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Bloody posted:steve is dead, lol 
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Doc Block posted:idiot iphone game spare time project update: you should render that with a transparent background and send it to adult swim
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Nov 24, 2014 14:06
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This isn't a project, but whats the cheapest way I can cut a hole in a desk for cables and plugs to fit through
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Nov 24, 2014 16:54
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with a hole saw
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Nov 24, 2014 17:21
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ok, stupid question: lets say i have a monitor connected to a raspberry pi. the monitor is 10" 4:3 but i want to put it into an enclosure with a 9" 4:3 bezel. how do i make the raspberry pi... um... use less of the display? not just in x.org but in the console...
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Nov 24, 2014 17:22
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Nelson MandEULA posted:ok, stupid question: there's a config file that the pi used on boot, I believe you can force some video setting in it
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Nov 24, 2014 17:24
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Mido posted:there's a config file that the pi used on boot, I believe you can force some video setting in it thanks! is it overscan that i'm looking for?
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Nov 24, 2014 17:40
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Nelson MandEULA posted:thanks! is it overscan that i'm looking for? if there isn't another built-in way, I would try hacking and forcing the edid. you should be able to decrease the active pixels/lines and increase the front porch/back porch so the monitor sees the same timings. just make sure you have a way to recover if you can't get video.
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Nov 24, 2014 18:14
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im making a json webservice that looks inside files for metadata so it does the obvious stuff like displaying exif if they uploaded a jpeg but if you give it a PDF it also extracts every image (losslessly, i wrote a stream parser copying byte regions thing) and it'll look for any exif there too, and so it builds a tree of metadata if files contain files contain files and if you give it an office file (just wordprocessor right now - doc(x), odt, wps lol) it will do the same, and also return information on track changes (who edited what, and when) and the reason i'm making this is that i'm tracking lobby websites and finding that they're leaking a lot of information on who's probably funding them but for the time being i'm just collecting metadata
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Nov 24, 2014 21:25
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Valeyard posted:This isn't a project, but whats the cheapest way I can cut a hole in a desk for cables and plugs to fit through do you have a drill you can borrow?
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Nov 24, 2014 21:28
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BONGHITZ posted:do you have a drill you can borrow? only a rusty hand crank one, so yeah ill need to go borrow one from someone then just buy one of those hole saw attachments mentioned i guess if they dont have any or get this and do it by hand, but i think id still need the drill to give this room to manouver http://www.amazon.co.uk/Compass-Curves-Circles-Holes-Sil175/dp/B00CLAWPGE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1416861207&sr=8-4&keywords=key+hole+saw
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Nov 24, 2014 21:35
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that's fine if you want to cut a hole 40cm wide, but you can't do tight turns with it. you need the hole saws that fit in a drill.
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Nov 24, 2014 21:48
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sadus tipped me about bootstrap css and now my crappy bulletin board https://kyber.ninja looks a lot less crappy! tomorrow I'll probs add some ajax poo poo to handle the up/downvoting. it's terrible but I'm having fun Learning A Thing.
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Nov 24, 2014 21:58
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who doesn't have at least a crappy powered drill? it's something anyone past their first apartment should have, or at least have access to.
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Nov 24, 2014 22:05
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I give cordless drills as wedding presents
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Nov 24, 2014 22:16
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N.Z.'s Champion posted:im making a json webservice that looks inside files for metadata so it does the obvious stuff like displaying exif if they uploaded a jpeg post teh metadata
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Nov 24, 2014 22:26
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i fixed my mouse. i got it like eh four, maybe five years ago now and the cord finally broke internally just in front of where it connects to the body. well im a big smarty pants and i opened it up and found the break and cut it apart and re-soldered the connections and sealed it all up again and that's a $100 mouse good to go for another 5 years probably with only 10 cents worth of solder and heat shrink
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Nov 25, 2014 00:43
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i use a magic trackpad op
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Nov 25, 2014 00:51
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i will never call those anything but tragic macpad
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Nov 25, 2014 00:52
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retANAL
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echinopsis posted:retANAL came here to post this
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lol
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Nov 25, 2014 03:44
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any tips on discharging a crt?
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Nov 25, 2014 12:22
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Nelson MandEULA posted:any tips on discharging a crt? a screwdriver you don't mind having a couple black marks and melty spots on the shaft of works in my experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbnFuVWTdk
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Nov 25, 2014 12:24
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kwinkles posted:a screwdriver you don't mind having a couple black marks and melty spots on the shaft of works in my experience. and then just hit it with a hammer to vent it?
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Nov 25, 2014 12:40
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It's a sunbox e7. It's a dna30 squonker with replaceable panels so you can customize it. Use any bottom fed atty so no dripping necessary. I think they retail for ~400-450 for a bare bones model and there is currently a 6-7 month wait. 
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Nov 25, 2014 12:46
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is it a DDS for nicotine or something else
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Nov 25, 2014 12:49
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Jonny 290 posted:It's a sunbox e7. that's cool, but vaping (well, vaping tobacco at least) is still utterly shameful. i thought better of you jonny
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Nov 25, 2014 12:56
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Nelson MandEULA posted:that's cool, but vaping (well, vaping tobacco at least) is still utterly shameful. he's been reposting these so it's a joke i hope
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Nov 25, 2014 17:26
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hmmm. turns out that all the safety concerns about working with crts are basically unfounded...
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Nov 25, 2014 18:08
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Nelson MandEULA posted:any tips on discharging a crt? kwinkles posted:a screwdriver you don't mind having a couple black marks and melty spots on the shaft of works in my experience. read first post as "discharging a cat" read second post and got scared
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Nov 25, 2014 20:52
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vaping is still probably better than cigarettes
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realistically, what's the cheapest i can expect to pay for a 9 inch vga display? the cheapest i can see is on ebay for £40 shipped, but it won't get here soon enough...
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Nov 26, 2014 00:33
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the lowest price you can find on aliexpress is probably the lowest price in the world, but the shipping will be a month or so
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ok so lets say i have a 12v dc motor. when i push a momentary button, i want the motor to run for a set amount of time (let's say 15 seconds) and then turn off. if the motor is running and i push the button, i want it to stop. that's all i want. should i use an arduino for this, or could i use something like a 555?
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keeping in mind that i'm super lazy and know next to nothing about electronics.
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Nov 27, 2014 00:27
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yes you can use a 555 in monostable mode (also called "one-shot" mode) to create a pulse of any length when you press a button once. you calculate the appropriate resistor and capacitor to make the pulse you want (look up 555 monostable) and wire them up and connect the circuit to a mosfet or relay or whatever and connect that to the motor. the disadvantage of doing it this way is that if your pulse is 15 seconds, you need to wait at least 15 seconds after it stops before you can trigger it again. whenever someone says "555" and they aren't talking about specifically leaning transistor logic i usually go "attiny85" because it costs about 95 cents to a 555's 75 cents but is infinitely more useful
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I played a Monaco GP game this week and it's amazing what they figured out they could do with TTL in 1980. color graphics! scrolling backgrounds! enemies that bounce between one side of the screen and the other! 
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