quixoticgeek

quixoticgeek, 5 days ago to random

Why do I have a craving for cheese?

quixoticgeek, 6 days ago to random

Rather than banning phones for kids in school, why doesn't school include lessons in how to use a mobile phone... Stuff like "hold it to your ear, rather than in front of you like a very small empty drinks tray. And don't use the speaker functionality on public... etc...

quixoticgeek, 7 days ago to random

Walking back from Voting earlier I noticed this interesting contraption on the pavement.

The first thing I saw was the solar panel, so I initially wondered if it was an ebike charging station. I crossed the road to have a closer look.

It's not a charging station. I couldn't see any power outlets. So what is it?

It's another attempt by some designer to "innovate" in the bike parking space.

The intention is kinda sound. Dense bike storage in min space. What's not to like? Thread time

1/n

quixoticgeek, 7 days ago to random

Why is it so damn hard to find an M4 tap that can tap all the way to the bottom of a blind hole? :(

quixoticgeek, 8 days ago to random

Next week I leave my housemate in charge of my triffid collection, and head out for a couple of weeks of interrailing. I've planned the first half of the trip, crossing 7 borders with over a dozen trains in the first week.

But now I need to make the hardest decision of the trip planning.

Which books shall I take with me ?

quixoticgeek, 9 days ago to random

This phot outlines beautiful. If heartbreakingly, the law of unintended consequences.

Last summer the Dutch government introduced deposit returns for small plastic bottles and cans. A 500ml pet bottle is €0.15, and a can is €0.10. They used the justification of reducing litter this policy.

Reducing litter.

It hasn't worked. In fact it's made the problem worse. This isn't the fault of the idea of a deposit return system on small drinks containers. But in the implementation. Thread time. 1/n

quixoticgeek, 9 days ago to random

Ugh. Why can't I find thread measuring wires in the EU?

quixoticgeek, 9 days ago to random

Having a chat with some Dutch friends. One of them is talking about horses.

"Paarden?" I ask.

quixoticgeek, 9 days ago to random

So my belief that Dutch people will dunk anything in mayo is not wholly true. My friend just objected to me dropping their usb cable in the mayo...

quixoticgeek, 10 days ago to random

What is the acceptable amount of machine oil to have on the sofa?

Asking for a friend.

quixoticgeek, 11 days ago to random

Horogist walks into the room late saying "What did you want to talk about?"
I look up. "Well it's about time"

quixoticgeek, 15 days ago to random

How late is too late to vacuum in an apartment building?

quixoticgeek, 15 days ago to random

India measuring temperatures over 52°C. We had 43°C a couple of years ago and it was unbearable. The idea of 10° more doesn't bear thinking about.

Temps are going up, and with water scarcity increasing out ability to deal with it is gonna diminish even more. Millions are gonna die.

quixoticgeek, 16 days ago to random

Yay first part of my Lego order has arrived.

Boo all 400 bricks are in the same bag.

Now waiting for the second part of the order

quixoticgeek, 16 days ago to random

Computer nerds of the fediverse. Work are looking for some video conference devices for meeting rooms. The sort that you put in the middle of the room, or under the TV, and it allows remote people to see and hear the meeting. Does anyone have recommendations for suitable devices. No AI shit, and no cloud dependency are key requirements.

Please boost for reach.

quixoticgeek, 18 days ago to random

Reminded by a survey from @sinituulia. I need a new backpack. Mostly for running errands around town, going to the supermarket etc... needs to be durable, with an external mesh side pocket for a water bottle. Big enough to also fit a laptop would be good.

What do people recommend?

quixoticgeek, 19 days ago to random

I thought this flag came from all the glass on the fietspad. But nope. It's a thorn. Not the biggest I've ever removed, but certainly one of the more annoying.

quixoticgeek, 20 days ago to random

When did people forget how to pronounce niche properly? I keep hearing people pronounce it to thyme with itch. It makes no sense.

quixoticgeek, 21 days ago to random

We've all been having a good laugh about sparkling autocarrot suggesting that people include glue in the cheese on pizza, and that we should all eat rocks.

But at the same time, you can buy mushroom identification books in Amazon that are "written" using sparkling autocarrot.

Actual printed books. On how to tell very similar poisonous and non poisonous mushrooms apart. Something that is really hard for skilled humans in some cases.

Who has liability when people start dying?

quixoticgeek, 21 days ago to random

Do I want to tidy up the living room enough that I can repair my bike on the floor... Or go all the way to the basement to get the work stand ?

quixoticgeek, 21 days ago to random

I have a course on July 5th. So I can't stay up all night and watch the results live. Boo. Maybe I could get a really early night, wake up at 2am to watch the results and then goto work...

quixoticgeek, 25 days ago to random

Rail geeks, what's happening with the ICE L stock replacing the steam train between Amsterdam and Berlin? Have they been spotted doing testing and validation runs?

Cc @jon

quixoticgeek, 25 days ago to random

Anyone got any advice for things to do in Genoa it Barcelona?

(La Segrada familiar is already on the list).

#FediTravel

quixoticgeek, 26 days ago to random

Made a thing!

Am trying to learn how to use the metal lathe. This is a small M6 thumb screw made from free machining steel.

quixoticgeek, 27 days ago to random

There's a lot of discussion among coders about comments, some say that good code shouldn't need commenting.

But the thing a lot of people fail to understand with comments is that you don't just want to say what th code is doing. But why. The why is often more important. I have a code base I've taken over maintenance of, and in the execution there's a 60 second delay in there. But there's no details of why. What breaks if I remove it? Do I want to find out the hardway?