3rd attempt at #ESP32 .
Lessons:
- Pay attention to values
- Don't cross wires
- Use flexible cables or you'll tear off pads
- Verify design rules or you'll forget stuff
- Break out #UART even if you think you won't need it (you will)
- #UVTools has #Gerber rendering issues
- Don't cross wires!
- Oscilloscopes are gold
- 120°C solder paste on a hot plate works great
#USB is simple, yet I had to fix 3 mistakes before it worked.
hey @fosstodon mods, there are a bunch of accounts here that spam posts with some automatic tool without ever replying if you try to discuss the topic. It floods the local timeline and feels like they are advertising rather than building a community.
Are those something you want to know about?
I no longer trust #Codeberg to host my projects no one else uses (at least thanks for being honest about that), so now I'm at #opencommit . We'll see how it goes.
#KiCad + Dorota = plugin.
https://opencommit.eu/dcz/kyperspace
It helps you route tracks using 0Ω resistors. Because doing that manually is way too much clicking and accidentally lost work.
I've been told what I'm doing is fighting KiCad, but if the plugin gets me through this project, then I don't have to find another tool for a while.
My #bike chain got replaced today. It was new in February when I replaced the whole drive train.
So even though I wiped and oiled it every week, that chain was worth only about 4-5 months... Maybe 2000km? 9-speed, if that matters.
How often do you replace your chains?
I bought a bunch of junk and analyzed the hell of it.
Not computers. #Bike parts.
On my #blog I reveal deepest secrets of Grip Shift:
https://dorotac.eu/posts/grip%20shift
(And now that it's done, what do I do with all that junk?)
#bicycle #mechanics #cycling #reverseengineering #biketooter #fedibikes
At a conference like #easterhegg , you see each dev's accidental secret:
their development setup.
And I discovered there are more people using #kate as their #programming editor!
#KDE makes some good software.
#eh23 #easterhegg23 #easterhegg2026 #coding #freesoftware #opensource
Did you know your distro carries a computer #art gallery?
It's called Xscreensaver. 30 years old and still getting updates.
A nerdy mix of simulations, interactivity and scene demos. All brilliant art.
Thank you @jwz for delighting this hacker again!
I came for the galaxy simulator, and stayed for Substrate. As always, for my 2 decades of Linux. I'll have to turn Substrate into a poster.
#Wayland and #input methods?
Yeah, I think I paid back for what I messed up.
I wrote a description of every feature I could remember – implemented or not yet implemented – on my #blog .
With this, I'm moving on and shuffling away from the stage.
https://dorotac.eu/posts/im-finished
What to do when a Li-ion #battery smells of fruit?
Run away. Throw it away. Duck and cover.
Lithium fire is no fun!
Single-use vapes should be banned, but while they aren't, I'll clean them up and put them to use.
Just the smells make it really confusing :S
The battery doesn't look bloated. Regardless, it is quarantined outside, in a concrete tiles area.
My #FOSDEM discovery: #ArielOS .
#Rust, both #async and preemptive scheduling, microcontroller-friendly. Based on #embassyrs .
Sounds promising, gonna have to check it out once I'm back home.
I missed the #39c3 @PrototypeFund and @nlnet meetups :(
Do you all hang out somewhere to have a quick chat?
I have a Pentium 3 computer taking up space.
Convince me: should I toss it? Should I keep it?
Is it good enough to be a #retro box? Is it better than running an emulator?
Files before folders?
Folders before files?
Or maybe it's a statement on the implicit, unexamined assumption about the spatial relationship corresponding to "before".
It's the little unexpected pranks that make me love #GTK .
#UI #programming #freesoftware #bug #bugs #opensource #humor
Does anyone know why my #RAM is running at half speed?
# inxi -m
Memory:
System RAM: total: 16 GiB available: 14.56 GiB used: 1.55 GiB (10.6%)
Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None
Device-1: Channel-A DIMM 0 type: DDR4 size: 8 GiB speed: spec: 2666 MT/s
actual: 1333 MT/s
Device-2: Channel-B DIMM 0 type: DDR4 size: 8 GiB speed: spec: 2666 MT/s
actual: 1333 MT/s
The system is a #Ryzen 2400GE.
Guess what I'm working^W wasting my life on.
Dear #hater !
I'm stoked that you care about me so much that you wrote me a personal message not about my work :D
I'm afraid your attempt at an insult hasn't really done anything.
Maybe you could get me to care if we got to know each other first.
I don't bite. I'm genuinely interested in having a chat. I used to be a bit of a hater back in the day, myself.
You already know how to reach me. (I wonder if you're on the Fedi.)
Have a nice day!
