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@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
it turns out nobody sells fucking coffee until 5!
Morons. They'd make a killing.
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For reference, it is now 5. 2 flights have already departed.
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@ben_lubar The actual max message length is 512 minus dfbugbot's full ident (nick, username, hostname or cloak), minus 7 (the length of the channel name), minus 11 (fixed parts of the syntax). So ~475ish.
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@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
Not only is the information wrong, but it's totally cookie cutter, so I decided to be a bit more explicit in my reply.
i ca'nt do A Thang, becuz Teh Button is missing! halp support!
ohai i iz support! teh answer is...
{CRM automagically runs search on basic keywords in email}
...2 do A Thang, plz be pressing Teh Button
:@tsaukaetra: waaaht i kno have Teh Button that iz teh probleem!
i iz glad 2 get u teh answer, thank u muchly 4 uzing Support plz fill out 5 star survey kthxbyeSupport: Web 3.0 style!
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@pie_flavor said in The Official Status Thread:
@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
it turns out nobody sells fucking coffee until 5!
Morons. They'd make a killing.
They tried but were too tired to get up that early without their first coffee.
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@cartman82 Look man, do you have cielings instead of stupid bare-concrete-and-pipes? Do you have conference rooms with doors that block sound? Is the temperature stable? Does Amazon want to kick your company out of the building so they can have more of it?
Because we don't.
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@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
For reference, it is now 5. 2 flights have already departed.
https://www.loungebuddy.com/JFK/wingtips-lounge-terminal-4-OAXN931Oml
Priority Pass lounge open 24h ? Should have coffee. Granted it would have been $50 coffee if you did not have a Priority Pass.
Also the fact that this is way too late to help you now.
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@jazzyjosh I don't know if this is true of the entire airport, but T5 is completely isolated. You can't get to any other terminals without exiting the secure zone, and I doubt they'd let you into the other secure zone without a boarding pass for that zone
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@Weng JFK is the most screwed up airport I've ever been in. Worse than 3rd-world airports. And that's without any construction going on. Oh, wait, there's always construction at JFK...
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@weng Fuck airports that don't let you change terminals while remaining inside security.
I'd include RDU, but really, T1 used solely by WN, so it's NBD
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@twelvebaud said in The Official Status Thread:
Hold on, linear actuator motor D was replaced by synteti-bio-electric material actuator F in units with thermal insulation plate G2 and reactive power inversion matrix B type 9...
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https://www.loungebuddy.com/JFK/airspace-lounge-terminal-5-nJpQApD9ee
That being said, that opens at 4:30. Free for Platinum Card, otherwise would have been $25 + $10 credit for food, drink, or something.
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@jazzyjosh Huh. I didn't even SEE that one.
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@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
I didn't even SEE that one.
Understandable, since you didn't drink a coffee yet
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@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
this is flipping JFK!
That's one I would have guessed most likely to be open all night. I guess I was wrong.
@weng said in The Official Status Thread:
New plan: Sleep on plane. Considering first class upgrade to facilitate that, but AFAIK I'm already by myself in an exit row.
Good luck. I learned on my last trip that seats in exit rows don't recline. :(
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Status: Just back from the Didacta fair which is a fair aimed at educators. This year's theme was "Digitalization" so there were a lot of software and hardware companies.
As we're not happy with our current software I did some shopping around.
Turns out there are plenty of non- solutions out there. Well, okay, at least from what I could see and what they told me.
But seriously, I dare say that a solution which uses tools which are already there and other off the shelf components instead of insisting on homebrew sounds quite good.
The one I most like fulfills all of our requirements and has proactively already implemented measures for the new EU privacy regulations which will become active in May. It also has "a mere human can install new software and distribute it" and "it's stinking simple to create a new user" as a bonus.
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status I imagine I'll have some videos to post in the (very) near future. Just got a dash cam.
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@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
status I imagine I'll have some videos to post in the (very) near future. Just got a dash cam.
That reminds me, I need to buy a dash cam.
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@weng It's super tiny apparently.
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@tsaukpaetra That's amp flow motor D, which is only engaged to an appropriate linear actuator. Gawd, it's like you don't have even a rudimentary understanding of advanced electromechanical engineering!
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Status: A bit pissed at my physics devices manufacturer.
So, I have this controlling unit for the Franck-Hertz-experiment and two tubes - one with mercury and one with neon. The controlling unit is supposed to be able to detect which of the two tubes you're using and switch automatically (they both need differing voltages).
The mercury tube's cabling is fused directly to the tube. The other end of the cable looks like a standard DIN seven-pin-connector:
It's designed to be placed inside an oven because you need to vaporize the mercury in order for the experiment to work.The neon one has a different enclosure - because neon is already gasseous you can actually see the effect having to enclose it in an oven. There are also single cable connectors to drive the various capacitor plates directly - but there's once again a seven-pin-connector. Which looks like the corresponding connector on the controlling unit.
A bog-standard seven-pin-cable does fit in there easily. Of which I have quite a number because this manufacturer uses those connectors quite a bit.
So, I wanted to test the neon-variant. Grabbed a seven-pin-cable, plugged it in and wondered why the controlling unit wouldn't switch over and stay at the mercury variant.
So, today I asked them what's what.
Turns out you need a special cable. One that looks just like a standard seven-pin DIN cable:
Their fucking description even states: "Shielded cable with seven-pin DIN plugs"
The only difference is the easy to see labelling on the side of the cable.
They also told me that using a different "normal" cable might fry the IC measuring the currents.
Fuckers. If you need a special cable then don't use standard connectors. And maybe include some fucking labels on the devices themselves directly next to the connector, something like: "Only use the super-special cable!"
Come Monday I'll have to test the controlling unit with the Hg-tube to see if I actually fried the device (since the controlling unit is only 1,100€ this is fun).
Oh, and that special cable? It's only 38€. Fuckers.
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@twelvebaud said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra That's amp flow motor D, which is only engaged to an appropriate linear actuator. Gawd, it's like you don't have even a rudimentary understanding of advanced electromechanical engineering!
You're right. I only have a deep understanding of electronics engineering.
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Status: I want to go home and play Age of Empires...
They didn't update the sprites for the cheat units, which is mildly hilarious.
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@lorne-kates said in The Official Status Thread:
@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
status I imagine I'll have some videos to post in the (very) near future. Just got a dash cam.
That reminds me, I need to buy a dash cam.
I got the https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X528FNE, along with a 64G card and window mount.
The video in the viewer itself isn't the best, but looks very nice when played back on the computer. Even the night images were nice and clear. My only issue was the stupid car - plugged it into the USB outlet - the dashcam saw it as a computer. Had to use the 12V connector (or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T0DW3F8)
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@rhywden said in The Official Status Thread:
Oh, and that special cable? It's only 38€. Fuckers.
Do they sell textbooks too?
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Status: note to self: never get burger King chicken nuggets again. I'm five for five for indigestion from them....
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Got contacted by my old landlord because apparently the meter company found out they've been charging too much... well, I lived there quite a while ago... oh, they've been charging too much for the past three years.
... huh. All righty then. They're refunding half of everything paid during that period. That's got to hurt.
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@tsaukpaetra
Or, you know, just don't be a dick to the guy you're ordering from
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@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@cursorkeys said in The Official Status Thread:
@lorne-kates said in The Official Status Thread:
Sounds like your best bet is one of those enclosed box traps-- tunnel and one way door. Trap & release.
Or this Blue Peter DIY solution maybe:
Made one. Dad provided a bucket that previously held chlorine pool tablets, so I'm going to re-do it.
Peanut butter is a very excellent bait, and it's cheap.
No, this has escalated far too long. At first the goal was benign killing. Now I'm looking for blood.
These work beautifully, and you can usually find them in a local hardware store (or Walmart). Just be sure to set the arming bar to be just barely held by the trigger plate. If it's too stable, the rodent can lick off the peanut butter without setting it off. The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason. And don't step into one; the rat-sized ones can break stuff. They're also reusable, but you'll want to wash your hands very well after emptying it. Hantavirus is no fun. Rats and mice (use the smaller traps for them) don't seem to care whether there's a bit of other rat or mouse blood on the trap, though.
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@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason.
TIL.
@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
And don't step into one; the rat-sized ones can break stuff.
This I already knew. (Not by personal experience, fortunately.)
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Status: Since I was hanging out in this weird Korean MMOARPG's Japanese beta, I decided to see what other games they have. One of them is going to come out early this coming week apparently. It's called Soulworkers. Now, some of you here, upon looking it up, will make some dumb comments. The main thing here is that I've wanted a good co-op brawler type game with an engine that isn't awful, because right now the best we have in the entire market is Vindictus. And that is a great game in a lot of ways, but the engine is awful.
So, now there will be one. Yay!
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@benjamin-hall said in The Official Status Thread:
JFK is the most screwed up airport I've ever been in.
It reminded me of LHR and LAX…
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@gąska 666 and 256. buy a lotto ticket
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@izzion said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra
Or, you know, just don't be a dick to the guy you're ordering fromI'm very cordial with her, actually. Even gave me a bag.
Still doesn't change the fact that whatever they do to make it cost only a dollar for six nuggets disagrees with me.
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@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@cursorkeys said in The Official Status Thread:
@lorne-kates said in The Official Status Thread:
Sounds like your best bet is one of those enclosed box traps-- tunnel and one way door. Trap & release.
Or this Blue Peter DIY solution maybe:
Made one. Dad provided a bucket that previously held chlorine pool tablets, so I'm going to re-do it.
Peanut butter is a very excellent bait, and it's cheap.
This rat apparently hates peanut butter. We've tried three different brands including Nutella.
No, this has escalated far too long. At first the goal was benign killing. Now I'm looking for blood.
These work beautifully, and you can usually find them in a local hardware store (or Walmart). Just be sure to set the arming bar to be just barely held by the trigger plate. If it's too stable, the rodent can lick off the peanut butter without setting it off. The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason. And don't step into one; the rat-sized ones can break stuff. They're also reusable, but you'll want to wash your hands very well after emptying it. Hantavirus is no fun. Rats and mice (use the smaller traps for them) don't seem to care whether there's a bit of other rat or mouse blood on the trap, though.
Have them. It can set them off with no issue. Still hasn't worked.
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@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@cursorkeys said in The Official Status Thread:
@lorne-kates said in The Official Status Thread:
Sounds like your best bet is one of those enclosed box traps-- tunnel and one way door. Trap & release.
Or this Blue Peter DIY solution maybe:
Made one. Dad provided a bucket that previously held chlorine pool tablets, so I'm going to re-do it.
Peanut butter is a very excellent bait, and it's cheap.
This rat apparently hates peanut butter. We've tried three different brands including Nutella.
Just plain creamy peanut butter ought to work. We always used the cheapest brand we could find.
No, this has escalated far too long. At first the goal was benign killing. Now I'm looking for blood.
These work beautifully, and you can usually find them in a local hardware store (or Walmart). Just be sure to set the arming bar to be just barely held by the trigger plate. If it's too stable, the rodent can lick off the peanut butter without setting it off. The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason. And don't step into one; the rat-sized ones can break stuff. They're also reusable, but you'll want to wash your hands very well after emptying it. Hantavirus is no fun. Rats and mice (use the smaller traps for them) don't seem to care whether there's a bit of other rat or mouse blood on the trap, though.
Have them. It can set them off with no issue. Still hasn't worked.
It set off the big rat-sized ones and got away? In that case, you might need to go smaller, since the trap bar appears to be missing the critter. Or do you mean you have the small ones for mice? Rats can set those off and get out of them, because the spring is too weak.
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@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@cursorkeys said in The Official Status Thread:
@lorne-kates said in The Official Status Thread:
Sounds like your best bet is one of those enclosed box traps-- tunnel and one way door. Trap & release.
Or this Blue Peter DIY solution maybe:
Made one. Dad provided a bucket that previously held chlorine pool tablets, so I'm going to re-do it.
Peanut butter is a very excellent bait, and it's cheap.
This rat apparently hates peanut butter. We've tried three different brands including Nutella.
Just plain creamy peanut butter ought to work. We always used the cheapest brand we could find.
No, this has escalated far too long. At first the goal was benign killing. Now I'm looking for blood.
These work beautifully, and you can usually find them in a local hardware store (or Walmart). Just be sure to set the arming bar to be just barely held by the trigger plate. If it's too stable, the rodent can lick off the peanut butter without setting it off. The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason. And don't step into one; the rat-sized ones can break stuff. They're also reusable, but you'll want to wash your hands very well after emptying it. Hantavirus is no fun. Rats and mice (use the smaller traps for them) don't seem to care whether there's a bit of other rat or mouse blood on the trap, though.
Have them. It can set them off with no issue. Still hasn't worked.
It set off the big rat-sized ones and got away? In that case, you might need to go smaller, since the trap bar appears to be missing the critter. Or do you mean you have the small ones for mice? Rats can set those off and get out of them, because the spring is too weak.
Nah, this guy is pretty large:
We have both. It doesn't care.
If I had confidence in my ability to remain undetected (no, crouching does not help) I would try manually activating entrapment contraptions, but the guy knows when you're there. So annoying.
I'm considering building an IoT setup and letting those able to watch remotely have a go at him.... But then, privacy, right? ;)
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@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Official Status Thread:
@tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
This is effectively a service account. It has one job: upload the latest build to the steam depot.
It was working just fine with steam guard beforeDo you have interactive access to the machine it's running on?
If so, I'd suggest deleting SteamCMD's auth file and logging in manually. It should work fine indefinitely after that as long as you don't change the account's password or something like that.
I did. Several times. When interactive, works fine. I get the "Check your email and give us the code" prompt and do so. Says everything's good. I exit the steam client. I enter the steam client. "Oh, your computer is unauthorized. Check your email and give us the code!" I do. Repeat ad nauseam.
Ah, I think I found the problem. By default, the Jenkins P4 Client is set to reconcile and revert all changes in the workspace (you know, so it's effectively a clean build every time).
Because of this, it was erasing the saved authentication from the steam guard handshake on every build (because, you know, that's "extra" data and should be cleaned out).
Un-ticking that option and we'll see what happens on the next build...
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Status: I think someone doesn't quite understand what "UUID" is supposed to mean or how to actually make one...
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@Tsaukpaetra those might not be type 4 UUIDs. And by "might" I mean "are".
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@ben_lubar said in The Official Status Thread:
@Tsaukpaetra those
mightare not be type 4 UUIDs. And by "might" I mean "are"."are not be" ? I see...
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Status: That feel when you find someone with less subscribers than you...
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@tsaukpaetra You found me? :D
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@djls45 said in The Official Status Thread:
The ones with a big flat plate of plastic that looks like cheese don't work well for exactly this reason.
IME they don't work at all unless you smear peanut butter on the "cheese", and make sure you get it into the holes. Then set it with the catch bar just barely on the edge of the trigger so that it takes a light touch to set it off.
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STATUS: Just finished my initial release for two tools for my D&D world-building (although they're only marginally D&D specific):
- A random adventure location seed generator. Customizable (currently by hand-editing JSON files, but...) for regions and types of locations, etc.
- A random NPC generator. Also customizable, with custom name lists by culture, race, and gender; includes personality and profession. Had to scrape a bunch of sites (by writing JS in the console to extract the pieces) for the data.
and
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status: after sporting a beard for more than 2 years, i'm debating whether or not i should just shave it all one day and act like nothing changed