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JohnS_AZ

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<p>KF7RCP Ex-Motorola manuf. engr, Ex-Aerospace Telemetry rep, and EOS-ESD geek. I speak Perl &amp; C. Married, Dad, Liberal, Humanist, Agnostic, 5 rescue dogs, 4 rescue cats, tons of rescue electronics, Nerd. Spend my days on hackersbench.com</p>

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    Moose, spending the closing days of summer poolside. #MoosieMonday #dogsofmastodon

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    @fullywoolly Ah, cool. Could be. I&amp;#39;ve never owned anything from Apple, ever. :-)

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    @fullywoolly Bingo! Thanks. Magsafe-3 it is.

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    It&amp;#39;s a little funny watching people lose their shit over AI. Some of us have known about it for a LONG time. IYKYK

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    The Red Bird of Paradise ( Caesalpinia pulcherrima ) is so ubiquitous around here that we almost never notice them. But I imagine some of my friends NOT in Arizona have never seen them. #fridayflowers #BloomScrolling

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    Weather station benchmark: Pi PICO reading and averaging (4) TMP1054 temperature sensors and broadcasting the air temperature (AT) in degrees C over #Meshtastic . Now, to build a receiver.

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    The Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) companion planted in Alison&amp;#39;s raised beds is truly enjoying the cooler temperatures and wetter weather of Arizona&amp;#39;s fall. #fridayflowers #BloomScrolling

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    Feeling a little smug. I have a project that needs a multi-digit 7-seg display. I looked in the auction lot backlog and found this thing I bought months ago (~$10US), and since it had some displays, I moved it to the front of the tear-it-apart line. From the front panels, I found: 17 X LTS-546AHR 0.52&amp;quot; red 7-seg displays ($31.62) 3 X ICM7228AIPI 8-digit LED display drivers ($69.09) 3 X PIC16F876-20 8-bit 14KB flash MCU ($22.17) $122.88 in parts (Digikey) and perfect for my project...

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    Lisa pulled together a really pretty vase of color from around the yard this week. With the high temps below 100, things are starting to pop! #fridayflowers #BloomScrolling

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    Estate sale gear I couldn&amp;#39;t pass up. A vintage working 500MHz frequency counter that uses only TTL and CMOS logic chips. No CPU/MPU at all. :-) (It would be fun to reverse-engineer a schematic of the thing some day; Not seeing one on the net.)

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    I&amp;#39;m starting a project that needs a specific PIC micro. I remembered I have a bin full of leftover PICs, and decided to finally figure out what&amp;#39;s in there. I discovered two things: - I have WAY more than I thought - I have none of what I need. of course. lol

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    One of these days, when I have fewer projects stacked up, I need to part with $7 to see what&#39;s inside these vacs that are starting to stack up at the thrift stores. (Actually, I&#39;ll wait for a 50% off day. 8-) )

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    I bought a milk crate of networking stuff at an estate sale for $20 this weekend. Things got nostalgic at the bottom of the crate. :-)

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    MARK YOUR CALENDAR! This Month&amp;#39;s Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour Thursday, May 14th, 2026 Find full details at: https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/events/314670582/

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    @tg ; I REALLY enjoyed your &amp;#39;Boring Internet&amp;#39; essay. As a geek boomer, I was around for the beginning of most of those protocols. FWIW, these days, I&amp;#39;m recreating my website to use nothing but HTML and CSS. Maybe I&amp;#39;ll include an RSS feed. :-)

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    Finally had a cactus bloom this year with its one-day spectacle. #FridayFlowers

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    Hardware prototyping used to be far, FAR easier.

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    Thursday Evening! Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour Thursday, May 14th, 2026 Find full details at: https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/events/314670582/

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    Hey @chris_gammell ... I was posting a reminder for our Hardware Happy Hour and got curious, so I looked it up: Our August meetup will be our 8th anniversary. That has me wondering. Are we the &amp;#39;last man standing&amp;#39; of HHH meetups? I never hear of others. You?

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    I&amp;#39;m thinking this wins odd auction of the month: &amp;quot;L3Harris Wescam MX-10 Air Surveillance and Reconnaissance Commercial EO/IR Imaging Turret Sensor System&amp;quot; https://bidnow.auctionaz.com/ui/auctions/161592/24283627

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    T O M O R R O W! Phoenix Hardware Happy Hour Thursday, May 14th, 2026 Find full details at: https://www.meetup.com/hardware-happy-hour-3h-phoenix/events/314670582/

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    A hummingbird built a nest on the light strings on our back deck, leaving our ceiling fan out of commission. Thinking that&amp;#39;s a small price to pay while watching her feed her two hatchlings.

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    So, about a year ago, we cancelled DirecTV, and they told us the equipment was too old to return, and we should trash it. I just came across the stuff and pulled it apart to put the PCBs and metals into recycling. Wasn&#39;t expecting this. Does anyone know, off the top of your head, if a &quot;Video HDD&quot; is functionally different from a regular HDD? Or do I have to go and find my USB/SATA adapter stuff? :-) #electronics