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Phil M0OFX
@philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
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Software preservation | electronics | software dev | ham radio | a maker of things!

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#Datatrak radio navigation […]

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A few emoji make a lot of difference.
Google search screenshot incorrectly identifying the lyrics "The winter is cold, I've got plenty of gold, and I'm standing in line, for a loaf of bread" as being from the song "Fairytale of New York". Google search screenshot correctly identifying the source of the lyrics as the song "A Complete History of the Soviet Union, Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker" by Pig with the Face of a Boy. The only difference in search terms is this one doesn't have any emoji in it. (I turned my face away, and dreamed about you.)
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
#edinburgh is so scientific, they have fractional platform numbers. At least it's easier to remember than "Platform 0.36787968862663154".
Railway platform sign with white text on a dark blue background. The text reads "9/9e" which if you're a particular sort can be read as "nine divided by nine times Euler's constant"
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The closest thing IRL to Sensible_chuckle.jpg
A copy of Private Eye magazine
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Reticulating splines...
Steam game startup message. "Launching Satisfactory" "Processing Vulkan shaders (0%)" [Skip] [Cancel]
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
"My CPU is a T800 Transputer, a parallel processing computer."
#retrocomputing #transputer
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
I hope one day someone 3D models a recreation of the #toshiba #libretto 110CT case plastics that I can get 3D printed. They just...crumble. :(
#retrocomputing
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Sharp, pointy, and safely stowed. Turns out I have three carving knives. One is in the drawer now...
A stack of assorted knives in a wooden slotted knife block
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
I can see why Tormek include a pack of sticking plasters with their machines.
A Spontex non-scratch sponge scourer with several thin slices in it.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
Imagine naming your cats after ARPANET nodes.
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The scary pat of #icre is when photos like this start to make sense.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Which pad is which? #BSBACM edition.
First we trace out the power pads...

There are 52 bond pads and 48 pins, so 4 of those pads need to double up...
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
Maybe my expectations are too high but these look better
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Can't say I'm impressed with the focus stacking on this one.
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Points available for anyone who can tell me what this chip is. #icre #nakeddiefriday
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The last thing I expected when looking up a piece of chip art[1] at lunchtime was to find that it's Fat Freddy's Cat, from the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.

I guess the Inmos engineers needed a break after finishing the chip layout.

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November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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How I spent my lunch break: no electroboom, only Chef Excellence.
And a lot of blunt knives suddenly becoming "great, now I need another knife block" sharp.
A Tormek T4 knife sharpener set up on a kitchen worktop. The front and right edges are covered with a chef's towel to catch drops of water running off the knive. A general-purpose kitchen knife is mounted in a sharpening jig and sat on top of the towel.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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And I thought Secure Beneath The Watchful Eyes was a bit dystopian.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The Bin's not happy about having it's belongings used, provided they are located there. Thank You.
Sign with bad punctuation. Reads "Please use the bin's provided They are located at the end of the waiting room Thank You"
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Now what on earth is this doing?
#icre #icreverseenginering
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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This is a UNIX textbook, I know this!
Front cover of the book "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD operating system"
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
I wonder what algorithm GIMP uses for "colour to grey". It seems to be slow, but on this chip at least, it's really good at 'seeing through' the dirt left over from delayering.
#icre #icreverseenginering
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
I want something like this on my garage.
"Battle Fox" by ApexStudioLeeds
(Also: first I've heard of the Kirkstall Art Trail - I've been here nearly 40 years and the city of #leeds keeps surprising me)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMalaqzoPoz/
November 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
Jesus fuck that went high. Guess I need to win the lottery to get myself some Transputers.
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
I'm allowed to make jokes about my avatar.
Discord screenshot. Icon is my fox icon, with my name next to it. Message reads, "You're letting the fox manage the henhouse? Brave man."
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy
🎵 well your house was very small
🎶 with woodchip on the wall
Woodchip wallpaper That's it. That's all it is. It's not that deep. Or maybe it is? Maybe it's really Artex? Let's all meet up in the year two thousand...
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM