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2019-04-05 at 6:16 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra thread has prompted me to restart some (h)arduino projects
My most complex arduino project thus far (and by that I mean the only one I actually completed) was a preset interval-based light diode flashing on and off every X seconds.
But I was pretty proud of that useless little project. When it comes to hardware and electronic circuitry, I'm pretty noobish... Like, capacitors, resistors, transistors... I could not (without Googling, at least) tell you what the difference is between the three... Well, other than that resistors only allow a certain amount of voltage (or is it amperage? Or wattage???) to pass...
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2019-04-05 at 6:20 AM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks My most complex arduino project thus far (and by that I mean the only one I actually completed) was a preset interval-based light diode flashing on and off every X seconds.
But I was pretty proud of that useless little project. When it comes to hardware and electronic circuitry, I'm pretty noobish… Like, capacitors, resistors, transistors… I could not (without Googling, at least) tell you what the difference is between the three… Well, other than that resistors only allow a certain amount of voltage (or is it amperage? Or wattage???) to pass…
Yeah, I'm a circuitry noob.
It's definitely worth learning; robotics is just going to get bigger if you're interested in it for work. If not, just being able to build stuff is like the real world version of programming...
The thing I'm restarting at the moment is to be able to listen to nearby EM gates... There are a few in range (20m or so I think) and they all send out a unique code on 433mhz when they're opened or closed. I've got a premade receiver board, I just need to program it to log and alert when signals are received and interpret which one is which. -
2019-04-05 at 7:45 AM UTC
Originally posted by mmQ You like them there otherwise you wouldn't complain about it. You like it. Whether you think you do or not. If you truly didnt like homeless people living with you (hah that sounds funny [homeless people living in a home]) you wouldn't allow it. I know you dont like to say no but if you really hated it youd find a reason to say no. But NO
you're fucking social and like talking to people even if you dont think you do. I let one "homeless dude" stay at my place one night once and the next day I went to work and all I was thinking about was how I was gonna have to tell him to leave. My anxiety goes through the roof.
What I'm saying is you have good traits that you maybe subconsciously play off as bad traits.
I see what you mean that I really must, on some level, benefit from their company...
A big part of it tonight was that the gal he's always hanging out with was the one asking... She has this way about her that is hard to resist.
Still my fault, I know... But she just mastered that dark art of man-manipulation way too early on. She's 20, kinda cute, with bright blue eyes, and knows exactly what to say to get what she needs.
I usually ignore her calls, but she rings my damn phone off the hook until I answer.
She's now left, and I'm stuck with the dude.
Again, he's a nice dude. I've dealt with my share of moochers, hobos, and vagrants before... But he's truly pretty polite.
At least he sleeps on meth (how he pulls this off, exactly, I haven't the foggiest).
But he snores like a motherfucker, for one thing.
And waking him up when I get up is like fighting the final boss on a really hard NES side scroller. -
2019-04-05 at 8:05 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra It's definitely worth learning; robotics is just going to get bigger if you're interested in it for work. If not, just being able to build stuff is like the real world version of programming…
The thing I'm restarting at the moment is to be able to listen to nearby EM gates… There are a few in range (20m or so I think) and they all send out a unique code on 433mhz when they're opened or closed. I've got a premade receiver board, I just need to program it to log and alert when signals are received and interpret which one is which.
Ok I had to google EM gates... Still kinda not totally sure what in particular you're referring to.
If I kinda sorta catch your drift on the general idea, it's about logging open/close activity for some kind of binary sensory (each emitting a unique code, and all over the same radio frequency)? -
2019-04-05 at 8:09 AM UTCyeah, the gates have electromagnetic sensors to detect when they're opened or closed. when their state changes they send out a unique code on 433mhz, the idea being I'd be able to tell when people are nearby and in which area.
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2019-04-05 at 9:05 AM UTCGrow some balls and tell all of them to leave you alone for a while. Tell them that they are not to be soliciting you anymore. But you got to take the bad with the good. If that's your choice... don't complain about missing all the good times with them that you used to have. 👍
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2019-04-05 at 9:06 AM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks Ok I had to google EM gates… Still kinda not totally sure what in particular you're referring to.
If I kinda sorta catch your drift on the general idea, it's about logging open/close activity for some kind of binary sensory (each emitting a unique code, and all over the same radio frequency)?
He's into the paranormal & supernatural, basically -
2019-04-05 at 11:29 AM UTCLock your front door. Ignore the texts. Ignore the tappings on the window.
Easy peasy. You know these ppl will use u as long as u keep giving, am I right or are you wrong?? -
2019-04-05 at 11:44 AM UTCZooks I severed all contact with my associates for the same reason. Poisonous vices is was what brought us together but for me it was the social aspect of having someone there. I realized those people are what brought me down and made me worse. To be honest there was no encouragement needed but I knew If I was to save myself I had to be rid of any negative influences.
You're a smart guy with so much potential, find others who mirror you and are ambitious and not going to be worm food in the next 10 years. As you know I've given up everything cause I know if I don't, I'll sure as hell be in a worse position or even dead. I'm looking forward to finding new outlets in life and spending time with people that are not constrained by chemicals and are genuine human beings. I feel the past 15+ years of my life have been wasted surrounding myself with poisonous people.
It's hard to break the cycle but boy is it worth it.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2019-04-05 at 12:05 PM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks I attract the itinerant vagrant community like bees to honey, or bees to pollen to make honey, whatever.
I can't take it anymore.
Every time I get a few days break from it all, let my body heal, calls, texts, and taps on my rear window accelerate in frequency.
I can't take it.
My task backlog is like, a million miles long.
I just want my own getaway location I can go to to get away from the fucking bums, addicts, derelicts, schizos, the whole lot of them. I'm sorry. I have sympathy for people in fucked up situations, but I need to resolve my own issues before I can take care of anyone else.
Without venturing into "attract the feds" kinda talk… Let me just say that, I kinda get the degree of rage it takes to assassinate an entire social/community event.
Like… fuck.
Nobody should ever "get" that kind of thinking. But right now I am beyond rage. Mostly at myself. I let them in. I am weak. It's a sickness. I get drunk, and needy street rats (lol, Aladdin) just happen to receive telekinetic notification of that fact, and I start getting visitors.
And they offer harder drugs, and I say "yes", at least after some humming and hawing.
I'm weak, I admit it.
But I need to get away from the stress and the temptation in order to heal.
What do I do?
Try Yoga with goats.
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2019-04-05 at 12:09 PM UTCI've done goat yoga lol 😊😁
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2019-04-05 at 12:09 PM UTCBooby traps have been set.
I also installed some soundproofing along my walls so I won't be distracted by suffering screams or cries for help.
I will become a productivity magician.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2019-04-05 at 12:10 PM UTC
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2019-04-05 at 12:13 PM UTC
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2019-04-05 at 12:13 PM UTCU can do it gadz!!! shine bright big guy!!!The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2019-04-05 at 12:15 PM UTC
Originally posted by aldra yeah, the gates have electromagnetic sensors to detect when they're opened or closed. when their state changes they send out a unique code on 433mhz, the idea being I'd be able to tell when people are nearby and in which area.
Ah ok.
Yeah I kinda did something similar, but no fancy Arduino-style customization...
I have a WiFi/smart security system I got on Amazon that at least tells me when my front and back door are opened, and detects motion in my living room.
I also have two live cameras, one on the back patio, the other right in my living room (I can access it from anywhere via my phone and that keeps me a bit sane when I'm out and about). -
2019-04-05 at 12:16 PM UTCYou paid $40 didn't you Teehee? They have an "Extras" menu too if you find a particularity cute one.
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2019-04-05 at 12:21 PM UTC
Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson You paid $40 didn't you Teehee? They have an "Extras" menu too if you find a particularity cute one.
My goat was lazy and would'nt jump on my back. It kinda was hanging with its front legs over my back lol my friend said that it looked like it was trying to mount me 😂 -
2019-04-05 at 12:22 PM UTC
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2019-04-05 at 12:23 PM UTC
Originally posted by Octavian Zooks I severed all contact with my associates for the same reason. Poisonous vices is was what brought us together but for me it was the social aspect of having someone there. I realized those people are what brought me down and made me worse. To be honest there was no encouragement needed but I knew If I was to save myself I had to be rid of any negative influences.
You're a smart guy with so much potential, find others who mirror you and are ambitious and not going to be worm food in the next 10 years. As you know I've given up everything cause I know if I don't, I'll sure as hell be in a worse position or even dead. I'm looking forward to finding new outlets in life and spending time with people that are not constrained by chemicals and are genuine human beings. I feel the past 15+ years of my life have been wasted surrounding myself with poisonous people.
It's hard to break the cycle but boy is it worth it.
You're right that I need to make a concerted effort to replace my social circle with people who are on the up and up, rather than wallow in the crab bucket, where I'm being constantly pulled down and blocked from my own goals.
I will have to branch out and network a bit more, though.
I mean, not every single last one of my friends are immoral reprobates or ambitionless sloths. But the ones who have managed to achieve any degree of success or lasting happiness in life are scattered all over the province, country, and even the world, and are truly few and far between.
But I'll keep my feelers out there for the right kinda folk, and really quit with the downward-destined degenerates and assorted crab-like creatures pulling the more hopeful among us back into the bucket.
