Decided not to do an “unboxing” for this bit of kit which arrived this arvo. But my new tape dispenser arrived. It’s for my Kapton tape.
New kit: tape dispenser
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Game on!
I was at the thrift store the other day and I found this retro gaming system for AU$15 (US$10). Haven’t had a play with it yet, I’m saving it for when I have some time to do the unboxing. And I didn’t want to do that until I had my new HDMI recording setup installed, but that’s done now, so I AM READY BABY.
New kit
I’ve installed my two new microscopes, the TOMLOV DM602 Pro which arrived today, and the Yizhan Microscope which arrived yesterday.
Using my new 8K 5-in 1-out HDMI 2.1 Switch I can put either of the microscopes on the top display. I can also put the Rigol MSO5074 scope and an Xbox on the top display. There is one spare HDMI port which is on the front of the device which I can use for ad hoc purposes.
Before the HDMI switch output runs into the top display (a Teac TV) it runs through a 4K Audio Video Capture Device which allows me to record the output for inclusion in my videos.
New mat
Installed a new mat in front of my bench. It’s made from an Amazon box (cardboard) and gaffer tape.
Early Content #1: Hello, World | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Just preparing my lab cameras. This video is a bit sketchy because I made some mistakes during recording. But it is what it is. Hi! :)
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Blowfish
I found myself reminiscing about my implementation of Blowfish today. It earned me the great honour of being listed on Bruce Schneier’s web page. My implementation made Blowfish compatible across 32-bit signed ints, 64-bit signed ints, and 64-bit floats. I wrote this code coming up on 12 years ago… how time flies.
System freeze
My backup Kubuntu workstation began freezing shortly after boot recently. The problem was recurrent for a week or so and then I just switched the damn thing off. Have picked this up again recently to try and fix, because I would like to make use of this machine’s disks.
I ran MemTest86, and that surfaced no errors. Seems as though the RAM is okay and probably the CPU too.
The first thing I tried after the memory test was to remove the WD Blue 250GB SATA SSD M.2 which was in use as a ZFS cache. And this seems to have fixed the problem! Can’t be sure yet, but so far so good. Will continue to keep an eye on things…
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The Circle
I did some creative writing, inspired by a new friend: The Circle.
You are the future
I purchased a picture frame for a thing that I’m doing, and it came with the following as the default picture mounted in it. Aw. I’m gonna stick that on the wall.
Dyshidrotic Eczema
So apparently I have Dyshidrotic Eczema on my hands. The good news is that it’s not contagious. The bad news is that it is unsightly and can be a bit itchy.