Straithe

Can you all please check out this really cool counter by @ArchiteuthisFlux and sign up for the waitlist if you want one? https://www.tindie.com/products/architeuthisflux/rota/

I personally want this for counting during board games and card games. It'd be perfect for tracking my health in Magic the Gathering or Dungeons or Dragons.

Rŏ̽ta by Architeuthis Flux on Tindie

Sticking some nixie tubes on a rotary phone dial

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Jul 20, 2024 at 5:44pmWeb
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 20, 2024

@straithe If you want a project, I still have a bunch of SMD assembled boards laying around I can send you.

I just got sick of doing the rest of the assembly and figured I'd eventually make a new version that's easier to put together.

https://github.com/Architeuthis-Flux/Rota

GitHub - Architeuthis-Flux/Rota: Sticking Nixie tubes to an old rotary telephone dial

Sticking Nixie tubes to an old rotary telephone dial - Architeuthis-Flux/Rota

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Show threadStraitheJul 20, 2024
@ArchiteuthisFlux Do I *need* another project? No. Do I desperately *want* to take on this project? Yes. 😂 So, I think my answer is yes?
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 20, 2024

@straithe Ha, well it shouldn't be too bad.
I was able to scrounge all the parts you'll need except for a matched set of ИН-12Б nixie tubes.

You should probably order those now because they (understandably) take a while to get here from Ukraine.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/162276376153

Also, pick a color/finish.

IN-12B Nixie Tubes NEW TESTED NOS xUSSR Excellent Condition 6 PCS SET | eBay

Rare xUSSR made Nixie Tubes IN-12B is very popular legendary tubes. Many nixie clocks and other devices made, using this tubes. Actual Photos of Nixie Tubes IN-12B 6pcs x NEW IN-12B Tubes in lot. All tubes are tested and 100% working.

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Show threadAlie Gonzalez-GuyonJul 20, 2024
@straithe @ArchiteuthisFlux that’s a work of art!
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 20, 2024
@AlieGG @straithe No, this meme from @geekmomprojects is the true art that came out of all this.
Show threadAlie Gonzalez-GuyonJul 20, 2024
@ArchiteuthisFlux @straithe @geekmomprojects I love your joint shenanigans
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 20, 2024
@AlieGG @straithe @geekmomprojects Our respective brands of tomfoolery *do* seem to cause a lot of meme-generating positive feedback loops.
Show threadGeekMomProjectsJul 21, 2024
@ArchiteuthisFlux @AlieGG @straithe I like that I'm as old as the two of you put together, but you're the ones using the terms "tomfoolery" and "shenanigans"
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 21, 2024
@geekmomprojects @AlieGG @straithe Us burgeoning flibbertigibbets tend to keep a stockpile of archaic terms, like a squid storing up ink for the winter.
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 21, 2024
@geekmomprojects @AlieGG @straithe (okay I know I'm the "squid facts guy" and don't want to be the "squid misinformation guy", so I must clarify that I don't know of any cephalopods who do that. Wouldn't surprise me though, they're weird as hell)
Show threadGeekMomProjectsJul 21, 2024
@ArchiteuthisFlux @AlieGG @straithe I'm glad you clarified that "fact" before I attempted to use it in some critical aspect of my work. 🙃 Gotta constantly keep an eye on you young whippersnappers!
Show threadKevin Santo CappuccioJul 21, 2024
@geekmomprojects @AlieGG @straithe *In the OceanGate office* One ticket to the bottom of the ocean please, it's pasta night so I'm lookin' for those squid ink deposits Kevin told me about.