#garfield Logs

Dec 10 2020

09:21 AM aandrew: what made the walk interesting. did you see sasquatch?
09:27 AM rue_mohr: it was interesting cause it started with something that wasn't thought to exist, but it did exist, but not anymore, and the closest thing was not what I expected , but also not what I'd origionally wanted.
10:02 AM aandrew: you're speaking in tongues :-)
11:04 AM rue_mohr: there is a book in which one of the characters is an alien that tends to babble to himself in a variety of languages, most of which lots nobody understands...
03:25 PM polprog: linear CCDs gonna be on thu
03:31 PM polprog: i cant find the datasheet but a very similar one has integrated s&h which is nice
03:32 PM polprog: enableable
03:32 PM polprog: i wish i could play in the lab more but i have so much damn work
03:33 PM polprog: i rearranged the windowsill though
03:54 PM Tom_L: growin weed?
03:54 PM Tom_L: :)
04:53 PM polprog: growing junk ;)
06:55 PM aandrew: holy fuckballs
06:55 PM aandrew: today's second challenge in AoC had me stumped for most of the day. I had to solicit hints (no code, just terms) from others
06:55 PM aandrew: and I learned about "memoization" and a little bit about "dynamic programming" in the process
06:56 PM aandrew: neither of which I will ever fucking use in real life, but whatev.
06:56 PM aandrew: https://pastebin.com/gdT8d41M if you're curious
06:57 PM rue_mohr: one of the big exams tommorow morning
06:57 PM rue_mohr: :S
06:57 PM aandrew: I believe in you, rue_mohr
06:57 PM aandrew: I know you know this stuff frontward and back, but it sounds like they have rigged the system to fuck with you
07:33 PM aandrew: I'm trying to figure out wtf I ordered M8 hex socket cap screws for
07:33 PM aandrew: they're enormous
07:33 PM aandrew: I think I wanted M5s
07:35 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Craftsman_lathe/spindle4.jpg
07:35 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/Craftsman_lathe/spindle1.jpg
07:35 PM Tom_L: no spare parts on assembly.
07:40 PM aandrew: nice!
07:42 PM Tom_L: tip: don't forget the belt
08:00 PM rue_mohr: Tom_L, making any new parts or just an overhaul?
08:13 PM Tom_L: just cleaning and lube
08:13 PM Tom_L: checking
08:14 PM Tom_L: i did the saddle and tail a while back
08:41 PM rue_mohr: so many percentages
08:41 PM rue_mohr: why do motors have to have their own tap rules...