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Today I had a "F you" moment with a colleague and his developed domain specific modeling language. In my opinion it's a programming language in disguise and not a purely descriptive language. I showed him a flaw at one point but he argued vehemently that the flaw can be ignored. But in the editor the usage was allowed as well as in the documentation (that feature that caused the flaw was only mentioned in passing, and the documentation as a whole is poorly managed). After my vacation I will insist on switching to another project.
Wednesday, 30-Oct-19 11:47:59 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@drinkingpony I'm already extremely heated. Having a smacktalk might push me over the edge. Whatever. I have a month of vacation and don't want to think about work anymore.
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@adiwan I feel like I should wish you the best of luck getting to your vacation safely. But I also do not want that to sound patronising. Not sure how to do that really. So I'm just saying it like this I guess.
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@drinkingpony I'm staying at home and play with my toys (CNC router, 3D printers, videogames) and do some recreational programming.
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Three weeks of work: https://youtu.be/TKGld5rtpeA !vgp !art #BabysitterNES
Thursday, 31-Oct-19 05:27:17 UTC from web- thismightbeauser likes this.
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@thismightbeauser I am NOT tracing sprites, I am "taking" "inspiration!" lol (Actually got a lot from Sweet Home for the Famicom)
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@scribus So a 'All Summer Long' to 'Sweet Home Alabama' or more of a 'Ice Ice Baby' to 'Under Pressure' kinda thing ?
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@drinkingpony More like a "I grabbed a book of 50 songs that are all the same three chords" deal.
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Luckily I did not forget turning off my alarm clock. I'd be not very pleasant waking up at 5AM on vacation.
Wednesday, 30-Oct-19 17:10:17 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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360p on a 4k display. I can count the compression blocks.
Monday, 28-Oct-19 19:39:05 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@scribus As big as hams!
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@adiwan How terrible is it that I can see the compression blocks of a 720P source on a 1440P screen ?
Now that might sound impressive, but it's really not, If you translate it back to megapixels you can even make a ballpark figure of howmuch it takes for your brain to register the raster.
Meaning 720P (0.92 MP) on a 1440P ( 3.68 MP ) screen, that is 4 repeats for every pixel. 360P ( 0.17 MP ) on a 4K display ( 8.26 MP ) that's gonna be just under 50. I could probably count that without a pause button.
At least I think I am applying the math correctly here.Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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Just ordered a 5er set of stepper motors. Double the price of only one stepper motor but I will have enough to replace in any case something happens, even in a total meltdown. Also they are compatible with my 3d printers.
Sunday, 27-Oct-19 19:30:07 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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I'm super angry right now. I want to play with my CNC router and it stopped working. To be precise the Z axis motor stopped working. It squeals and doesn't move. I checked the cable by swapping it with the X axis and it has the same symptoms. I contacted the seller and I demand a replacement.
Sunday, 27-Oct-19 17:43:17 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan **patpat** the universe is sorry, bananaty things like this happen. It is probably just a dumb elecromotor that decided to burn out or something.
If that is true though, I would be angry that it happened at all. If it is a cheap electromotor then that would be dandy but annoying, but if it was an IO error somewhere that would drive me NUTS because that means it could happen again on that specific kit.Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
@drinkingpony It's a standard Nema 17 1.3 A, 12V stepper motor connected via a coupler to the Z axis lead screw. It's replaceable but still very annoying to the point of making me angry.
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A new season of Bojack Horseman is out!
Friday, 25-Oct-19 15:32:37 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Yeah, it was definitely worth sleeping for. And I tried, I really tried not to do it all in one day; I did manage not to do it all in one sitting, at least.
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@scribus I've binged it all in one sitting. I totally forgot that the season was split in half and got annoyed when I reached the end.
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@adiwan Yeah, I'm kind of glad they did that, now I get to be twitchy until the rest drops, haha.
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New tablet arrived. I'm pretty satisfied with it for now. Slightly bigger as expected but over all a huge improvement to the Amazon tablet.
Friday, 25-Oct-19 16:11:20 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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Well... That came unexpected. Adventure Time will get some TV specials
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/23/adventure-time-distant-lands-finn-jake-marceline-more-venturing-to-hbo-max/ Yay! But also why? I thought it was finished for good with some few graphic novels after the end.Wednesday, 23-Oct-19 19:35:38 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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Argh! My tablet died. It doesn't turn on. It struggled in the last few days as it spontaneously turned itself off. It was an Amazon Fire HD 7 (7th gen). I'll probably buy a non-Amazon tablet because sideloading is a pain and I'd like to have more RAM on the device.
Wednesday, 23-Oct-19 14:33:42 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Oh hey if you can get over the thicc accent this is a nice review. If I did not have a pile of those things lying round I would get one http://rainbowdash.net/url/875277
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@drinkingpony Drat, I saw "2019 with 2GB" and thought you were talking about the new Raspberry Pi 4. I keep debating one, my RPi 3 barely works for TV surfing.
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@scribus I was sorta thinking of turning my RPI 3 into a google-less chromecast. No idea if it will work well though. Then I will get a RPI 4.
Though maybe I got my numbers messed up now. Dangit, I will have to go through a drawer of junk to make sure.Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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I recommend "Living With Yourself" with Paul Rudd on Netflix. The non-linear storytelling is refreshing.
Monday, 21-Oct-19 16:11:12 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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I accidentally read an awfully bland LGBT comic and wasted money on that. I based my purchase on a very quick read over the description and cover. I missed the important keywords "romance" and "genderqueer".
Sunday, 20-Oct-19 18:23:00 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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"Where do you even find your comics?"
I browse through what's new in the "Previews Preorders". Usually I buy my regulars but sometimes I click through other items.
Usually I read the synopsis/description but that time I blanked.
"Was it an addon so you would not have to pay shipping or something ?"
I always pay shipping. Every time it's about 5€ (DHL). I get the things I pre-ordered delivered every month or so to keep the shipping costs in check.Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
@adiwan "But that time I blanked"
I think I know what you mean, but then why doesn't google have a fitting definition for 'Blanked' ?
Oh and I still want to know what comic it is.Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
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I acquired a taste for ginger ale.
Monday, 21-Oct-19 13:21:48 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Take out ( some of ) the carbon and put back the alcohol. Ginger Beer FTW.
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Whatever. I just regret my careless purchase that I'd not make otherwise.
Sunday, 20-Oct-19 20:11:35 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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And So I viewed everyone on this site, and thus I declared it good.
Saturday, 19-Oct-19 16:35:49 UTC from web-
@cabal WOO ! I am no longer the only one who thinks that I am good. [ cracks open a case of emergency celebration booze ]
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They gave Twilight Sparkle wings?
Thursday, 17-Oct-19 19:39:17 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@thelastgherkin Before that they gave Twilight the wings of imagination by giving her a ton of books to read, which itself remind of wings when a book lies open.
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Since I have a physical little digital assistant speaker I doubt its usefulness. I can control my LG TV with it but I have to take an indirection over LG's service by adding "talk to LG" and the delay is massive 10 - 15 seconds until it is fully registered.
Thursday, 17-Oct-19 19:00:28 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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My NES pixel art skills do an incredible job of making you feel like you're playing an authentic Intellivision rerelease of an Atari game. !vgp
Thursday, 17-Oct-19 01:53:20 UTC from web -
I wanted to cut acrylic glass with my CNC but it gummed up very quickly. As I've read it's recommended to actively cool the cutting head with air or water to prevent that. With my machine it's practically impossible to cut acrylic glass with a cutting bit of 1mm diameter. I have to switch to a bit with a diameter bigger than 2mm with 1 flute to create big chips in order to get as much heat away as possible, and I have to crank up the cutting speed high (about 600mm/min) and use a very shallow cutting depth per pass (below 1mm). It's already late and I don't want to disturb my neighbors.
Monday, 14-Oct-19 19:54:03 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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I managed to snap my first bit on my CNC router. The stock slipped and the cut head rammed though additional thickness that the 1mm diameter bit couldn't handle.
Monday, 14-Oct-19 15:34:20 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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The last episode has aired yesterday. The fandom is over! Burn everything down! There is nothing to see!
Sunday, 13-Oct-19 17:47:48 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@drinkingpony If the answer is "pregnant" I'll be very upset.
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@scribus I feel like I can not comment on that because I have not seen the latest episode and something with a love interest could happen or something.
Regardless, yeah, I'd like Twilight to start her own family of bookwormish-nerds at least somewhere in the future.Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
@drinkingpony Yeah, actually, I guess a full-out "happily ever after" wouldn't be so bad.
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Since I am repairing my Linux laptop, well, attempting to anyway.
Is there a functional difference between "rm -rf persistent_directory" and "rm -r -f persistent_directory" ?Sunday, 13-Oct-19 13:19:03 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@drinkingpony the manual for "man" is not the most helpful in your situation.
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@adiwan Nonsence, I saw a Twidaily of Twilight reading a book on how to read a book.
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@drinkingpony I know that feel, man.
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3906053 Gonna probably print this
Saturday, 12-Oct-19 09:11:30 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard and Alcoholic Beast like this.
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@adiwan Do it, do it, do it!
How do you get the magnet in the beak/bill ? Is it hollow or something ?Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
@drinkingpony There is a cavity below the beak where you can glue in the magnet.
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@adiwan Hmm, Glue, such a crude sollution. I like it.
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I opened my Youtube app on my tablet and I got an offering for a Google Home Mini for free. As I have read Youtube Premium subscribers have a chance to get this. Soon I'll have one sent to me.
Friday, 11-Oct-19 19:10:52 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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I'll take my vacation for all days of November. 21 work days of my 30 days of my yearly allotted vacation days. 32 uninterrupted days including weekends and state holidays. I hope it'll give me enough time for my projects and time to get my head clear. I need at least one week to wind down and be able to sleep longer than usual.
Friday, 11-Oct-19 15:56:30 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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It looks like it's the end of the selfies https://www.newsweek.com/stalker-finds-idol-reflection-pupils-1464373 A Japanese stalker used the reflections in the eye to locate the person (here a Japanese pop star).
Friday, 11-Oct-19 12:41:43 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Poor woman. On the brighter side of things I guess that I just won a bet with someone.
I think it went like "Oh man there is NO WAY that famous people can take so much selfies that they compromise their own security" "Wanna bet something like that happens before 2020 ?" "Oh you're on"
Also we may have been talking about this before http://rainbowdash.net/url/875261
Then again I am talking about a conversation that happened, what ? 4 years ago ?Jonathan Chouinard likes this. -
@drinkingpony I hope you'll get something good for that bet.
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@adiwan If he claims to have forgotten, nothing I can do. If he does, I'll just make him donate to some sort of goodwill organisation.
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Within a week I had to learn Python from scratch and relearn SQL.
Thursday, 10-Oct-19 12:05:02 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Now that is harsh :o
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@drinkingpony It wasn't that bad. Python is easy, SQL is also somewhat easy except for some advanced queries (subqueries).
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A raytracer written in MySQL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Tk1H5C4xI
Friday, 11-Oct-19 11:58:17 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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Cyclist appearing out of nowhere. Despite of looking around they have the tendency to brash through the veil of impreception when it is the most deadly for them. Wearing red-ish brown-orange clothes during fall is probably the deadliest color you can wear.
Wednesday, 09-Oct-19 13:59:41 UTC from web- Jonathan Chouinard likes this.
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@adiwan Dang dude. I almost ran over a skateboarder in all black at night one time when I was bus driving, too. People seem to think that just because there's a law against running them over, it provides actual physical protection...
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@scribus Oh yeah. The incident today Fluffle Puffed me really up (and still does). Nothing happened but it was super scary. Very fitting for the Halloween season. And probably the only spook that affects me to my bones.
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