Rob Kam @robkam@mastodon.technology
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- https://sdiy.info
mainly: electronics, what makes good design? history of modern tech, flea markets ...
Joined Aug 2018
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There's a new wiki beginning to come together ... "Simple Electronics Wiki" about introductory basic electronics. #electronics #wiki at https://simpleelectronics.miraheze.org/
Rob Kam
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Alright frens, I have another dumb post about C stuff.
It seems like every C program I come across uses a very simple key=value way of handling files for the end user, and yet there isn't a C library that they all use in order to make config parsing extremely breezy? Why??
I get that these formats are easy to implement from scratch, but what ever happened to DRY?
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If Brazil continues to let the Amazon burn we seriously need to execute a Shock and Awe strike and stop them. They're literally going to kill us all if this continues.
We'd be better off occupying Brazil and protecting the Amazon than wasting another dollar in Afghanistan.
We'd be better off occupying Brazil and protecting the Amazon than wasting another dollar in Afghanistan.
IBM open sources Power processor instruction set https://www.nextplatform.com/2019/08/20/big-blue-open-sources-power-chip-instruction-set/ #osh #opensourcehardware #cpu
Rob Kam
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Nearly all of the CGS website now wikified https://sdiy.info/wiki/CatGirl_Synth …
Register on the wiki to add any relevant info, to enhance the articles.
#synthdiy #sdiy #modularsynth #catgirlsynth #sergemodular #kenstone #cgsserge #bestofcgs #4U #miraheze @otherunicorn@twitter.com
Rob Kam
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this is a great article! "why you hate contemporary architecture" https://www.currentaffairs.org/2017/10/why-you-hate-contemporary-architecture
i kept nodding and going "yeah! wow it's not just me! i'm not alone in hating these things!" ... except the part about skyscrapers, i still think tall buildings are cool and can be done well.
(i think i saw this posted here a few weeks ago, but it takes me a while to get through the longreads)
Is anyone else behind Zscaler missing the images here?
Look at what's happened to the unmoderated Usenet newsgroups, they're almost entirely spam these days.
What's to stop spambots overwhelming Mastodon?
To have a #MediaWiki #wiki without the admin headache or cost of the extra infrastructure required to run it properly then use #Miraheze, free, without adverts, wiki hosting.
Disclaimer: I have no ties to Miraheze except for being a satisfied user of the service they provide. After a few years of the hassle of maintaining the wiki PHP/MySQL myself.
Hurrah, I'm now using Thunderbird portable, instead of Outlook. 😀
Really I'd like to use #Thunderbird but trivial problems prevent me from doing so. For example not allowing me to simply drag and drop emails between folders.
Where to get new old stock BC547 and BC557 parts?
The only portable email to choose is Thunderbird, but its import from Outlook function is broken.
20 odd years of emails in MS Outlook folder trees, 3 separate .pst files, about 5 Gb. All POP3 and SMTP. Is there any other email program that can safely import these and also runs off a USB drive? #portableapps
Where to get laptop stickers for #KiCad and #OpenSourceHardware
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- Located
- London, UK
- Website
- https://sdiy.info
mainly: electronics, what makes good design? history of modern tech, flea markets ...
Joined Aug 2018
