Alan Fleming
@radioal.bsky.social
Broadcast Infrastructure Specialist with Global. Software dev and radio geek. He/Him
We've come a long way since then, but I remember thinking as a kid that I was talking to a full AI using Eliza
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We've come a long way since then, but I remember thinking as a kid that I was talking to a full AI using Eliza
I think if you were to press space against the wall behind the tree, you'd find a secret room! <Makes Wolf3d wall moving noise>
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I think if you were to press space against the wall behind the tree, you'd find a secret room! <Makes Wolf3d wall moving noise>
Wow, that looks awesome!
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wow, that looks awesome!
What happens if you have a perfectly square monitor, say 1800x1800? (Can you tell I try to find edge case bugs in software before release? I went to the same school as Little Bobby Tables! 😂)
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What happens if you have a perfectly square monitor, say 1800x1800? (Can you tell I try to find edge case bugs in software before release? I went to the same school as Little Bobby Tables! 😂)
The Nene was high in Ferry Meadows today, but not alarmingly high thankfully
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Nene was high in Ferry Meadows today, but not alarmingly high thankfully
Bought the cassette t-shirt the other week, and I'm very happy with it. It's great quality for anyone wondering, fits perfectly, and looks amazing, obviously. Top work!
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bought the cassette t-shirt the other week, and I'm very happy with it. It's great quality for anyone wondering, fits perfectly, and looks amazing, obviously. Top work!
Shame you couldn't see the screen for that giant tub of popcorn though...
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Shame you couldn't see the screen for that giant tub of popcorn though...
Is it worth checking to see if the card can record from a mic or line input? That would at least tell you if the main chip is working. It could be something as simple as the op-amp IC on the output of the card is faulty. A record input would be virtually direct from jack to main chip
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Is it worth checking to see if the card can record from a mic or line input? That would at least tell you if the main chip is working. It could be something as simple as the op-amp IC on the output of the card is faulty. A record input would be virtually direct from jack to main chip
Maybe they think IP stands for Intermittent Packets?
October 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Maybe they think IP stands for Intermittent Packets?
This was a lovely little exchange! 💜
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This was a lovely little exchange! 💜
If you check under the 'view' menu, I think there is an option to view disabled/hidden devices. Tick that, then see if the basic display adaptor shows - uninstall it if so. Then uninstall the driver for the actual card, and tick the box to delete the driver completely. Then reinstall the driver.
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you check under the 'view' menu, I think there is an option to view disabled/hidden devices. Tick that, then see if the basic display adaptor shows - uninstall it if so. Then uninstall the driver for the actual card, and tick the box to delete the driver completely. Then reinstall the driver.
This is excellent!
September 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is excellent!
A colleague used an IR thermometer on a couple, and they were over 100°C on idle, with the fans running at 30% which is 'normal' in firmware. 🥵 This was with the PC idling at a logon screen. You might be able to tell, but I'm not a fan of those cards! I've been burned (almost literally!)
September 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A colleague used an IR thermometer on a couple, and they were over 100°C on idle, with the fans running at 30% which is 'normal' in firmware. 🥵 This was with the PC idling at a logon screen. You might be able to tell, but I'm not a fan of those cards! I've been burned (almost literally!)
Ah, beware of these cards. Had 100s of those in Dell PCs with an extremely high failure rate. You'd get visual artefacts at first, then the PC's would lock up completely. I think it was down to bad thermal paste, and bad firmware that didn't spin the fans up when needed. Had to dispose of 100s! 😔
September 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ah, beware of these cards. Had 100s of those in Dell PCs with an extremely high failure rate. You'd get visual artefacts at first, then the PC's would lock up completely. I think it was down to bad thermal paste, and bad firmware that didn't spin the fans up when needed. Had to dispose of 100s! 😔
Ah, I remember those cases, with the little ISA riser card! Would love to see more photos of it if you have any
September 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Ah, I remember those cases, with the little ISA riser card! Would love to see more photos of it if you have any
With or without the air quotes? 😂
September 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
With or without the air quotes? 😂
Oh, it looked like 2 rows of pins from your first photo, which is what threw me. I think IBMs of that era might have used a similar 7 pin molex though, so maybe that was a pre-AT standard of sorts?
September 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Oh, it looked like 2 rows of pins from your first photo, which is what threw me. I think IBMs of that era might have used a similar 7 pin molex though, so maybe that was a pre-AT standard of sorts?
Such an unusual power connector - I thought everything used the AT style molex connectors, or variations of them? Was this motherboard from a server or some custom/embedded chassis by any chance?
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Such an unusual power connector - I thought everything used the AT style molex connectors, or variations of them? Was this motherboard from a server or some custom/embedded chassis by any chance?
Let's not even talk about LBC on AM - 1152 (kHz) is quite ambitious. Even 261 (meters) is a stretch!
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Let's not even talk about LBC on AM - 1152 (kHz) is quite ambitious. Even 261 (meters) is a stretch!