create aeronautics is out

we uh

we made a mistake making our boat in the water

found these (and a random screw) stuck to the tape on one of the flex cables... for the life of me they don't seem to have come from my iPod at all

it had been opened by a previous owner to replace the battery

this bodes well

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it was still playing music but wouldn't go into disk mode, now it's completely gone 😢

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i bought li-ion 1.5v AAA rechargeable batteries, and a universal charger to go with it

i wasn't expecting the size difference

i've published my first widget:

chumby.com/guide/C78EE13C-CE96

it's a weather widget that's inspired by WeatherSTAR 4000-era The Weather Channel, currently it's limited to guessing your location but the next step will be making a way to choose an exact location to report about

is anyone in southwest UK (and can pick up in person) in want of a SE FDHD for a negotiable price? i don't have the space to keep this one.

mouse is missing, starts up and looks for boot so electronics are mostly ok but hard drive isn't, screen is incredibly dim and grows dimmer by the second suggesting either analog board recap or CRT failure

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