#robotics Logs

Jun 02 2013

00:18 MrCurious anyone order one of those?
00:44 GargantuaSauce >The challenge with the Buccaneer project was to cram the mechanical systems into a tiny casing whilst maximising the available print area and maintaining the device’s aesthetics. This required thinking out of the box since contemporary designs tend towards large bulky mechanics with little focus on the machine’s appearance.
00:44 GargantuaSauce https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/585/417/79a9f554b5f2d663940a770506298cce_large.jpg?1368408969
00:44 GargantuaSauce they were pretty clearly thinking inside a box
01:47 theBear at least it's a pretty box... wonder how long till apple sues them :)
01:47 theBear and while that's a joke, it wouldn't surprise me these days
01:47 theBear looks suspiciously like a mac mini stretched vertically
02:18 MrCurious i was just thinking that would look good next to my mac
03:47 Curious gives up on speech recognition for the n
04:23 RyanS those fogbuster things just look like a hospital spit sucker
04:27 RyanS $400.. fuck off
04:38 Jak_o_Shadows um, think of the cartridge prices?
05:01 theBear think of the children !
05:01 theBear it'll obviously work without the real catridge, just sit a non-tangled loop of filiament on top
09:42 kolaman hi all, I am given an assignment @ my university to write some thing on cognitive robots, I am still thinking what to write unable to think of some good topic to work in this ..
09:43 kolaman I know this is a bit strange but my mind stops working, whenever I think about this as many topics that I though of were already taken (someone else had worked on those )
09:46 kolaman can someone suggest some good topic to get going with . .
18:10 MrCurious and fixed neighbors 7.2v rechargable machine gun
18:16 Rif yeehaw, final parts for reprap arrived, now just have to wait to work to finish :/
18:17 MrCurious wait FOR work to finish?
18:17 MrCurious without language, we are no better than the apes...
18:20 Rif well yes i just got to work an hour ago
18:20 Rif MrCurious oh sorry, my bad grammar
18:20 Rif my head mixed words up all the time
18:20 MrCurious best put it out of your mind... its going to be a while
18:20 Rif mexes
18:20 Rif lol mixes
18:20 MrCurious then again.... you do look a bit feverish
18:20 MrCurious are you sure you feel ok
18:20 Rif heh
18:20 MrCurious could be contagous
18:21 MrCurious could be anal glacouma
18:21 MrCurious where you dont see your ass coming in...
18:22 MrCurious i am so sick of the news video of the guy screaming at his driver in teh tornado
18:23 MrCurious i am also puzzled why cnn covers the most interesting bit of the storm video with their weak crawl...
18:28 MrCurious i got 3 printers to gut for motors and screens and linear rails
18:34 GuShh_ MrCurious: yey
18:34 GuShh_ question, when will idiots die off youtube and let the rest of the people simply enjoy the content?
18:35 GuShh_ why isn't there a way to omit comments as a viewer?
18:35 MrCurious never read the comments
18:35 GuShh_ I did by mistake
18:35 GuShh_ Unbelivable amount of stupidity in such few lines
18:36 MrCurious and dont bring up youtube. i keep mailing them that i have good stuff to show, but they refuse to send a film crew to my place, yet all those emo/scene twa##s get film crews!
18:36 GuShh_ huh? they do?
18:36 GuShh_ those cunts get paid professionals?
18:36 GuShh_ I did not know that.
18:36 MrCurious how else would they get video of themselves...
18:37 MrCurious scrap that. going to call that routine a failed execution
18:37 Shh_ scratches
18:37 MrCurious you never saw the rant by the guy who wanted youtube to come film him
18:37 GuShh_ no
18:37 MrCurious and didnt understand why they would do it for everyone else
18:37 MrCurious he didnt know about personal vid cameras
18:38 GuShh_ personal what?
18:38 GuShh_ you can has cameras?
18:38 MrCurious heh
18:39 MrCurious only people with cats are allowed to own video camera's
18:39 GuShh_ are toxicology studies mandatory or priority / regular on clinics over there?
18:40 GuShh_ it seems they aren't here, I can't believe it.
18:40 GuShh_ must be for some legal reason
18:40 MrCurious they only test for drugs if you kill or get killed or do something heinous
18:40 GuShh_ are you serious?
18:40 MrCurious or want to get a job
18:40 GuShh_ and what if it's unknown
18:40 GuShh_ and only 48hs after it's known you've killed or did something illegal like that
18:40 MrCurious whats unknown
18:41 GuShh_ MrCurious: because the toxins would go away and any tests will be rendered useless
18:41 MrCurious that would fall under the venue of the office of temporal affairs
18:41 GuShh_ just asking, since my brother got in an accident and they didn't run a tox report
18:42 MrCurious was he impaired?
18:42 GuShh_ if a patient comes in and doesn't know what happened, the doctors don't know either I'd say run one of them studies.
18:43 GuShh_ he was unconscious and didn't even know what happened
18:43 MrCurious yeah, if the patient cant answer questions, and seems altered, i think competent doctors will run a tox screen to see what vegtables they have floating in their soup
18:43 GuShh_ claims he still doesn't know
18:43 GuShh_ either he was run over by a vehicle or he snorted all kinds of pixie dust.
18:44 MrCurious could it be a cover story for being at a gay bar and not wanting to talk about it...
18:44 MrCurious that would be a place to find pixie dust...
18:44 GuShh_ let's see, cuts on his forehead, head trauma, swollen right palm, bruises on both arms... either fight, impact with vehicle or ???
18:44 MrCurious can always test his hair and see what he has been up to for the past N months
18:45 MrCurious could have fallen out of a 2nd story gay bar
18:45 MrCurious or mugged
18:45 GuShh_ haha it has to be a gay bar!
18:45 GuShh_ not mugged
18:45 MrCurious or really drunk and tripped
18:45 GuShh_ wasn't in a car accident either since his car is ok
18:45 MrCurious sounds like he fell
18:45 GuShh_ wasn't drunk, he wasn't puking or anything
18:45 MrCurious should have tested him for rohipnol!
18:46 GuShh_ the docs don't know, he doesn't know... that's why I think you'd need to run tox.
18:46 GuShh_ I don't know what that is...
18:46 MrCurious run a rape kit
18:46 Shh_ doesn't do d
18:46 MrCurious it erases memory (date rape drug of legend)
18:46 GuShh_ roofie?
18:46 MrCurious yah
18:46 GuShh_ alright.
18:46 MrCurious does this taste like roofies to you?
18:46 GuShh_ I'd suspect something like that...
18:46 MrCurious is he an abrasive or offensive person
18:46 MrCurious does he wind others up
18:47 GuShh_ why?
18:47 MrCurious seek trouble? instigate
18:47 GuShh_ I've gotten beat up for no good reason
18:47 MrCurious there is always a reason
18:47 MrCurious sometimes you arent privleged to it
18:47 MrCurious does he know how to fight or punch?
18:47 GuShh_ I don't know.
18:48 GuShh_ Never really wanted to hurt my brother
18:48 GuShh_ How else would you find out?
18:48 MrCurious and if so, any signs of bruising on his knuclkes that would imply he had punched
18:48 MrCurious look at his knuckles for signs he punched something
18:48 GuShh_ You'd find my knuckles heavily bruised most of the time but that doesn't mean I'm into street fighting
18:48 MrCurious trying here...
18:48 GuShh_ It just means I hit the bag for half an hour every day, sometimes with no protection.
18:49 MrCurious does he hit the bag?
18:49 GuShh_ No? Also, is that code for something else?
18:49 MrCurious does he own a squirel suit?
18:49 GuShh_ God damn furries!
18:49 GuShh_ I hope not.
18:49 MrCurious thats the suit you fly in...
18:49 MrCurious has wings under arms and legs
18:49 GuShh_ No he never jumped off a plane.
18:50 GuShh_ That I know of.
18:50 MrCurious well, when you discuss the possible causes with your brother...
18:50 MrCurious i think you should bring it back the teh most obvious explanation (achams razor)
18:50 MrCurious he fell out of a 2nd story gay bar
18:50 MrCurious after a wonderful evening
18:50 GuShh_ lol
18:50 MrCurious let him know you love him no matter what he loves
18:51 MrCurious be supportive
18:51 MrCurious u in UK?
18:51 GuShh_ What makes you think he's into sausage?
18:51 MrCurious doesnt UK have cameras everywhere
18:51 GuShh_ Argentina, and we actually have cameras -almost- everywhere too.
18:51 GuShh_ Makes for interesting police videos
18:52 MrCurious argentina... is that part of brazil?
18:52 GuShh_ Doesn't mean you get access to the footage
18:52 GuShh_ No it's not and you can't really troll me on that subject.
18:52 MrCurious was worth a try...
18:52 GuShh_ The only reason I could have to hate Brazil would be football, but I'm not interested in that.
18:52 MrCurious no reason to hate them for being better
18:52 GuShh_ They do have better industries these days
18:52 MrCurious oh!
18:53 MrCurious check your bro's phone for video
18:53 GuShh_ Which is good for them
18:53 MrCurious call activity
18:53 MrCurious emails
18:53 MrCurious to explain where he had been
18:53 GuShh_ I don't check anybody's phone
18:53 MrCurious then encourage him to check
18:53 GuShh_ I'll bring him his charger tomorrow...
18:53 GuShh_ He's still under observation
18:53 MrCurious he is in a hospitol?
18:53 GuShh_ Damned private clinics, they charge you the night like a hotel!
18:54 MrCurious ask them to take a tox
18:54 MrCurious so go visit him and order a few soda's
18:54 GuShh_ You can't just stay near your family member without them charging you
18:54 MrCurious the injuries sound to me like he fell and partially caught himself
18:55 GuShh_ They even charge you for breakfast, dinner, etc. It's not a clinic it's a friggin hotel.
18:55 MrCurious then concussion memory loss
18:55 MrCurious where did they find him or where did he turn up
18:55 GuShh_ You can have similar injuries if you faint and two people carry you also
18:55 MrCurious sack lunch it :D
18:55 GuShh_ He drove himself to the clinic, which is the odd part.
18:55 GuShh_ And why I'm talking about it, because something doesn't add up.
18:55 GuShh_ You'd be right to think gay bar... lol
18:56 GuShh_ pub or whatever it's called
18:56 GuShh_ how should I know
18:57 MrCurious well, perhaps he will have a better explanation to displace that theory...
18:57 MrCurious call it motivation to reveal the truth
18:57 GuShh_ heh
19:29 MrCurious NOT a productive weekend
19:40 GuShh_ why not?
19:41 Shh_ falls as
19:43 MrCurious playd civ 5
19:43 Curious is addi
19:44 MrCurious i just want to get a civ with a giant nuclear robot od destruction
19:44 MrCurious i think this game i have all the requirements
19:45 MrCurious though i did investigate a pair of speech to text systems
20:30 Rif Triffid_Hunter will smoothie board drive nema23 steppers?
20:31 Tom_itx the pololu drivers probably aren't big enough
20:31 Rif it does not have polulu drivers, thats the ramps
20:31 Tom_itx somewhat depends on the current draw of the nema23
20:31 Tom_itx same basic allegro drivers
20:31 Tom_itx ~2A or so
20:32 Tom_itx maybe 3 at most
20:33 Rif yeah thats why i thought to ask, he has likely tested them
20:35 Triffid_Hunter Rif: smoothie can push a max of about 1.8A. doesn't much care what sort of motors are attached
20:41 Guest81268 Hey Rue, you there?
20:42 Guest81268 Only Rue_bed?
20:42 Guest81268 Odd
20:45 Rif Triffid_Hunter is that less than the ramps board then? the motors i have are 1.8a and it seems to get very hot at times with them
20:46 Triffid_Hunter Rif: pololus as used on ramps can push a max of 1.25A
20:47 Triffid_Hunter you can tell them to go higher but they overheat and make the characteristic ticking clock sound while losing tons of steps
20:48 Rif yep found that out
20:49 Rif they are running pretty sweet now, did you see the vidoe i posted?
20:49 Tom_itx can you resize a partition in linux without reinstalling the os?
20:55 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: yes
20:56 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: some linux filesystems even support "on-line resize" where you can resize it while mounted.. might need to be mounted read-only, have to check that part yourself
20:57 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: for grow, it's basically grow partition, grow filesystem. for shrink do them in opposite order. hint: make the filesystem smaller than necessary to ensure you don't accidentally chop off the end when you shrink the partition
20:57 Triffid_Hunter then grow it once the partition is done
20:58 Tom_itx ubuntu 10.04
20:58 Tom_itx i want to make it smaller so i can put it on another drive
20:58 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: *shrug* they're all the same at this level
20:59 Tom_itx ghost won't let me transfer it as it is
20:59 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: should be able to find some tutorials to walk you through exact steps with ubuntu
21:00 Tom_itx it might be just as easy to reinstall a few apps
21:00 Tom_itx the other drive is a SSD but alot smaller
21:00 Tom_itx but it also has the same os on it already just not all the apps
21:00 Tom_itx not sure which way would be the quickest
21:01 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: oh just install the apps then, will be waay quicker than filesystem resize
21:01 Tom_itx that's what i'm thinking
21:01 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: point it at the package cache on your big drive so it doesn't have to grab from the 'net
21:02 Tom_itx i could put the drive in another pc and copy some stuff over the network
21:02 Tom_itx i should have made a small boot partition but i didn't
21:02 Triffid_Hunter if that's gonna be quicker than grabbing packages from the 'net, go for it.. package cache will be in /var somewhere
21:02 Triffid_Hunter generally don't need boot partition.. BIOSes can see large drives these days
21:03 Triffid_Hunter only other reason you'd want a boot partition is if you want root filesystem on lvm or raid
21:05 Tom_itx doesn't seem to mind being in the other pc
21:05 Tom_itx it booted
21:11 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: heh yeah it's not windows.. linux is massively less likely to completely flip out if you boot it in a substantially different computer ;)
21:13 ace4016 widnows requires you "preserve" it before putting it on another computer....if you know about it, it keeps the headaches away (lets the system know to look for a different driver...not saying it's a good system, just have to be aware it exist :P)
21:17 Tom_itx some reason the ssd install isn't letting me on the interweb
21:17 Tom_itx i can see the network
21:22 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: ip route show | grep default
21:22 Triffid_Hunter also cat /etc/resolv.conf
21:22 Triffid_Hunter both of those should be set via DHCP but occasionally things get weird
21:24 Tom_itx i get a good ip
21:24 Tom_itx it's just not letting me out
21:24 Tom_itx i can see other pcs
21:25 Triffid_Hunter Tom_itx: sure, you need an ip and netmask to see the network. however you need a default route and working DNS server to see the rest of the internet
21:27 Tom_itx at this point it will be just as easy to reinstall it from disk
21:42 MrCurious laptop disassembled, screen, wifi, antennas, lipos, charger, usb cam salvaged
22:21 theBear hehe, 'diassembled' . . . broke the rest ? :)
22:22 theBear nah, i'm just rip taylorin', you done orright kid
22:56 MrCurious shreaded it
22:56 MrCurious i used un-neccessary force
23:10 theBear i believe the term is unreasonable force and extreme pregidous
23:14 MrCurious the device filed no complaints