#garfield Logs

Apr 23 2025

04:45 AM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:443/~webpage/rifraf/S21_glasstest1.jpg
05:01 AM polprog: rue_mohr: hah interesting (re: gps hacking)
05:02 AM rifraf: polprog did you try my app yet?
05:04 AM rifraf: if not has been a few good updates
05:08 AM polprog: not yet
05:08 AM polprog: but i keep it in mind :)
09:10 AM aandrew: rue_mohr: https://michal.sapka.pl/2025/commodore-64-assembly-part-4-how-does-the-machine-execute-machine-code/
09:10 AM aandrew: might like that (haven't read any of the previous parts)
11:17 AM rue_mohr: I was just saving the link, I got one of those gps'
11:17 AM rue_mohr: I think the question is not CAN I hack it, but, what do I want to use it for?
11:19 AM rue_mohr: it seems to have touchscreen, wireless, SD card, xml, and audio
11:19 AM rue_mohr: er, the wireless might just be bluetooth
11:41 AM rue_mohr: I need a solution for building ewaste stuff and selling it
11:41 AM rue_mohr: but there is nobody to sell to, all the humans being dead and all
11:42 AM rue_mohr: Tom_L, yea, some potatoes popped up in the strawberry bed
11:42 AM rue_mohr: they make a mess of the strawberry plants
11:42 AM Tom_L: there was recent discussion of all the ewaste of solar pannels and the environmental impact
11:43 AM rue_mohr: Tom_L, yea, funded by rump, he HATES solar, he hates the idea, the look and the thought
11:43 AM rue_mohr: the usa gonna be burning coal, lots of coal
11:43 AM Tom_L: cheaper to lanfill than recycle
11:43 AM rue_mohr: the issue is kids who want things made yesterday and throw out everything else
11:43 AM Tom_L: we have windmills everywhere now
11:44 AM rue_mohr: there's 30x more volume in ewaste from smart phones than solar panels, but nobody is gonna attack that
11:44 AM rue_mohr: and computers
11:45 AM Tom_L: mine all get reclaimed except for a box of flip phones i have
11:45 AM rue_mohr: got a PC yesterday at a curb-side-cleanout a neighbourhood is doing
11:45 AM rue_mohr: had a nice video card
11:45 AM rue_mohr: the rest was basiclly junk
11:45 AM rue_mohr: tho the jukebox needs a new power supply and I think the one it had will do
11:45 AM Tom_L: i'm still running one of the first pcs i ever put together
11:46 AM rue_mohr: yep, were different that way
11:46 AM Tom_L: power supply gets a bit stubborn sometimes but still powers up
11:46 AM rue_mohr: my dad got his computers from someone who threw them out every 2 years or less
11:46 AM rue_mohr: but, there are a LOT of people who do that
11:46 AM Tom_L: my server was in a trash bin
11:47 AM rue_mohr: yep, feeds us nicely :]
11:47 AM Tom_L: headless been running for a long time now
11:47 AM Tom_L: not really sure how long
11:48 AM rue_mohr: "uptime"
11:48 AM rue_mohr: I only have 168 days cause my UPS went tits-up
11:48 AM Tom_L: doesn't count since i powered down before the trip to blow it out
11:48 AM rue_mohr: so I have a bypass box for that now
11:48 AM Tom_L: i was over 300 at one point
11:48 AM rue_mohr: :]
11:49 AM rue_mohr: I rolled the counter over once ~2000
11:49 AM rue_mohr: 2+years I think
11:49 AM Tom_L: mine collects alot of lint being in the laundry room
11:49 AM rue_mohr: the old old jukebox was often a year or more between reboots
11:49 AM rue_mohr: heh
11:50 AM rue_mohr: I need a dust collector for the house
11:50 AM rue_mohr: a fan that just sucks air to collect dust
11:50 AM Tom_L: box fan with a filter behind it
11:50 AM rue_mohr: wonderful day out (but probably not warm yet)
11:50 AM rue_mohr: ye
11:50 AM rue_mohr: p
11:50 AM Tom_L: just got back from the zoo with the girls
11:51 AM Tom_L: 7 & 5
11:51 AM rue_mohr: but I need to figure out todays todo list
11:51 AM rue_mohr: awe, you have a zoo! cool
11:51 AM Tom_L: very good one
11:51 AM rue_mohr: haha, we have a petting zoo locally... hahaha
11:52 AM Tom_L: one of the only ones that have sucessfully bred several breeds
11:52 AM Tom_L: just had 2 baby elephants
11:52 AM rue_mohr: they sorta legislated against zoos here cause they were not being kind.
11:52 AM rue_mohr: cool
11:52 AM Tom_L: ours is very well kept
11:52 AM rue_mohr: must be
11:53 AM rue_mohr: I'm really short on entertainment lately
11:53 AM rue_mohr: but I also need a shower and breakfast
11:53 AM Tom_L: https://scz.org/
11:53 AM Tom_L: you probably can't see that
11:53 AM Tom_L: use chrome
11:53 AM rue_mohr: wait, I could do a robot zoo
11:53 AM rue_mohr: already have chrome open
11:54 AM Tom_L: i started using chrome on the phone since it's better than the samsung one
11:54 AM Tom_L: how was your 'roo' experience?
11:55 AM rue_mohr: cool
11:55 AM Tom_L: i bet
11:55 AM rue_mohr: they have big ass ticks tho
11:55 AM Tom_L: it's austrailia....
11:55 AM Tom_L: they have big everything
11:55 AM rue_mohr: they were semi-wild roos
11:55 AM rue_mohr: there for the food, human freindly
11:57 AM rue_mohr: polprog, did you recently buy a calculator?
11:57 AM rue_mohr: heh
12:06 PM rue_mohr: ok, shower, breakfast,
12:07 PM rue_mohr: I should see if I can gather more e-waste, I need to do a recycling and e-waste trip this week
12:07 PM rue_mohr: maybe friday
12:32 PM rue_mohr: hmm, the 555 is only meant to run down to 4.5V
03:49 PM rifraf: Tom_L you got your lenses then?
09:23 PM rue_mohr: god power converters are a pain in the ass
09:55 PM aandrew: rue_mohr: you may want to update yoru DNS for media.ruemohr.org to CNAME gromit.mixdown.ca
09:56 PM aandrew: I've rented a new/bigger VPS and have moved everything over
09:56 PM aandrew: I'm hoping they'll let me use the old IP for the new VPS and if you use a CNAME rather than an A record then it won't affect you
10:04 PM aandrew: if you're interested i can set up syncthing and then it'll just automatically copy anything in your local share directory
10:49 PM rue_mohr: ugh I been doing it wrong all day
10:49 PM rue_mohr: I'm building from scrap
10:50 PM rue_mohr: the first question I need to ask is if the chosen inductor CAN produce the boost I'm asking for