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I dunno if this is a lesson in sending things from Thingiverse for printing without inspecting the models first or just that people should...

I dunno if this is a lesson in sending things from Thingiverse for printing without inspecting the models first or just that people should try harder but this is the worst sprocket I've ever seen

What is it about hotel breakfasts that makes people go full Caligula?

What is it about hotel breakfasts that makes people go full Caligula?

Regardless how often I've had to do it, I'm never prepared for the petty bureaucracy and dehumanising treatment by embassy staff and...

Regardless how often I've had to do it, I'm never prepared for the petty bureaucracy and dehumanising treatment by embassy staff and intermediaries when applying for a European visa as a resident of a so called "third world" country.

While I enjoy taking my juniors out for a walk and coffee during mentorship sessions, it was a mistake to schedule them all in on one day....

While I enjoy taking my juniors out for a walk and coffee during mentorship sessions, it was a mistake to schedule them all in on one day. My health can only handle so many hot chocolates

Thought something was weird with my network, turns out one of the standard #pihole list blocked #jsdelivr for a short while before...

Thought something was weird with my network, turns out one of the standard #pihole list blocked #jsdelivr for a short while before reverting. I don't recommend reading the github issue in question, it's bad for your sanity

I don't know why I waited so long to get a 150mm orbital sander. The sheer smoothing power is intoxicating

I don't know why I waited so long to get a 150mm orbital sander. The sheer smoothing power is intoxicating

https://www.windytan.com/2023/02/using-hdmi-radio-interference-for-high.html this is a very cool and impressive bit investigation and...

https://www.windytan.com/2023/02/using-hdmi-radio-interference-for-high.html this is a very cool and impressive bit investigation and implementation. I've always been fascinated by the concept of van Eck phreaking.

Last night I was brooding about not having enough activation energy to write a blog post despite really wanting to do so. Then I started...

Last night I was brooding about not having enough activation energy to write a blog post despite really wanting to do so. Then I started thinking about writing about activation energy and things spiralled put of control

My SO has been sick all week and I woke up this morning with a sore throat. Oh no.

My SO has been sick all week and I woke up this morning with a sore throat. Oh no.

I'm not exactly sure when the Birdsite became almost unusable for me (despite the writing on the wall) but it definitely is now....

I'm not exactly sure when the Birdsite became almost unusable for me (despite the writing on the wall) but it definitely is now. It's a frustrating mess of cumulative pain and dark anti-patterns and I'll miss the people and enjoyment I derived from there.

Wow, thanks HP, your driver package refers to a utility that was last hosted by you in 2017. WHERE IS IT NOW???

Wow, thanks HP, your driver package refers to a utility that was last hosted by you in 2017. WHERE IS IT NOW???

Downloading the newest version of hplip from HP results in the various utilities finally running, and I discover that this cursed printer is...

Downloading the newest version of hplip from HP results in the various utilities finally running, and I discover that this cursed printer is stuck in something called "Smart Install Mode" where it emulates a USB mass storage device instead of a printer

So I tried the default apt drivers and they stubbornly refuse to detect the printer, and trying to run `hp-doctor` throws a NameError...

So I tried the default apt drivers and they stubbornly refuse to detect the printer, and trying to run `hp-doctor` throws a NameError because of some assumption in release naming

Having an incredibly cursed time trying to get HP Printer drivers installed on Linux

Having an incredibly cursed time trying to get HP Printer drivers installed on Linux

I need to sunset a server running 2012R2 before October when security updates end and I'll be hecked if I know what I'm replacing it...

I need to sunset a server running 2012R2 before October when security updates end and I'll be hecked if I know what I'm replacing it with.

None of the options seem particularly appetising in the ratio of cost/effort they are presenting...

Had a delightful read on the history of serial ports https://computer.rip/2021-01-12-taking-this-serially.html

Had a delightful read on the history of serial ports https://computer.rip/2021-01-12-taking-this-serially.html

Nintendo wants me to pay HOW MUCH a month to play GBA games I already own??

Nintendo wants me to pay HOW MUCH a month to play GBA games I already own??

I was looking through Google's recently released Python style guide and came across what would turn out to be an interesting piece of...

I was looking through Google's recently released Python style guide and came across what would turn out to be an interesting piece of cargo cult programming.

Regarding logging, Google's guide (https://google.github.io/styleguide/pyguide.html#3101-logging) explicitly states that one should not use f-strings in logging, and I couldn't really figure out why.

After asking around, this seems to be a misguided attempt at reducing overhead when certain logging events are skipped due to log level as detailed here - https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/2354#issuecomment-414526879. Thanks to @cpbotha@emacs.ch for digging up that issue thread!

Nobody warns you that marrying someone tall and leggy would result one having to powerwalk everywhere just to keep up with their normal...

Nobody warns you that marrying someone tall and leggy would result one having to powerwalk everywhere just to keep up with their normal walking pace

Meetings before 09:00 should be illegal..........What do you mean I scheduled this meeting?

Meetings before 09:00 should be illegal.
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What do you mean I scheduled this meeting?