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<DocScrutinizer06>
dang, the first half of that square blog I could've done ~2 years ago as well
<DocScrutinizer06>
didn't think it was worth even mentioning such simple stuff
<DocScrutinizer06>
I also tried to read the other 2 tracks by placing small distance blocks into the slot
<DocScrutinizer05>
of course I had the schematics and I improved the circuit ;-)
<DocScrutinizer05>
e.g. I added a 2N1613 and a resistor and Zener and so turned the "dimmer" that originally only worked for flourescent display into a dimmer for whole device (flour., LEDs, 7-segment)
<DocScrutinizer05>
that FL-1000 came handy as storage device for my fist computer, the Nascom-II
<DocScrutinizer05>
those where the times when top notch devices came with *excellent* service manual by default
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<DocScrutinizer05>
intriguing circuit detail around PSU, p.50 31T16
<DocScrutinizer05>
on "NetzAusfall" (brownout) the 8V rail gets powered from the much more energy of the 30V rail
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<DocScrutinizer05>
while same time the 30V output gets blocked
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<wpwrak>
was that a feature they designed or discovered? :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
err, it been designed to allow moving heads and mechanics into neutral position on mains loss
<DocScrutinizer05>
the buffer capacitor of the 30V rail has less uF than the 8V buffer, but due to As/V * V it still held way more usable energy until it dropped below the 8V regulator's minimum input voltage
<DocScrutinizer05>
the increased voltage drop across the linear regulator is tolerable for that 0.5s duration
<wpwrak>
(move to neutral) ah, that's nice. not just "drop everything wherever you are"
<DocScrutinizer05>
it's still one of the smartest devices I ever seen
<DocScrutinizer05>
alas one of the clutches always tended to break
<wpwrak>
of course, few things have been obsoleted by technological progress quite as much as analog tape drives ...
<DocScrutinizer05>
well, MP3 been an epic fail for every HiFi enthusiast
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<wpwrak>
use wav :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
sure
<DocScrutinizer05>
what was it i heard? a professor did a test with his students - almost all of them thought flac doesn't sound right compared to mp3 X-P
<DocScrutinizer05>
yesterday in a cafe the guy didn't even notice his CD hung
<wpwrak>
makes sense. the human brain adapts. i'm sure the first color movies looked all wrong, no matter how technically perfect the colors were.
<wpwrak>
;-))
<wpwrak>
i still love it when they have those 16:9 tvs with an asymmetrically scaled 4:3 image. nothing says "progress" quite that much ;-)
<DocScrutinizer05>
yeah!
* DocScrutinizer05
idly wonders whether to try aspirin or coffee for the headache
<wpwrak>
hard evening at the pub ?
<DocScrutinizer05>
not at all
<wpwrak>
ah, withdrawal
<DocScrutinizer05>
at the pub yeah, but only two tea with rum
<wpwrak>
ah yes, it's winter over there :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
my flu started in summer
<DocScrutinizer05>
and never really vanished since
<wpwrak>
you may want to check with a specialist. maybe your immune defenses need a little boost. they have pills for that nowadays.
<DocScrutinizer05>
they do?
<DocScrutinizer05>
had amoxicilin two weeks ago, effect zarro
<wpwrak>
it's some mix of things that trigger an immune response. kinda wakes up a system that has gotten lazy. then it's watchful again. i also had endless flus a few years ago. that pretty much got rid of them.
<DocScrutinizer05>
I heard living parasite worm eggs can do that when swallowing them
<wpwrak>
maybe a virus then. an i'd avoid taking antibiotics unless i'm about to die. each time you take one, there's a good chance it won't work again in the future, reducing the chances of anything to help if you catch something serious some day
<DocScrutinizer05>
thermostat broken, friggin fridge froze the milk
<DocScrutinizer05>
:-S
<DocScrutinizer05>
:nod:
<wpwrak>
(worm eggs) naw, nothing so weird. i think it's some surface proteins
<DocScrutinizer05>
(on avoiding antibiotica) was my first answer to my doc. A week later I came back asked for them, since I been so fed up with all that sneezing and coughing and muskle ache
<DocScrutinizer05>
pineapple enzyms?
<DocScrutinizer05>
saturday morning and I'm awake since 5 o' - go figure and you might know how I feel ;-)
<wpwrak>
what can i say ? i got up at 3 :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
o.O
<wpwrak>
(antibiotics) ah, and there are bacteria that, while not being immune to antibiotics, know how to hide from them. then they come back a few weeks later. e.g., those critter that give you a throat inflammation.
<DocScrutinizer05>
who's managing the openmoko servers right now?
<wpwrak>
maybe harald ?
<DocScrutinizer05>
I'm asking since I got the extreme pleasure to somehow got shanghaied for *.maemo.org infra migration
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<DocScrutinizer05>
(nokia stops funding)
<DocScrutinizer05>
and i'm really not a brilliant sysadmin
<DocScrutinizer05>
yet it seems I'm the most brilliant one of those in duty now
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<DocScrutinizer05>
anyway basically the maemo infra looks pretty similar in config to what we had (have?) at openmoko
<DocScrutinizer05>
a few dedicated servers with a number of VMs running on them
<DocScrutinizer05>
you know of any legal issues with moving a forum like talk.maemo.org from a US based server to a EU based one?
<DocScrutinizer05>
one of those in charge of the migration claims it can't be done since users might sue the owner of the forum
<wpwrak>
dunno. maybe ask the folks there - if nobody complains about the idea, then it ought to be safe ;)
<wpwrak>
(folks = users)
<wpwrak>
there's always the risk that you trip over some laws ...
<DocScrutinizer05>
I for the life of mine couldn't figure what except private mail might be sensitive data in a form. and private mail we could drop prior to moving the hosting to EU
<DocScrutinizer05>
in a forum*
<wpwrak>
it would depend on whether you can keep the same contractual terms
<wpwrak>
if you have to change them in a way that makes them (or a bit of them) worse for the user, they may have something to complain about
<DocScrutinizer05>
I'm already that pissed by those hobby lawyers raising those concerns that I threated them I'll do a wget backup of the whole talk.maemo.org forum so users can browse the archive. then start a new forum as replacement for talk.maemo.org (aka tmo)
<DocScrutinizer05>
(contractual terms) seems to me all the public posts are CC
<DocScrutinizer05>
the user profiles hold pretty little data, and most if not all of that can get dropped without losing too much of the functionality
<wpwrak>
if you want to play it safe, just start from scratch. no user accounts, no posts, no mails, etc.
<wpwrak>
or just leave things where they are :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
drop PM and everything but user-nick and password-hash, and I couldn't see anythign we could get sued for
<DocScrutinizer05>
yeah, if nothing else helps, i'd rather drop user accounts all together instead of keeping that host in US while everything else moves to Hetzner
<DocScrutinizer05>
there might be "privacy critical data" like IP etc in (sys)logs but those obviously should get dropped before migration
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<DocScrutinizer05>
aaah wait, email-addr
<DocScrutinizer05>
for password recovery etc
<DocScrutinizer05>
meh, and I wonder where my headache's from
<wpwrak>
maybe you could do some opt-in: let users flag their account for moving. give everyone a month or so, then copy everything over that's been flagged, delete the rest.
<DocScrutinizer05>
the fun bit: we got til 1.1.2013
<wpwrak>
flagging an account would also include forum posts. some threads may get confusing if a lot of stuff is missing, but if the user community is still active, it may not be so bad
<wpwrak>
tight schedule. maybe you can get a bit more time, say, a month ?
<DocScrutinizer05>
that's what I suggested yesterday
<wpwrak>
if you have a specific migration plan, then it wouldn't sound like slacking :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
answer: "stop those destructive comments please"
<wpwrak>
and why exactly do you wish to take care of that ?
<DocScrutinizer05>
they shanghaied me
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<wpwrak>
maybe you're hanging out with the wrong crowd
<DocScrutinizer05>
but to give a correct answer why I bother about keeping maemo.org infra operational: I like my N900 and I'm afraid its usefulness stands or falls with availability of proper info from tmo and wiki.m.o, and of apps via maemo repositories
<wpwrak>
hmm, sounds like an uphill battle. well, the rest of the n900 survivors will thank you :)
<DocScrutinizer05>
sure it's an uphill battle, like is e.g. commodore amiga user group
<DocScrutinizer05>
as long as most of the community still thinks there's no replacement for N900 anywhere, it will live on
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<Dr_Heckle>
this isn't the place to ask my question, but I thought maybe someone could point me to a good channel/server. I'm in a bit of a rush to build a PC, I have the hardware selected, and would like opionions/a discussion on my selections
<Dr_Heckle>
... and I should prob chang my nick for this :D
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<wpwrak>
hmm, i wonder why anyone would want to build a switching dc-dc converter that runs at a very low frequency, like 150 kHz. yet the MC34063 series of critters seems to be everywhere. they crawl at 100 kHz and need monstrous external components.