#robotics Logs

Sep 14 2017

12:45 AM Atomsk is now known as ace4016
01:04 AM rue__: ok, I'm mostly back togethor
01:04 AM rue__: no tripplehead for me
01:04 AM rue__: looks like I need to go off to school for that one
07:20 AM veverak: hmm
07:20 AM veverak: finished my approximation method
07:21 AM veverak: not sure it's a good one
07:38 AM deshipu: veverak: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucesterling/36980508446/in/photostream/
07:39 AM deshipu: veverak: I'm famous :D
07:39 AM veverak: nice!
07:39 AM veverak: :D
04:58 PM Tom_itx is now known as Tom_L
07:38 PM rue__: mmmm only waiting for 19 more things from china
07:38 PM rue__ is now known as rue_house
07:41 PM Tom_L: enjoy the wait
08:07 PM rue_house: I'v worked out how to calculate if two ciclew tuouch
08:07 PM rue_house: I got them
08:07 PM rue_house: lots of my stuff has been showing up in 9 days
08:07 PM rue_house: !9
08:07 PM rue_house: ~9
08:08 PM Tom_L: ok, somebody dropped a laptop in my lap to fix
08:08 PM Tom_L: win7
08:08 PM Tom_L: it's stuck in the repair mode
08:08 PM Tom_L: any ideas?
08:09 PM rue_house: install linux
08:09 PM Tom_L: can't on this one
08:09 PM rue_house: I have one in the livign room I need to do
08:09 PM Tom_L: problem is, i don't know what version of win7 it is
08:10 PM Tom_L: i've got pro in 32 and 64bit
08:11 PM rue_house: did you ask linux?
08:11 PM Tom_L: i just got ahold of it
08:11 PM Tom_L: so no
08:11 PM veverak: fu me
08:11 PM veverak: can't seem to make the approximations right
08:12 PM rue_house: for what?
08:12 PM rue_house: the walking ik?
08:12 PM veverak: 70% off
08:12 PM veverak: yup
08:12 PM veverak: got graph of known costs
08:12 PM rue_house: you using my code?
08:12 PM veverak: like change from 'state X' to 'state Y'
08:12 PM veverak: costs 'n' seconds
08:12 PM veverak: entire graph of this
08:12 PM rue_house: oh
08:13 PM veverak: however, can't seem to make the approximates close enough
08:13 PM veverak: (approximation -> getting price of changing from state to state that is not in the graph)
08:14 PM veverak: it's 3am
08:14 PM veverak: I should get some sleep and debug this tomorrow
08:15 PM Tom_L: you will dream dreams and forget how to fix it then. do it now
08:17 PM Tom_L: rue_house, lemme ask you something
08:17 PM rue_house: I dunno
08:17 PM rue_house: this sounds risky
08:17 PM Tom_L: if this pc was maintained by an IT remotely and the startup error says StartupRepairOffline does that mean they have control of the system files?
08:18 PM Tom_L: this came from a business and was given away
08:18 PM Tom_L: i'm trying to figure out what flavor os it is
08:19 PM rue_house: I'm sure there is a way to ask linux
08:19 PM Tom_L: it just keeps looping with that error possibly because it's offline with their server?
08:19 PM zhanx: uname -a
08:19 PM Tom_L: i'm not sure what to ask
08:19 PM rue_house: boot up knoppix on it
08:19 PM rue_house: with a live cd
08:20 PM rue_house: I'm gonna fall asleep sooon
08:20 PM veverak: ok
08:20 PM rue_house: trying to load up on tea so I wake up later
08:20 PM rue_house: zhanx, hows your wood?
08:20 PM veverak: key function is "approxVelocity"
08:20 PM zhanx: rue_house: job interview with a magnetics company.
08:20 PM rue_house: so, no wood
08:21 PM zhanx: good waiting on the next piece, i found my jig saw
08:21 PM veverak: which tries to approximate the velocity in certain area
08:21 PM rue_house: ah, geez
08:21 PM rue_house: k
08:21 PM veverak: that area is picked as "all edges of graph within range"
08:21 PM rue_house: I got my computer running again
08:21 PM rue_house: :)
08:21 PM zhanx: k
08:21 PM veverak: I think I will change that to 'find 'n' closest edges '
08:21 PM rue_house: oh I want to write that circle intersection code
08:21 PM rue_house: so easy
08:21 PM alic1a: rue_house: It is two integrals, and there is no need to see if the rectangle and circle intersect (the integrals take care of that).
08:22 PM zhanx: i get to interview to maintain the machines that make rare earth magnets
08:22 PM rue_house: cool
08:22 PM rue_house: rejects!
08:22 PM Tom_L: dammit. i can't find the cd
08:22 PM zhanx: i hope!
08:22 PM * zhanx would send rue some
08:22 PM rue_house: you cant,t hey stick to the mail machines
08:22 PM zhanx: fedex takes them
08:22 PM rue_house: got one from china, WOW was it chewed up
08:23 PM rue_house: zzzzT! "THIS PACKAGE DUNNT WANNA GO PAUL!"
08:23 PM zhanx: all i have to do is cross the bridge and send it canada mail anyways
08:23 PM rue_house: yea, canada post is one of canadas biggest problems
08:23 PM mrdata-: naw
08:24 PM Tom_L: aside from their medical system
08:24 PM rue_house: the only problemw ith the medical system is the lack of communication handshaking and the incompitent doctors
08:24 PM zhanx: this is where rue says sorry for them as a polite canadain
08:24 PM rue_house: other than that its great
08:25 PM rue_house: most people die cause their treatment stopped waiting for a message that was lost in transit
08:25 PM rue_house: a guy up here lost his finger cause the helicopter didn't arrive for 10 hours to take him to vancouver, you can drive there in 2
08:25 PM Tom_L: so what's knoppix gonna do for me?
08:25 PM rue_house: dunno, lets find out
08:26 PM zhanx: just a live boot system
08:26 PM Tom_L: i can't find it
08:26 PM rue_house: well thats gonna be the first problem to solve
08:26 PM Tom_L: just need to see if i wanna invest time looking for it first
08:27 PM rue_house: I'm being asked to help work out code for an XGATE state machine
08:27 PM zhanx: tom grab unetbootin and use that to flash to your usb drive
08:30 PM Tom_L: what flavor of knoppix do i want?
08:31 PM alic1a: Tom_L: Linux started about 15 years or so ago although it doesn't seem like that long ago.
08:31 PM Tom_L: there's a bootonly one
08:31 PM alic1a: Tom_L: U learn something new every day.
08:31 PM Tom_L: alic1a suck it
08:31 PM alic1a: Tom_L: Be nicer to me, please.
08:31 PM Tom_L: no
08:31 PM alic1a: Tom_L: Alrighty.
08:31 PM zhanx: Tom_L: how old is the machine?
08:31 PM Tom_L: i3
08:32 PM Tom_L: i don't know much of the history of the machine
08:32 PM zhanx: grab the newest / newer one then
08:32 PM Tom_L: but do i want bootonly or something else?
08:32 PM zhanx: should have more support in the kernel for the machine
08:33 PM zhanx: let me look, i don't use knoppix
08:33 PM zhanx: grab the knoppix 7 live cd
08:33 PM Tom_itx: http://mirrors.sonic.net/knoppix/knoppix-cd/
08:35 PM zhanx: http://mirrors.sonic.net/knoppix/knoppix-cd/KNOPPIX_V7.0.5CD-2012-12-21-EN.iso
08:36 PM zhanx: that should support an i3 find
08:36 PM zhanx: fine
08:54 PM Luminax-Work is now known as LuminaxWk