#garfield Logs

Mar 16 2025

12:04 AM rue_shop2: I just wanted to see oz
12:19 AM rue_shop2: like a big 'ole locomotive cool stuff
12:19 AM rifraf: this is one of those trees i carved up https://desire3d.com/images/public/Smaug.jpg
12:19 AM rifraf: coincidently i am watch the hobbit as we speak for the first time
12:19 AM rifraf: made that when i was reading the book near 40 years ago
12:19 AM rifraf: gonna finish it soon and make table
12:19 AM aandrew: rifraf: what had you living in a tree
12:19 AM rifraf: rue that was from a big old box tree in kalang, not the actual tree i lived in
12:19 AM rifraf: but made it while i was in that tree
12:19 AM rue_shop2: I been going thru RC joysticks, for controlling robots, and its amazing, the computer gaming sticks have always been way more advanced than the rc stuff
12:19 AM rue_shop2: which is NOT what I'd expect
12:19 AM aandrew: damn that's a sick dragon
12:19 AM rifraf: yeah, and then you get the wheelchair stuff, even cooler
12:20 AM rifraf: or many yen in your current situation, 125K yen and no worries brother, i will have a go, no promises
12:21 AM rifraf: thats nothing for them but at least you can buy some more tea
12:26 AM rue_shop2: hmm, my body is like a suit that dons't fit so good anymore
12:27 AM rue_shop2: 125yen is $1.25
12:28 AM rifraf: 125K yen sir, about 1300$ AUD
12:28 AM rifraf: will give you enough for a few days work
12:29 AM rifraf: enough tea for the winter, not a cup
12:30 AM rifraf: if they don't want to fine, you have more than enough to keep busy and won't waste your time, try it
12:30 AM rifraf: you are a X superstart now
12:30 AM rifraf: so i hear
12:32 AM rifraf: ok gonna try finish watching this movie for the tenth time
12:32 AM rifraf: 2:10 into it, just 40minutes left
12:33 AM rifraf: keep falling asleep, but that my not the movie, actually enjoying it, i fall asleep anytime i watch t
12:33 AM rifraf: v, which i never do anymore, just an odd movie
12:34 AM rifraf: hrm i seem to be ramdomly smashing the enter key
12:35 AM aandrew: nice. I had a couple medical contracts, I found the potential of using tech to help people very rewarding
12:36 AM aandrew: I made that self-assembling TDM network on top of the nordic ESB protocol, that ended up in physiotherapy devices
12:36 AM aandrew: the magnetic tracking stuff was too much math for me but I made some cool shit using them
12:36 AM aandrew: I should have a video up somewhere
12:37 AM aandrew: https://mixdown.ca/dump/0707161228.mp4 that's a variant of it, not sure who that guy is though
12:38 AM rifraf: aandrew been manufacturing in places for many years, but this new job actually feels like i am making a difference to people lives, even if i am making custom commode seats for the most part, it will lead to different aspects the more they know what i can do
12:39 AM rifraf: cool is that you and something you developed?
12:39 AM rifraf: oh its not you
12:39 AM aandrew: not me but yeah it's part of the magnetic tracking project
12:39 AM rifraf: waiting on rue_mohr to show me how well he has aged
12:40 AM aandrew: trying to find another vid but failing
12:43 AM rifraf: ok jaws 3 is ready, gonna go try a quick test and see if i can pull a bar with only 30N of gripping force, big ask
12:45 AM rifraf: so freaking close
12:45 AM rifraf: so 100N will work just fine
12:48 AM rifraf: but not giving up just yet, lets glue a bit of emery paper into the jaw
01:00 AM rifraf: not bad but no cigar, still happy to shout the room some margaritas :)
01:01 AM rifraf: who can find the best 100N + gripper to handle material from 1/4 "to 1" stock while i upload a vid
01:15 AM rifraf: https://youtube.com/shorts/IlVvJSUDVo8?feature=share