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Yes, I was a weird, nerdy kid and yes, I was one of the A/V geeks. These are some of my stories. Don't look at me like that.
https://inkican.com/weird-nerdy-kid-stories-2-a-v-geeks-to-the-rescue/
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This week I'm *finally* starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in my Azure migration. Basically wrapping up about 2 years worth of work. (Not *constant* during that time, though - it's duration, not effort.)
Some of the delay has been me working out the kinks of re-architecting my spatial database to #PostgreSQL and #PostGIS. Other delays have just been bureaucracy. Overall I'm pleased, and it could have been much worse.
rewrote my neovim configs again from scratch
https://github.com/xero/dotfiles/tree/main/neovim/.config/nvim/lua
Join me on a tiny but mighty adventure! 
Read about my LEGO Millennium Falcon build at https://bricksandbuilds.charleshartmann.com/mini-but-mighty-my-lego-millennium-falcon-adventure/ #LEGO #MillenniumFalcon #MiniBuilds #BrickBuilding #NerdLife
Bricks and Builds with Chay · ✨ Mini but Mighty: My LEGO Millennium Falcon Adventure ✨Hello builders! It's Chay here, and welcome back to Bricks and Builds with Chay — your cozy corner of the internet for all things LEGO. Today, I'm bringing you a whirlwind of bricks, Star Wars spirit, and rainy-day vibes as we dive into the delightful 74-piece Millennium Falcon set, LEGO 30708.
So, dann geht es mal zur #KrönchenConvention, ein paar andere Nerds treffen, Kontakte mit Pen&Paper Leuten knüpfen, @Blahmage an ihtem Stand besuchen und wenn ich Glück habe, vielleicht den ein oder anderen Flyer austauschen.
#Siegen #Convention #NerdLife #P&P #Pen&Paper #PenandPaper
My childhood in one picture.
My very first PC: a Compaq machine with a Pentium I (166 MHz) - slow by today’s standards, and honestly, even back then. Most kids already had Pentium 4s, but I made the most of what I had.
I started out playing DOS games like DOOM on Windows 98 - and I loved every second. But everything changed when I saw SuSE Linux 8.0 at a friend’s house.
His dad worked at AMD in Germany at the time - so of course they had Linux. I didn’t fully understand what it was… but I knew I needed it too.
So I got SuSE Linux 7.3. I installed it from CD1 - the other 6 CDs and 1 DVD just held software packages. Two boot floppies were needed just to start the installer.
I installed a Sound Blaster card myself at age 10, using the original driver CD. And since my CD-ROM drive was added later, I had to boot from a floppy with DOS CD-ROM drivers first. It was all a bit chaotic – but it worked.
Also pictured: my LEGO Mindstorms grabber arm - the first robot I ever built, following online instructions I hunted down with endless patience.
And of course: PC Games 11/02, featuring Unreal Tournament 2003 (and also No One Lives Forever 2, one of the most underrated gems of its time.) - a game (and series) I still love to this day.
Today, this very machine still works - and after some experiments with Minix and FreeDOS over the years, it’s once again running SuSE Linux 7.3. Just like back then.
What’s missing? My old bike. I didn’t bring it down from the attic.
#RetroPC #Pentium1 #SuSELinux #FOSS #LEGOmindstorms #SoundBlaster #PCGames #UT2003 #FloppyDisk #DOSGames #Minix #FreeDOS #NerdLife #TechNostalgia #FrüherWarMehrFloppy #MeinErsterPC #Kindheitserinnerung #Pixelfed #RetroLiebe #ComputerHistory #RetroHardware #OldHardwareStillRuns #CompaqLegend #SuSE73 #Linux
My very first PC: a Compaq machine with a Pentium I (166 MHz) - slow by today’s standards, and honestly, even back then. Most kids already had Pentium 4s, but I made the most of what I had.
I started out playing DOS games like DOOM on Windows 98 - and I loved every second. But everything changed when I saw SuSE Linux 8.0 at a friend’s house.
His dad worked at AMD in Germany at the time - so of course they had Linux. I didn’t fully understand what it was… but I knew I needed it too.
So I got SuSE Linux 7.3. I installed it from CD1 - the other 6 CDs and 1 DVD just held software packages. Two boot floppies were needed just to start the installer.
I installed a Sound Blaster card myself at age 10, using the original driver CD. And since my CD-ROM drive was added later, I had to boot from a floppy with DOS CD-ROM drivers first. It was all a bit chaotic – but it worked.
Also pictured: my LEGO Mindstorms grabber arm - the first robot I ever built, following online instructions I hunted down with endless patience.
And of course: PC Games 11/02, featuring Unreal Tournament 2003 (and also No One Lives Forever 2, one of the most underrated gems of its time.) - a game (and series) I still love to this day.
Today, this very machine still works - and after some experiments with Minix and FreeDOS over the years, it’s once again running SuSE Linux 7.3. Just like back then.
What’s missing? My old bike. I didn’t bring it down from the attic.
#RetroPC #Pentium1 #SuSELinux #FOSS #LEGOmindstorms #SoundBlaster #PCGames #UT2003 #FloppyDisk #DOSGames #Minix #FreeDOS #NerdLife #TechNostalgia #FrüherWarMehrFloppy #MeinErsterPC #Kindheitserinnerung #Pixelfed #RetroLiebe #ComputerHistory #RetroHardware #OldHardwareStillRuns #CompaqLegend #SuSE73 #Linux
Was just looking at my NAS's video stash and while adding Omri Cohen's positively brilliant "The Basics of Modular Synthesis With VCV Rack 2" videos I just bought I notice that I still have the full series of 90 classic "Destroy All Software" videos by Gary Bernhardt.
I sit like a great nerdy dragon atop my enormous nerdy hoard and hope that I can leverage it all in this lifetime :)
When you hear a strange noise and fear your 3D printer might have failed but it's the ice cube maker dropping a fresh load in its basket :) #NerdLife
Hush little baby, don't you cry
Papa's gonna buy you a TTY
and if that teletype's obsolete
Mama's gonna give you a DEC VT
and if that terminal's too dumb
Papa will find a BBS connection
and if that analog modem don't sing
Mama's gonna install a token ring
and if that ring drops its 3-byte frame
Papa's office gonna sponsor ISDN
and if that terminal adapter won't bond
Mama's gonna sign up for cable broadband
and if that broadband plan gets capped
Papa'll pirate wifi from a nearby bank
and if that jury-rigged cantenna takes flight
Mama's gonna point to a satellite
and if Starlink triggers Kessler cascade
Papa'll send magtapes in a van brigade
and if that magtape van melts down
You'll still be the sweetest little netgeek in town
It is not yet 9am, I have already had a chat with someone I have never met before about how he might use cycling race data to detect crashes in near real-time.
Just tried to explain what BashCore is — a minimal, terminal-only OS built for learning and pentesting — and got the same reaction you'd expect if I said a marmot wraps the chocolate.
Not for everyone, but perfect for those who speak fluent shell.
I don't know about you all, but ever since I learned #SteveJobs once told his people to get rid of the F(unction) keys on Apple keyboards "because only nerds know what they do", I've been like, "Challenge ACCEPTED" and slowly been learning how to use them. So handy! 
The ones I have memorized and use often:
F2 - rename that dang file
F11 - full screen on ye olde browser
F12 - activate full nerd mode (developer console in the browser)
What y'all got for favorite keyboard shortcuts? #NerdLife
Habe jetzt also nach einem Impulskauf nach diesem Toot einen angeblich gar nicht mal so schlechten Geigerzähler für 44,16€ hier liegen 
. Mit Open Source Firmware drauf.
Ich habe absolut gar keine sinnvolle Verwendung dafür, aber Spaß gehabt es zu flashen. Andere richten sich 'ne Holzwerkstatt ein oder fahren Elektrische Eisenbahn, ich steh auf Messgeräte.
Zumindest weiß ich jetzt dass ich das einzig Verstrahlte in dieser Wohnung bin.
#nerdlife #spassamgeraet
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New toy!
I got myself a cheap chinese geiger counter, the Bosean FS-5000. Thanks to the custom RadPro firmware it becomes a damn good EDC counter!
The Firmware fixes a lot of issues I've had with cheaper counters, and from what I've heard the next revision will fix ~all nitpicks I have left 😁
A major thing for me is the battery run time, over a week of running constantly.
I'm very happy with it!
https://github.com/Gissio/radpro/
Hey check out Ready Singer One at Japan Matsuri in London last month!
Such a great crowd, we had a blast.
https://youtu.be/HO6ueZLlbjU?si=7yGl9yQExRiXdn7Z
YouTubeReady Singer One at JAPAN MATSURI FESTIVAL 2024 LONDON UK || ジャパン祭りロンドン|| Pokemon & more ||#SongsUK biggest Premier Japanese festival “Japan Matsuri ” was held at Trafalgar Square London on Sunday 6st October 2024.