Making, tinkering, and sharing my adventures along the way. Migrating to Mastodon @regorlas@hachyderm.io
Joined June 2016
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25 Feb 2021
Post an image of yourself as the final boss without downloading new pics.
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ALT Roger Cheng stands in front of "Phoenix of Metal"
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1 Oct 2024
This should win science cartoon of the year award!
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25 Jul 2024
We approve this message
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TODAY!!! December 15th, come #HangoutAndNerdout with @IShJR and our lovely friends @glowascii and @ZengJinger from @Hacksterio as we nerd out about #space with amazing guests @JoanHorvath, @Regorlas, and @hiteak! 🤘🧑🚀🤘
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8 Dec 2022
Counting from rollout of the first 747 in 1968, that's ~54 years of building 747s.
For perspective, a reminder that 1968 was only ~65 years after Wright Brothers' first flight.
A great run considering it was originally expected to be quickly overshadowed by supersonic aircraft.
7 Dec 2022
There she goes!
The last 747 has left our Everett factory ahead of delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. #QueenOfTheSkies
Photos: Boeing/Paul Weatherman
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Roger Cheng retweeted
18 Nov 2022
I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?"
As an SRE and sysadmin with 10 years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.
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7 Nov 2022
A chaotic under-communicated layoff eliminated many of my closest colleagues and nobody we could talk to knew why. After months of management flailing at damage control I decided trust was gone forever and left.
Some at Twitter will hold out hope as I did, others won't wait.
9 Sep 2022
Exploring the guts of a dead Form 1 laser resin printer. Looks like galvanometer commands are analog voltage level: oscilloscope plot on XY mode resembles laser beam path.
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1 Sep 2022
Some cooling fans have a speed-reporting wire. Briefly flashing LEDs based on that tachometer signal creates a strobe light.
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2 Sep 2022
If a delay is added between tachometer pulse and LED illumination, the visual shifts to a different location. Varying this delay over time can "rotate" the image at any speed independent of actual fan rotation speed, even backwards!
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2 Sep 2022
(Disclaimer: These effects are less flicker-y in real life than what's visible in these clips. It's a very challenging thing for me to record on video!)
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4 Aug 2022
Every time a new web app framework explains how they solve problems of a prior framework...
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Roger Cheng retweeted
19 Jul 2022
BEST VIDEO of emotional frustrations when we argue for vaccines-PLUS… emphasis on the ‘plus’. Every time we push #COVIDisAirborne & need for masks, better ventilation, air filtration… we often get this response: watch 🎥
HT @TiredActor x.com/WarblerGrey/status/153…
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18 Jul 2022
Hacking on a trio of cheap PC case fans so #WS2812 #NeoPixel LEDs embedded in each hub can be controlled using #Pixelblaze by @ledmage. Test here is running my X/Y/Z-axis sweep program to verify 3D coordinate map.
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19 Jul 2022
I wrote up my project details and posted them to Pixelblaze forum. forum.electromage.com/t/pixe…
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19 Jul 2022
This was my entry to the Pixelblaze project tutorials quest.
x.com/ledmage/status/1547356…
13 Jul 2022
The wizard tower seeks Pixelblaze project tutorials!
As a reward for any tutorial meeting the requirements, the author will get a Pixelblaze Pico!
Plus, you can win the prized, prestigious, perfect pixely Pixelblaze Cube!
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18 Jul 2022
Government: "You're on your own to manage your virus exposure."
OK fine, I'll continue to stay at home and avoid public places as much as I can.
Also government: "You are hereby summoned for jury duty."
Grrrrrr.😠
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