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ᛗᚨᚷᛁ ᛞᚨᚾᚷᚱ 「ᚦᚨᚢ᛫ᚺᚨᚾ᛫they᛫he᛫ᛚ᛫⁂」
@effinmaggie.bsky.social
#SRE᛫#DevOps᛫パン᛫クィア᛫仏教徒᛫猫。
カオスニュートラルな #rogue をダイスでキャラクターを決めています。
RAADS-Rレベル127。
ヘルスレッド・イモレーターPB/WR:21時間、パッチデ。
安全語は「スキュラ」です。
カウントダウンはスキルの不足を示しています。
続けてください。
Lowest-tech help with rooms being too fucking warm without installing an AC: #menthol-crystals in a #soap-stone bowl.

Can't decide if this is high-tech or low-tech, considering menthol crystals are made from mint. Either way, it helps.
August 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
For the mainboard itself, this is clearly not their first version, judging from the silkscreen having a -V2A marking.

I'm noticing a number of unpopulated tabs as well, so clearly the engineers who designed this had FUN - but also this board is clearly for multiple SKUs!

Kudos, engineers!
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Turns out the laser module itself is just a standard 12mm/13mm laser "pointer can" module with a heatsink tension screwed. And the base material for the actual diode casing is brass from the weight of it, with an aluminum light path and a spring for the lens.
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
WHY is this great, you ask? Well, notice that none of the wiring is soldered onto the board, but instead using JST/micro molex plugs, and all the parts are modular, with actual screws and no snap tabs. This is how you do it!
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Well well well, this is a glorious surprise! Took that "AC-6926" nebula/starfield galaxy projector apart - turns out what actually killed the starfield generator was likely a missing lens that got warped on a drop *outside*, but look at this beauty of a design!

GREAT Engineering - ALT TEXT: ON!
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Had a shave and took a picture, 'cause some of y'alls *actually* thought I was "hiding" my face behind a #KurtRussel GIFs and my #Twitch's mascot character.

Still tired of your conservative shit.

#CallMeSnake
July 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Why howdy there, fellow #mixologists! I present: the latest concoction of the Empyrean Lounge grimoire series: Aurora's Whisper - to start your morning right. :)
May 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The straps on my #SuperSoco's #BatteryPack seem to have a design flaw: that rubber/plastic handle isn't reinforced. Installing new ones ain't happening... or is it?

It's not the original, but an 8-strand leather strap + jewelry wire braid worked pretty well.

#Build #Details in #AltText.
May 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Now THIS is what I call fun glassware.

Vendors, please for the love of all that is holy, if you make an RGB blinky version of an FX glass, MAKE ONE USING UV LEDs for tonic drinkers!

Ideally UV-A, I think the ones I used were too close to purple... still looks hella cool. :)
May 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What do you do if your motocycle is an EV and doesn't have a standby line for mods?

You build your own standby relay! #Yeehaw!
April 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Seriously, with a few software mods those #PlayStation2 consoles are literal gems - happily playing disks you copied off of your DVD library and onto a SATA SSD, with a #DualShock4 and no pesky physical memory cards. :)
April 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Does your #Playstation2 do this?

If not then you, my friend, have been missing out!
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#PhoenixProtocol: complete.

#TheDoctor has revived our fallen war hero!
April 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I present the latest #Mixology addition to #TheLounge's drink selection: Mnemosyne's Bloom!

* Mango syrup
* Lemon juice
* El Yucateco habanero hot sauce
* No water, just water ice slowly dissolving and mixing the drink in the glass

Divine flavouring - UV-reactive chalice optional.
April 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
K'iche' traducido al espanol es sorprendentemente legible. Incluso con mi espanol chiquitito.
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hm, lectura ligera dijeron...

"Esta es la narración de cómo todo estaba en suspenso, todo en calma, en silencio, inmóvil todo, callado y vacío el cielo..."

... si, claro. xD
April 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Damn, this is gonna take a while, innit?

At last that #NanoteP8 isn't running #Windows11 on that poor #eMMC drive.
April 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I present: the Empyrean Lounge's* signature drink**!

* membership terms and conditions apply.
** drink responsibly, the lounge is not responsible for you getting serotonin syndrome if you choose your food pairings poorly.
April 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Today, we honour our fallen biochemical heroes.

Some missing, some dead; none forgotten, all still important for your body's function.

Speak their name with pride. 🫡

(This counts as your #Pharmacology/#Biochemistry #SmartJoke for the day, #Meatbag.)
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Here lies my old #Delta #ADP-75JP-C, honored casualty of the #ConsoleWars.

Your capacitors got older than any #PSU from the mid '00s was ever expected to.

Rest now, the #Playstation2 you once powered is in a power-induced coma, but #TheDoctor WILL bring her back!

🫡
April 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#HynemanSays: Well, THERE's Yer Problem!

#Sony, why you do us dirty with the soldered-on fuse on this #Delta ADP-75JP C? That's like the BEST 75W PSU for your BEST PAL SCPH-50004 revision!

Just kidding, replacing that fuse wouldn't do anything, lol. She's trooper, she'll be back in battle. xD
April 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Weeeeell, crud. Operation successful, patient still not seeing the red status LED.

Poor #Playstation2! You were sold to me as an SCPH-50004 v9, and you turned out to be a gosh darn Unicorn of a v11, no less!
April 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Time to be reading a good book in front of the very cozy new setup!

#DoctorStrange
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Niiiice!

Last year was ~250 more. They weren't kidding when they said you build bonus fast on these. :)
March 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
You can't play tarot games with poker cards, because poker cards are missing 21 joker cards and each suit is missing one face card.

That'd be like trying to play poker with a Mau-Mau or Uno deck.
March 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM