Bodger @bodger@computerfairi.es
It turns out that when ComCrap says "at no additional cost", it's like the "free" home security systems scammers sell: there's a monthly charge...
Updated to the latest Sequoia 15.2. Still has the bug where if you're backing up to a NAS, every so often diskimagesiod suddenly eats all the CPUs and causes youtube to stutter and freeze.
I dreamed my sweetie was showing me a new basically pointless meme that was just pictures of puddles with the text: "WET: The Strong Stay Away". So when I woke up, I made one. Enjoy?
These advertisers really want me to open their mail. The die cut extension made to look like a post-it note is a little over the top.
I went to a Star Trek convention where they misspelled Michael Dorn's character name as "Wolf". Eventually he noticed it and pointed it out, so they changed it to one of his non-Star Trek rôles of I. M. Weasel!
I'm used to a few vultures showing up when a deer gets hit, but the yard is full of them, as well as more on the fence, shed, and local trees. Probably a few dozen in all.
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.
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.
The FCC site for complaining about spam calls admits it takes around 15 minutes to fill out. That seems excessive, especially for people who get more than 4 spam calls an hour.
Ikea "Alex" drawer unit + Target "Brightroom" trays = Lego happiness
We bought a cheap microwave to stand in while I repaired the nice one. After just a couple of weeks, the keypad is looking shabby. Maybe it's because there's protective plastic over it? Doesn't seem to have an obvious way to peel it off. Should I?
Stayed in a hotel with actual keys. It's a nice Assa core, but the bitting seems kind of weak. Then again, hotel keys are probably on a multiple master system for housekeeping, management, etc. Then again, I've seen worse.
Got to meet a chunk of the cast of Our Flag Means Death, and they posed with us and our pride pirate flag!
I saw an outlet plate high up on a wall with just a curiously shaped slot in it. I climbed up for a closer look, as I didn't recognize it. Apparently it's a magic outlet?
Yo, Sony: I get that your website isn't up to date and doesn't recognize serial numbers from recently produced products. And I get that you hide your contact info so I don't talk to your expensive customer service reps. What I don't get is why I have to WAIT for a BOT.
Guessed wrong on how to include a picture (apparently the paper clip icon isn't it) on my last post about replacing my tractor batteries with lithium iron phosphate.
