#linuxcnc Logs

Jul 16 2023

02:08 PM solarwind: andypugh[m] do you happen to know which of these has higher electrical conductivity? Silicon bronze (ERCuSi-A) or aluminum bronze (ERCuAl-A2)?
02:18 PM Tom_L: Silicon bronze is more electrically and thermally conductive than other types of bronze. Silicon bronze is non-magnetic.
02:18 PM solarwind: Tom_L hey chatgpt give us our Tom back
02:18 PM solarwind: we need real answers, not generic text from ads on google
02:18 PM Tom_L: oh come on now..
02:18 PM Tom_L: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Approximate-electrical-conductivity-of-selected-materials-at-25C_tbl2_293174713
02:18 PM solarwind: The problem is "silicon bronze" is too generic
02:23 PM solarwind: chatgpt is the most fucking useless thing. It has never once given me a useful answer
02:23 PM solarwind: even after I teach it the right answer
02:23 PM CaptHindsight[m]: solarwind: you ask the wrong questions
02:24 PM solarwind: "What is the slew rate of a 100MHz 10Vp-p sine wave?"
02:24 PM CaptHindsight[m]: Chinese or SI units?
02:24 PM solarwind: It keeps confusing Vpk with Vp-p and then I teach it the difference and it still gets it wrong if I ask again...
02:25 PM CaptHindsight[m]: well details
02:25 PM solarwind: Now for the IACS conductivity of ERCuSiA, every time I regenerate, it gives me a completely different answer or useless answer
02:26 PM CaptHindsight[m]: so it's like people
02:26 PM solarwind: it gave me an ~80% number and then 26-28% number. Very very different for a very specific question
02:26 PM CaptHindsight[m]: ask it what time a store closes
02:26 PM CaptHindsight[m]: and then call the store and ask the same
02:26 PM solarwind: I was hoping it would pull it off a datasheet it had on hand
02:27 PM CaptHindsight[m]: and then check what Google says
02:27 PM solarwind: well google maps is accurate because those listings are generally updated by the owners
02:27 PM CaptHindsight[m]: I can never find out what time anything open or closes anymore
02:27 PM CaptHindsight[m]: that is accurate
02:27 PM CaptHindsight[m]: owners that forget to update
02:28 PM solarwind: it shows when it was last updated
02:28 PM CaptHindsight[m]: I must go to all the lazy owner stores :)
02:29 PM CaptHindsight[m]: solarwind: have you been spared from the recent heat waves?
02:29 PM solarwind: No but I do what you do, have a portable AC follow me around
02:29 PM CaptHindsight[m]: I have central air now
02:29 PM CaptHindsight[m]: but no shop
02:30 PM solarwind: Ah, the great sacrifice
02:31 PM CaptHindsight[m]: sold just about everything
02:31 PM solarwind: Why!?
02:31 PM CaptHindsight[m]: even the domain name
02:32 PM CaptHindsight[m]: no national healthcare down here, have to take care of a family member
02:32 PM solarwind: Oh no, I am so sorry
02:32 PM solarwind: what about health insurance?
02:33 PM CaptHindsight[m]: maybe a new shop next year
02:33 PM CaptHindsight[m]: oh when you're down to $0 you get heathcare again
02:33 PM solarwind: That hit me like a punch in the gut, I am so so sorry
02:33 PM CaptHindsight[m]: but it's hard to find docs that take it
02:34 PM CaptHindsight[m]: I'm running some numbers today to se if the family member were to take a full time job if they will lose their benefits and be worse off
02:34 PM CaptHindsight[m]: they have it so borked right now
02:35 PM solarwind: I'm guessing they didn't have any health care coverage at all?
02:35 PM CaptHindsight[m]: took 5 months to get to a specialist
02:35 PM CaptHindsight[m]: oh they certainly did
02:36 PM CaptHindsight[m]: long story but some illnesses are just for the wealthy
02:36 PM solarwind: Then wouldn't that cover a big chunk of it and leave you with the co pay or whatever?
02:37 PM solarwind: That is really horrible :(
02:37 PM CaptHindsight[m]: yeah you can take a job that grosses $20k and lose your health coverage and then have to pay $1k/month for self coverage and have a $2-10K deductable :)
02:38 PM CaptHindsight[m]: but nobody is going to revolt, they keep the masses about 2-3 days ahead of not eating for a couple of days so everyone adapts and is apathetic
02:38 PM solarwind: What a disastrous system.
02:38 PM solarwind: yup, exactly
02:38 PM solarwind: nailed it
02:39 PM solarwind: I was hoping Bernie Sanders would win, but there is no end to corporate greed and the stupidity of the general population doing everything they can to screw themselves over
02:40 PM CaptHindsight[m]: heh, yeah, people here actually hate Bernie, how is that for upside down and backwards
02:40 PM CaptHindsight[m]: people that have the most to gain from him
02:40 PM solarwind: Exactly
02:40 PM CaptHindsight[m]: anyway BBL, hope you get your welding sorted out
02:41 PM solarwind: Ugh, hope everything works out for you, that's a really difficult situation
02:55 PM * JT[m] uploaded an image: (268KiB) < https://libera.ems.host/_matrix/media/v3/download/matrix.org/qwFyEPOeXmnvZnzPlasQnIwQ/20230716_145357.jpg >
03:00 PM XXCoder: nice
03:02 PM JT-Shop: thanks, I'm happy how it came out
03:08 PM XXCoder: I see markings is still on it ;)
03:08 PM XXCoder: doesnt matter really
03:08 PM JT-Shop: they will fade in the sunlight
03:08 PM JT-Shop: you have a good eye...
03:21 PM JT-Cave: pcw--home, does the 7i95T hal pin names have the "t" or is it like the 7i92T?
04:29 PM roycroft: nice - i was able to get the trailer, and it will be useful to me after a bit of a refurbishment
04:30 PM * roycroft hasn't owned a trailer in a long time, and has to get used to steering one again
04:42 PM Tom_L: JT-Cave, did you add a drain hole to the flower?
04:43 PM Tom_L: or is it under a canopy
04:43 PM JT-Shop: the flower has to stay full of water to keep the ants out of the feeder
04:43 PM Tom_L: ahh i see
04:44 PM XXCoder: yeah interesting indeed
04:56 PM JT-Shop: ants won't cross the water barrier
04:57 PM JT-Shop: I think it pisses them off because they can smell the sugar but can't get to it lol
04:58 PM XXCoder: theres few breeds that would make dead ants chain to cross
04:59 PM JT-Shop: I think those are in Africa... not in swamp east missouri for sure
05:02 PM roycroft: speaking of ants
05:02 PM XXCoder: solarwind: aging wheel method of keeping cool eh
05:03 PM roycroft: when it gets really wet in the winter i occasionally have ants come into the house
05:03 PM roycroft: and when it gets really dry in the summer they do so as well
05:03 PM roycroft: they recently came in and i've been trying to deal with them
05:03 PM roycroft: but they have all suddenly left when we had this heat wave
05:03 PM XXCoder: roy I call it "thristy ants" time lol they often go into and die in water in cup or whatever
05:03 PM roycroft: they like to get into my cat food when they come inside
05:04 PM roycroft: so i stick the cat's food dish in a bowl of water, forming a moat around the food
05:04 PM roycroft: that keeps them out of the cat's food
05:04 PM Tom_L: does the cat give you a crazy look?
05:04 PM roycroft: my cat thinks it's a weird way to eat, but it's better than eating ants
05:05 PM XXCoder: yeah man do ants love pet food
05:05 PM Tom_L: very true
05:05 PM JT-Shop: did you have a therapy session with your cat?
05:05 PM roycroft: i feed her tuna
05:05 PM roycroft: that's better than therapy
05:05 PM JT-Shop: mine won't touch tuna
05:05 PM roycroft: really?
05:06 PM roycroft: i've never known a cat that doesn't like tuna
05:06 PM JT-Shop: yup, I use it for coon bait
05:06 PM roycroft: most of my cats really like crab meat, too
05:06 PM roycroft: but i had one who would not touch it
05:06 PM JT-Shop: if one ate it they would all want it... like chickens
05:06 PM roycroft: that's good, because crabs are expensive
05:07 PM JT-Shop: my cats have never had the chance to taste crab meat
05:07 PM JT-Shop: they don't even get to lick the plate
05:07 PM roycroft: well they have probably never lived on the coast
05:07 PM Tom_L: yeah don't give them the taste of it
05:07 PM roycroft: my cat also really likes ice cream
05:08 PM Tom_L: the dogs go nuts over any kind of chicken
05:08 PM JT-Shop: my wife fixes them treats in the evening and they each have their own color bowl and line up in formation to eat
05:08 PM roycroft: she doesn't like anything else sweet
05:08 PM JT-Shop: I can't fix the treats because I don't know the order
05:11 PM JT-Shop: roycroft, have you done copper patina
05:53 PM * JT-Shop calls it a night
05:56 PM pcw--home: JT-Cave: the 7I95T is like the 7I92T ( pin names start with 7I95 )
06:17 PM Tom_L: interesting naming scheme :_)