Philip Heron

@fsphil
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Writer of reasonably adequate software. He/him.
Websitehttps://www.sanslogic.co.uk
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Philip Heron12h ago

Possibly a silly question but what am I to do with the shield tab in this RJ45 module? Just wrap the drain wire around it?

Searching around for an example but not finding anything.

Philip Heron2d ago

Nothing more disappointing than going to a repo for a project you like and seeing the mark of shame. *le sigh*

Only one commit in this case but still, disappointing.

Show threadPhilip HeronMar 18
Victory! Maybe. The new network cable has made it all the way upstairs, via under the house for some reason. I haven't tested it yet but... I'm sure it's fine :-)
Philip HeronMar 18
Spotted the first bee of the year! Starting to feel a bit like spring at last.
Philip HeronMar 17
Trying to put in a new network cable in the house and starting to think whomever originally wired this place up was a fan of M.C. Escher.
Philip HeronMar 1

The SCART connector has many problems, but I forgive them all for it helping keep the horror that is S-Video from becoming widespread in Europe.

Is it going in the right way? Almost impossible to tell by feel.

Is the socket just tight or am I bending all the pins? Yes!

Philip HeronFeb 23
Sorry, the Tesco security cat needs to check your shopping basket (for cat food) #CatsOfMastodon
Show threadPhilip HeronFeb 15
Yep there it is. These little capacitors contain an impressive amount of magic smoke.
Philip HeronFeb 14
I think I just had my first Rifa pyro incident with this Philips PALplus decoder. All the windows in the house are opened now to try and get rid of the smell. Ugh.
Philip HeronFeb 4

Huh, I've not seen this before:

'Despite common misconceptions, 0.999... is not "almost exactly 1" or "very, very nearly but not quite 1"; rather, "0.999..." and "1" represent exactly the same number. '

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...

0.999... - Wikipedia