Today we got our dishwasher fixed under warranty. To diagnose it, the tech stuck a photosensor+magnet onto the front panel over the green status LED and started reading diagnostics. It turns out the status LED is actually a serial port*, and it's continually transmitting status.

I can think of so many gadgets that could and should use this trick...

*It's probably something other than regular serial -- a UART's TX would flicker. I don't know any details.

#HidingInPlainSight

It’s interesting to me that the Photos icon just prior to the new one is actually a more expressive ‘glass’ effect.

Look closely at the interaction of the shapes, colours, and translucency. https://mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/115022817887216872

I'm on the server floor of a "highly secure data center with 24/7/365 surveillance, direct access control and robust perimeter security".

An actual duck just walked by. 🦆

The panic is absolutely glorious. I think this just became one of the highlights of my life.

It’s go time for Mendenhall Lake and River flooding as the Suicide Basin glacier dammed lake is releasing. Be safe Juneau. Reminder that this is entirely a climate change driven hazard due to thinning of the Juneau ice field. Glacier outburst flooding did not occur here prior to 2011. #akwx #ClimateChange

@ScoterD