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looks like drawing is still an issue even with the DTR->CTS improvement. i think the printer doesn't tell the computer to hold for long enough while drawing circles, only lines for some reason

after a while the pen stopped working, i think the ink still isn't being fed properly

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fourth prototype, now attaches a small length of the ballpoint ink tube as well. unfortunately the larger hole to accommodate the ink tube made the tip a little crooked and loose, so it still needs adjustments. because of it being loose it doesn't always properly touch the paper

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i have potentially developed a method of creating brand new pens for ALPS plotters only reusing the old metal casings (possibly able to 3d print those as well, but tried an easier method first)

ballpoint is taken from inexpensive new 0.7mm fine tip pens, held in 3d printed cap

RT @modernmodron@twitter.com

I didnt get super far into coding my blaseball/pokemon ccg crossover fangame during the siesta but I swear, one day I will make it come to life

🐦🔗: twitter.com/modernmodron/statu

i want to pet the big cat even if it means no longer having a face after the fact

RT @buitengebieden_@twitter.com

A Lynx in the Harz Mountains..

🐦🔗: twitter.com/buitengebieden_/st

top is using arbitrary 3 second delays between each circle, bottom is several attempts trying to let hardware flow control tell me when i can send new commands or not which doesn't work because the commands clobber each other and several circles are skipped

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i'm living in a fucking cartoon

RT @Reuters@twitter.com

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro said it was time to face the pandemic head on instead of hiding from it, as he addressed a crowd in front of the Planalto Palace

🐦🔗: twitter.com/Reuters/status/139

twitter user experience is fascinating. if a locked account i don't follow interacts with my tweets i wish i just couldn't see the interaction at all

RT @munihin_@twitter.com

Tirando o fato de que o Brasil já é o Israel da situação, porque é um Estado que nasceu da invasão dos territórios indígenas... o comparativo correto é:
Terras indígenas em 1500 / Terras indígenas hoje twitter.com/victorsarro/status

🐦🔗: twitter.com/munihin_/status/13

RT @lizbetballou@twitter.com

when you're primarily a writer/narrative designer and you have to talk to a programmer

🐦🔗: twitter.com/lizbetballou/statu

RT @dolari@twitter.com

Stop by Sunday to play on Nintendo's underrated and sorely mishandled Wii U. Sunday 5/16 at 5PM PDT, 8PM EDT, 12AM UTC (5/17) on .

Don't forget to vote for what games we'll be playing! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

🐦🔗: twitter.com/dolari/status/1393

RT @maplesbian@twitter.com

@EllieTheScience@twitter.com it's a generic one that doesn't look like the sparkfun one (too rich for my circuits) but i guess it doesn't have the shifter. but apparently neither does the cable *specifically meant for rs232*, what the hell

🐦🔗: twitter.com/maplesbian/status/

RT @caraesten@twitter.com

New Session is live: a collection of queer and trans works, only accessible via telnet. Works on all computers, from the Apple II of the 70s to modern PCs.

learn how to connect: anewsession.com

for the people who know: telnet issue1.anewsession.com

🐦🔗: twitter.com/caraesten/status/1

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