Bodger @bodger@computerfairi.es

I'm reading @standupmaths 's new book "Love Triangle" (not available yet in the states, but I bought a copy from him in the UK), and I get to the chapter on angles, where he refers to an erroneous picture of a rainbow as "more of an oval". But it's not an oval (two arcs connected by straight lines) but an ellipse, which would be possible in a universe where optical properties varied by direction. Or, a real photo with an anamorphic lens! Now I'm motivated to take such a photo.

Since Adam Savage's tool ladder concept worked out for me, I figured I'd try having a fancier rung laser cut out of Baltic birch. Ah, it's a lot nicer than the handmade flakeboard one below it!

I got the climate control override switch panel wired up and installed in my dash. It doesn't look too bad, considering that it's a total hack to get around the climate control module pitching a fit and cutting off the airflow.

The climate control computer on my car gets snippy when it doesn't get the readings it expects from the actuators and just shuts them all, so I don't get any air conditioning. So I figure I'll just control the actuators directly. I made a switch panel, it actually looks kinda nice.

Gearing up to replace our ancient HVAC system. Looked at geothermal but it's not cost effective for our situation, so looking at an air-to-air heat pump for heating and cooling. Got bids from Trane and Carrier vendors, comparing and contrasting. The existing A/C is Carrier, and that part of it still works fine. I hear Trane was acquired by Ingersoll-Rand a few years back, trying to figure out what impact (if any) that has on product quality.

Got two robocalls today explaining how the Democrats are going to ruin the country after picking on Trump and asking for donations to the Republican party. I'm upping my donations to Democrats.

That feeling when you pull a sock on and a thread or hair goes between your toes. Ick.

What does your favorite dinosaur say about you? Well, it says what your favorite dinosaur is. Mine's Dunkleosteus.

I got a telescammer impersonating Medicare. Putting on a creepy voice, I began imprecating "Your blood will become feeble, your bones will twist" when she interrupted me with a legitimately terrified squeak "Shut up!" and hung up on me. I claim victory. That curse must be powerful, the computer crashed twice while I was trying to type that.

Apparently my 4kWh LiFePO4 battery went to sleep over the winter. To wake it up, I'm supposed to supply 57.4 volts to the terminals for at least 15 seconds. The smart charger refuses to do so, as it doesn't recognize the battery in shutdown mode. Fortunately, I have a lab supply that can produce that oddly specific voltage.

I slipped and fell down the stairs, but my main reaction was that I was sad that all the noise spooked the cat (I'm fine, just a few bruises).