2026-10-23T10:09:21Z https://nostr.now Paul https://nostr.now/npub16ely970q72kwgac35a8x385tgn9ff3pkj0775zqcedre60j6x4kss20r7n https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/109/597/461/192/750/105/original/a2720197e9e329e2.jpg https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/109/597/461/192/750/105/original/a2720197e9e329e2.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07emrram3n2e62q3f6kakrurztf74q3w6q8uqjnu0wvkmwqsfuqczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6qplens I love when an error message tells you to check the docs, and the docs have no mention of the keyword that the error is complaining about missing.<br/>#IHateHomeAssistant 2026-10-25T14:02:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2np6asjm2k40fpld37xyq7wf4vzxkprrh4ltjdfcqtw3754ydvuczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6asmvvp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdp6ck4nuza95g2yxlddh2ews8qszvyj963p4sfrvq7hjzuuv0tlq26yrma'>nevent1q…yrma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sure, wonder how long it would take to encode a 12 second h.264 on an Apple II... 2026-10-21T01:15:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfn9lnnjttcm3h9d7wtqa64gkn593cspr0w6zgsmdm9e06tdhy6lqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6mpny23 &#34;Unknown encoder &#39;libx264&#39; &#34;<br/>Is there a good reason for a distro shipping ffmpeg without libx264 compiled?<br/>You know what I did this morning? I cut some wood, and screwed it together and made some things. You know how long it took me? Exactly as long as I estimated it would.<br/>You know how long the equivalent sized task takes in computers? Between the amount of time you estimated and until the fucking heat death of the universe. <br/>This.<br/>Is.<br/>A.<br/>Dumb.<br/>Hobby.<br/>#computersAreBad 2026-10-21T00:53:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs84j3rks9ux9smkx6v6rzqhs83hwalveqjq56g6kvfp4p456kekkqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6m874cu my side quest of a project just spawned another side quest. 2026-10-19T23:26:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4kfrykht6z8rhkpwrlfk3yl3vqal8cjr0k0eq0ss30fnz7p2hsczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k62pu4a9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhtsrpcgkpxumwtsd0xfgfjzhstpcy3edw0kcc6j8v7rtk2nuyygqyums6'>nevent1q…ums6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I HAD A BAD THUMBDRIVE 😑 <br/>But also, the Amiga isn&#39;t picking up disk changes... 2026-10-18T14:58:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhtsrpcgkpxumwtsd0xfgfjzhstpcy3edw0kcc6j8v7rtk2nuyygzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ra8qen This hobby is dumb and it’s making me mad. Fuck you, fucking gotek.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/117/462/269/717/959/426/original/9fc6a405b4793116.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-10-18T14:00:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstm70g09nnkp8994p8eh9tnpvhn8p6sndte0s0zlmdchcl8ez6n2szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68yknrg OK, wait, can the OG raspberry pi not really play videos at all? <br/>Even little NTSC mov files from ffplay w/o any window manager are totally choking. 2026-10-18T02:28:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxxtyuhway6z5knm8xftt7xtrcygxrqhcx4eych9qx2nwts7rlswgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6g26ajc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2480gyzlc30cvammv8yr3svfmg4gy4jyy8euz62s537nu3hv4p0c75xwdg'>nevent1q…xwdg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I admittedly don’t know that tube, and I just noticed the lead coming off the top, so it could be good for HV. All the 10kV+ vacuum tube stuff I’m used to in oscilloscopes has multiple diodes in series. 2026-09-12T14:14:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdcmttev4su86jgcjyc4h5wt8yuwkf4m6vxatz9wpg2j4gx2cxcsczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6enyaej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp84mjf6q2p9mkhlhp3pccte4fjceuhqn0jrn9y3tw6kc8qt0efc3mjcfn'>nevent1q…jcfn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like there’s a lot more dangerous things that would have to happen with that tube first before it would start emitting X-rays. 2026-09-12T14:09:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28vjvkhr0uuzjeyunrndagdce6pc06g6dtj9t8g3gexj3d4znw2szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6cnvra0 Heck yeah! Successful backlight mod on a TI-85 graphing calculator with no screen damage. The case is a little crusty, so I may do some swapping with the first one I tried, but I love starting the day with a win!<br/>#electronics #calculator #hack #1990s #retrotech<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/117/252/435/873/110/909/original/32a24077f7cd312f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-11T12:37:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp59m2j6p3u2wgn7vwzwmqgya6qvvre00ruw2556ywhvmvvlw8lpgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6cdk3ys Whoever decided to inflict us with this rubbery plastic coating on electronics over the last 10 years should be tried as a war criminal.<br/>I never regret the 10 minutes I spend stripping this crap off with acetone and/or alcohol.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/117/139/471/219/587/378/original/a03b7688de298847.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-22T13:49:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nrhgewdetsc3jxl468skmdjrwyjhjhuh52p9v0ga7u72sqzv4vgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6kvjn5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswncdf06t4ux9xjll8t23yul0vsfvd2cmwlc0rntph4x0qnj6up9q849zn2'>nevent1q…9zn2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>they were iptables related. I think I figured it out though; there&#39;s a docker package in the standard fedora repos, but there&#39;s a different, more official (?) build from a different repo that&#39;s the &#39;correct one&#39;. <br/><br/>I miss slackware 3.x, I used to know my way around this stuff in the 2.0 kernel days... 2026-07-26T22:02:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvshfm323yu8d6qvut6v3knvx4pexly0yvz6rwajgcw4dj4ecfagzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k67q8lzd sudo systemctl start docker<br/><br/>Job for docker.service failed because the control process exited with error code.<br/>See &#34;systemctl status docker.service&#34; and &#34;journalctl -xeu docker.service&#34; for details.<br/><br/>I&#39;m running out of tables to flip<br/><br/>#fuckingDocker #fuckDocker 2026-07-26T21:49:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq6u5ajzfsy6uzc9x7lt3h6gw8gnjnuyl8s5kqa2ymdq99gle3r3czyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6slur3t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgygl9cwrmqaeg3thcksktkkqlpvwl7mpz7qavcfsyrja2em92g0qhxrpty'>nevent1q…rpty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s on my “get this working soon” list, but then I nerd sniped myself with a bunch of somewhat related networking side quests. I love the idea of getting some of my retro gak on a shared network though. Soon! 2026-07-22T20:12:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkpmjp70va6z7gu9rqjjjvcwm03scq2ns6de54wyuxfhhqencp5szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k66vm0je It mostly turned out like the drawing!<br/>I wanted to make a bin for glues and such for my garage and use it as a chance to practice rabbet &amp; dado joints on the table saw. It’s 1/2” ply with a dadoed in luan bottom. A few small mistakes along the way, but I’m happy with how it came out for my first attempt at a box. <br/>Sadly I don’t have screws short enough to attach the French cleat, so gotta wait for the next hardware store run before I can put it to use.<br/>#carpentry #woodWorking #garage #tools<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/947/456/550/657/104/original/3b78433ec24754c8.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/947/457/431/514/792/original/79e9ec7a7e1214ee.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/947/457/360/935/449/original/0051cde5c270618f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-07-19T15:58:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyh2aw9elarxpkg3nzxwada9gqxn4wlc222zlthzp4wx38aydqlhczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6s2qpcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9l5n4cr9ve7f3eu6tfhlgew24td34735wwvf49jsnzrn0d09ey4c9shech'>nevent1q…hech</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Speaking of ‘tuning’ I’ll bet young people wouldn’t believe how quickly we could change channels on a TV back in the days. I could turn that knob and tell you what was on all 7 stations in the time it takes one channel to ‘load’ these days. 2026-07-02T13:17:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9l5n4cr9ve7f3eu6tfhlgew24td34735wwvf49jsnzrn0d09ey4czyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6stqc7x I just wrote ‘Stay tuned’ in an email and it occurred to me the youngens on the thread may have no idea what I meant. 2026-07-02T13:14:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsquu72q3c8nn5egfnmj4tpydxfau53tj5ck9mxz0glrdzpwg5ft9czyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6vqg453 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdjp2gwh5cmgqunh7zjmten4fejrdah8e9f5hndkmlemh4hmjguvshmxq0p'>nevent1q…xq0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So now what? I&#39;ve effectively deactivated my blog and Collective Access instance because of this scraper attack. <br/>I begrudgingly put up with my shit getting stolen to feed the giant plagiarism machines, but not if it&#39;s going to deny me access to my own goddamn site. <br/>I&#39;m sad because a small number of weirdos found my posts useful, just as I have found many obscure blogs.<br/>What are our options for blocking and / or poisoning these bad actors while maintaining a marginally usable site? <br/>I hate just giving up. 2026-06-04T11:11:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjp2gwh5cmgqunh7zjmten4fejrdah8e9f5hndkmlemh4hmjguvszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6euln06 Just lost access to my own fucking blog because it was being bludgeoned by bots.<br/>I&#39;m going to change my 503 error to a picture of someone&#39;s head on a fucking spike (you know who). 2026-06-03T12:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8n6cypwyppvv6mrlu7ccn7klqrvcvdqu6yu4ca574cud9fn8l6wqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ft4uuj Some days you want to solve hard problems, others you just want to do mindless cleaning. Today was the latter.<br/>I completely stripped down &amp; cleaned both the 2002 Pro Keyboard (top) and the 2006 Keyboard. I spent a lot of time on the 2006 one back in the day, and I liked it well enough. I now like the earlier one better; it’s the same Mitsumi rubber dome assembly, but it just feels a tiny bit nicer. It’s also a more interesting design, and required some complex tooling for the lucite pieces. The 2006 one was clearly cheaper to build, and made me remember that most of the time ‘modern’ just means ‘cheaper’<br/>#apple #2000s #retroComputing #keyboard<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/666/273/959/864/113/original/34391608211c30c4.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/666/274/656/158/491/original/0d3edef60e0b1649.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/666/274/894/326/954/original/7171b405cf1e57a5.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-05-31T00:15:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz32450r548d0g0cll7jv9yfuzk44mnzgwxw8nkpzptdrxpr73xaczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ladlh9 Oh look, Bambu labs did something slimy again. Glad to be reminded so I don&#39;t ever under any circumstances buy one.<br/><a href="https://github.com/jarczakpawel/OrcaSlicer-bambulab">https://github.com/jarczakpawel/OrcaSlicer-bambulab</a><br/>#3DPrinting 2026-05-06T23:54:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6lwec6war9s7tntre93mgnl7052esv3q86rsr9fruh2h7tl20qgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ejfu62 Owning a wheelbarrow is making me a lot happier than I thought it would<br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/455/886/975/778/224/original/1330dc29404d03a1.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-23T20:25:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv63dv49cdamfae7q8wj877hltxry2zvpnfy737dkz6ac29g5n7sszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k67msc20 Decided to take a chance on a G5 listed near me for $40. Turned out to be the Dual 2.5GHz liquid cooled version (with the supposedly more reliable version of the cooling assembly)<br/>It was dusty AF, but cleaned up OK, with no visible signs of leakage.<br/>Any reason not to just fire ‘er up and see what happens?<br/>Anyone have experience with the very well documented coolant replacement or air cooled mods?<br/>#retroComputing #MacG5 #powerPC<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/445/604/547/856/865/original/c3c8f6bf8fb73929.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-22T00:50:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8e88ucft4xfmp365hgcq5622kwcwhuzda5rf0fet0yxdzv5nw6fqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6vjqm3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf6uup5me8ryf0jwps4lc3j9lnrwj6kpex5znp2u2pleeye3q3ks85nt3t'>nevent1q…nt3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well s$&amp;t. I misread the flea market calendar, it’s not this weekend ☹️.<br/>I got up and out early for nothin… 2026-03-28T14:14:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxf6uup5me8ryf0jwps4lc3j9lnrwj6kpex5znp2u2pleeye3q3kszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k62u6mnq Working all weekend in Silicon Valley, but I’m gonna head in late tomorrow and check out the Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market.<br/>Sadly we’re not shipping a pallet back from this job site, so if I want to send anything back home, it’s gonna be on me. I’ll try to be good! 2026-03-28T02:24:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxqeyz508hu32tnl0svmwevykvum4au3883q4hlpf29fv2e6fl96qzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6qsah9t “Alright you dumpy fucker, let’s do this”<br/>Me to me, every time I go for a sorry excuse for a run 2026-03-07T15:57:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsds5809wau488vtpvux3uzhtgvf7d8jdagq85jkecm8k6tsq8t48szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k688g7jq I printed these last month and finally got some din rail to try them out on. <br/>I’m really happy with how this design came out!<br/>#3dprinting<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/144/870/189/700/027/original/81da6d5cc214e0db.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/144/870/285/510/255/original/5be098ac12d9a577.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-27T22:09:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgcgp8e0z9de0wp6dw7dgqsdz43v9fwvdnnatpwqwk7ej8wxxjhszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6jmes9n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpma2d080kf55j33en5ye2hsnca80jec8ws08mylqc09r8565rgss9my00'>nevent1q…my00</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s fantastically terrible<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/138/577/156/430/944/original/270f7d1d92bf3feb.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/138/577/213/232/643/original/32fbc0344d921cc4.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-26T19:28:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvpma2d080kf55j33en5ye2hsnca80jec8ws08mylqc09r8565rgszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6lemwd2 Be on the lookout for my cable access show<br/>#video #compositevideo #blackandwhite #1960s #1970s #retroTech<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/137/610/981/086/318/original/29a6914cf3cdbcdb.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-26T15:23:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfacsrny72esy2fg6cmhz5kv7jv4pcnlvwp0h6r7unggtn30fjvrczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k64ylk7c Repurposing these drawers from a husky workbench was more of an ordeal than I’d hoped for, but I’m happy how it came out.<br/>#electronics #workbench<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/110/213/978/228/519/original/676cd519e6d139c9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/110/214/622/616/979/original/6fa5831ec3498be0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/110/215/800/758/496/original/72a5f3a5e990dd53.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-21T19:20:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8trqqnf54nm68d55y3sv4claupc0nvqvmpds5ve0fpgsmyu60svgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ggyl56 Oscilloscopes per linear bench foot is today’s new unit of measurement. <br/>Got the little shelf cut and installed for the daily driver scope &amp; signal generator, and still tweaking device placements.<br/>#electronics #workshop #workbench<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/116/080/750/948/336/485/original/68c7597ef9570b0d.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-16T14:23:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszp3wxzxalzrqke264umc598vpmf45zkg3rlhs27s5hdwv77qvvvgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6q7twls there&#39;s a virtually endless list of people who can get fucked, and I&#39;d like to add to that list, this guy with almost 20,000 manuals to cool old gear, all listed for seventy fucking dollars, with no &#39;make offer&#39; option.<br/>OK my dude, sure, hoard your shipping container full of slowly rotting paper that you think is some gold mine that in reality could maybe be useful to a small handful of weirdos.<br/>You would have already gotten $30 from me if you had these listed for a non-deranged price.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/964/516/827/903/009/original/26eef1141e8b43cf.png"> <br/> 2026-01-27T01:49:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ta0qmqundper95k4x7ps8z8307wjdpx9xw29uu502zcn6yz56xczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6q8sfwk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0mvsfqpg7k60tyevmtjrgryvdvquv4ekef4d8d0dc693gtcm0jcwggt0q'>nevent1q…gt0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Looks like it’s over-extruding a bit? I’ve got a .8mm nozzle on there, and it’s the 2.8mm material, but those look to be set correctly in cura. <br/>Otherwise, it’s leveled, and working, if not a little squeaky and “old” sounding.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/912/764/828/262/639/original/48dd262ce47d7f35.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-17T22:22:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0mvsfqpg7k60tyevmtjrgryvdvquv4ekef4d8d0dc693gtcm0jczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6rv7r9n Woohoo, got a free printer from work!<br/>#3Dprinting #ultimaker<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/912/727/537/697/899/original/db0b68e394843ba8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-17T22:11:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsth2hthnz85f65nrhyhxcayr5l8vlce6ndkwkm24cmnatl5n0sr3qzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k64s9dsm <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/517/122/363/283/161/original/19d0dd47f80f6aaf.png"> <br/> 2025-11-09T01:26:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0vfgfd7f438wccjjvnyafh0wew92u9q4hdhcmq3x3g9wu42yy9szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6242ww7 Any #retrocomputing #retroTech #electronics #osxilloscope folks in the Atlanta area with a collection of old test equipment gadgets like oscilloscopes they might want to rent out for an event?<br/>Asking for a friend who’s looking for ‘stuff from my basement, but in Atlanta’ (my basement is _full_ of oscilloscopes).<br/>Boost if ya would please - thanks! 2025-09-20T18:24:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u7g6dfy70awsqhns3hmvpmxdacp3vmzswlhh600g5aqv2n6d8vqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6k3kg5g I never really considered myself a hipster, but they do say the amount of hipster you are is directly proportional to how inconvenient your choice of music formats is… <br/>Excuse me while I transfer these tapes to Minidisc.<br/>I just got a _really_ good deal on this and several boxes of tapes. It all seems to be quite well cared for.<br/>#analog #tape #reelToReel<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/999/740/785/193/473/original/0fe583b98db31106.png"> <br/> 2025-08-09T16:29:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9td05rev9sldhn7k7g7kk2ma3h447xxus0d4qxlkj2mdsjrk2ytszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ummqqq If you ever send me a link to a spreadsheet with 34 tabs, do me a favor and don’t? 2025-06-04T12:56:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fmmemnfekfxvdlctmgkz050kzk06sawcafn7z3pf3x02j4e9j3qzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k66n0m0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4dg270m60h49yrcchxy9vccvpgy9wz2494vqpz20j4pf74jsu0qkexd7c'>nevent1q…xd7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah! So cool - congrats on the score! 2025-04-23T01:26:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9xhc0uwm2yzslzujws9la4236hngkd0d5hu7fgq26uwn9n7gvygqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6uwtljm I’m gonna refine the shit out of some macro data.<br/>(Yeah I know it’s not the same model, but still…)<br/>#dataGeneral #retroComputing #severance<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/361/223/713/107/182/original/3a27f7547c3502c8.png"> <br/> 2025-04-18T22:04:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmj9f9fu3qwhuvdesmxy2j7y8dlc5swfumzyq0j5yyg5vnavs8uqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k69tkflz I lump antihistamines, decongestants, and allergy medicines in the same category as magic healing crystals: great if it works for you, but I think it’s useless bullshit. 2025-03-16T17:42:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2vk84as25jsghesxqd0rsaj05zd7letdh4gj54zgdqrdj6acdpczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6xfvxh3 I grabbed this Houston Instruments DMP-60 pen plotter for $40. Unfortunately the pinch rollers ate themselves as soon as I tried to load a sheet.<br/>Looking on McMaster for a suitable replacement, but I can’t for the life of me get this snap ring off. <br/>#retrocomputing #penplotter<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/050/726/103/406/665/original/e78d9fa7fc4c34e6.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/050/726/610/605/720/original/4fda35506488b1b5.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/114/050/726/828/511/692/original/ebb44544246d00eb.png"> <br/> 2025-02-23T02:03:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq87vr90cs35yprqagpyvd9ey9sxtl4frlly2079vtjyh9y4c5pjszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6hnuthx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sd78496ufnrvvh0qtz9ynek668upmp5m5xgmsz5rj6ersm5jajq0m327w'>nevent1q…327w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>man those had nice screens - looks just as good all these years later. 2025-02-12T22:12:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vs4m3prswxrqehf529qv50lrr9gr3v4dr53nz0m593wkkm8cmgczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6xheyxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9tt7nls9vtlkc458emw7d5xseny5pt7ss36z04wc98mzkjdx4qgsg5tah'>nevent1q…5tah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m trying to download my Instagram data but it seems the link they send you can only be opened -through the app- 😑. Did you find a less dumb way of doing it? 2025-02-02T19:26:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzwpw0x3hk6c67eh8y92hgx8svfakhtv35slsev8x9hlrx93eyygzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k66yqg3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vthxrpv77a2q0r8gnkserdf8wxvxjqtrh7u5zu7mzvshagtvsfc7smwm6'>nevent1q…mwm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like early 2000s / 2010s is going to be the sweet spot for cars - new enough to have decent safety features like anti-lock breaks and traction controls, but not yet tethered to the internet. 2025-01-23T15:33:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wzzg5gadjp2mdm0kr9qx39z55t0g8da854r5ndsuh26hsrdl5gqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k66dq2fk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5hwz84fs6ez9rs8f0h8hwnayml3zvcuunqw4pw0pe6yyr2kj4ds67dc7v'>nevent1q…dc7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so there’s a cell modem in the car and the manufacturer pays for the connection because the data is worth it? At what point do they let the connection lapse? 2025-01-23T14:27:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvjd98gq7u0wxspva40a7m2tk0cw0j03s3xyhjgfhst836xp8augzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6fgsyq8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23ah0fw409qm2unsh2zvfxnm8984dm22fhkrz0helm2500e3khlcgnxp9r'>nevent1q…xp9r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but on the plus side, you can hang whatever you goddamn well please anywhere on that wall! 2025-01-20T00:24:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswfklw0hmpp5l7ck7hpy370pjw7n0te0x8cwj08gld8497arx5ngszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k624d6ss In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxpem3gpqr2hgszfc6vyel3c02slx995k7g42teejmwp6avly2evs32d2ww'>nevent1q…d2ww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>would you believe I was -just- researching this today? The CPU on my dual 1GHz quicksilver is acting up… <br/>According to this page, 3rd party CPU upgrades are generally compatible with everything up to the quicksilver, but the MDD has a different set of upgrades, which would lead me to believe you couldn’t swap original ones between the two. <br/><br/><a href="https://lowendmac.com/ppc/power-mac-g4-upgrade-guide.html">https://lowendmac.com/ppc/power-mac-g4-upgrade-guide.html</a> 2025-01-17T18:17:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgxw9yj3xzpz9uqvr98zj0glqzut8wyjk8htnsugmml0lk68ju27gzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k622a8vd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsttnlcek3tghg8atqtlsg7ehdgpydr8dpx4ge70z4t23wxr20x75c7hh97e'>nevent1q…h97e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ahh ok, thanks for the explanation! I seldom use the public feed. But so does that mean if I follow to a hashtag, I’ll only see the posts of accounts that are followed by people on my instance? 2025-01-16T02:30:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrycu6aq0dhd955zfay0q32v67lvwvuqzpwxllgjrd8hqhrzpwltqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k650nga4 Sooo… does the mastodon instance you’re on impact your search results or followed hashtags? <br/>Someone on bluesky was complaining they couldn’t figure out what server to join and having to pick the right one to get the right search results was a barrier to entry. I thought we were all just one big happy fediverse, no?<br/>#mastodon #fediverse 2025-01-15T23:18:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9zrw3fh5qrvpfjygyrytddxlrdrjt6qaxu5878enledqe6pzur3szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68t0n67 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dkdkd9e2stk955q3kealjsqudr6e950m7jkkv3qhalttlwm3n0slpv2u0'>nevent1q…v2u0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you have to take the WHEEL off to replace the headlight lamp?!?<br/>That’s shameful engineering. 2024-12-06T19:31:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyffpwyrjnvhgf3crfuxu3jhvzu32xsjh648ppauvcx7uheuvuh2czyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6txrrl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqfh7vczj8ayyxw63u3mwutkkjvyx27jwqplulf8u6qde2x67ydcy9n5xk'>nevent1q…n5xk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and it works like a charm (after a re-cap and a ton of cleaning)<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/580/426/861/385/755/original/7730cf8116c4d1e8.png"> <br/> 2024-12-02T00:36:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vmvzvcp5r8nhytqdqc540mguh4qdyr0r344wpqg4jrsak8uuj7szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k60e53rw This #macintosh SE has a SuperDrive. Does that mean I can make a bootable disk on modern hardware, like a MacBook with a USB floppy?<br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/580/388/413/653/043/original/87cc32056788866a.png"> <br/> 2024-12-02T00:27:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2p8hxzc72gltzasgdpshvqak5ln0vxp5h93eeda442t06yvhth5szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6v8dxw9 The journey of a thousand oscilloscopes begins with a singe car-load.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/579/912/964/169/861/original/15e761a7c4d1be6f.png"> <br/> 2024-12-01T22:25:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspc2xw4ezx47a7yv2nyjp9a447ky8fcumcqruh8s9u2shn0t6ny5szyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6fpxg90 Is… the console filled with cocaine?<br/>#retrogaming<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/556/092/648/924/750/original/4986529b2fb70387.png"> <br/> 2024-11-27T17:28:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ch7u4eec5l6ayty8ua4wes66vdxxr825qldnuz3h5wm0e00usjgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ph2x3c Do you think people who work on Adobe Acrobat lie on dates about what they do for a living? They have to, right? 2024-10-31T15:40:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0k07y8pdku7t6akryxlj4fcd6c5eenz69yvszwtg4tsy307qgsgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6yjemyq To anyone who’s ever worked on the front end for an expense reporting platform:<br/>Your work is bad and you should feel bad. 2024-10-28T13:08:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8fnp83jpsty5je40a3ft9t07m0x0k89ngfrjtwzv2z5saapgz5gzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6cg6eyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjpw6az2md4nx8jkt7l6j4md3phffa2yhfh3gdcj7fk984yvzc3s5zqmgg'>nevent1q…qmgg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>good catch! yeah, there’s a non-zero chance it will occasionally get some water. There’s working sump pumps in 2 corners, and everything is going to be up off the floor. It beats some of the absolute dungeon basements we saw on the house hunt. 2024-10-26T15:58:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2w2w3q0prfvca8fc0gvcq95yt33u06hew8pc90wt6f58m3c6sfdczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68e6qqe Adult achievement unlocked: a big-ass basement.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/374/080/189/069/330/original/b32f0581ec0900b5.png"> <br/> 2024-10-26T14:01:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4jcr7pedfk5de4w4j78umjmhjxjmmja06ppwm5gydftel2nj67qzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ewpyja Am I the only one who lays down a strip of packing tape to write on because they don’t like the feel of sharpie on cardboard?<br/>#retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/104/723/932/274/250/original/3ec9d9ddbe0f7832.png"> <br/> 2024-09-09T00:19:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqff6pkqxm3a6svtkx3davhf4eh5p7kf7qrk52lzne85gqp5t9jagzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68vrgpa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlgskgvj8skj43n069l53egw4u5q23m5r23auv9p656xgy98ccxcaw45ea'>nevent1q…45ea</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>sorry, I could use some help understanding this:<br/>They’re still loans with interest, that he’s on the hook for paying, right? The worst case scenario is he declares bankruptcy, but isn’t the second worst case scenario is he just pays off the loans to the banks that loaned him the money? Or is everything much more awful and rigged than that? I’m sure it is, but my only frame of reference in borrowing large* amounts of money is trying to get a bank to buy a house in my name. 2024-08-21T01:21:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dk4zngcytwfmvxnsk9r63pad5fup6ntpdvah203unppwc6mdgdszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68972e3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjgzz3tqg48uh3ygnvupdrlgnvy4tj6h445aaxg5jh3d7knhjkfcd7fjpr'>nevent1q…fjpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hahah, I just watched Tech Tangents’ video on that very topic. Scared me right off from ever wanting to play with one of those. 2024-08-18T20:28:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjd68qx9sd5g0m9r5zpwyjq3raxkqkfsv8plzx2au923u0gaqldszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k68sh9gv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp40859sthrz27tz2uh4c8dzzeyc2apxhl7k8usg4uk5pgavhcnaqq8t7f0'>nevent1q…t7f0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>between Apple and google, my next phone might be a Palm Treo 780. 2024-08-12T18:54:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd05wevvx9cj7q44kwzdraah87kzdvrtyzs2njag8jhzvs5k0ehygzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6cegwzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr088j2r6ah03zvf6deug9awyltwu7qmqquk7f53lzum4hec3t5gqlmallz'>nevent1q…allz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ah, my mistake. I had ‘em all sorted out in my head years back when I was looking to buy one off eBay, but then this beast showed up on a test equipment forum literally 10 blocks from my house, so that was a no brainer. I had to install a CF hard drive replacement, and never managed to get the X-windows connectivity working right, but it’s one of those machines that makes me feel like I’m “doing science” whenever I use it. 2024-08-11T01:10:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdh2xzzvcn47cmxqwyll4zcd20ne3ltmhelr05jslg320wllhet6qzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6hy4jad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2d9g48t8pwmvt6u6lfru2hh3m39tz7nyazfmf8as0qp6n3gp2qmqdvetej'>nevent1q…etej</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>score, congrats! I have it’s bigger, clunkier, older brother the 16500B. It’s helped me a bunch, but yes, the trigger set-up takes some learning.<br/>I _think_ yours can use the same family of cards, and there is a card with deeper sample memory. There’s also a word generator card, which is kind of cool. 2024-08-11T01:05:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87nl20h38yf3m3mjd0h7j5aczm75s37m0zzpssszgvwg2wsl6fxqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6tjgjva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsty4pvky572lx7mkrmpm2hwnkwl2plv5kspfqe6yd9rp8a3v84xgsz334c0'>nevent1q…34c0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did say this was going to end with me making my own font.<br/>Based on the monospace font called simply ‘txt’, this is a true single line, open path font, suitable for a #penPlotter <br/>I’ve got to do some more ancillary glyphs, but upper, lower, numbers and basic punctuation is done.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/112/900/702/426/262/032/original/829b0ca7a41f3c37.png"> <br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/112/900/703/244/670/408/original/c7fb9ce7e782a0a8.png"> <br/> 2024-08-03T23:39:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsty4pvky572lx7mkrmpm2hwnkwl2plv5kspfqe6yd9rp8a3v84xgszyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k606rlvc #plotter shenanigans continues<br/>Trying to get true, single path, low poly text. <br/>Latest roadblock: #Inkscape dxf import is... derpy? Export from Rhino3D. seen in Autodesk viewer on top, and Inkscape on the bottom. These are just splines. Some of them import, some of them just don&#39;t.<br/>Fortunately I can export SVG from Rhino, so maybe now I&#39;ll go back and work on the rest of the glyphs for that font.<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/112/900/125/748/854/264/original/5fb39da3e48448d2.png"> <br/> 2024-08-03T21:44:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfw66kc6hlj086m7a7f8pl6lgzzsqrg5nc7t08lhpvqsa3zv75cczyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6ldcwqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nn70hm9pc366qhp2cqedy38se60ukxd7unklty5j8g3kdr7v9fg5vgesv'>nevent1q…gesv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Prison, or a poorly maintained woodchipper. 2024-08-03T11:26:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspvtzgnk3ks5842w8nzu8nr98h3pwp4qf7vped6rjln2l7ha2gklgzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6t3xqd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt6w7jjtelyw7yyq7umxepgkl04xdtef5ga7crphmw39zacw6p8gwzwz9n'>nevent1q…wz9n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>woah, I must have misread. That burn-in is EPIC. I wonder if you can see straight into the CRT through it! 2024-08-02T19:21:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsff7hlpeah3s0af7dpc2qshz0fc8xnkqn07y7wcd4397n6mep5vvqzyrt8usheure2eerhzxn5u6y73dzv49xyx6flm6sgrr9508f7tg6k6s62l74 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfzwn3dnrktj7l2yjq9lrj9mrczq8jrc95ckyew8wn0dg4ay3j3ncye6nd6'>nevent1q…6nd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw that listing too, and I thought it was burn in at first, but I _think_ it might be the image from their test source? That’s bonkers burn-in otherwise 😧 2024-08-02T16:50:56Z