// #eevblog — 2025-08-26
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00:26:34 * arch launches Ampera into space atop a satellite to function as the antennas
00:26:56 * Ampera hugs arch
00:26:57 <Ampera> it's ok
00:26:58 <Ampera> I'm here now
00:27:00 <arch> how do?
00:27:01 <Ampera> you don't have to throw things anymore
00:27:03 <Ampera> <3
00:27:04 <arch> llol
00:27:13 <Ampera> how ya doin
00:27:42 <arch> another beautiful duwang here. *chews on sandwich* nice and sunny.
00:28:15 <arch> waiting for the contractor to finish my damn living room already so i can wall mount my tv
00:31:07 <Ampera> arch, I'm headed back home in a few days
00:31:16 <Ampera> just enjoying my last few days in Germany
00:31:20 <Ampera> sent out some postcards to family
00:31:29 <Ampera> tons of people I could write to, but I don't feel like mailing 20 postcards q.q
00:31:47 <arch> pssh, that's oldschool af.
00:32:21 <rc-garage> yeah, just send a fax
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00:32:51 <arch> read that denmark for example is stopping delivering letters
00:33:39 <rc-garage> to the home. they will be delivered to delivery point sort of places
00:33:54 <rc-garage> pick up points, I guess
00:35:06 <Ampera> arch, europe has weird relationships with postal services and couriers.
00:35:16 <Ampera> it's not like the US at all where mail is still frequently sent and the USPS is heavily used
00:41:33 <rc-garage> at least up here, they are probably trying to make people stop sending letters. there is just no money in delivering those. but for now, they have to.
00:42:46 <rc-garage> I think it is just what happens, when public services are privatized. (even if the government owns 100% of the shares)
00:46:59 <Ampera> rc-garage, it seems like in some places the couriers that deliver letters are not the couriers that deliver packages
00:47:11 <Ampera> I'm not sure if it's the case but I think here in Germany DHL delivers packages while Deutsche Post delivers letters
00:47:28 <Ampera> which is absolutely not how it work in the US. The USPS delivers tons of packages along with letters, and they do so in the same trip
00:47:44 <Ampera> even if they don't deliver tons of letters (which they do), they still deliver tons of packages.
00:47:59 <steve30> ooh, I just got a call from "Jane", an energy advisor in "your area" and she understands that I'm the "home owner there at the property".
00:48:13 <Ampera> Now, the management of USPS is fucking stupid and they make shitty deals to deliver that they can't profit on, and squander money on terrible improvements (or just screwing shit up in general)
00:48:30 <rc-garage> sounds about right. up here, we also do both at the same time, mostly because there are few people, and long-ish distances. so running 2 people around the area makes little sense.
00:49:34 <rc-garage> in the cities, I guess it is a bit different
00:50:02 <Ampera> We have private couriers like FedEx and UPS, but they are generally forbidden from doing non-express mail delivery
00:51:33 * steve30 stamps ampera
00:51:55 <rc-garage> here, there is a weigh limit. I think it is up to 50g, and the post will handle it. the other companies will do anything other than that. and there is stuff like companies who have a lot of mail, so they send a box of letters, anyone can do those
00:52:59 <rc-garage> but, things are changing. we will see
00:59:42 <Ampera> rc-garage, post office will usually handle up to anything a person can carry
00:59:47 <Ampera> so probably like 20-30kg or so.
01:00:04 <arch> what if it was a bodybuilder and they were carrying 250lbs?
01:00:11 <Ampera> UPS will usually offer more, but anything super heavy requires LTL services which is a different industry entirely
01:01:19 <rc-garage> yes. 35 here. the thing is that what used to be the "usps" here, HAVE TO deliver anything under 50g, so ie normal letters and post cards. we also deliver things like excavators and parts for oil rigs
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01:06:40 <rc-garage> so, this is the first day of my vacation this summer, lol. I am going to work in half an hour or so... blah
01:13:47 <Ampera> rc-garage, that's a weird vacation
01:13:53 <rc-garage> yep
01:14:25 <rc-garage> we have some issues with people disappearing, it seems.
01:16:28 <rc-garage> I only agreed to this week, on overtime.
01:20:09 <Ampera> rc-garage, this is what happens when you run a teleportation research lab
01:20:23 <rc-garage> yeah, I guess
01:21:02 <arch> Aperture Science ftw
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11:10:12 * electrohead attaches arch to a large wheel, pushes it down a random hill
11:11:02 <rust_collector> I always wanted to put someone in a tractor tire, and... well, let it roll
11:11:29 <rust_collector> I think your idea of putting him ON the tire is a little bit mean, I like it
11:29:01 <arch> you can make a human smoothie if you stuff them into a tractor tire, and put the tire back on the tractor, and plow the fields for a bit
11:31:34 <rust_collector> https://youtu.be/xYfAEIwfVX4
11:31:34 <EEVBot> [YouTube] 800lb Tractor Tire Rolled Down Mountain | 1m 20s | Channel: Dannette Weinstein | 90,211 views | 2014-10-25 - 19:17:27 UTC
11:35:10 <arch> the poor guy out for a stroll in the quaint mountain village square seeing something rolling towards him: https://tenor.com/view/worried-scared-oh-no-stop-it-fearful-gif-12534009
11:35:10 <EEVBot> [url] Worried Scared GIF - Worried Scared Oh No - Discover & Share GIFs | tenor.com
11:45:49 <rust_collector> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qopvw2VyrUE?feature=share
11:45:49 <EEVBot> [YouTube] Look at this monkeys reaction to a century egg from Chinese tradition #funny #nasty #foryou #lol | 14s | Channel: OverlyBay | 9,280,612 views | 2025-08-20 - 17:52:00 UTC
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14:03:05 <MrMobodies> Hello
14:03:17 <MrMobodies> can someone please identity what tune this is:
14:03:19 <MrMobodies> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-9pOLbxkkg
14:03:19 <EEVBot> [YouTube] The Outer Limits (1990s TV Series) - Vanishing Act | 44m 5s | Channel: Francis | 2,508,281 views | 2016-05-13 - 05:27:14 UTC
14:03:24 <MrMobodies> 23:33 in he video
14:04:13 <MrMobodies> I don't think I can hear it correctly to do a lyrics search. All I can hear and make ou is "Till he has some" or "To the handsome".
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15:48:51 <Halcyon> Afternoon spiced hot chocolates
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18:00:24 * Ampera hugs Halcyon
18:00:25 <Ampera> <3
18:00:35 <Halcyon> Hey hey
18:00:39 <Halcyon> How's you?
18:00:52 <Ampera> eepy
18:01:05 <Halcyon> Eepy?
18:07:15 <Halcyon> Sleepy?
18:14:32 <Ampera> yee
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22:18:26 <rust_collector> MrMobodies, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFzMs2SN--s
22:18:26 <EEVBot> [YouTube] Van McCoy - The Hustle (Official Music Video) [HD] | 4m | Channel: Reservoir Recordings | 19,875,113 views | 2020-05-12 - 15:00:15 UTC
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