Posts by Unixbigot@aus.social
(DIR) Post #AqQ6USp33kijdoXF5M by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Correction zero of them are cis.
(DIR) Post #AqX0aVGhdf87LXgcZE by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Hello Friends, my current contract role wraps up at the end of January, so I am looking to get #FediHired FT or PT in the arena of Internet of Things #IoT , Embedded Systems, and Making Friends With The Robot Overlords When They Were Babies.I have an electronics and advanced manufacturing lab in Brisbane, so am ideally placed to assist businesses who need a "hardware wizard on retainer".
(DIR) Post #AquJvaEN5wGZ48Vy9Q by Unixbigot@aus.social
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You might think working a phone repair kiosk is a waste of my skills. Yeah nah.Today, this kid came in with an iPhone that was more than cracked, it was banana-fied.“What happened?” I asked, turning the wreckage over in my hands. I don’t think there was a single salvageable part. “And have you considered just upgrading?”“My novel’s on there”, the kid said, wringing his hands anxiously. “It got ran over by a hauler bot.”“Got a backup?”. The tears in the kid’s eyes were all the answer he needed to give. “Okay, event rebasing is the only way to fix this”, I gestured at the price board, “can you afford that?”He gulped. “Uh, just.”“You sure?”“Yes. Can you really fix it?”. Hope flickered in his eyes.“Let’s see, no win no fee”. I held the smashed and bent phone-ana in my hands and turned it over, feeling its shape in space and time. With my /other sight/ I saw its lifeline leading away from where the kid had been, a shimmering trail of history leading back in time. With the fingers of my mind, I felt back along the lifeline until i felt the bump, beyond which the device had been a flat rectangle. Exploring the shape of the damage event I twisted the lifeline into a loop. Now here’s the tricky bit; if you have the knack, and you dig your nails in /just so/ you can pinch out a moment in time and detach it. I rubbed the lifeline with my mental fingers, smoothing out the join where the excised moment had been.Blinking back to the present, I powered on the phone and handed it back to its owner. “All good?”The kid’s fingers flew over the screen as he checked on his preciousss, and breathed a huge sigh. “All good. That’s incredible, can you fix *anything* like that?”“Almost. Like?”He avoided my gaze, staring down at my hands on the counter with their iridescent nails, matching the highlight colours in my hair. He made eye contract briefly, wide eyes again a bit teary. “Even…..me?”Oh, that. “Absolutely not. *wink* Such things are not done and definitely not by me. Clear?”*nod*“Okay, hold still.” It’s a different technique than rebasing, especially because i like to spread the change over a few years to conceal the edit.“All done”.“Oh wow”, she said, reaching up to feel her shoulder length mauve hair (clearly I’d nailed that detail), then taking a twirl. “How, how much do I owe you?”“On the house and you weren’t here. “The tears were back. “Thank you thank you, this is the best. ““My pleasure, have a great life”“Thanks, you too” she said. “Bye!”“Wait! Don’t forget your phone!”#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
(DIR) Post #AquJvgavQzs8np748e by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Thanks for all your kind comments on this story. :BlobhajTinyHeart: It started out just about a Phone Witch, and the ending kinda just burst on stage unexpectedly.Commission your own story or leave a tip here: https://ko-fi.com/unixbigotI post a daily story on the #PowerOnStoryToot hashtag (it’s not safe to leave the house until my brain passes Power On Self Test!), you will find almost 500 back issues there.
(DIR) Post #ArXJiwGvPdDypF7IrA by Unixbigot@aus.social
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What the FUCK? WebCentral.au (my domain registrar) is telling me they have an old canceleld ABN associated with my account, and cannot renew the domain until I update it. They want to charge me $120 to update it.Anyone know if this is AuDa bullshit or WebCentral bullshit?
(DIR) Post #ArXJiwmpV0kGQC2maO by Unixbigot@aus.social
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I've asked AuDa to confirm whether there is any fee at their end to update an ABN (or transfer a domain) their website appears to indicate no, but that registrar may charge their own fees. It also mentions that there is no fee for changing registrar.In the decade or so I have used Net Registry, every interaction with them has been a pain.tl;dr: I'd rather change registrar than pay these clowns.
(DIR) Post #ArXJj32eF6xnozUV4i by Unixbigot@aus.social
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AuDa support just phoned me to confirm that they don’t charge a fee, but as I see, the rules allow that registrars may charge their own fee. Nice Lady at AuDa is emailing me about how to submit the change directly to auda for no fee.
(DIR) Post #ArzTbKV6x03DAVd3BI by Unixbigot@aus.social
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@MicroSFF 😭🖤
(DIR) Post #AsQcvU6381trZnVfiy by Unixbigot@aus.social
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#AskFedi supermarket pepperoni is gross. Where are y’all getting your premium smallgoods (I’m in Brisbane, Australia).
(DIR) Post #AtA92OW8D8zWwiFFTs by Unixbigot@aus.social
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The blacksmith put her hammer down. The apprentice had been dealing with a walk-in but wanted a word. “She wants us to do, what, boy?”“Transplant an enchantment from a sword to a spade.” “Why on Krull would someone want an enchanted spade?”“Adventurer wants to retire to grow roses. Sword wants to retire, too.”“Tell her okay. Goddess, we get all the weird jobs on Grunedays.”“I think they’re sweet, boss”#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
(DIR) Post #AtdRcisJQozdGhvjLE by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Clean up until you find the Thing. Get so turned on by a tantalizing glimpse of bench that you keep cleaning. Finish cleaning. Can no longer find Thing.
(DIR) Post #AtlZ9oDsp4nMM3QHjs by Unixbigot@aus.social
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“Steampunk is so cool, it’s kind of a shame the steam era ended.”“It didn’t”“Huh?”“Nuclear power stations, heaps of factories, even coal stations use steam. The sugar cane mill near where I grew up has been running on the same steam engine for a hundred and twenty years.”“Heh, ok I guess”“And my watch, look, it has fold-out cooling towers!”“Is…is that a coal fired wristwatch?”“Eeew, no, too dangerous. Thorium and molten salt”#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
(DIR) Post #AtlZ9vBevkAvxBR6kC by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Meta: that sugar cane mill is Carbon Neutral. It burns the waste fiber from the crushed and juiced cane.
(DIR) Post #AwMvAJTKdI4iyjsKjg by Unixbigot@aus.social
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@mntmn i’ve literally never gotten a flex cable right first time, either.
(DIR) Post #B026FYlzhlE9dKhGUq by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Loctite 999 is an advanced multi part adhesive suitable for bicycle headset alignment, hyperdrive injector port retention, and workplace pranks. Part A consists of 92% degenerate strange quark matter in a preservative of antigluon superfluid. Part B (activator) is a proprietary blend of tau mesons and unpasteurized cottage cheese. After admixture of parts, an event horizon forms within 90 seconds, preventing separation of parts until the post-proton era.PRECAUTIONS FOR USE⚙︎ Do not allow part A to contact eyes, skin or planets before activation⚙︎ If contact with inactivated part A occurs, instant conversion to strange matter is certain⚙︎ Mix parts using only the supplied bamboo stirring stick⚙︎ Do not lick the used stirring stick ⚙︎ Unused admixture may be used on the chair seats of crew mates or coworkersWARRANTY VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY PHYSICS#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot
(DIR) Post #B026Fgks1p58OAETr6 by Unixbigot@aus.social
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For assemblages that require separation use Loctite 666 which provides a semipermanent bond which can be released by the application of holy water. #BonusPanel
(DIR) Post #B19SrcKuVfE2aSoe4u by Unixbigot@aus.social
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@mntmn @aud legit feels like connectors are the hardest part of prototyping some days. <3
(DIR) Post #B2EENgP0zwIr4yOmZ6 by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Oh ghod now the workshop landlord is threatening to evict me unless I pay him tomorrow. I need work.Things i can do * $80 “tech concierge” product research https://calendly.com/accelerando/technology-concierge - seriously i just had a call from an IoT meetup member, a farmer, “I need to fix X what tool should I buy”, sorted him. Another farmer, “I want to electrify my tractor hydraulics, how do i adapt Y to Z?”, saved them a fortune building a custom adapter. * Fiction and words of all kinds https://ko-fi.com/unixbigot * On call tech guru (like having a lawyer on retainer, but for IT second or first opinions) https://calendly.com/accelerando/helper-hotline and cheaper-than-normal remote sysadmin * Tutoring and pair programming (teach your juniors to slay at git or docker or kicad or you name it) https://calendly.com/accelerando/technology-tutor* All kinds of software, hardware and app development, fixed price prototypes, long or short term contract or piecework engagements, plus one-day “ambulance callout” brainstorming sessions see https://calendly.com/accelerando* 3D printing, 3D design, circuit design, electronics repair. That broken $5000 e-bike, or factory machine, I bet I can get it back in service for parts and labour. You bought it from America and there’s no repair manual or parts and it was $20k and they want you to ship it back for recalibration at your expense. Let me at it (true story, saved that client a fortune).
(DIR) Post #B2bRs2phvxurNDloMi by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Look at this reverse photobomb that @itgrrl did (grabbed my camera and mercilessly photographed me)
(DIR) Post #B2fNigSS8FqYBi0tkW by Unixbigot@aus.social
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Gonna head down to the beach. On Titan.