Tom

@tjk@oldbytes.space
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Programmer, tinkerer, editor.

See pinned introduction for interests and beliefs; this field isn't searchable!

webhttps://halffull.org/
bookshttps://www.amazon.com/Jen-Kirchner/e/B00AI6GIO8/
better halfhttps://jenkirchner.com
codehttps://github.com/tjkirch/
I was worried that I was about to run out of these stickers, but it turns out that two of them were stuck together! It's a #beefymiracle!
New #book out! Talking sacrificial knives, a weird stone from the plane of the dead... a funny mystery for everyone. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1WWC7R4
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Do you have two pets that are totally different? #catsofmastodon

New #book is live! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXLSL63D #books

What might office life be like with magic?

A Minefield of Magical Malice: Charlie thinks the interns' only hope might be her number one enemy.

Jen's books are always fun to edit because they move fast and there's something unexpected in every scene.

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New #book is live :) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNJGXMJS #books #bookstodon

A Madhouse of Magical Malfunction: After barely surviving the interview, Charlie Temple’s starting her new life as a magic engineering intern at a famous yet secretive magic tech company. But her dreams might be shattered by mysterious magic surges wreaking havoc through the building.

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Open Circuits (fun book) mentions that the integrated circuit in NFC key cards is intentionally bent, and shows a neat picture, but it doesn't explain why it's bent. Google doesn't seem to be any help. Does anyone know why it would be bent? #electronics

Had to replace the fan in my nearly 6-year-old #NintendoSwitch. It was loud for a few weeks and then just stopped. It wasn't a hard #repair, just a few fiddly bits. I guess it's a common fault? I've honestly been lucky enough not to have a fan die in other electronics. I wonder if newer models improved reliability somehow.

Here's the cheat sheet I made - I taped screws to their proper locations. The fan looks a bit like 😮

#catsofmastodon helping me edit today
Normally the other one is the problem. Does this look comfortable?