Posts by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
(DIR) Post #AJymNaal78OBNNqslM by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2020-12-29T22:01:30Z
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Kitchen timers have always annoyed me - there's always something about them that doesn't feel quite right. I'm working on an improved one that works how I'd like it to.The plan is to get a first prototype working and start testing it, then make a blog post. The problem with that is that I don't have a blog right now! I think there's going to be a lot of yak shaving in this project...
(DIR) Post #AJymNbMGGWO1ki4onw by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2020-12-29T22:04:55Z
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I'll try and summarise my problems with most kitchen timers in one post:Setting- Hour+minute often isn't granular enough- Can't decrease count without going up and wrapping round- Changing values is too slow - press+hold or mash the buttonsAlarm- Alarms are annoying when you've noticed them but can't get to them immediately!Placement- Timer always seems to be too far away, don't like having it on the counterCleaning- Depends on the timer, but often there are cracks that can collect gunk.
(DIR) Post #AJymNboGaOmv9ZBBSK by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2020-12-31T22:26:47Z
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This was the trigger I needed to finally make my own site. I succeeded where I've previously failed by setting a deadline of getting it done this year. Well I did!Here's the blog post about the kitchen timer on my new site: https://www.gbryant.co.uk/posts/2020-12-31_kitchen-timer/post.html
(DIR) Post #AJymNcGyrdkyacc7DE by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2020-12-31T22:27:24Z
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Bear in mind that this is just a minimum viable product, and I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible!
(DIR) Post #AJymNcidCpsHyNYCJM by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-05-29T20:17:13Z
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I've been working some more on my kitchen timer the last few weeks. I've been using the touch screen prototype for over a year now and it's time to have something that's not glued together cardboard.So I'm doing a second prototype with some leftover keyboard switches and a small OLED screen. It's a LOT bigger than I intend the final thing to be but it's a good prototyping platform.
(DIR) Post #AJymNd61nqad8wUsmO by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-05-29T20:19:42Z
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In the previous toot, buttons A, B, C and D are for the four adjustable presets (although B is labelled as D, hmmm).So on my working prototype I've got those set to common values that you don't want to mash buttons for, like 30 seconds, 5 minutes, etc.
(DIR) Post #AJymNdVCIGisP0Gz0i by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-05-30T13:34:49Z
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Fingers crossed this print for the kitchen timer keycaps goes ok - I haven't tested the supports by printing just one, so I'm expecting something to go wrong!
(DIR) Post #AJymZW7bYmlOzFu33g by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-05-30T13:39:35Z
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@rubenwardy Yeah it's a resin printer - if you print them flat, in between supports the first layer will droop. So you end up with a surface that has lots of lumps where the supports were.This is the first time I've tried using this much of an angle so we'll see how it goes!
(DIR) Post #AK1SSXDTfzPWkJvHdY by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-05-31T20:37:17Z
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@piggo make minecraft 2 entirely from spheres
(DIR) Post #AKaH1xC4f19kVHwWo4 by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-06-17T15:45:12Z
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@urusan I used to have a variety of usernames when I was young. As a teenager I started to mostly use Luxtylo (from "lux" + "stylo") but also an anagram of my name for gaming accounts. Now I've mostly settled on gbrnt.
(DIR) Post #AKi1Wkok0509ccDMg4 by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-06-21T08:53:47Z
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@piggo Have they even fixed the thing where the font keeps getting reset in a text box?
(DIR) Post #AKqSNAkmu5WBxU5Aqe by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-06-25T11:06:13Z
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@piggo I think I've seen this before - is the actual geometry messed up (e.g. when you export to STL), or just the shading?
(DIR) Post #ALL7Mek3v0vQxFUnNA by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-07-09T18:52:26Z
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I like the idea of building a sort of desk shelfy thing to go over my desk. It could have a built in pegboard, lighting, webcam mount (for videoing desk) and of course storage.Does anyone know if this is an existing thing that has a name?
(DIR) Post #ALUjJQurQ50QtsNTHc by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-07-14T21:25:22Z
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@piggo probably the pico? It's mega cheap and there seems to be a lot of stuff popping up around it. There might even be a pro micro compatible RP2040 board?
(DIR) Post #ALf3H7ywyNjCYAyWMi by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-07-19T20:55:36Z
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@joemama @Paradox It's probably not a good idea to drill into your bike's tubes! The downtube in particular has a lot of tension on it so that could easily cause it to start cracking or just catastrophically fail. Clamp-on is the way to go if there aren't already holes for it.
(DIR) Post #AMFqjvIr2QSA5pRW9Q by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-08-06T14:38:01Z
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@piggo That means it's 100% safe!
(DIR) Post #AMIBQxUx8goYkiotTk by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-08-07T17:07:43Z
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@vu3rdd There's https://search.marginalia.nu/ but it might go a bit further than you want!
(DIR) Post #ANWoqVdEcGRnZMADDs by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-09-13T17:12:42Z
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Started getting back into using Emacs, since org-mode is really nice for my D&D notes (as a player). I've written my first bit of lisp - a little function to roll dice in the minibuffer. My setup has 4 windows - log, threads, world and characters.Anyone else using Emacs for player/DM notes who'd like to share their setup?
(DIR) Post #ANWoqXxrwW8onvpifA by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-09-13T17:12:42Z
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Going through my notes to categorise them highlighted some details I'd completely forgotten about! That's what the threads view is for!
(DIR) Post #AOKeM9KNCOWdvPzDlY by gbrnt@mastodon.technology
2022-10-07T17:50:01Z
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Does anyone know a good Mastodon instance for electronics makers or (physical object) designers or anything like that? I'd be keen on hackers.town but they're not accepting registrations.