tjhowse
@tj.howse.social.ap.brid.gy
Travis Howse. Brisbane, Australia. Father, husband, engineer, hacker, cancer hadder, FOSS dork, beekeeper, he/him. Currently helping to advance EV charging infrastructure […]
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Hahaha the lathe shop just called and asked if I'd rather pick up the lathe from the depot rather than get it delivered to my house.
My friend it weighs 125kg. Bring it as close as you can, please.
My friend it weighs 125kg. Bring it as close as you can, please.
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Hahaha the lathe shop just called and asked if I'd rather pick up the lathe from the depot rather than get it delivered to my house.
My friend it weighs 125kg. Bring it as close as you can, please.
My friend it weighs 125kg. Bring it as close as you can, please.
I'll be using this for certain.
![A screenshot of a post on bluesky:
"Over on threads someone just use [sic] ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick" posted by Kate McKean and quoted by StrictlyChristo who writes "i cannot be bothered to read or listen to AI slop! Commenting "ai;dr" means "AI; didn't read". It is to inform low-quality shitposters that their lame, low-effort "AI" post will not be read."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dhd7ecpvek76mo7duhqomn3d/bafkreibmhhc26nplfz3pjvchxe4ajnlvfv3fqkru3mcb3igg2dycvtds6q@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I'll be using this for certain.
mspaint now takes as long to start under windows as GIMP does under windows.
February 12, 2026 at 4:58 AM
mspaint now takes as long to start under windows as GIMP does under windows.
THE FUCKING ANTS ARE BACK.
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
THE FUCKING ANTS ARE BACK.
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
[Unhinged vicious rant]
Listen, you seeping bleb of a human. Pay attention to a user for the first time in your insignificant gnat's fart of a life and perhaps your passing from this earth will be met with something other than pure joy.
If I've started typing in the search box in your fucking […]
Listen, you seeping bleb of a human. Pay attention to a user for the first time in your insignificant gnat's fart of a life and perhaps your passing from this earth will be met with something other than pure joy.
If I've started typing in the search box in your fucking […]
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howse.social
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
[Unhinged vicious rant]
Listen, you seeping bleb of a human. Pay attention to a user for the first time in your insignificant gnat's fart of a life and perhaps your passing from this earth will be met with something other than pure joy.
If I've started typing in the search box in your fucking […]
Listen, you seeping bleb of a human. Pay attention to a user for the first time in your insignificant gnat's fart of a life and perhaps your passing from this earth will be met with something other than pure joy.
If I've started typing in the search box in your fucking […]
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I spent most of the day resurrecting this old beater. I've bought eldest a proper #rc plane for his birthday and I'd much rather he crash this bent-up old push-prop while learning before he flies his nice new one.
I just spent half an hour talking him through […]
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I just spent half an hour talking him through […]
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February 10, 2026 at 6:34 AM
I spent most of the day resurrecting this old beater. I've bought eldest a proper #rc plane for his birthday and I'd much rather he crash this bent-up old push-prop while learning before he flies his nice new one.
I just spent half an hour talking him through […]
[Original post on howse.social]
I just spent half an hour talking him through […]
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RE: https://howse.social/@cacheodon/116044042392631076
I just resurrected my bot that posts updates to geocaches in/around #brisbane. It broke a while back when I updated Mastodon to v4.5, I think.
The source for the bot is here: https://github.com/tjhowse/cacheodon
#geocaching #golang
I just resurrected my bot that posts updates to geocaches in/around #brisbane. It broke a while back when I updated Mastodon to v4.5, I think.
The source for the bot is here: https://github.com/tjhowse/cacheodon
#geocaching #golang
howse.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
RE: https://howse.social/@cacheodon/116044042392631076
I just resurrected my bot that posts updates to geocaches in/around #brisbane. It broke a while back when I updated Mastodon to v4.5, I think.
The source for the bot is here: https://github.com/tjhowse/cacheodon
#geocaching #golang
I just resurrected my bot that posts updates to geocaches in/around #brisbane. It broke a while back when I updated Mastodon to v4.5, I think.
The source for the bot is here: https://github.com/tjhowse/cacheodon
#geocaching #golang
RE: https://fairdinkum.one/@John/116043288962243980
@vampiress Are your friends in a position to share an footage with the ABC?
@vampiress Are your friends in a position to share an footage with the ABC?
fairdinkum.one
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
RE: https://fairdinkum.one/@John/116043288962243980
@vampiress Are your friends in a position to share an footage with the ABC?
@vampiress Are your friends in a position to share an footage with the ABC?
Time crimes aside, I'll definitely be renting a mixer again next time I need to do some concrete. Beats the hell out of using buckets.
This is a little pad for an extension to our home battery.
This is a little pad for an extension to our home battery.
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Time crimes aside, I'll definitely be renting a mixer again next time I need to do some concrete. Beats the hell out of using buckets.
This is a little pad for an extension to our home battery.
This is a little pad for an extension to our home battery.
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Kennards Hire you are out of your fucking minds.
d MMM YYYY format on the booking form.
YYYY-DD-MM format on the confirmation email.
I got the confirmation email and logged back in to fix the hire booking, since I assumed I'd somehow accidentally booked it […]
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d MMM YYYY format on the booking form.
YYYY-DD-MM format on the confirmation email.
I got the confirmation email and logged back in to fix the hire booking, since I assumed I'd somehow accidentally booked it […]
[Original post on howse.social]
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Kennards Hire you are out of your fucking minds.
d MMM YYYY format on the booking form.
YYYY-DD-MM format on the confirmation email.
I got the confirmation email and logged back in to fix the hire booking, since I assumed I'd somehow accidentally booked it […]
[Original post on howse.social]
d MMM YYYY format on the booking form.
YYYY-DD-MM format on the confirmation email.
I got the confirmation email and logged back in to fix the hire booking, since I assumed I'd somehow accidentally booked it […]
[Original post on howse.social]
Anyone got a spare 70L of concrete sitting around? I'm casting a little concrete pad for a home battery expansion.
Last time I mixed it in buckets. This time I'm gonna rent a cement mixer for the day.
Last time I mixed it in buckets. This time I'm gonna rent a cement mixer for the day.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Anyone got a spare 70L of concrete sitting around? I'm casting a little concrete pad for a home battery expansion.
Last time I mixed it in buckets. This time I'm gonna rent a cement mixer for the day.
Last time I mixed it in buckets. This time I'm gonna rent a cement mixer for the day.
The next batch of USB-C PD boards arrived and I'm happy to announce: They work fine! I have turned my general-purpose workshop bench fan into a USB-C bench fan! Very cool.
However the more I play with PD the more subtleties I discover. There are many protocols, and they behave weirdly. My anker […]
However the more I play with PD the more subtleties I discover. There are many protocols, and they behave weirdly. My anker […]
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howse.social
February 6, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The next batch of USB-C PD boards arrived and I'm happy to announce: They work fine! I have turned my general-purpose workshop bench fan into a USB-C bench fan! Very cool.
However the more I play with PD the more subtleties I discover. There are many protocols, and they behave weirdly. My anker […]
However the more I play with PD the more subtleties I discover. There are many protocols, and they behave weirdly. My anker […]
Well I just took the spindle out of my old #lathe and put it back in again, aligning the inner races of the angular contact bearings in case that was a factor in my spindle wobble. A last-ditch effort before buying a new lathe.
The result: 0.01mm run-out along the axial bearing surface of the […]
The result: 0.01mm run-out along the axial bearing surface of the […]
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howse.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Well I just took the spindle out of my old #lathe and put it back in again, aligning the inner races of the angular contact bearings in case that was a factor in my spindle wobble. A last-ditch effort before buying a new lathe.
The result: 0.01mm run-out along the axial bearing surface of the […]
The result: 0.01mm run-out along the axial bearing surface of the […]
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Sigh. Builders left a single 50mm hole in in the new laundry cabinetry to fit two 30mm hoses and a 12mm hose, and the hole is so close to the cold water outlet that the one-way valve in the hose entirely obscures the 50mm hole. I'm going to have to break out the jigsaw after work.
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Sigh. Builders left a single 50mm hole in in the new laundry cabinetry to fit two 30mm hoses and a 12mm hose, and the hole is so close to the cold water outlet that the one-way valve in the hose entirely obscures the 50mm hole. I'm going to have to break out the jigsaw after work.
Look at this absolutely beautiful #solar graph. The blue line is the #battery percentage. It just avoids hitting zero before the sun comes up.
Lovely arc of PV output in purple, all going into the battery and house until 09:00 when the pool pump turns on, and […]
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Lovely arc of PV output in purple, all going into the battery and house until 09:00 when the pool pump turns on, and […]
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February 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Look at this absolutely beautiful #solar graph. The blue line is the #battery percentage. It just avoids hitting zero before the sun comes up.
Lovely arc of PV output in purple, all going into the battery and house until 09:00 when the pool pump turns on, and […]
[Original post on howse.social]
Lovely arc of PV output in purple, all going into the battery and house until 09:00 when the pool pump turns on, and […]
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Red alert: My Delonghi Magnifica S coffee machine is now showing an unblinking red exclamation mark in a triangle when I try to turn it on. Mission critical hardware non-functional.
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Red alert: My Delonghi Magnifica S coffee machine is now showing an unblinking red exclamation mark in a triangle when I try to turn it on. Mission critical hardware non-functional.
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Reposted by tjhowse
Remember this important comparison when reading an article about a new breakthrough in carbon sequestration and storage:
Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.
Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a […]
Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.
Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a […]
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howse.social
October 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Remember this important comparison when reading an article about a new breakthrough in carbon sequestration and storage:
Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.
Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a […]
Check whether the price per unit of atmospheric carbon stored is better than buying some coal and putting it in a hole.
Pro tip: It never is, and will never be. CSS is a […]
Awh man my coffee machine was full of ants. And the sink. This house belongs to the ants now.
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Awh man my coffee machine was full of ants. And the sink. This house belongs to the ants now.
I'm about to drop a few kilodollars on a replacement #lathe. The AL-250G is at the top of my list. I'm a hobbyist, so I don't need anything too serious.
* Metric
* > 1" spindle bore
* Around 250x500 capacity
* Bench-mounted
* No/minimal change gears
* Power cross-feed optional
* Available in […]
* Metric
* > 1" spindle bore
* Around 250x500 capacity
* Bench-mounted
* No/minimal change gears
* Power cross-feed optional
* Available in […]
Original post on howse.social
howse.social
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I'm about to drop a few kilodollars on a replacement #lathe. The AL-250G is at the top of my list. I'm a hobbyist, so I don't need anything too serious.
* Metric
* > 1" spindle bore
* Around 250x500 capacity
* Bench-mounted
* No/minimal change gears
* Power cross-feed optional
* Available in […]
* Metric
* > 1" spindle bore
* Around 250x500 capacity
* Bench-mounted
* No/minimal change gears
* Power cross-feed optional
* Available in […]