power-optimized firmware is still at 3.06 volts on day 15 — ahead of where the first test was at this point! It was down at 2.97 volts by day ten. (my arm, I know; still dealing with mild sunburn from the desert trek)
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Last night I went to a friend’s lit reading, and one person instead of reading gave a seven minute pitch for becoming a nift grifter (“artist”). Friends, it took every bit of grace I possess not to be dragged out of the venue howling.
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Replying to @josecastillo
phew. Wordle 262 5/6*
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Replying to @josecastillo
periodic reminder that you can mute this thread; I’m only adding to it for my sake. Wordle 261 3/6*
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Replying to @nebelgrau77, @deshipu, @arturo182 and @MakeAugusta
no worries, I don’t think it’ll happen _that_ soon!
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Replying to @deshipu, @arturo182 and @MakeAugusta
hey i’m just trying to keep the conversation light here at the end of the world 😅
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Replying to @arturo182, @deshipu and @MakeAugusta
I’m just saying, I for one would have appreciated a big sign reading “hey you. That black stuff. Leave it in the ground.”
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Replying to @arturo182 and @MakeAugusta
I like to think about it sometimes as “what can we do with the time we have left?” Like, knowing we’re near the end of the species: how does one live an ethical life, what are the things we should be doing? Preserving art? Minimizing suffering? Burying a warning to future beings?
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This is a wild thread. Translation of an alleged letter from an FSB whistleblower published on Friday. No guarantees of its authenticity, but separately an investigative journalist showed it to two of his FSB contacts who found it credible. Original text: https://m.facebook.com/vladimir.osechkin/posts/4811633942268327 https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1500305544187314178
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Replying to @josecastillo
alright alright alright. Wordle 260 3/6*
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Replying to @AlperenAkkuncu
I had been using Eagle, mostly free but I occasionally splurged for a few months of premium when I needed a feature that wasn’t in the free edition. Moving to KiCad has been a goal for a while now tho!
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Replying to @jit_j
Haven’t had a chance to play with differential routing yet (this first board is super simple just to help me get the hang of the tool) but it’ll be on my radar for my next design!
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Replying to @jit_j
Agreed! First impression was I really love the schematic editor; schematic capture feels so much more organized than it ever did in Eagle. I also love that the built-in component library is so robust; I was impressed to find so many parts that I already had at my bench!
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Well, I finally did it. I learned me a KiCad.
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When Putin calls sanctions a ‘declaration of war’ I fear he’s showing his hand. His barbarity in Ukraine is aimed @ goading NATO into stepping in. So far it hasn’t, but to some extent it doesn’t matter. He wants all-out war and he’s going to find a pretext.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/world/europe/ukraine-russia-putin.html
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Replying to @anne_engineer and @NASAJPL
I’ve read before that it’s useful because certain times of (Martian) day are better for data uplink? Next I’ll have to add Mars alarms, to know when to check for new pics from the surface :)
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Replying to @_nitz
honestly I’d settle for my corpse being fired into galactocentric orbit, if only to force someone to turn on their interstellar windshield wipers.
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Replying to @bradanlane
We have user location for sunrise / sunset calculation; it’s easy enough to input lat/lon to two decimal points of precision, which will get you in the ballpark. But the orbital elements I think could be a challenge from a UX perspective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set#Format
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Replying to @bradanlane
I need to figure out how many parameters that involves and if they can be reasonably input with our buttons. Because its orbit does change from time to time, right?
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Replying to @cabe_bedlam
haha I wouldn’t turn down a PR that double checks my math :)
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Replying to @josecastillo
The code and the issues. I’m roughly following steps outlined here https://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/mars24/help/algorithm.html, but now I’m realizing maybe I don’t need every step for local mean solar time? Anyway, bigger thing is that sols tick over at midnight MTC, not midnight local time: https://github.com/joeycastillo/Sensor-Watch/blob/mars-clock/movement/watch_faces/clock/mars_time_face.c#L92
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Sensor Watch: Mars Clock! Still needs a bit of work, but the times are close (within ~10 seconds). Here we’re showing Mars Coordinated Time and local time for the Zhurong and Perseverance rovers, as well as mission sol for InSight and Curiosity. Live demo: https://joeycastillo.sdf.org/mars-clock/watch.html
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Replying to @josecastillo
Gah I almost did this for 2, but hesitated! Wordle 259 3/6*
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Replying to @t0m_fr and @Turkosaurus
Alas probably not; the two digits have different layouts, and only the first position can display an “M” (the second letter lacks the middle downstroke). This LCD is an interesting thing to work with. a lot of limitations, but they inspire creative thinking to work around them.
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Replying to @theavalkyrie
Are we still doing Log4j hacks?
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Replying to @josecastillo
*sigh* streak broken already. In three, tho! Wordle 258 3/6*
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Replying to @Turkosaurus
I just only have two letters to work with at the top of the watch LCD; as much as I’d love more clarity, I have to work with the layout I’ve got.
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if I’m abbreviating Coordinated Mars Time (MTC) to two letters, is it MT or MC? I tend to use UT for abbreviating Coordinated Universal Time, but MT also reads like Mountain Time which I don’t like. (also for that matter, maybe I should be abbreviating UTC to UC? 🤔)
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Replying to @MakeAugusta
haha https://twitter.com/josecastillo/status/1499750238122397697
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Just throwing it out there because I had this part open in another tab: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/LS012B7DD01/425-2900-ND/5054063 https://twitter.com/adafruit/status/1499740562873856002
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Replying to @arturo182
oh, how I’m in this tweet.
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one more from the desert
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ICYMI, my first @hackaday #remoticon presentation is now online! The talk is all about Segment LCDs, and I’m super proud of it. In under 30 minutes we go from first principles of the tech, to reverse engineering a Casio Data Bank and designing our own LCD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhKYbJMW5_U
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Replying to @josecastillo
Wordle 256 4/6*
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Replying to @M_uh_lee
Believe me, that photo doesn’t even capture it. Ben shot a video that maybe gives some sense, but the spot is mythic.
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Replying to @josecastillo
also because I’m a gigantic fucking nerd, I brought some of the latest watch faces out for a spin. Moon phase, sunrise/set and temperature log (hanging from a branch). I neglected to load astronomy on it this time; wish I had tho because the stars at night were big and bright. 🌌
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back on the grid after a desert hike I’ve been trying to do for 3 years now. Walked 28 miles with a friend across the Mesa de Anguila, to the point above Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend. Without a doubt; the most staggeringly difficult trek I have ever attempted. So very worth it.
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Replying to @josecastillo
back from the desert and starting a new streak. Wordle 255 3/6*
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Replying to @deshipu
I’m on a break right now but I would love to share some details with you! It feels like it’s very close; I have a branch going. Remind me if I don’t ping you by the end of the week!
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