#robotics Logs

Sep 16 2013

00:17 katsmeow-afk Poindexter is a surname most commonly found in the USA but originally from the island of Jersey, where it survives in its original form of 'Poingdestre'.
00:38 GuShH orlok: holy crap that was one heavy episode!
00:38 orlok ... which one?
00:38 GuShH today's breaking bad
00:38 orlok I havent seen the most recent one
00:38 ShH has the power
00:38 orlok ok, no spoilers please :)
00:38 orlok hahaha
00:38 GuShH I won't
00:39 orlok gotta wait another hour and a half, leave work, go home, start torrent, put daughter to bed, wait for big brother to finish
00:39 orlok then watch Dexter, THEN breaking bad
00:39 GuShH pro-tip, schedule your torrent client to automatically download
00:39 GuShH from rss feed
00:39 GuShH you can schedule when too
00:39 GuShH big brother? the hell man
00:40 GuShH never watched dexter...
00:40 GuShH I should spoil it just because you watch reality tv!
00:40 ShH twit
00:40 orlok heh, i dont.. my partner does
00:40 GuShH bah bah bah
00:40 orlok PC i use for downloading stays off during the day/night
00:41 GuShH even more bah
00:41 GuShH timed power switch
00:41 orlok nah, not a concern, it will download in like, 10 minutes anyway
00:42 GuShH with all the options in automation and people still choose to do things manually... beats me
00:42 orlok If i'm going to be using the computer, i'm going to be sitting in front of it pushing buttons repeatedly while i am using it
00:43 orlok one more button push to turn it on does not bother me
00:43 GuShH a monkey could do that!
00:43 theBear it'd need some training first
00:43 katsmeow-afk with all the Mhz in gumstik puters, and no one fills up desktop puter cases with them.. beats me
00:43 GuShH hehe
00:45 GuShH freecad is useless...
00:45 GuShH I've yet to find one open project that outperforms a commercial product
00:46 GuShH don't start with the whole "feel free to make it better" it's not my intention to spend time reinventing wheels
00:46 orlok the wheel wasnt the problem
00:46 orlok its the tyre and axle and the joins between them
00:46 GuShH it crashes with the most basic of operations which were available since the 80s
00:48 tsmeow-afk ponders a midnite snack and then
00:48 GuShH is it even an active project?
04:23 GuShH "my new shop stool" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1488951&d=1321845956 "looks kinda shitty to me" haha
09:14 rue_house katsmeow-afk, did I tell you the pullies are on their way?
09:24 R0b0t1 I FUKKEN LOVE PULLIES
09:26 GuShH R0b0t1: wat
09:27 GuShH the plural of pulley is pulleys not pullies, what's a pullie? a stereotypical italian pulley?
09:39 GuShH darn it I needed that milling machine!
09:40 R0b0t1 GuShH, I reject your reality and substitute my own.
09:40 R0b0t1 And I substitute it with breakfast.
09:40 GuShH Pfft
09:47 GargantuaSauce_ http://workman-industries.net/images/radiobridge.jpg
09:48 GargantuaSauce_ finally i can move on to something that does not involve an avr
09:52 GuShH I like the diagonal xtal...
09:52 GuShH bridge two pads? madness, let's put it in a diagonal!
09:53 GargantuaSauce_ wanted to save space there because i was going to put the rx/tx LEDs beside it...but then i didn't
09:54 GuShH lol
09:54 GuShH why the hell are collets so expensive
10:18 MrCurious GuShH: how goes the cat situation?
10:22 GuShH which of the two
10:22 MrCurious last i heard you needed to get rid of 8 of them before you could go to a gay bar? "(08:59:13 PM) GuShH: I'll rather enter a gay bar than have 8 more cats."
10:22 ShH bl
10:23 MrCurious do NOT name them
10:23 MrCurious dont play with the kittens
10:23 MrCurious those 2 things will cause severe attachment
10:23 GuShH bah I couldn't make the deal with that milling machine
10:23 GuShH I'm bummed
10:24 MrCurious cant you make a mill using a lathe?
10:24 GuShH can't you make a lathe using a mill?
10:24 GuShH no I can't cast iron with a lathe.
10:25 MrCurious bummer
10:25 GuShH plus it was a sweet deal... waiting to see if it shows up again
10:26 GuShH the guy didn't trust my word so he was afraid he would bring it over and I'd end up saying no thanks
10:26 GuShH that's what it came down to, fucking insecure dipshit.
10:28 GuShH MrCurious: cat boobies are increasing in size as well, this is a recent development! not long now right?
10:30 GuShH I need to know the kittening date dammit
10:32 MrCurious only see em after the kittens are sighted and presentablle
10:32 MrCurious to us (the food source)
10:32 GuShH ?
10:32 GuShH what
10:33 MrCurious we put food outsside
10:34 GuShH shes inside
10:34 GuShH garage.
10:34 MrCurious oh
10:35 MrCurious ours birth in teh wild, and dont bring the babies by until they are able to see
10:35 MrCurious gotta teach them where to get the food from
10:35 GuShH http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/stage-of-cat-pregnancy.html
10:35 MrCurious however,our 2 feral breeding mothers are now deceased
10:36 MrCurious leaving behind 5 kittens as orphans
10:36 MrCurious want any?
10:36 GuShH warning, pics of dead cat fetus (what's the plural for fetus?)
10:36 GuShH early on they look surprisingly like humans to me
10:36 MrCurious already closed
10:36 GuShH well if you don't like medicine....
10:36 MrCurious we are all made of star stuff
10:36 GuShH I'll read any medicine book or article
10:36 GuShH they do include pictures that most people would rather not see
10:37 MrCurious i am 20 minutes out of bed, have just seen a gross tv shw, and my morming pepsi is not sitting happily
10:37 MrCurious i have great trouble un-seeing things
10:37 MrCurious have trouble un-imagining too
10:38 GuShH heh
10:38 GuShH wow at 8 weeks they look just like a regular cat
10:38 GuShH of course term is 9 to 10, says 9 in the article
10:38 GuShH article*
10:40 GuShH at 7 weeks their tongue has grown larger than their mouth / lip, so it pokes out
10:40 GuShH heh
10:41 MrCurious as adults, their tongues poke out when they have dental problems
10:41 GuShH hmm
10:41 GuShH how come?
10:42 MrCurious they didnt say
10:42 MrCurious just when our cats are in dental distress, the 2 signs are trying to eat, and spitting it out, and raspberry face
10:44 GuShH what do you feed them?
10:44 GuShH WHY IS IT STILL RAINING
10:45 GuShH I finished the metal work on one of the shelves for the lathe stand and then I couldn't continue at all, because of the rain.
10:45 MrCurious if we stop, they will die
10:45 GuShH I didn't ask why
10:45 GuShH I asked what
10:45 GuShH which type of food
10:45 MrCurious and out of the 5 kittens, 4.2 are expected to die in the next 12 months
10:46 MrCurious cheap dry food
10:46 MrCurious we care, but we dont super-care
10:46 GuShH I give them the expensive formula urinary care yadayada stuff because I've had to deal with the urinary issues on one of my cats and I didn't want them to suffer anymore
10:47 MrCurious there is something in the food that gives them urinary issues later in ife
10:47 GuShH I was even involved in the treatment injecting fluids while the vet placed a catheter...
10:47 GuShH MrCurious: cheap food is made out of shit.
10:48 MrCurious yes
10:48 GuShH bones, rejected seeds with rocks and all sorts of crap in them
10:48 MrCurious they love it!
10:48 GuShH they love the shit they spray on the tasteless pellets
10:48 MrCurious we feed soft food, high end hard food, middle end hard, and expensive treats
10:48 MrCurious outside cats get mid range hard food
10:49 GuShH soft... only what I'm eating, I always share.
10:49 GuShH otherwise they eat the hard stuff.
10:49 GuShH the new cat will eat anything
10:49 GuShH shes seen some rough times I guess
10:51 GuShH Hmm I haven't factored in the cost of expensive cat food vs cheap cat food compared to the cost of treatments
10:52 MrCurious i think you are well on your way down the crazy cat lady path
10:52 GuShH I've spent more on one of my cats than I have on any other pet
10:52 MrCurious get married asap... only want to avoid it
10:52 GuShH But I'm not a lady!
10:53 MrCurious you will morph
10:53 GuShH lol
10:53 MrCurious get married
10:53 MrCurious only way to prevent the curse from fulfilling
10:53 GuShH I have 2 cats officially... and the shop cat, new addition... preggo, need to figure out how and when to give them away
10:53 GuShH all 3 were adopted
10:53 MrCurious i think when the eyes change from blue
10:54 GuShH never bought a cat or a dog personally
10:54 GuShH they are born blind though
10:54 GuShH I wanted to know when shes due so I can give her a comfy box or something
10:55 MrCurious never too soon for a nice hide box
10:55 GuShH she took over the lathe stand..
10:55 GuShH it's new it's tall it's trendy
10:56 MrCurious and soon it wil be furry and covered in after birth
10:56 MrCurious i hear they eat the stilll borne ones
10:56 Tom_garage cat lady.
10:57 GuShH lol
10:57 Tom_itx oh and btw... don't take the married advice
10:57 GuShH in theory she will gage the weakest and ... dispose of them
10:57 GuShH I've dealt with ze kittening before, but I didn't witness that.
10:58 GuShH Tom_itx: talking from experience?
10:59 Tom_itx if the secrets of marriage ever got out the human race would become extinct
10:59 GuShH I find it hilarious MrCurious thinks someone would marry me!
11:01 Tom_itx 'they' say there's someone for everyone
11:01 Tom_itx 'they' re full of shit
11:05 MrCurious morning shapr
11:05 shapr[ howdy
11:05 shapr[ How's life?
11:06 MrCurious relaxed... on vacation
11:06 shapr[ sounds great
12:06 GargantuaSauce_ sounds like it's time to boot linux and set up our robot dev environments again :)
12:13 GargantuaSauce_ going to bed, consider yourself nagged
12:13 GargantuaSauce_ err, encouraged
12:17 MrCurious GargantuaSauce_: who you nagging
12:17 GargantuaSauce_ you!
12:17 rgantuaSauce_ cracks the
12:17 MrCurious you kidding. i set up the dev env the same day i installed linux
12:17 MrCurious its compullsive
12:17 GargantuaSauce_ ok well boot to it and work on stuff
12:18 GargantuaSauce_ let nothing hold you back!
12:18 MrCurious i am in it
12:18 MrCurious but i am on vacation, and the robot is a few states to the left
12:18 GargantuaSauce_ oh a vacation vacation
12:18 MrCurious yeaah
12:18 GargantuaSauce_ oook carry on then
12:18 MrCurious where i leave my stronghold
12:19 MrCurious this week is all about doing things for older parents
12:30 MrCurious (and stealing all my dads motors (dc and stepper) and linear bearings)
12:31 MrCurious found 2 scanners in the pie to gut
12:31 MrCurious and a vid projector
12:34 MrCurious i cant remember what web sites i read other than hackaday and slashdot
12:34 MrCurious and i am out of news!
12:35 MrCurious i know about reddit, but going there leaves you numb for days, having sucked the marrow out of the internet.
12:35 MrCurious its like the meth of websites
12:36 mindw0rk_office websites of meth
12:36 R0b0t1 You jest, but there's certain types of web browsing linked with high dopamine release
12:36 MrCurious yup.. it burns out all youor brain chemicals leaving you unable to recieve joy from the internet
12:36 MrCurious reddit is just the skim off the top of the internet
12:37 MrCurious its lilke getting a full days goodness in 10 minutes
12:37 MrCurious its dangerous
12:39 R0b0t1 MrCurious: Meth users will often find themselves repeating some behavior linked to drug consumption over and over...
12:39 R0b0t1 Redditors find themselves closing reddit because they read everything
12:39 R0b0t1 and opening up a new reddit tab
12:39 R0b0t1 :p
13:23 katsmeow-afk hard cat food with water on it 5 minutes before you put it down also helps,,, the problem with dry food is they'll swallow it whole if they are hungry, and be dehydrated as their body hasto add moisture to it
13:26 MrCurious true
13:33 katsmeow-afk they will go crazy for any leftovers of baked-rotisseried chicken, and lasagna is a great katfood
15:10 mumptai hi
18:00 robotustra MrCurious ACK
18:01 MrCurious NACK
18:04 robotustra home?
18:06 MrCurious no at parrents til thursday
18:07 MrCurious i am doing for them the things i hope my kid does for me some day
18:07 MrCurious and this is in the open channel, HOW ABOUT THAT
19:03 katsmeow-afk http://xkcd.com/227/
19:17 tsmeow-afk wonders if those 12pcs of 29,000ufd @ 75v caps would make a sweet hunk of arc welder stabil
19:26 tsmeow-afk ponders that you can have a postscript note on a letter, but not a prescript, while a doctor can write a prescription but not a postscrip
19:27 tsmeow-afk ponders that to scribe a book is to write it, but to describe it is not erasin
19:46 orlok katsmeow-afk: long time no type
19:51 rue_house DAMIT, I screwed up a bid on a bunch of irz44's
19:51 rue_house irfz44
19:53 katsmeow-afk orlok, i typed yesterday
20:29 MrCurious does the s in 5s stand for Same?
20:31 katsmeow-afk or seconds
20:38 DagoRed orlok: sup buddy
20:38 DagoRed hey katsmeow-afk
20:41 katsmeow-afk hi dago
20:43 DagoRed how are you katsmeow-afk?
20:44 katsmeow-afk puzzled, in slowmo
20:44 katsmeow-afk you?
20:44 DagoRed life has been interesting... too interesting.
20:45 katsmeow-afk it's a curse, eh?
20:46 GuShH I sometimes wonder if MrCurious doesn't secretly IRC
20:46 GuShH behind his wife.
20:47 katsmeow-afk be harder to secretly do so in front of her
20:48 tsmeow-afk ponders having di
20:49 katsmeow-afk no pun intended
20:49 DagoRed katsmeow-afk: Well... I got my ideal job. The girl I'm dating is both awesome and a waste of space.
20:49 katsmeow-afk huh?
20:49 DagoRed The ideal job is a start up and close to falling flat on it's face.
20:50 DagoRed So yeah.. life is too interesting.
20:50 GuShH I think he's high.
20:51 DagoRed GuShH: I'm working for a company that has a product that is late to market and will be more expensive than the competitors.
20:51 katsmeow-afk praps he is living in two univeses at once
20:51 DagoRed More like understanding the risks behind what seems like a great facade.
20:52 DagoRed katsmeow-afk: How's the boat building?
20:52 katsmeow-afk no building in the last 2 years, due to the Florida Fiasco
20:53 Faek Alliteration!
20:53 katsmeow-afk plus, due to the fiasco, i am forced to redesign
20:53 katsmeow-afk Fantastic Florida Financial Fiasco
20:53 Faek Even better :)
20:55 katsmeow-afk so the tri is out, thinking of segmented cat hulls
20:55 katsmeow-afk i can throw together 4 hulls 16ft long, 4x2 ft square
20:56 katsmeow-afk let them bounce and conform to the waves via flexable connections
20:57 orlok DagoRed: heya
21:03 tsmeow-afk ponders a 100v strike trigger on the stick holder, and when the strike arc happens the primary of the main arc transformer is switche
21:04 katsmeow-afk think that may be too slow?
21:08 katsmeow-afk yep, maybe too slow, unless the main 75v caps are pre-charged
21:08 katsmeow-afk that's easy to do tho
21:08 katsmeow-afk defeats half the point tho
21:11 tsmeow-afk speculates : sausage spagetti sa
21:12 tsmeow-afk dubs it dinner, and d
21:30 DagoRed orlok: what's new?
21:30 DagoRed katsmeow-afk: I wasn't aware of the Florida fiasco
22:07 rue_house kat, what beats 4066 for audio switching?
22:16 orlok DagoRed: House and 23 month old daughter
22:16 orlok for varying levels of new
22:17 MrCurious i am ensing -afk stands for something new like abscent from kitcchen
22:17 MrCurious absorbing french comedies
22:20 DagoRed orlok: not bad, how's the job situation? working anyplace interesting?
22:20 rue_house kat dosn't type from her keyboard, she's THAT good
22:20 DagoRed heh
22:37 orlok DagoRed: funnily enough, working for the same people i was about 10 years ago
22:38 orlok called for a reference, got a job offer instead, pay i was after, and only 30 minutes drive away
22:39 orlok much more casual/relaxed in some ways, previous job was security/compliane heavy
22:39 orlok 4 pages of paperwork and 3 signatures to get any production changes done
22:40 DagoRed not terrible if you know the process
22:40 DagoRed orlok: nice!
22:41 orlok yeah, 30 minutes drive is about as close as i could hope... they just moved, it was an hour before
22:46 DagoRed damn
22:47 DagoRed great match!
22:48 orlok hmm, they raised the concordia
22:48 GuShH finally
22:48 GuShH there's so much flora in it that I'm amazed the hippies from greenpeace and such didn't demand they put it back in the water...
22:49 GuShH there's probably no money to be made from that so they didn't bother.