January 2019 – Page 5 – Personal blog of Peter "Sci" Turpin

Twitter Updates for 10-01-2019

I think I'm going to have to add a reservoir to the laser cooling loop. It'll make refilling it and getting air out… https://t.co/U3PA6rUQ1P 00:24:04, 2019-01-10
RT @GoldenDruid: Dream Weaver WIP1
Today I'm Grateful for:
Remembering I'm Not Alone
Learning More Every Day
Getting Enough Sleep
3hr #Gra… 00:28:14, 2019-01-10
RT @encaximbado: Those computers were meant for free public use. People would stop by to check their email, search for housing and job list… 00:48:24, 2019-01-10
RT @tomscott: As of this evening, we're closer to the Year 2038 problem than we are to Y2K. https://t.co/VhY6eHm1hf 00:48:39, 2019-01-10
RT @charlubby: sick day https://t.co/4TthIOwBBx 00:50:06, 2019-01-10
@FrameshiftShark Sharknado the game? in reply to FrameshiftShark 00:54:17, 2019-01-10
RT @kashhill: This is the craziest story I've told since I discovered a Kansas farm at the center of the internet: How cartographers for th… 01:01:53, 2019-01-10
What are some potential revenue-generating uses for unused space in an oversized light industrial business venue wi… https://t.co/PKDlQwTMNE 01:30:07, 2019-01-10
RT @Mikel_Jollett: Here's Noel Casler, a comedian and former crew member from the Celebrity Apprentice talking about Trump's habit of crush… 01:39:24, 2019-01-10
RT @AthertonKD: v important #cyber update https://t.co/YdP1DxEvkx 01:39:56, 2019-01-10
Well damn, really miffed the laser is dead now because this last iteration really looks good!
@KorpsPropaganda https://t.co/R4Pb7lSmlv 01:48:18, 2019-01-10
Hmm, though now I look at it the "scored" lines within the helix are off-centre in the bottom section. Still parall… https://t.co/5VDhvP1msH 01:54:22, 2019-01-10
I'd also ordered another set of pink goggles to try stencilling the text on the outside of, reversed, since the gog… https://t.co/8N48BNIdbI 01:57:39, 2019-01-10
@raynerlucas Amazon locker might have access issues? Self-storage certainly seems like a strong contender, but migh… https://t.co/gxUesuSPEb in reply to raynerlucas 02:02:13, 2019-01-10
Ordered some 4" pipe fittings. A tank flange and an access port. Together I think they'll make a case extension to… https://t.co/ben5oxu2AM 02:08:04, 2019-01-10
@raynerlucas Well I was expecting to allow members to have packages delivered there, and larger items with case by… https://t.co/4sbGFoAvFf in reply to raynerlucas 02:16:37, 2019-01-10
@raynerlucas The locker system will have a per-day storage fee. in reply to SciStarborne 02:18:11, 2019-01-10
I think rats are getting into my shed & setting off the alarm. Apparent false alarms seem to have coincided with the colder weather. 02:26:38, 2019-01-10
@raynerlucas I initially allocated 18sq^m in the estimate for three "reserved space" rooms that could be hired by m… https://t.co/zyhmrlkuSu in reply to raynerlucas 02:30:20, 2019-01-10
It's really weird how noone seems to make a *male* USB-B breakout board. 02:50:23, 2019-01-10
I've been to the shop at the tip. https://t.co/flS7bQXWN2 14:55:46, 2019-01-10
https://t.co/5Cu1LFxJBx 15:29:55, 2019-01-10
It's ludicrous that people expect teenagers to know what job they want to do for the rest of their lives but don't… https://t.co/WjqsZER5W3 15:49:44, 2019-01-10
RT @seeby123: Birmingham drug dealers. Saving the planet one deal at a time. https://t.co/u3zzrSpPi7 15:52:48, 2019-01-10
So let's support Brexit and screw over the many and help the few dodge even more taxes. https://t.co/iOOK2n33nw 15:56:18, 2019-01-10
I'll re-state my opinion.
Yes, we could leave the EU without crippling the country. But that's entirely conditional… https://t.co/YbuyIrcjhe 15:58:28, 2019-01-10
Ordinarily only a Labour government would *attempt* that sort of investment in the future, but they're not competen… https://t.co/Ct7OjyJzqK in reply to SciStarborne 16:01:30, 2019-01-10
Burning your bridges isn't motivation, it's narrow your options to survive or die. And that is gambling with the lives of millions. in reply to SciStarborne 16:02:19, 2019-01-10
So who's going to be running the Brexit death-ticker? A public log of all the people who die directly as a result o… https://t.co/bqy02kErom 16:04:19, 2019-01-10
Intercepted this before it went in the scrap pile at the tip today.
I think it's an old sorting office mail cart. https://t.co/07A6rhjvde 16:52:33, 2019-01-10
RT @Pflax1: Why so many pedestrians are dying, in three simple charts. (Very quick thread) 16:55:42, 2019-01-10
RT @IanDunt: The revolution eats its children. Brexit supporting Tories want to deselect a politician supporting the Brexit deal because he… 16:56:12, 2019-01-10
RT @joshtpm: I have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. The lawyers have so advised me. https://t.co/WMCZqrknGi 17:48:21, 2019-01-10
RT @davidgerard: i did this as well
DEFINITELY not telling the kid this one until she finishes school https://t.co/MOu6M1jBIr 17:55:53, 2019-01-10
RT @GdnDevelopment: Mother and two boys suffocate in Nepal's latest 'period hut' tragedy https://t.co/gSsodboPJz 17:56:53, 2019-01-10
RT @DanzaDragon: Why the fuck do people still commission Jailbird?
She's just hit over 1000 owed commissions??? What the actual fuck. Tha… 18:00:18, 2019-01-10
RT @Hugo_Book_Club: "Right To Repair" is a debate that shows up in too few science fiction stories. It's a real and looming conflict that n… 18:03:45, 2019-01-10
RT @rveenewman: A 3D printed light projected animation. Proof that there's always new ways to animate everything. #3dprint #animation https… 18:04:13, 2019-01-10
If they're wired in parallel, removing speakers from the circuit shouldn't effect the volume of the remaining speakers, should it? 18:24:34, 2019-01-10
With all the power spreading issues, I'm thinking the tannoy would probably be easiest to build with a stack of sin… https://t.co/5730XDStzk 18:40:37, 2019-01-10
@pumadoggy It might be. I don't know the benefits of the high voltage systems. I'd guess range?
What I need is a ge… https://t.co/PXna3342a5 in reply to pumadoggy 19:23:30, 2019-01-10
@pumadoggy Okay, a public address system.
I did look at IP speakers, but from what I saw they're generally targeted… https://t.co/7NvjK2iQxy in reply to pumadoggy 19:31:07, 2019-01-10
@pumadoggy I'm reasonably confident a homebrew solution can be built seeing what others have done with micro-contro… https://t.co/PFOyoyqWs6 in reply to pumadoggy 19:54:00, 2019-01-10
RT @jendziura: I'd like to talk about why conservatives say things like this, for my progressive friends who genuinely don't know anyone li… 22:01:39, 2019-01-10
RT @samfbiddle: Ring, which is owned by Amazon, also employs Ukrainian "data operators" who watch customer video feeds and manually tag obj… 22:17:18, 2019-01-10
RT @avon_deer: For me to trust a Conservative with regards worker's rights I'd require a written constitutional amendment I'm afraid….whi… 22:27:47, 2019-01-10
RT @acgrayling: Minimal applause, stony faces. He doesn’t get it, does he. https://t.co/tP0hjUnCP7 22:35:43, 2019-01-10

Twitter Updates for 09-01-2019

And the laser tube is dead. https://t.co/q2y9sbO5NH 00:20:14, 2019-01-09
A 50W laser tube is LESS expensive than a 40W laser tube.
I think my power supply and cooling could handle it, but… https://t.co/pe405qHG2g 00:48:15, 2019-01-09
I can't find how to alter what's shown on the GLCD panel for Smoothieboard.
It looks like there's nothing in the co… https://t.co/HtMDLx4Kjl 02:35:16, 2019-01-09
https://t.co/TSr3k1zH3p
Maybe this will do it? But it seems to just show how to add menu items, not displayed fiel… https://t.co/ZqOhFuVCRp 02:41:54, 2019-01-09
RT @SurlyAmy: The curtain opens, we see a violent man, lit from below, by a single orange spot light. https://t.co/wzehelhuU5 02:59:31, 2019-01-09
RT @BoingBoing: Millennials will be able to buy homes soon, thanks to Boomer senescence and mortality https://t.co/9mM7Nic906 https://t.co/… 03:12:46, 2019-01-09
Because I can't give up until I reach a dead-end. I think I've found the file that sets up the display. Jeez. It me… https://t.co/gOcUfJGBnH 03:43:35, 2019-01-09
RT @knifesex: everyone who makes fun of how cats look in medieval paintings feels very dumb now
https://t.co/uJcRzGBWSJ 03:48:10, 2019-01-09
Shed alarm went off. Looks like a bit of metal fell over. Not like I was sleeping anyway tonight. 05:24:16, 2019-01-09
RT @gillyarcht: OMG. Everything in this thread. *looks down at own scars, shudders*
ht @GreatDismal https://t.co/VbMHOmlXxw 05:35:50, 2019-01-09
@Jerichoatomic @tjconnorstweets @ThaumPenguin When I open my workshop I'm embedding one in the wall on purpose as a reminder to everyone. in reply to Jerichoatomic 05:37:20, 2019-01-09
RT @YourAnonNews: Hereditary Chief Namoks talks a bit about their meeting with the @RCMP today re #Unistoten.
via
ChantelleBellrichard @pi… 05:43:12, 2019-01-09
RT @711_Rima: A living proof that elephants think of humans as "cute," in the same manner that humans think of kittens or puppies?❤️ https:… 05:45:04, 2019-01-09
RT @RidT: This is a holy shit story https://t.co/qxkKEssTMA 05:48:24, 2019-01-09
RT @bedroomflicker: This was the best two minutes of my life
https://t.co/wYY6gjYA22 05:54:11, 2019-01-09
Being barefoot in a dream is awful if you need to use a public bathroom. 13:35:55, 2019-01-09
RT @xeni: CES rescinds own award from sex toy because sex toys are obscene https://t.co/W5lWlkYaRJ 13:42:33, 2019-01-09
RT @nycjayjay: My friend signed up for the MAGA emails just to see what fuckery Trump was up to. Yup. The whole point of the speech last ni… 13:44:32, 2019-01-09
*Airwolf theme plays* https://t.co/4vaCbKWIFO 13:47:47, 2019-01-09
RT @davidgerard: “I mean I’d always thought of coups as bad, but you reach a point when seeing a soldier presenting the Ten O’Clock News wo… 13:48:38, 2019-01-09
RT @ClinicEscort: That's the East Madison Planned Parenthood in that last pic. The Proud Boys started showing up there last August. I've be… 13:50:50, 2019-01-09
RT @ELondonGuardian: A disabled woman who cannot tie her own shoelaces has had her benefits cut and mobility vehicle taken away in Epping F… 13:51:02, 2019-01-09
RT @adultswimgames: We're looking for more women gamers to add to our list of "Awesome streamers we should send cool stuff to."
Who do yo… 13:53:40, 2019-01-09
4" tank flange + 4" soil pipe rodding point = laser tube compartment extender? 14:56:27, 2019-01-09
RT @r_henders: Yasssss! Our TV broke and the part was easily replaceable but I couldn’t buy a replacement part, it would have had to have b… 14:56:46, 2019-01-09
RT @krassenstein: BREAKING:
https://t.co/xBYNsUcN1O 15:00:00, 2019-01-09
RT @cesifoti: Meanwhile in China … https://t.co/Q1gIDRLph9 15:00:50, 2019-01-09
RT @CosmoSnowmew: 'A lot of people are angry': Bristol West locals say Labour not listening over Brexit https://t.co/hInzm40w6T 15:01:22, 2019-01-09
RT @laurahelmuth: P L E A S E P A Y U S — Encoded message from the Anchorage National Weather Service on @CapitalWeather https://t.co/… 15:04:59, 2019-01-09
Free barrel BBQ outside 127 Winchester Road, Highams Park #E4 #womble 16:09:40, 2019-01-09
RT @swingleft: Trump is denying emergency help to a state that doesn't support him, that has been disproportionately affected by his climat… 16:11:11, 2019-01-09
RT @CarolineLucas: Exciting! Repairing broken goods should standard practice ????️ – and let's make sure they’re designed to last much long… 16:11:22, 2019-01-09
RT @AOC: The President defended Neo-Nazis who murdered a woman in Charlottesville.
The Dept of Justice sued him for not renting to Black t… 20:24:54, 2019-01-09

Twitter Updates for 08-01-2019

RT @Troglit: when you go to artist hell and these are the sketchbooks. https://t.co/EcMZ5K37If 01:25:39, 2019-01-08
I was intended to do some lasercutting today, but instead I totally revamped the designs for my own RFID Access Con… https://t.co/9kWl7vsHkA 01:47:32, 2019-01-08
Tomorrow I'll fish about for a small microswitch. I should have a couple that aren't the huge ones. That should be… https://t.co/0Z71Gm8CvS 02:44:39, 2019-01-08
RT @docm77: I was reading an intersting reply on a youtubers video: Viewer: "man you really got cringe lately" Reply from another viewer to… 14:02:39, 2019-01-08
RT @monikabielskyte: This needs to be plastered on so many walls https://t.co/SC1Ry71Ob4 14:17:56, 2019-01-08
Anyone know of any makers/crafters telegram groups for London? 15:12:47, 2019-01-08
@itvlondon Better questions; do all the local residents agree these spaces were "unused" and how long until Hackney… https://t.co/WVjXSGlRuD in reply to itvlondon 15:15:52, 2019-01-08
I'm recalling the BBCs "That's Life" and it's Jobsworth Award, where they'd give someone a sarcastic "award" to som… https://t.co/kdKIcq1yjf 15:26:39, 2019-01-08
@JonBow13 @itvlondon There's no links to any article in this thread. in reply to JonBow13 17:16:49, 2019-01-08
Okay, that should be all the files that need laser cutting. https://t.co/oy4gDS1EhU 17:46:40, 2019-01-08
@JonBow13 @itvlondon That's good to hear. Not surprised they initially went full jobsworth though. in reply to JonBow13 17:49:21, 2019-01-08
RT @akipandad: so @CivetStranj send me a pic of his and @LuckygoneCrazy 's dinner cooking and i was like "damn that looks like a sci fi mov… 18:32:20, 2019-01-08
RT @2000_mondo: Robot delivery dogs deployed by self-driving cars are coming https://t.co/yHHjdmAqVg via @techcrunch 18:34:28, 2019-01-08
Note to self: Look for something matching the Omron SS-01GL111-2T
but available in the UK cheaply. 20:37:09, 2019-01-08
Better temporary bed and some proper LED lighting fitted. https://t.co/meNfMaWyEl 22:51:57, 2019-01-08

Twitter Updates for 07-01-2019

RT @waitworry: general reminder that while TERFs talk a big game about protecting lesbians, most TERFs are not lesbians and most cis lesbia… 13:51:13, 2019-01-07
Why do seeds have bilateral symmetry but the resulting plants don't? 13:52:34, 2019-01-07
RT @CREWcrew: This is why US presidents divest from the business interests. We shouldn’t have to ask whether a property connected to the pr… 13:53:16, 2019-01-07
RT @ArtimusFoul: A quick final thread on this anti-abortion protests we're enduring at the moment. the narrative they're trying to push is… 14:09:02, 2019-01-07
RT @HardingMike: This is why Corbyn must either go or be made to fight Brexit – as I've said for almost 3 yrs this is a right wing coupto a… 14:11:28, 2019-01-07
RT @MollyMcKew: Some things you aren't supposed to say about Assange:
– stinks
– mean to poor cat trapped in embassy with him
– is a front… 14:13:54, 2019-01-07
RT @BriannaWu: Zuckerberg Hospital, which is named after the Facebook founder, has the most exploitive billing experts have been able to fi… 14:16:12, 2019-01-07
RT @markthomasinfo: Having received a request for reading can announce this registers 3.5 on the Grayling Scale for incompetence.
No-deal… 14:16:28, 2019-01-07
RT @OwenJones84: By the way, the things they’re yelling at me – traitor, terrorism supporter – are all legitimised by the right wing press… 14:18:58, 2019-01-07
RT @hieronymusbutch: today in my hours-long spiral into practical fx youtube, i discovered that in Alien 3 they tried dressing up a very pa… 14:19:32, 2019-01-07
Ah, Arduino board dimensions are all converted from *inches*, which is why all the metric drawings are different. P… https://t.co/q1f9LZ0K1e 20:49:54, 2019-01-07
When all your dimensions are relative to other dimensions ROUNDING ERRORS MATTER. 20:54:44, 2019-01-07
By these documents this mounting hole could be centred anywhere within a couple of mm of where it needs to be. 20:55:26, 2019-01-07
Of course. The Arduino has been entirely designed inside a PCB program. That's why it's using 0.1" pitch for everyt… https://t.co/BRD8zsBlEj 22:01:43, 2019-01-07
From the rounding errors I'm seeing in the *official* DXF downloaded from https://t.co/dHre4GTN42, I'm guessing the… https://t.co/rjgSUReMUP in reply to SciStarborne 22:03:02, 2019-01-07

Twitter Updates for 06-01-2019

RT @jmalsin: A bomb blast killed a police officer and wounded at least one other near a church in Cairo's Nasr City neighborhood tonight, o… 07:25:46, 2019-01-06
RT @ZoeTomalin: Accidentally washed a piece of Halloween confetti down the sink and I’m afraid to say the plughole is now very haunted http… 07:25:48, 2019-01-06
RT @meakoopa: some people go their whole careers without a line reading this good PART TWO https://t.co/q926NYnPm3 07:28:09, 2019-01-06
RT @MSF_USA: Today is a dark day.
We've been forced to terminate lifesaving search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean.

Not only… 07:30:17, 2019-01-06
RT @gaywonk: This is really really important. https://t.co/YynVYB09t6 07:34:06, 2019-01-06
RT @mglhs_com: Procedural Modeling is so satisfying! https://t.co/LyHME44tBn 07:37:58, 2019-01-06
RT @timmaughan: incredible thread https://t.co/h3tV9qUe1o 07:44:25, 2019-01-06
RT @doublemaximus: He rises https://t.co/60Y5NUSjZJ 16:22:43, 2019-01-06
RT @BoingBoing: Marriott hack update: Hotel now admits hackers got passport numbers https://t.co/7gViLGnnj8 https://t.co/WogTIsiJlm 16:23:05, 2019-01-06
RT @maltyhops: a map of vape shops is called a cloud atlas. retweet if you hate this post 16:31:56, 2019-01-06
RT @Harryslaststand: Always remember that France is no paradise for refugees. Here is my dad, awhile back, in Calais and the gendarmes acro… 16:43:01, 2019-01-06
RT @networktweets: The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection.
Was: £60
Now: £45
Order now: https://t.co/FEveVjFc0U
Sale Ends: 3pm, Wednesday… 16:43:16, 2019-01-06
I have completely missed the sun today and it feels like being ill. 16:43:55, 2019-01-06
RT @gillyarcht: Even if you don’t think the universe needs humans to ruin more of its planets, this is a fascinating thread. v @beka_valent… 16:47:50, 2019-01-06