Chris Lynas

@fastness
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Aerospace engineer, maker and terrible amateur programmer. I will probably toot when I've made something, mainly 3d printing and plotting; if you want to make what I've made you'll probably find it on Printables: https://www.printables.com/social/152251-pittance/models

I am also on Pixelfed: https://pixey.org/fastness

Show threadChris Lynas17h ago
@jarkman o7
Chris Lynas3d ago
Kernel Bob4d ago

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

Show threadChris Lynas4d ago
@Extelec We've a bunch of people with PhDs at work. One who relatively recently got theirs said that they were told by their advisor that if they were in doubt about something there were a couple of phrases that would nearly always work as a response to a question:
"There's a lot of debate around the definition of those terms in the literature"
"It seems that things may be a little more complicated and interesting than that but it's still being studied"
Chris LynasAug 10
Emy JohannaAug 10
Leafy scarf done!
I decided to dye it black since I ended up #knitting it in different colored yarns and was not happy with the way it was...
Show threadChris LynasAug 10

@pauldoo my HTC Desire has the same thing and I still use it to this day as an eReader because it's small and the LED screen can go very, very dark so I can read at night without disturbing people. The track pad thing makes it easy to turn pages in some orientations

(It's disconnected from the mobile network and WiFi of course, I'm not sure it's ready for the 2025 internet even if it could still make the connection which it probably can't)

Show threadChris LynasAug 9
@barnoid our tree did that a couple of years ago, we had so much jam we didn't know what to do with it. Even though we have only a few fruits we had fewer worms than I was expecting this time, we always have a few to evict though
Chris LynasAug 9

Heck yeah plum jam!

The tree (mainly used for shade) hasn't been as productive this year as in the past but it's still more plums than we can eat so: jam it is

Chris LynasAug 9
Ekki DF4ORAug 9

The cutest PCB ever 😀

Stonehenge at scale 1000:1 (or so). With blinking LEDs!!
Designed by @cccpresser and others, soldered and programmed by @casartar .

#why2025 #why2025camp #maker

Show threadChris LynasAug 8
@jonty @jarkman @solderandchaos @JuliaRez @Foxboron @kgz what 3 words alternative where instead of unreliable word combinations you have to beatbox to the emergency operator
Show threadChris LynasAug 8

@rasterweb we visited Portmeirion on holiday a few years back, it's an odd place but really interesting

The place we were staying was relatively nearby so they had a DVD with the series that we showed to the kids so they'd have context for some of what they were about to see. Their reaction could be summarised as "what the heck did I just watch?"

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Emy JohannaAug 10
Leafy scarf done!
I decided to dye it black since I ended up #knitting it in different colored yarns and was not happy with the way it was...
Show thread❣️a standard deviant +/- gravyAug 10
@EmyJohanna beautiful shape and flow!
Show threadMaruAug 10
@EmyJohanna this is so so beautiful!
Show threadEmile SnyderAug 10

@EmyJohanna wow, that's a striking design! Gorgeous!

I can knit a rectangular block, follow patterns for a cable, and once (long ago) managed a pair of socks...but I can't even begin to imagine how this piece is made 😂

Show threadBAD BURNS aka Knitting DykeAug 10
@EmyJohanna Stunning. 🤩 Pattern name?
Show threadEmy Johanna6d ago
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mallorn-shawl
Mallorn Shawl pattern by j kolette beckert

This shawl is reminiscent of lying on the grass and looking up at a forest canopy. Imagine the cool green shade of a summer day.

Ravelry
Show threadStarSlothAug 10
@EmyJohanna ooh! Is this the one where some leaves are actually bound off (thread pulled through the last stitch) while knitting?
Show threadEmy Johanna6d ago
Yes.
Ravelry link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mallorn-shawl
Mallorn Shawl pattern by j kolette beckert

This shawl is reminiscent of lying on the grass and looking up at a forest canopy. Imagine the cool green shade of a summer day.

Ravelry
Show threadmichaelsaccoAug 10
Stunning! It looks beautiful.
Show threadFanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶Aug 10

@EmyJohanna

This is gorgeous - the way the leaves are arranged it looks so much like a tree, organized and disorganized all at once.

Show threadOrlayaAug 10
@EmyJohanna 😍
Show threadGiselleAug 10
@EmyJohanna
Very beautiful! This will be so fun to wear.
Show threadClersevAug 10
@EmyJohanna it is so beautiful 🤩
Show threadPurpleNessaAug 10
@EmyJohanna this is amazing. At first glance I thought it was a drawing. This is all the most impressive!
Show threadCat C-BAug 10
@EmyJohanna that’s incredibly lovely! Thanks for sharing it.
Show threadKaren StrickholmAug 11
@EmyJohanna Stunning!!
Show threadBetsyAug 11
@EmyJohanna That's stunning! is it from a pattern?
Show threadEmy Johanna6d ago
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mallorn-shawl
Mallorn Shawl pattern by j kolette beckert

This shawl is reminiscent of lying on the grass and looking up at a forest canopy. Imagine the cool green shade of a summer day.

Ravelry
Show threadBetsy6d ago
@EmyJohanna thank you! Going to have to bookmark that one