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Twitter Updates for 20-10-2010

Fedora seems to be the high-flyer atm. Burning live CD.. 00:04:59, 2010-10-20
Fedora 13, Suse 11.3, Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 Live CDs. None fully load, at least in <1hr. DLing Fedora 10 Live. RAM is the issue. 01:59:02, 2010-10-20
I am in dire need of help with going to bed on time. 04:49:51, 2010-10-20
I am also still feeling terribly depressed, but "socialising" so much feels alien, so now I'm hiding from people. Even when "social" is IMs. 04:52:12, 2010-10-20

Twitter Updates for 19-10-2010

Ulcers are probably result of stress and lack of sleep. Blah. :P 00:48:49, 2010-10-19
@warrenellis Eerie. It stopped dead the moment you apologised. o_o in reply to warrenellis 16:26:37, 2010-10-19
£211 worth of T-shirts ordered! Here's hoping they arrive in time now. Ordering took long enough. :P 16:55:53, 2010-10-19
Don't these Microsoft ads for letting you get your videos while abroad mean leaving your PC on & online the entire time you're on holiday? 17:02:59, 2010-10-19
Gonna go off for a walk. May buy doughnuts too. 17:25:56, 2010-10-19
Dad talking to son in street: Dad – "I cycled to work yesterday!" Son – "No you didn't." Dad – "Yeah, alright.." 18:24:51, 2010-10-19
Running backups with SyncBack.. 23:28:25, 2010-10-19
Thermal grease turned up today. Have applied it to the headless laptop. Problem was mostly the half-inch of fluff in the heatsink tho. 23:29:15, 2010-10-19
Headless laptop seems to be running ok now. 60Gb disk is formatting. Hopefully will show no errors. 23:35:01, 2010-10-19
Just have to think what Linux distro to go for. 1.6Ghz CPU, 256Mb DDR2, 60Gb HDD. Headless Acer Travelmate 2410. 23:41:46, 2010-10-19
It's going to run ZoneMinder & hopefully 4 USB webcams. 23:42:53, 2010-10-19

Twitter Updates for 18-10-2010

Am logged onto Twitter from Ubuntu in the workshop. Ooooooh~ 01:19:43, 2010-10-18
Ubuntu recognizes the bodged-together card reader, Windows gives an error. 01:20:24, 2010-10-18
Card reader is a USB pass-through reader meant to plug onto the side of an Epson printer. Trimmed down case, looks tidy. 01:21:39, 2010-10-18
Suits me fine. Just need the CF socket under Linux for a little project. 01:23:09, 2010-10-18
Tried testing the stall-current of the robots motors. Exceeds 10Amps. High as the meter goes. 01:24:15, 2010-10-18
I also sheared 3 different pins trying to jam the wheel. Hardened steel ok eventually, but it still bent it 90degrees. 01:25:59, 2010-10-18
Stall-current should be 15Amp or over for a 12v 180Watt motor. Will need to find a shunt to up the meter range. And calculations. 01:28:18, 2010-10-18
Will also have to find perfect fit hardened steel pins for the drive shafts. 01:29:19, 2010-10-18
Still, needed castings came out ok today. Some more to do tomorrow still. Livestream also went well. 01:32:33, 2010-10-18
Webcam not auto-working under Ubuntu. Not too bothered yet. Hope to change cam soon anyway. 01:43:16, 2010-10-18
Going in to shower and probably sleep. 01:43:56, 2010-10-18
I have been extremely outbid on the freezer. Very unexpected. :( 16:14:16, 2010-10-18
@sorvall_sergal Take them all in one go, build a car. And a garage for it. And the house to go with the garage. in reply to sorvall_sergal 17:53:31, 2010-10-18
XP can split mic input, but not webcams. Looks like it's SplitCam or Manycam for that job. SplitCam *sounds* less resource-hungry. 22:41:52, 2010-10-18
Don't know if progs under Linux can share webcam sources or not, since cam not working on Ubuntu at all yet. 22:42:40, 2010-10-18
Today has been epic failure. Nothing done at all, woke very late. Also another ulcer and top lip cracked and stinging. 22:43:26, 2010-10-18
Okay, split webcam to Livestream & motion-tracking script, run servo control to Arduino board. Should all be just setting the right I/Os. 23:08:21, 2010-10-18

Twitter Updates for 17-10-2010

Found how to download recorded livestream sessions. Next must grab an flv converter again & edit highlights for youtube. 02:15:08, 2010-10-17
@AdriOfTheDead Your cat character needs a deerstalker hat. It would be adorable. o_o in reply to AdriOfTheDead 02:18:46, 2010-10-17
Gamestation.. why are you listing something as pre-order AND available for immediate dispatch? 02:36:23, 2010-10-17
S'alright tho. Thought it was a bargain. Nope. Not the camera, just the overpriced mounting clip that's sold separately. 02:38:15, 2010-10-17
I think I can do this as long as I don't buy any more food this week. 02:50:53, 2010-10-17
To everyone who said my idea of a light-emitting transistor was a dumb idea (noisy junctions, etc), they're 10x more efficient than OLEDS. 03:46:58, 2010-10-17
New blog post: Streaming again http://www.sci-fi-fox.com/?p=437 17:53:39, 2010-10-17

Twitter Updates for 16-10-2010

@JezzabelleNFC Yes a big furry blanket, and an 800Watt halogen heater. :) in reply to JezzabelleNFC 03:34:45, 2010-10-16
@TaniDaReal If you have the HD space try FLAC. Less supported, but *lossless* compression, so can convert to other formats as needed. in reply to TaniDaReal 15:41:47, 2010-10-16
New blog post: Livestreaming now http://www.sci-fi-fox.com/?p=435 19:22:14, 2010-10-16