To all those who think that planet Earth is a sphere; it is a torus for the foreseeable future.
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@benroyce@mastodon.social I really like such historical perspectives. I also like the part of Plato's Laws where he says that the rich shouldn't have more than 4 times what the poor have otherwise social unrest will follow. He said it more than 2000 years ago.
Reminds us that progress is not inevitable, but is a constant struggle. In some ways, we actually regressed compared to some previous civilizations
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@990000@mstdn.social I am getting some block chain smart contract vibes from that experiment. We all know how that went.
Just got a sms from the state warning me that there is a high risk of forest fire. It is not even May. #climatechange
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@Daojoan@mastodon.social Agreed. CEO used to be a position that was obtained after 30 years carrier in the company, starting at the bottom. Now one starts CEO by being a lawyer with an MBA and go from company to company, hoping the next company is bigger. I think companies were better run back then.
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@Tutanota@mastodon.social allegro is great. I don't think they do real estate (to be fair, I never tried), but you can find pretty much everything else on there. Shipping is often free with allegro smart (their Amazon prime).
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@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz It is very interesting, especially that the perspective implies that the scene was seen away from the center of vision, i.e. the observer was watching from the corner of his eyes, implying it was shameful of sorts. At least that is how I interpret the schema with the frame of view not being aligned with the center of vision.
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@nightride@mastodon.social Also consider that the day before they reduced international aid program, for some reason. Really shows the priorities in this day and age.
#AssholeSociety
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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Look! The radar disk simply fell off. I usually repair that easily with some hot glue.
I just finished making my very first #crochet plushie 😊
It was a lot of fun to make. So much better than doomscrolling.
I am unemployed for a couple of weeks now, and because the economy is what it is, It is possible that I might get the "can you explain the gap in your CV" question.
I dread that question.
Therefore, I came up with the Start-Up Role Play (SURP) strategy.
The concept of SURP is simple: work on a fun project and make it look like it is the product of a start-up. This works best with tech, such as apps or software. In my case it is robotics.
Yes, this is reinventing the portfolio.
After a month of procrastination, I finally installed Pop OS (Ubuntu derivative) on my old work laptop that only had windows on it.
I feel... clean.
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@muellertadzio@climatejustice.social Sooooo... is this the Great Filter from the Fermi paradox ?
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@danirabbit@mastodon.online Bacon is great because it adds a lot of flavor even when used in small amounts.
Bacon should not be the main part of a meal; it is a spice.
Little critters are waking up from their winter slumber, and the garden is full of them. Such as this big oil beetle.
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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party I will part of the job hunter pack in a month, and I have no illusions. I am ready to apply to job offers with the mechanical rythm of a forge power hammer and expect it to go nowhere.
On the bright side, it will give me more time to work on my robots. Maybe something will come out of that (business or portfolio), who knows.
🤞 for all of us
Not doing much 3D printing contests lately, but I couldn't say no to the HP Otto robot contest on Printables.
So I made a Mr Potato remix of the robot. The accessories only need SVG drawings (using inkspace for example) and Prusaslicer. This is much more beginner friendly than CAD for drawing.
Explanations are to be found on the model's page :
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@JoBlakely Some tribes that did not have contact with our industrialized society yet were scared of the camera because they thought it would steal their soul.
Turns out, they were right.
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@timhutton@mathstodon.xyz A nice brain teaser, took me a minute.
Thank you for this morning glimmer :)
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A lot of overengineering: each section is independently driven by a mosfet, the mosfets are set on a custom PCB, the PWM is generated using a PWM module, and the whole is controlled by an esp32c3. The esp32 has espnow enabled and can be commanded to adjust the brightness.
Overengineered because I will probable never use the variable light mode this enables..
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Part of the reason is that the software is not quite done, and changing something is now highly difficult.
But good enough is good enough. And everyone that sees it find it awesome so I will leave it at that.
I now hope that the lamp will remain up there. Structural strength analysis is not something I did 😅
My SURP will be an agricultural robot. For now it will have 4 wheels driven by two DC motors, a raspberry pi, and a oak d lite I got with a voucher from a 3d printing contest at printables.
Not sure where I am going with this but the business plan doesn't matter: what matters is that I refresh my robotic skills 🤖
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@talexb@fosstodon.org @cmconseils@mastodon.social their music feels novel and fresh yes. I enjoyed them a great deal too.
Much better than those rehashes of 2000 music of last year.
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@fabio@manganiello.eu Ah sailfish, it was really nice at the beginning. I really enjoyed my Jolla. I wonder where they are at now...
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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt the back looks like a leopard slug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limax_maximus