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2014-01-29 00:02 <wpwrak> spi seems likely. or maybe uart. or you could use i2c. or roll your own ;-)
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2014-01-29 01:42 <nicksydney> wpwrak: so that means any connection between the pins can be used (if you are rolling your own) like bit banging ?
2014-01-29 01:43 <nicksydney> Turkey raised overnight repo rate....let's see who next will follow suit
2014-01-29 01:56 <wpwrak> you can bit bang any protocol :)
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2014-01-29 02:42 <nicksydney> wpwrak: you can't bit bang human protocol :)
2014-01-29 02:45 <nicksydney> wpwrak: read about the crazy things here http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/01/it-was-a-shock-when-16-chinese-bid-wildly-for-the-flat/
2014-01-29 03:09 <whitequark> sigh... the vendor asked me to send them back the entire device
2014-01-29 03:13 <whitequark> I'll try to convince them to pay for repairs
2014-01-29 03:26 <wpwrak> warranty is messy with long-distance shipping
2014-01-29 03:26 <wpwrak> i usually don't even bother trying. little good can come out of it, especially if you have a hostile border in the way
2014-01-29 03:40 <whitequark> yep, I'm not going to actually return it
2014-01-29 03:40 <whitequark> it is simply more economical for me to repair it
2014-01-29 03:41 <whitequark> if they refund it, they get their positive feedback. if not? well, if I escalate the case, ebay will likely also tell me to ship it back
2014-01-29 03:41 <whitequark> so, nah.
2014-01-29 03:46 <whitequark> more interesting stuff I found on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200949973718
2014-01-29 03:46 <whitequark> http://www.ebay.com/itm/180708591631
2014-01-29 03:46 <whitequark> (again, worldwide shipping included in price, keep that in mind)
2014-01-29 03:48 <whitequark> there's also the same class of CNC machines upgraded to 4-axis, but... there is no FOSS CAM software which can generate toolpaths for 4axis
2014-01-29 03:48 <whitequark> actually I don't think there is a whole lot of commercial CAM software which can do that
2014-01-29 03:48 <whitequark> so it's kind of useless
2014-01-29 03:52 <whitequark> not to mention the ridiculous reduction in X/Z range and weak C-axis motor
2014-01-29 04:04 <nicksydney> whitequark: with $1000 you can setup your whole lab :) unless if something breaks :)
2014-01-29 04:04 <nicksydney> while looking for calibrating touchscreen in android found GTA04 fix http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-kernel/issues/470/ :)
2014-01-29 04:07 <whitequark> nicksydney: yeah, the catch is that you have to account for your time and expertise in the "real" price :)
2014-01-29 04:08 <nicksydney> whitequark: that's what "China" is all about :)... they know best -- pushing boxes :)
2014-01-29 04:08 <wpwrak> lovely prices :)
2014-01-29 04:08 <nicksydney> has anybody used tslib before for calibrating touch screen ?
2014-01-29 04:12 <nicksydney> whitequark: i learnt my lesson ... buying from eBay (HK and China) means you need to buy not only 1 of the item but at least 2-2.5x the item
2014-01-29 04:13 <nicksydney> so if i buy 100 pcs SMD LED I buy 200-250 to be safe :)
2014-01-29 04:14 <whitequark> nicksydney: I used tslib
2014-01-29 04:16 <nicksydney> whitequark: from what i've read it can produce 5 point calibration ... the thing that i'm not sure is how does it communicate to display in the screen during calibration ?
2014-01-29 04:16 <nicksydney> is it using fb or something ?
2014-01-29 04:17 <whitequark> yes
2014-01-29 04:20 <nicksydney> whitequark: cool..thanks
2014-01-29 04:25 <nicksydney> cool http://www.hermann-uwe.de/blog/sigrok--cross-platform-open-source-logic-analyzer-software-with-protocol-decoder-support
2014-01-29 04:26 <whitequark> oo, a clone of saleae software. pretty nice
2014-01-29 04:33 <whitequark> wpwrak: I've decided what board I'll try to mill first... http://sigrok.org/wiki/File:Saleae_logic_pcb_front.jpg
2014-01-29 04:33 <whitequark> it's both simple and useful!
2014-01-29 04:36 <whitequark> and the case too, although I wonder if my machine can work with aluminium
2014-01-29 04:38 <wpwrak> hehe :) looks useful
2014-01-29 04:38 <wpwrak> your machine should be able to handle Al quite well. just go easy on the bits.
2014-01-29 04:39 <wpwrak> also, does Al make sense for that case ? looks more like an acrylic job
2014-01-29 04:40 <whitequark> mmm, it's originally done from Al
2014-01-29 04:40 <whitequark> I'd need quite a chunk of acrylic
2014-01-29 04:40 <wpwrak> just as much as Al. and i think acrylic is cheaper per ccm than Al
2014-01-29 04:41 <wpwrak> your next quest: find a shop that sells you pieces of "crystal" clear acrylic cut to manageable sizes of, say, 5 mm and 10 mm.
2014-01-29 04:43 <wpwrak> manageable size = no larger than the mill's range, preferably a bit smaller. if you plan to make relatively small things, use the size of these as a basis, multiply with up to 2 in each direction and add some borders, maybe 10 mm on the outside, 3-5 mm between parts
2014-01-29 04:50 <whitequark> right
2014-01-29 04:53 <whitequark> it's quite hard to buy acrylic sheets in less than 1x2m
2014-01-29 04:54 <whitequark> 2x3 is even more common
2014-01-29 04:54 <whitequark> that's a tad too excessive
2014-01-29 04:54 <wpwrak> naw, the places that sell you big sheets often also sell you partial sheets
2014-01-29 04:54 <wpwrak> unless you go to the really large-scale suppliers
2014-01-29 04:55 <whitequark> mmm, worth a try
2014-01-29 04:55 <wpwrak> you may have to call them, though. they may not list all the options online
2014-01-29 04:56 <wpwrak> e.g., from that list http://www.latinvia.com.ar/alianzas/seldis/institucional/index.cfm?boton=2&codalianza=3703
2014-01-29 04:56 <wpwrak> you'd never know that they'd sell you even 10 x 15 cm pieces in quantities of 1.
2014-01-29 04:56 <wpwrak> (i usually get 20 at a time or so)
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2014-01-29 07:12 <whitequark> wow what the fuck
2014-01-29 07:12 <whitequark> http://www.amazon.com/Wen-Tai-Component-Small-Storage-Organizer/dp/B00HRGO53S
2014-01-29 07:12 <whitequark> $10 for thirty
2014-01-29 07:12 <whitequark> I've bought exact same boxes locally... $5 for ONE
2014-01-29 07:13 <whitequark> this is so insulting
2014-01-29 07:27 <nicksydney> whitequark: welcome to capitalism :)
2014-01-29 07:27 <nicksydney> that's how the local business will rip you off because of high overhead
2014-01-29 07:31 <DocScrutinizer05> nicksydney: http://cd.textfiles.com/thegreatunsorted/texts/term_papers/lab5.dat >>Legend has it that Seymour Cray (who invented the Cray-1 supercomputer, and most of Control Data's computers) actually toggled the first operating system for the CDC-7600 in on the front panel from memory when it was first powered on.<<
2014-01-29 07:32 <nicksydney> DocScrutinizer05: very comforting to know that computer still relies on humans and not the other way round :)
2014-01-29 07:33 <nicksydney> sometimes i really wonder what kind of brain they have that they are able to come up with those kind of computer....oh well...back then it was abaout quality but now it's about quantity !
2014-01-29 07:34 <DocScrutinizer05> :nod:
2014-01-29 07:35 <DocScrutinizer05> >>When asked what kind of CAD tools he used for the Cray-1, Cray said that he liked #3 pencils with quad paper pads. Cray recommended using the backs of the pages so that the lines were not so dominant. When he was told that Apple Computer had just bought a Cray to help design the next Apple Macintosh, Cray commented that he had just bought a Macintosh to design the next Cray.<<
2014-01-29 07:35 <nicksydney> and press as well as govt complains about lacking of smart people...what you expect....nowadays they just want to program in the simplest way as they can without getting to know how it works !
2014-01-29 07:35 <nicksydney> haha...that's really interesting
2014-01-29 07:42 <DocScrutinizer05> whitequark: chinese sold your CNC? I heard they usually are open to reasonable arguments
2014-01-29 07:42 <DocScrutinizer05> explain to them that it's too much hassle and too expensive to send back
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2014-01-29 07:42 <nicksydney> if they don't go with the flow you can always open case if you bought them from eBay..done that few times
2014-01-29 07:43 <DocScrutinizer05> ask them to send you a spare Transformer
2014-01-29 07:43 <DocScrutinizer05> or refund
2014-01-29 07:50 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: already did exactly that
2014-01-29 07:51 <whitequark> they want to give me a full refund for the whole machine
2014-01-29 07:51 <DocScrutinizer05> hah
2014-01-29 07:51 <whitequark> meaning I need to send it for $300 back
2014-01-29 07:51 <whitequark> which I'm not going to do for obvious reasons
2014-01-29 07:51 <DocScrutinizer05> yeah, sure
2014-01-29 07:51 <DocScrutinizer05> tell them
2014-01-29 07:52 <whitequark> not to say I'll simply not be able to haul that 26kg beast to post office
2014-01-29 07:52 <whitequark> told them
2014-01-29 07:52 <whitequark> said I'll be satisfied with either a new control box or refund for repair
2014-01-29 07:53 <DocScrutinizer05> they are no japanese, but maybe chinese is sufficiently kind to listen to your problems
2014-01-29 07:55 <DocScrutinizer05> another topic: I just thought if that's a new patent I should register: Galden steam pistol rework tool
2014-01-29 07:56 <DocScrutinizer05> like hot air, just with Galden steam
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2014-01-29 07:56 <whitequark> sounds really expensive
2014-01-29 07:57 <DocScrutinizer05> and of course a tub underneath, that catches the liquid galden
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2014-01-29 07:57 <whitequark> doesn't it evaporate just when stored at room t°?
2014-01-29 07:57 <whitequark> and fly away
2014-01-29 07:57 <DocScrutinizer05> no
2014-01-29 07:57 <whitequark> hm
2014-01-29 07:57 <whitequark> I read somewhere that it does
2014-01-29 07:57 <DocScrutinizer05> very little
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2014-01-29 07:58 <DocScrutinizer05> when you blow into the SMD fryer, you get a terrible mess of condensed galden on your whole table
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2014-01-29 08:00 <DocScrutinizer05> at least that's what http://www.heise.de/artikel-archiv/ch/2012/03/140_Dampfphasenloeten-in-der-Friteuse tells
2014-01-29 08:08 <wpwrak> "... fry your fries until they are crisp and Galden" ...
2014-01-29 08:10 <DocScrutinizer05> hehe
2014-01-29 08:11 <DocScrutinizer05> yeah, they say you can fry sausages in Galden
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2014-01-29 08:12 <wpwrak> well, when microwaves were "new" there was a wave of books explaining how to cook with the microwave. maybe now there'll be some nerdy Galden cookbooks
2014-01-29 08:13 <wpwrak> i can already see the kickstarter campaign ...
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2014-01-29 08:46 <DocScrutinizer05> prolly not. NEVER heat to >260°C
2014-01-29 08:46 <DocScrutinizer05> or: HF + CF3
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2014-01-29 08:51 <wpwrak> ideal for dieting: no fat needed for frying, and if you overheat, you get thinner even more quickly :)
2014-01-29 08:51 <DocScrutinizer05> yeah
2014-01-29 08:52 <DocScrutinizer05> funny how that stuff is called like 3 or 4 different names. 2 of them LS-230, HT-230
2014-01-29 08:53 <DocScrutinizer05> HS-230 seems also being used
2014-01-29 08:57 <DocScrutinizer05> interesting:  http://www.exmore.com/electronics-equipment/vaporsoldering/vaportechnology/soder-paste
2014-01-29 09:02 <wpwrak> at least it doesn't produce ClF3. that would get interesting even more quickly: http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2008/02/26/sand_wont_save_you_this_time.php
2014-01-29 09:11 <DocScrutinizer05> http://alpha.alent.com/en/Products/Solder-Paste/OM-5100  solder paste comes with more docs than an ARM SoC
2014-01-29 09:12 <whitequark> wow, you're not exaggerating
2014-01-29 09:13 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: btw, do deep fryers even have proper temperature control?
2014-01-29 09:14 <DocScrutinizer05> not really
2014-01-29 09:14 <whitequark> ah well, I've a thermocouple and a PID controller anyway
2014-01-29 09:14 <whitequark> so doesn't matter.
2014-01-29 09:15 <DocScrutinizer05> that's fine :-)
2014-01-29 09:15 <DocScrutinizer05> the built-in thermostat is up to 190°C anyway
2014-01-29 09:15 <DocScrutinizer05> in that AEG fryer
2014-01-29 09:16 <DocScrutinizer05> needs some readjustment
2014-01-29 09:16 <whitequark> yeah all the ones I can see locally are up to 190°
2014-01-29 09:17 <wpwrak> whitequark: maybe also make sure you have the window open and nothing that would cause excessive injury in case you have to dive out of it. excessive injury that would reduce your speed when putting more distance between tomorrow's headline news and what may just not become your corpse that day
2014-01-29 09:17 <DocScrutinizer05> I think the was some acrylate issue that made them limit the temperature of fryers
2014-01-29 09:17 <whitequark> wpwrak: ... not sure I follow
2014-01-29 09:18 <wpwrak> "have a clear and unobstructed escape path" :)
2014-01-29 09:19 <whitequark> you and your weird sense of humor ;)
2014-01-29 09:19 <whitequark> oo, endmills have shipped
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2014-01-29 11:39 <nicksydney> ma
2014-01-29 11:44 <nicksydney> interesting . http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=1045
2014-01-29 11:44 <nicksydney> "Transform any surface into a touchscreen"
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2014-01-29 12:37 <nicksydney> wpwrak: Why you don’t need to cry over Argentina -http://www.cnbc.com/id/101372007
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2014-01-29 12:55 <wpwrak> nicksydney: "don't worry about argentina because it's already lost" ? in 2002 the same sources predicted ten years of misery, a military dictatorship, and so on ;-)
2014-01-29 12:57 <wpwrak> nicksydney: the truth is that we have a crappy government that made even crappier decisions. but don't underestimate the raw economical power of argentina. properly governed, it could look down on most of the rest of the world.
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2014-01-29 13:01 <wpwrak> nicksydney: thus, whenever the crisis is the thickest, the crazy ideas tend to be reigned in - in one way or another - and for a little while reasonable decisions tend to be made. then it almost instantly buoys back up. e.g., in 2002 it took just one year to mop up the worst of the crisis. it took a regime change before that could happen, though. we'll have to see how things play out this time.
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2014-01-29 13:03 <nicksydney> just now i was reading about Iceland when the crisis hits them in 2005 they let the bank failed and even though it was painful for them back then now they have the lowest unemployment (4%) compared to other EU ..and they are growing at 2.3% (something like that) and targetting unemployment to 2%
2014-01-29 13:03 <nicksydney> they just need "black sheep" to turn the attention away from the main problem t
2014-01-29 13:04 <wpwrak> (well, technically it was four regime changes. between 2001 and 2002, argentina had five different presidents in about as many weeks. but two were just automatic fallbacks after the real president resigned and the one in the middle was a dud who was rapidly persuaded to step down before he could do any real damage)
2014-01-29 13:04 <wpwrak> having someone to blame is always very important :)
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2014-01-29 13:06 <nicksydney> wpwrak: http://ctrlv.in/288755 ... http://ctrlv.in/288756
2014-01-29 13:06 <nicksydney> just got deliveries of those :)
2014-01-29 13:07 <wpwrak> lame ;-)
2014-01-29 13:08 <nicksydney> wpwrak: with the taper that is going on in the US there will lots more of this kind of news popping up....Turkey Lira has dropped again even after the central banks has hiked their rate...soon it will be some other countries...just grab  popcorns and enjoy :)
2014-01-29 13:09 <nicksydney> (pcb) backup for days when i'm too lazy to etch and need a QFP board stats :)
2014-01-29 13:09 <wpwrak> yeah, argentina isn't the only country in the world with problems, that's for sure
2014-01-29 13:10 <nicksydney> wpwrak: on another note...exciting times are coming http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/01/29/amd-opteron-a1100-server-socs-feature-4-to-8-arm-cortex-a57-cores/
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2014-01-29 13:10 <nicksydney> need of this bad boys
2014-01-29 13:12 <wpwrak> why ? :)
2014-01-29 13:13 <nicksydney> for my work :)
2014-01-29 13:13 <nicksydney> need excuse to buy build servers :)
2014-01-29 13:14 <nicksydney> seems like Freescale is really picking up steam especially yhe imx6 http://www.viaembedded.com/en/products/boards/2150/1/VAB-820_%28Pico-ITX%29.html
2014-01-29 13:20 <wpwrak> the whole i.MX line has been underappreciated
2014-01-29 13:23 <roh> true
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2014-01-29 13:23 <roh> mostly due to pricing i guess... quite expensive chips
2014-01-29 13:24 <nicksydney> is it really expensive compared to other ARM quad cores ?
2014-01-29 13:24 <nicksydney> like from TI or Qualcomm or NVidia ?
2014-01-29 13:28 <wpwrak> hmm, the i.MX28 seems to be fairly reasonably priced if you compare with other mid-range ARMs. not sure about the high end. that's a different territory anyway.
2014-01-29 13:30 * nicksydney wonder what's the best way to wire up 6 pins for a board without drilling a hole ?
2014-01-29 13:31 <wpwrak> the problem seems under-specified
2014-01-29 13:32 <nicksydney> thinking of making another board but need a pin for programming the IC but don't want to drill hole in the board...so either i use a pad that i solder a wire (don't like it) or use a pin that can be soldered into the board
2014-01-29 13:33 <whitequark> wires soldered like that are reasonably hard to tear off
2014-01-29 13:33 <nicksydney> saw this http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-x-Wafer-Connector-3-96mm-6-Pins-Right-Angle-FREE-SHIPPING-/260863195192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbca87838 ...but no sure if that will work
2014-01-29 13:33 <whitequark> unless you overheat the PCB
2014-01-29 13:33 <nicksydney> whitequark: true...just don't like things daggling around :)
2014-01-29 13:33 <whitequark> just desolder them afterwards?
2014-01-29 13:33 <whitequark> testpoints are used all the time
2014-01-29 13:33 <whitequark> could also make a bed for programming but that's a lot of unnecessary effort
2014-01-29 13:33 <nicksydney> what you mean "bed" ?
2014-01-29 13:34 <nicksydney> was even thinking of using a usb with 6 pins
2014-01-29 13:34 <whitequark> a testbed. several springed pins mounted somewhere, to get to the testpoints without soldering
2014-01-29 13:35 <nicksydney> hmmm....interesting
2014-01-29 13:35 <nicksydney> spring pins
2014-01-29 13:35 <whitequark> http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/64497/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-square-vias-with-no-solder-mask-on-this-board
2014-01-29 13:36 <nicksydney> pogo pins
2014-01-29 13:37 <wpwrak> like this: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/lt-pgm-2.jpg
2014-01-29 13:37 <wpwrak> although i wouldn't use MDF for it anymore :)
2014-01-29 13:38 <nicksydney> so the pins in that pic was solder onto the board ?
2014-01-29 13:38 <nicksydney> any pics without the mdf :)
2014-01-29 13:40 <wpwrak> hmm, i'm afraid not
2014-01-29 13:40 <wpwrak> but yes, there's soldered into/on the board. you get them with or without through-hole pin on the other side
2014-01-29 13:41 <wpwrak> (through-hole pin helps to center them)
2014-01-29 13:41 <nicksydney> will order few of them to have it handy
2014-01-29 13:41 <wpwrak> in y-box, the large pads at the bottom, spaces with 4 mm minimum center-to-center distance between each other, are for such a fixture
2014-01-29 13:42 <wpwrak> they're bloody expensive. but very useful to have around
2014-01-29 13:43 <nicksydney> wpwrak: did you cut mdf with laser ?
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2014-01-29 13:44 <wpwrak> all done with my mill
2014-01-29 13:44 <nicksydney> nice
2014-01-29 13:45 <wpwrak> also, laser can only do 2D (more or less). so you'd have to cut the Z profile with a mill anyway. and the good luck reaching down into the pits of that structure with a laser ;-)
2014-01-29 13:46 <wpwrak> the problem with MDF is that you get a lot of loose fibers. so you need a second run to trim them. then cut off more manually in the more delicate areas. it's a mess. acrylic doesn't have such issues.
2014-01-29 13:48 <wpwrak> so the next one will be acrylic. with a simplified stacking. instead of a MDF block that's milled on both sides (the inside of this one is hollow, with a raised border to that the pcb inside is a few mm from the case and can have components on top),
2014-01-29 13:48 <whitequark> DocScrutinizer05: silly request: can you translate ~30 seconds from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lkzJMyvRmk#t=124 ?
2014-01-29 13:49 <whitequark> I'm just to curious
2014-01-29 13:50 <wpwrak> i'd have acrylic milled only from the top, then have the pcb flat on the bottom, components either on the bottom, under large cuts in the acrylic (e.g., for connectors), or with the PCB extending beyond the acrylic. then provide some vertical separation simply with the length of the screws
2014-01-29 13:50 <paul_boddie> Nice milling, wpwrak! Is this the thing you'll be using to enter your launch codes?
2014-01-29 13:50 <wpwrak> won't be as tidy as the MDF box but much easier to make
2014-01-29 13:51 <wpwrak> paul_boddie: yeah, that's the sort of things this kind of critter is used for
2014-01-29 13:51 <wpwrak> nicksydney: (hollow on the inside) here's a picture without the pcb: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/pgm-case-1-bot.jpg
2014-01-29 13:52 <wpwrak> paul_boddie: like this (that project is dormant now) http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/lt-pgm-ben.jpg
2014-01-29 13:55 <paul_boddie> Press the red button and...
2014-01-29 13:58 <wpwrak> not sure if it actually did anything yet ;-)
2014-01-29 13:58 <nicksydney> wpwrak: in acrylic it will look more sexier :)
2014-01-29 13:59 <paul_boddie> nicksydney: Do you think the Opteron thing will "validate" ARM on server at last?
2014-01-29 14:00 <nicksydney> paul_boddie: most probably but i think it's more about taking market share from Intel for ARM more than anything
2014-01-29 14:00 <paul_boddie> I guess the whole thing needs a push after Calxeda (or whatever they were called) gave up.
2014-01-29 14:01 <paul_boddie> So much for HP's Project Moonshot! (If I remember the affiliations correctly.)
2014-01-29 14:01 <whitequark> I don't think that ARM "needs" to validate itself on servers
2014-01-29 14:02 <whitequark> the "damage" is already done, intel's latest chips are very power-efficient in servers
2014-01-29 14:02 <paul_boddie> Meanwhile, the Freescale stuff pops up in interesting places. I was shown the internals of an e-reader recently that makes a nice Freescale development board.
2014-01-29 14:02 <whitequark> MIPS/W is not the metric you'd use an ARM over Intel CPU today
2014-01-29 14:02 <nicksydney> Calxeda was really tragic don't undersatnd what really happened to them....because they had prototype ready
2014-01-29 14:03 <paul_boddie> AMD has the interconnect expertise, and maybe they'll put these in the SeaMicro products.
2014-01-29 14:04 <paul_boddie> Intel have got a lot better, but that Quark thing showed that they still have a way to go at the lower end of power consumption.
2014-01-29 14:05 <whitequark> Haswell is arguably on par with ARM, *in sleep*
2014-01-29 14:05 <whitequark> sure, when working it's pretty much the same as usual, but that's what you get for wanting x86
2014-01-29 14:13 <paul_boddie> nicksydney: Cool TQFP breakout boards! I like the simple way they accommodate different sizes of packages.
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2014-01-29 20:52 <nicksydney> so ARM has put a blog up "Accelerating ARMv8-A Powered Server Adoption Through Collaborative Platform Standardization" - http://community.arm.com/people/jeffunderhill/blog/2014/01/29/accelerating-armv8-a-powered-server-adoption-through-collaborative-platform-standardization
2014-01-29 20:54 <nicksydney> interesting "When you buy a 64-bit ARM server later this year, it will be standardized, will support a standardized platform, will run standardized Operating System software, and will just work"  https://plus.google.com/+JonMasters/posts/X7MPfoFwkTh
2014-01-29 20:56 <nicksydney> wpwrak: uhh...S. Africa hikes rates http://www.cnbc.com/id/101372627
2014-01-29 20:57 <nicksydney> so India, Turkey, S.Africa has tick the box of increasing rate...now let's see who is next !
2014-01-29 20:57 <nicksydney> my best guess will be an Asian country
2014-01-29 21:04 <nicksydney> WTH...want to download the ARM server base spec and it is asking me to provide with personal details !!! http://ctrlv.in/288898 ... c'mon !
2014-01-29 21:26 <wpwrak> "if you want to know intimate personal details of our hardware, we'd like to know a few personal things about you, too ..."
2014-01-29 21:27 <wpwrak> for "register-to-read" sites, http://www.dispostable.com/ can be very useful
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2014-01-29 21:27 <wpwrak> sometimes they also accept nonsense without even sending a mail
2014-01-29 21:27 <wpwrak> if they're really hardcore, there are also sites that generate a complete fake identity for you
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2014-01-29 21:49 <nicksydney> wpwrak: i just can phantom the idea that to download a spec you have to give details...wth were they thinking when publishing this :)
2014-01-29 22:03 <wpwrak> the word you're looking for is "fathom" :)
2014-01-29 22:04 <nicksydney> hahha...sorry yah..too fast typing
2014-01-29 22:04 <wpwrak> and yes, that sort of reasoning is weird. it's probably their marketing department lusting after more addresses.
2014-01-29 22:04 <nicksydney> Phantom sounds like the cartoon :)
2014-01-29 22:05 <wpwrak> well, the idea has something a bit not quite there to it ;-)
2014-01-29 22:25 <nicksydney> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Phantom+cartoon&client=ubuntu&hs=lDf&channel=fs&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6X_pUu7eAYfgkAW524DwAw&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1615&bih=960
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2014-01-29 22:36 <nicksydney> wpwrak: seems like the interest rate hike will be spreading fast and furious http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/01/emerging-markets-crisis-deepens/ ... lots of currencies collapsing
2014-01-29 22:37 <nicksydney> Russia, Chile,Brazil, Indonesia and soon Mexico and Hungary
2014-01-29 22:37 <nicksydney> not to mention Aussie dollar too :)
2014-01-29 22:37 <nicksydney> hope they increase the rate here soon :)
2014-01-29 22:48 <larsc> http://i.imgur.com/4E2YcN6.jpg applies to engineers as well
2014-01-29 22:52 <wpwrak> but now that we have social networking, we can share our eureka moments - and bury the bull...*ht ones in silence :)
2014-01-29 22:52 <nicksydney> eureka !
2014-01-29 22:54 <nicksydney> uwe_ / uwe_mobile__ : is this you http://www.hermann-uwe.de/
2014-01-29 22:55 <larsc> it's him
2014-01-29 22:56 <larsc> I think he is busy playing valve games right now ;)
2014-01-29 23:02 <nicksydney> larsc: thanks
2014-01-29 23:02 <nicksydney> uwe_: just want to say thank you for your blog i came across your blog 1 year ago when starting learning about embedded and electronics :)
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2014-01-29 23:17 <nicksydney> http://www.quirky.com/ -- inventors shop :)
2014-01-29 23:18 <nicksydney> http://www.quirky.com/shop