#garfield Logs

Dec 09 2012

01:53 rue_mohr I dont know who it is
01:53 rue_mohr has missed me twice now
04:08 rue_shop hmm, the board is smaller than a square inch, my software dosn't like that
09:47 Tom_itx so make two and cut them apart
11:19 Tom_itx ok, what else do i need to order?
12:37 SGNl_ Hey Rue, ping me when you get a chance, will idle here for a while
13:05 rue_bed SGNl_ your still here
13:09 SGNl_ hey
13:10 rue_bed hey
13:10 SGNl_ Cool, I was akin David about a referral on some contractor services, he mentioned your name
13:11 SGNl_ asking*
13:11 rue_bed what do you need
13:12 SGNl_ need a simple lighting and power grid attached to a cement roof run across 4000 sq feet to begin, and a bathroom installed
13:13 rue_bed heh, cant help ya much there
13:13 SGNl_ cool, no worries, what area of work do you do?
13:14 rue_bed I'm an electrician, but I cant pull work permits
13:15 SGNl_ ah, no ticket?
13:16 rue_bed no fsr, not red seal yet either, no
13:18 rue_bed I can help you know what you can do to save some money
13:19 SGNl_ yeah? that would be great
13:19 SGNl_ are you still in school then?
13:20 rue_bed kinda, I got a bit busy
13:21 SGNl_ what do you recommend I do to keep the costs down on this?
13:21 SGNl_ do you have someone you would recommend?
13:22 rue_bed not for vancouver
13:23 Tom_itx does that require a 5yr apprentice?
13:23 rue_bed 4
13:23 rue_bed and then 2 other certs
13:23 Tom_itx i think it's 5 here
13:26 Tom_itx got a couple encoders coming
13:26 rue_bed not easy to just do it here, 2 year waiting list for the training places
13:26 rue_bed cool
13:26 Tom_itx i needed more parts for programmers so i tossed those in
13:28 rue_bed they are still moving eh?
13:28 Tom_itx slowly
13:28 Tom_itx but a few
13:28 rue_bed maybe you should start a kickstarter for big cheap production of them
13:28 rue_bed :)
13:29 Tom_itx the clones caught up
13:29 rue_bed do a run of 1000
13:29 Tom_itx naw
13:29 rue_bed do they have the recovery clock?
13:29 Tom_itx i don't think so
13:29 rue_bed exactly
13:29 rue_bed advertize that
13:29 Tom_itx you can access that from the PDI clock pin on the blue one btw
13:30 rue_bed :) I have osc modules
13:30 Tom_itx i figured as much
13:30 rue_bed I seem to be the only one
13:30 Tom_itx you'd have to reflash it with the recovery file
13:32 rue_bed I should make up the winshield wiper code for when it gets here
13:32 Tom_itx you should get outta bed
13:33 rue_bed I'd like to make a starting autocranker too
13:33 rue_bed so if you flick the start it holds it till either the engine starts or a timeout
13:33 Tom_itx my car does that
13:33 rue_bed its nice
13:34 Tom_itx not sure about the timeout because it's never failed
13:34 rue_bed 0 hand start
13:34 Tom_itx but you just bump the key and it keeps cranking till it's running
13:34 rue_bed yea, my truck can take a while
13:34 Tom_itx mine always started right up
13:34 Tom_itx i kinda miss it
13:34 Tom_itx i still see it as the neighbor that got it is just up the street
13:35 rue_bed I only start mine like 1/week
13:35 rue_bed ok 2, I drive it back too
13:35 rue_bed speaking of groceries
13:35 Tom_itx company driver during the week?
13:35 rue_bed yea
13:36 rue_bed I put 300km/week on the work van
13:36 Tom_itx i think i got stuff to make their little lcd thingy now
13:36 Tom_itx i got a couple blue lcds from ebay as well
13:36 rue_bed heh
13:36 rue_bed how frivilous
13:36 Tom_itx just something to do
13:37 rue_bed iirc, someone sending me some leds that would work great for lighting up a lcd
13:37 Tom_itx those white ones i send you were for that
13:37 rue_bed :)
13:37 Tom_itx side emitting
13:38 Tom_itx my projects are gonna be way underfunded for some time now
13:38 Tom_itx economy sucks
13:38 rue_bed can you make simple things for schools
13:38 Tom_itx what little i get comes from the programmers
13:38 rue_bed or better, universities
13:39 Tom_itx i doubt it here
13:39 rue_bed It seems that quite often professors need things made for student programs
13:39 rue_bed they end up paying a LOT of money for them
13:39 rue_bed usually simple things too
13:39 Tom_itx too much red tape for that anymore
13:40 rue_bed na, its damn near cash contract work
13:40 rue_bed 'we need 7 robot platforms for under 10000'
13:40 Tom_itx i don't have any contacts there anyway
13:40 rue_bed there a university near ya?
13:41 Tom_itx several
13:41 rue_bed how about the highschool science teachers
13:43 rue_mohr telephone
13:44 Tom_itx so answer it
13:44 rue_mohr done