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00:08:02 <rc_garage> THE STEVE!
00:08:06 <rc_garage> wooooo
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01:49:49 <arch> is "ibiza" some new sort of "dab" these kids have been doing latey?
01:49:56 <arch> goddamn fucking kids
02:58:48 * steve30 paws at rc_garage
03:26:25 * arch waves to T3sl4
03:28:11 * T3sl4 particles at arch
03:34:52 * steve30 pounces onto T3sl4
03:35:09 * T3sl4 pets the steve30
04:10:05 <MrMobodies> Hello
04:10:52 <MrMobodies> Just setup the Archer C64's with the Openwrt and had a good day doing it.
04:11:00 <MrMobodies> oops C6's
04:11:45 <MrMobodies> no problems last night I got a good response out of the OpenWRT forum after I offered a little donation
04:13:14 <MrMobodies> https://forum.openwrt.org/t/excessive-gui-overlay-dimming-on-large-parts-of-screen-behind-dialogues-and-modals/251247/10
04:13:15 <EEVBot> [url] Excessive GUI overlay dimming on large parts of screen behind dialogues and modals - #10 by takimata - Site Feedback and Other Questions - OpenWrt Forum | forum.openwrt.org
04:13:19 <MrMobodies> #modal_overlay {
04:13:19 <MrMobodies> background: none !important;
04:13:20 <MrMobodies> }
04:13:24 <MrMobodies> No more dimming
04:13:30 <MrMobodies> Isn't that nice for a change
04:13:38 <MrMobodies> I can do this to so many other things
04:14:05 <MrMobodies> for where the dimming overlay is the parent
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05:14:38 <MrMobodies> Talking of "BEST PRACTICE" I find it rooted up here:
05:14:39 <MrMobodies> https://ebay.gitbook.io/mindpatterns/disclosure/lightbox-dialog#best-practices
05:14:40 <EEVBot> [url] Lightbox Dialog | eBay MIND Patterns | ebay.gitbook.io
05:15:42 <MrMobodies> "System-activated:" "Click-activated: " what an eye hurter but it does say
05:15:55 <MrMobodies> "Lightbox dialog must not be opened on hover"... and many websites do that.
05:16:10 <MrMobodies> like CPC yesterday
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07:39:01 <MrMobodies> Steve30, do you use dark mode?
08:28:28 <DogWomble> who doesn't use dark mode? dark mode is glorious!
08:48:45 <steve30> don't think so
09:50:36 <rc_garage> arrr, damnit steve. not the claws
09:50:40 <rc_garage> https://imgur.com/a/glQPA0h
12:26:10 <steve30> hehe, claws ftw :p
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20:21:51 <K> !coffee steve30
20:21:52 * EEVBot pours coffee down steve30's throat
20:22:00 <K> !bucket-o-nails rc_garage
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22:06:30 <Nothing\> yay! my surgical wound seems to be healed to the point where it's closed up
22:06:45 <Nothing\> the holes from the staples are looking gnarly, though
22:07:29 <Nothing\> actually, the whole thing looks gnarly after being covered over for a month and a half without ever being washed or having the blood or scabs wiped off or anything but it looked great once i cleaned it up a bit
22:11:28 <rc_garage> dont pressure wash it, for the first 2 weeks
22:14:08 <Nothing\> rc_garage, it's freaky because the whole area below the incision is completely numb. As I've stated many times.
22:14:55 <Nothing\> So, just cleaning it, I had NO CLUE how much force to use. Even just using the bare minimum of force I was afraid it was too much because I had no feedback to tell me. It's weird.
22:15:10 <rc_garage> makes me think of when you see a fly or something, walking around on your hand, and you can not feel it, but you know it is there
22:15:26 <Nothing\> dude that's just creepy as fuck
22:15:56 <rc_garage> just wait until the maggots start digging their way out
22:15:59 <steve30> i'm pleased to say that google AI has actually been useful for some things recently
22:16:09 <Nothing\> one of the worst feelings is getting a random itch where it's numb and I instinctively try to scratch it, only to realize I can feel the itcch, but not the scratching. So there's absolutely no relief. You just have to bear the itch until it goes away.
22:16:50 <Nothing\> steve30, no shit? I've found it utterly unusable and even outright abusive at times a la gaslighting, and I swear it's being intentionally antagonistic
22:17:07 <rc_garage> Ai things can be useful, if you use it properly
22:17:26 <Nothing\> rc_garage, I expect nothing and I'm still disappointed
22:18:13 <Nothing\> but when I ask it something like a question about something i specifically say is objective, it gives me sources from reddit which i tell it are anecdotal, speculative and rarely relevant to what it's actually saying
22:18:17 <rc_garage> that is one of the things. it will not come up with nothing
22:18:35 <Nothing\> rc_garage, only because it doesn't know how to say "i don't know"
22:18:46 <Nothing\> and it just loves to give unsolicited excuses
22:18:53 <Nothing\> which are blatent lies
22:19:27 <Nothing\> "i was stuck in a loop" "it wasn't my fault, the programming made me do it" "it wasn't intentional" "I can see why it would look that way, but..."
22:19:43 <Nothing\> or just outright asking what my next instruction is before it can even do the first one
22:20:23 <Nothing\> mpeaking of instructions, i started learning about the MSP430
22:20:51 <rc_garage> wow, is that still a thing?
22:21:04 <Nothing\> lol yeah, it's used in my continuous glucose monitors
22:21:22 <Nothing\> which yes they run slow as fuck with a 4? color display
22:21:23 <rc_garage> i remember it being the new thing, maybe 10 or 15 years ago
22:21:32 <Nothing\> and resistive touchscreen
22:21:37 <Nothing\> rc_garage, it came out in 93
22:21:43 <rc_garage> as an arduino alternative
22:21:54 <Nothing\> really? huh
22:22:12 <steve30> In this case I'm using it to find replacement bike parts, so, yeah
22:22:25 <rc_garage> it was a lot on youtube and such, when people wanted to be cooler, and not use the arduino
22:22:42 <Nothing\> but yeah, I found this interesting "hacking game" online thta really is like hacking where you use assembly language based on the 430 to crack passwords as you would od in reality, setting breakpoints, debugging code and what not.
22:22:46 <rc_garage> steve30, why do you break your bike all the time?
22:23:08 <Nothing\> not just those lame "hacking" games where you have a pretty looking interface with a progress bar you have to get to 100%
22:23:28 <steve30> becausei use them a lot and parts get worn out
22:23:50 <Nothing\> or Jurassic Park's infamous linux systems with the 3D GUI for the file manager
22:23:57 <rc_garage> what parts? is it the sprockets and chain, and bearings, or...
22:24:10 <Nothing\> steve30, you break that which you use most
22:25:05 <Nothing\> otoh, any cyclist worth their salt should carry a repair kit in their gear. You never know when you'll get a flat, or a chain running off the sprockets while you're 5 miles into the countryside
22:25:18 <steve30> rc_garage, in this particular case, a crank arm where the splines have worn and cause it to flop around
22:25:25 <Nothing\> even as a kid, I did so many roadside repairs of my bike
22:25:28 <steve30> and its a proprietary part for the specific motor
22:25:29 <rc_garage> I still like the idea of those dutch cargo bikes. Now that they come with the electric helper motor, I think that can be a good idea
22:25:51 <Nothing\> we didn't need air compressors though bceause every petrol station had one you could use four 25p
22:25:57 <Nothing\> *for
22:26:08 <Nothing\> *25c
22:26:24 <rc_garage> every station has free air here. wth?
22:26:25 <Nothing\> damn you guys europeanizing/anglicisizing me
22:26:48 <rc_garage> free range air, heh
22:26:53 <Nothing\> rc_garage, lol that's ridiculous. It used to be free in a lot of places. Nowadays since my childhood, it's gone up to $1
22:27:42 <Nothing\> because of the loonie, $1 has fast become the replacement for 25c in vending machines of the gachapon type design
22:28:12 <rc_garage> it is on the arm bit, or the crank? I guess it is some kind of aluminium thing? but that is not great.
22:28:30 <Nothing\> https://microcorruption.com/debugger/Tutorial
22:29:23 <Nothing\> pretty unique and interesting game if you're inte programming style puzzles
22:29:42 <Nothing\> like those zachtronics games that were popular for a time
22:29:55 <rc_garage> meh. I have a welder, i dont need programming puzzles.
22:30:15 <Nothing\> oh, hey man
22:30:24 <Nothing\> what do you suggest for cleaning an LCD TV?
22:30:48 <rc_garage> the screen, or...?
22:30:50 <Nothing\> Alcohol was always my go-to but i know that'll just cloud the screen. I was thinking mildly soapy water, but that leaves a film
22:31:18 <rc_garage> it is just dust, or something gooey?
22:31:28 <Nothing\> yeah the actual screen. It's a 75in display that's full of smudge marks and back prints where i fell into it and other blemishes
22:31:34 <Nothing\> just mainly skin oils
22:31:47 <Nothing\> which is what makes it difficult, water just smears it
22:32:41 <Nothing\> yea have a million different screen cleaning products. But, there's gotta be a gold standard. Like lock-tite for adhesives
22:34:04 <rc_garage> loctite, yes. but... not sure. maybe alcohol/water... or glass cleaner, if you like.
22:37:24 <steve30> rc_garage, the splines on the arm have gone bad, but the splines on the motor spindle are also a bit worn :(
22:37:58 <rc_garage> that is sort of not great
22:39:04 <Nothing\> aha i think i figured it out
22:39:29 <Nothing\> just a smidgen of dish soap in distilled water, and then plenty of rinsing afterwards
22:39:48 <rc_garage> is it a simple cylinder shaped axle, with splines? or is it tapered or something?
22:39:53 <Nothing\> i just did 1/3 of my tv, which wore my arm out enough. But, the difference is night and day
22:40:41 <Nothing\> lol rc_garage i thought you were asking me. I'm like "what in the hell... i know what the words mean but this makes no sense." lol
22:40:47 <Nothing\> did i mention lol?
22:40:52 <steve30> rc_garage, i think so, but is a proprietary size
22:40:52 <Nothing\> LOL
22:40:56 <rc_garage> lol was said
22:41:05 <Nothing\> steve30, that's what SHE said
22:41:43 <Nothing\> sorry i can't help myself
22:43:13 <rc_garage> I am just wondering how they managed to make a spline that is so sloppy that it will wear out like that. You can use a... it is similar to loctite, to fill in the space between the splines. it will come off, with a little bit of heat, but might keep it together, so it does not gnaw on the parts
22:44:44 <rc_garage> https://next.henkel-adhesives.com/us/en/products/industrial-adhesives/central-pdp.html/loctite-660/BP000000164196.html
22:44:44 <EEVBot> [url] LOCTITE® 660 | Henkel Adhesives | next.henkel-adhesives.com
22:44:52 <steve30> Since I'm too skint to have the motor repairs, i can probably just get away with a replacement crank
22:45:46 <steve30> thanks, that might be a good option
22:47:14 <rc_garage> that, and a new crank part, maybe. but try to fit it dry, and see what is supposed to hold things in place, because it is not meant to wear the splines like that, something has not been tight or right
22:56:15 <steve30> this is only the one on the right hand side
22:56:19 <steve30> the left hand one is fine
22:56:43 <steve30> If I mount the left crank on the right spline, it still has a bit of play, confirming that the right spline is slightly worn
22:58:03 <steve30> so, i've no doubt that it I put a new crank on there, it will wear out by virtue of the shaft already being worn
22:58:10 <steve30> but i might get away with it, at least for a while
23:11:16 <rc_garage> yes, it is worn, and you might get away with it. but what made it loose to start with? there is something wrong somewhere, in my opinion. but I do not bike, so maybe this is how it is supposed to be, in that world
23:25:44 <steve30> it is not supposed to be faulty
23:26:03 <steve30> either one of them was not made quite right, or the materials were not quite the right hardness, or something
23:26:11 <steve30> tbh it is actually a known problem
23:26:31 <rc_garage> ok
23:27:19 <rc_garage> do they have an updated or upgraded part for them?
23:33:47 <electrohead> !caffeine
23:33:47 * EEVBot hosts a red bull party, invites everyone over
23:34:03 <steve30> not really, but I think newer models use different designs
23:35:34 <rc_garage> well, if it is basically fucked, glue the thing on, and tork it to "yes" and just know it might need to be replaced the next time?
23:36:07 <steve30> yeah, a new crank is probably <£50 and will probably do for a couple of years or so minimum
23:57:02 <arch> steve30, do you always carry around an extra crank to unlock secret doors in a zombie infested castle in spain?
23:57:21 * arch waits to see if anyone got the reference
23:58:57 <arch> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJAMfOFrGY
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