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@cda@macaw.social · Mar 08, 2026

I don't like the time changes, but I'm glad we are going back to California Correct Time.

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@cda@macaw.social · Mar 05, 2026

@jripley@mastodon.social Regarding ripple current, it's naturally problematic re electrolytics, but the opposite can be true with a grip of parallel low ESL MLCCs (some things need ripple current, obvs ckt dependent)...just throwin it out there. I think generally I only ever put a chonker electrolytic down these days: if it does save precious board space, building down to cost and there's a relevant assembly cost diff, actually need some outrageous voltage rating. Whatever it is, don't forget inrush ;)

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@cda@macaw.social · Mar 05, 2026

@jripley@mastodon.social "that answer is inextricably contingent upon the type of life being led... and, of course, the quality of the pancakes."

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@cda@macaw.social · Mar 04, 2026

I'm working on some bits and pieces related to over-the-air updates to the lunar surface. But OTA doesn't quite capture the scale here. So, I think I am going to rename this TLU for trans-lunar update.

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@cda@macaw.social · Mar 02, 2026

https://rsaksida.com/blog/ape-coding/

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 26, 2026

Rummaging through some older photos. Came across this from 10 years ago. #throwbackthursday (well, Thursday in the time zone this was taken in)

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 25, 2026

RE: @GeePawHill@mastodon.social

Very entertaining thread about designing software for an icebreaker from @GeePawHill@mastodon.social

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 23, 2026

@neauoire@merveilles.town KIBA

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 21, 2026

@mcbridejc@mstdn.social to clarify, with pulses it's easiest to see the relative loads on each by the order in which the pulses stop. a lot of blinking might be stressful. also, pulses look cool IMO.

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 20, 2026

"The AI revolution needs to be done with us, not to us." -- Dr. Hannah Fry

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 17, 2026

@igb@mastodon.hccp.org dang well next we go I'll holler. The kiddo's schedule is crazy so it's hit and miss for us on how many times we get up there.

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 17, 2026

@igb@mastodon.hccp.org Yeah! kinda outrageous solid color jacket right? I almost said hi but I was kinda behind you and wasn't fully sure. We came back Sunday evening though before the real snow fun started heheh.

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 17, 2026

@igb@mastodon.hccp.org Were you on the slopes at Sugar Bowl this weekend by chance?

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 13, 2026

#throwbackthursday to this high aspect ratio mushroom growing between the backyard bricks.

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 12, 2026

@rrmutt@mastodon.social One can totally model cables in solidworks, freecad, nx. This is definitely not a capability problem. And when they do, they forget to include space for fingers and tools. Why are they like this? heheheh. 😮‍💨

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 12, 2026

@tubetime@mastodon.social Amazing! Nice work.

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 11, 2026

@gsuberland@chaos.social whoa never thought of this... getting arc flash sunburn performing Hamlet

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@cda@macaw.social · Feb 01, 2026

Apashe & Alina Pash - Kyiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfqSTBTJXQ strong

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@cda@macaw.social · Jan 31, 2026

@MLE_online@social.afront.org same up here. 84 in my office today. :/

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@cda@macaw.social · Jan 29, 2026

Look, and I can't stress this enough, use poly film capacitors when designing your space toilet electronics. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20250006275/downloads/NEPP-ETW%20Exploration%20Toilet%20update%202.pdf h/t @helle@tacobelllabs.net

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@cda@macaw.social · Jan 28, 2026

@lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place it's kind of a confluence of things. But the backdrop is definitely that somewhere in there, by any measure, you pass the point where there are fewer sunrises in front of you than behind you.

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