Spencer Wolfe

@SpencerWolfe
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PhD graduate in #Physics. Loves #scalemodels , #electronics , #Astronomy , #reading and #gardening. Can't forget #coffee !

I'm taking time off with my parents to get healthy and find a new career path.

You will rarely hear me talk about religion or politics here. But do not assume I am apathetic or uninformed. Quite the opposite.

My Model Kit Stash (Scale Mates)https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=54779&p=stash
YouTube (NEGLECTED)https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerWolfe
MakerTube (Slowly Becoming my main channel ...)https://makertube.net/c/spencers_scale_models/videos
HLI Forumshttps://hobbylinkinternational.community.forum/
Spencer WolfeMay 7
Bradalot “”May 7

I read this and cried. It is beautiful.

The Boring Internet, Terry Godier, @tg

https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet

#internet #protocols #homelab #enshittification

The Boring Internet

The internet you grew up on isn't dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. A visual essay about what actually persists.

Terry Godier
Spencer WolfeMay 4
#StarWars #StarWarsDay #MayThe4th
Spencer WolfeMar 11

Turns out Fritzing can still be had with standard sudo apt and thus bypassing the need to pay.

It's 1.0.1 ... The current is 1.0.6 I believe, but I had been working in 0.9.4/6 on Mac anyhow.

My guess is that 1.0.1 was the last freely available version you could easily get.

It's still just serving as a holdover as I get more fluent in KiCAD in Linux. And port over any relevant gerbers and what-not.

#linux #pcb #electronics

Spencer WolfeMar 4

After many years, I'm back on Linux. Ubuntu for the moment and 98% smooth installation.

An archaic USB device did not want to play nice and a piece of software is now behind a paywall ... BOOOOO for #enshittification !

Anyway, I'll slowly work over to the new machine until the 2015 MacBook finally detonates, LOL.

This is a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen1 for anyone interested. I didn't even give Windows a chance to boot before wiping it completely.

#Linux #FOSS #ubuntu

Spencer WolfeMar 2

Love The Crafsman and especially his take on AI.

https://youtu.be/CC7dmomiVuo?si=HXeFk6eKQwV5oU_S

#AI #Art #YouTube

AI is DEATH to creativity... and maybe humans.

YouTube
Spencer WolfeFeb 18

Working on getting our #scalemodel LED lighting boards going again ...

Should be soon-ish.

#electronics #PCB

Show threadSpencer WolfeFeb 16

Thanks for the replies everyone ... right now ... I'm eying something like this:

https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-thinkpad-14-0-fhd-non-touch-screen-intel-core-i7-10510u-intel-uhd-graphics-32gb-memory-1-tb-ssd-black/p/1TS-000E-0P5S1?Item=9SIA8TKE3T1947

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Notebook, 14" IPS FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10510U Upto 4.9GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, DisplayPort via USB-C, Card Reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro - Newegg.com

Buy Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Notebook, 14" IPS FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10510U Upto 4.9GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, HDMI, DisplayPort via USB-C, Card Reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

Spencer WolfeFeb 14

Okay good people of the Fediverse!

The MacBook Pro 2015 is running on fumes (2nd battery, graphical glitches, flaky keys).

I used Linux quite a bit in grad school, but always, personally, had a Mac because it was "Unix-y" enough.

So ... does anyone have recommendations for a good laptop to slap Ubuntu on?

I need to:

-- Keep it under $1200 USD if possible.

-- Have at least one USB-A, HDMI and SD-Card slots.

I already use mostly FOSS, dumb flip-phone, etc.

Cheers

#Linux #Laptop #FOSS

Spencer WolfeFeb 10

It's happening!

Finally a mass produced kit of the TIE Bomber! And at a decent scale!

🥳

Already had my pre-order into CultTVMan's Hobbyshop.
( @CultTVman )

But it's nice to seem some good box art ...

#StarWars #ScaleModel #ModelBuilding

Spencer WolfeFeb 7
#uspol