Post AklyrCteuaexmBFWdM by JeanPDeliet@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AkljPhz2EwJelkC4aO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-08T20:59:40Z
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"Do you have a black or brown zip tie 5"-8" long?""Why do you *assume* I have every tool and craft thing stashed someplace?""I would never assume that.""OK. Because it's not like I am a hardware store.""Absolutely.""...""You *do* have the zip tie, though?"" ... yes. And it means NOTHING.""Of course, my love!"(From "Perils of Being the Handy One Vol. 5 Chapter 27")
(DIR) Post #Akljc9CqqsTyfraUfA by ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network
2024-08-08T21:01:51Z
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@futurebird Stop reading my diary!
(DIR) Post #Aklji84rxfXUuXhrEG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-08T21:02:58Z
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@ColesStreetPothole Somehow it hurts more when they are right about all the obscure things I have in the workboxes.
(DIR) Post #AkljrMYPVX2ePnvWgi by ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network
2024-08-08T21:04:31Z
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@futurebird But when you provide, you can then go "See? I *told* you it'd come in handy!" 😁
(DIR) Post #AkltARID0qL0CYWIIy by PaulWay@aus.social
2024-08-08T22:48:53Z
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@futurebird I immediately knew where my long zip ties were....
(DIR) Post #Aklu7VdmUTUQlumELI by keithpjolley@discuss.systems
2024-08-08T22:59:34Z
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@futurebird me: which do you want: black or brown? 5" or 8"? how many? do you want the quick release kind? maybe these velcro straps would look better. (i swear i'm not the hardware store. never mind that i just came home with over 250' of pipe stashed in my wife's sedan.)
(DIR) Post #AklyrCteuaexmBFWdM by JeanPDeliet@mastodon.social
2024-08-08T23:52:39Z
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@futurebird omg! Priceless
(DIR) Post #AklyydcvvaCOhnyB4C by Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to
2024-08-08T23:53:59Z
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@futurebird And yes, I do of course. Who doesn't?
(DIR) Post #Akm3vgSBSg3KNGLtoG by JasonAnthonyGuy@mastodon.social
2024-08-09T00:49:30Z
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@futurebird Me, with computer cables.
(DIR) Post #Akm4EZWFT45kMyGBDk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-09T00:52:55Z
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@JasonAnthonyGuy I'm like this with cables too... "do you have USB C to USB micro about 5" long?""... I might... WHAT OF IT?"
(DIR) Post #Akm5Y6onzBWn6MosSG by JasonAnthonyGuy@mastodon.social
2024-08-09T01:07:39Z
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@futurebird 😆I’ve justified “no, I’m not tossing it, I might need it someday” enough times that I no longer get the question.That’s the real win.
(DIR) Post #Akm77URWF6ZiSeMXRY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-09T01:25:14Z
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@stripey @JasonAnthonyGuy Except when it's exactly what you need. Then it's not so cursed ... then everyone expect me to pull it out of a hat. And, granted, I can do this. But that is NOT the point.
(DIR) Post #Akm8FLcF2rYZM5gkwy by sabik@rants.au
2024-08-09T01:37:51Z
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@futurebird @stripey @JasonAnthonyGuy That reminds me, I should get a USB-B to USB-C cable...
(DIR) Post #AkmA6z6b3QX38G1j4S by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-09T01:58:45Z
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@Rachel_Thorn @JasonAnthonyGuy We need all of them. (this is why I have a little zipper purse with every kind of USB X to USB C converter... that way I can make any kind of cable on the go with a USB C cable. People think this is witchcraft-- there aren't even that many combinations! It's not that hard!)
(DIR) Post #AkmG8U0wDmUR0aTgkS by DocBohn@techhub.social
2024-08-09T03:06:13Z
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@futurebird @stripey @JasonAnthonyGuy A specific use case:I designed a PCB to use in one of my classes. We ordered 150 of them. The circuit uses a Raspberry Pi Pico, and so we ordered 155 USB-A to micro-USB cables. Turns out that nearly every student's laptop only had USB-C, and about half of the students didn't have a USB-C to USB-A adapter dongle, so we ordered 100 adapter dongles. In hindsight, USB-C to micro-USB cables were exactly what we needed.
(DIR) Post #AkmKy8DitXRII7LDwu by jayalane@mastodon.online
2024-08-09T04:00:18Z
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@futurebird @Rachel_Thorn @JasonAnthonyGuy I now spend more time thinking about power cables and data cables while packing than I used to spend on clothes or book selections. And I am so pleased when i can charge all my partner's devices without having some device of my own run out.
(DIR) Post #AkmNQbryS9RYGNsLaq by lufthans@mastodon.social
2024-08-09T04:27:59Z
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@futurebird @JasonAnthonyGuy "you have a converter for that in the small cable kit I gave you" :)
(DIR) Post #AkmywX4rVC1oyHzN8C by john@sauropods.win
2024-08-09T11:28:20Z
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@futurebird In my house:“Do we have [x]?”“Yes.”“Can I have it?”“Probably not.”“Why not?”“I lost it. Try looking in the attic, one of 15 cupboards, one of the multiple everything draws or boxes, the shed, the floor, and some other places I forgot... err, actually, I'll just buy a new one.”
(DIR) Post #Akn2IwKYal0zWfhqym by tipjip@bonn.social
2024-08-09T12:05:58Z
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@futurebird @JasonAnthonyGuy Pne for f my proudest moments was (long time ago) when a colleague asked if I had a Sony Memory Stick adapter while on a business trip. And I had one, randomly, in my f*cking backpack!
(DIR) Post #Akntc6tIqcgdLpz7AG by shadowsminder@mas.to
2024-08-09T22:03:20Z
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@futurebird we keep extra shoelaces instead. They are less reliable in rain, yet they seem less likely to splinter in intense heat.
(DIR) Post #Ako1XSQa98t8KcqKrQ by breizh@pleroma.breizh.pm
2024-08-09T23:24:18.262582Z
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@catsalad @mhoye @futurebird @nblr @kim @stripey @JasonAnthonyGuy What's worse is that, technically, it can be quite useful. For example, with an external USB-C battery capable of giving enough power to… I don't know, a fridge?I'm know there are batteries out there capable of delivering 60 W over USB-C. And that's all my portable fridge needs, 60 W at 12 V… ok, now I want to try it.
(DIR) Post #Ako1XTe5cPHs6oAdYO by breizh@pleroma.breizh.pm
2024-08-09T23:28:27.141735Z
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@catsalad @JasonAnthonyGuy @futurebird @kim @mhoye @nblr @stripey Oh my god, that’s the very advertised need.
(DIR) Post #Ako4NS1j58j23T8Z5E by harmonygritz@mastodon.social
2024-08-10T00:03:56Z
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@futurebird (Tagging this thread up high so I don't miss any photos!)Eventually, we all end up with an older-model car and a device that needs charging.
(DIR) Post #Ako53WAm3dah4lQcGe by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-08-10T00:11:33Z
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@DoctorBrodsky This is my EDCC
(DIR) Post #Ako9UJQRxWDXB0nCWu by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2024-08-10T01:01:09Z
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@futurebird I suppose I should admit that I have one USB cable that goes to a 3-pin fan connector.But it's the wrong end. It's the end that comes *from* the fans. You can't actually run fans from it (though most 12V fans won't even start at 5V anyway.) This is because I had a bunch of ancient fans from old computers that no longer worked and a handful of molex to 3-pin connectiors so clipped the wires from the fans and used them for various power sources (mostly 18650 battery clips) to DC-DC converters and a couple of other devices (portable fans and etc.) Of course there is no voltage protection. I have to remember never to connect the 5V to something expecting ~4.5 (or lower in some cases.)I can't seem to find my actual cable, so I whipped up an image in GIMP for now.
(DIR) Post #AkoMaLbu325h5tMF9s by danblondell@masto.nyc
2024-08-10T03:27:58Z
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@futurebird That is a STYLISH battery.