Dom
Geek including spending time noodling around with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, retro computing and assembly.
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1REM original by @electron_greg
2e=7:D=6:MODE2:FORX=0TO19:S=1:C=RND(15):FORY=0TO31-RND(2)STEPS:COLOUR C
3PRINT TAB(X,Y);CHR$(RND(26)+96);:C=C+1:IFC=16C=1
4NEXTY:NEXTX:C=3:VDU5:D=5:e=6:F=7
5VDU19,D,4,0,0,0:VDU19,e,6,0,0,0:VDU 19,F,7,0,0,0:I=INKEY(10):VDU19,C,0,0,0,0:F=F+1:e=e+1:D=D+1:C=C+1:IFC=16C=1
6IFD=16D=1
7IFe=16e=1
8IFF=16F=1
9GOTO5
So far this morning, I've installed Home Assistant, had it recognise a bunch of light switches and plugs and connected it to the central heating, mowed the lawn and 3D printed a 5x4 Gridfinity base. All at a cost of $5 (for the Google Nest integration).
Goldilocks Linux - always has the packages you need because it's not too old and it's not too new.
May is a persian-ragdoll cross, and expects attention in the afternoons while I work
To my complete lack of surprise, an NVidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super is better at running the distributed.net client than a Raspberry Pi Zero, but it's fun to run the dnetc application on a tiny device, even if it's extremely unlikely to find the solution.
Some excellent discoveries about possible life in other solar systems... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/stbcn0QB6C0