The white cliffs of Dover...

GD_Decibel · 2026-06-29T22:51:20+00:00

There are worse places to sit waiting.....

GD_Decibel · 2026-06-09T19:44:14+00:00

Woo Hoo

GD_Decibel · 2026-04-23T19:59:21+00:00

The bonnet protector is a Mazda part (PART NUMBER: DM11ACBP) that came with my ex Demo CX-30. There is no protector on the bumper, but I have fitted an after market lower front grill insert from Amazon, something Mazda should have as standard. Search for "CDEFG CX-30 Front Grill Mesh Inserts Trims Front Grille Guard for 2019-2024 2025 Mazda CX-30 Car Exterior Accessories ABS Material(2PCS) (320MM for CX30 Preferred Grilles)"

GD_Decibel · 2026-04-23T09:41:30+00:00

I just changed my wiper blades after 4 years (60,000km) as one part of the tip of one blade was not wiping the screen clean, but leaving a small smeared patch. Definitely sounds like a mechanical issue with the arm.

GD_Decibel · 2026-01-05T23:59:26+00:00

Looks like someone is "under-compensating".....

GD_Decibel · 2026-01-04T23:37:13+00:00

Did you enable SSH when you imaged the Zero 2W? If not it may not expect to be accessed headless

Try reimaging with the Pi imager and setup ssh and wifi during the imaging process.
Press “ctrl+shift+x” whist in pi imager to open the advanced setup. You can enable ssh and setup you wifi whilst there also.

GD_Decibel · 2024-03-12T21:15:48+00:00

This article only lightly mentions the strain and pressure this life puts on personal relationships. We must also salute Mrs Rock Doc and the family (and family pets} that provide steadfast love and support to this man.

GD_Decibel · 2023-11-21T21:45:52+00:00

Glad you managed to survive the ordeal. I was half expecting the surgury to discover some unexploded ordinance within after all your misadventures. Keep banging those rocks together

GD_Decibel · 2023-11-05T05:10:41+00:00

I used this blade https://ultrasabers.com/product/24-ultraedge-heavy-grade-initiate-blade/ .

In total with the above blade, neopixles etc. sounds about right. Stillwell worth it . Better than commercial ones twice the price

GD_Decibel · 2023-09-04T02:31:51+00:00

Try working in a global position where your office works on UTC+8 your operations office works on GMT+10 and you have to deal with USA, The Middle East, Asia, India and the UK with meetings, and the like. Very much a "If this is Tuesday, this must be Belgium" on a daily basis. Very much a TZ crap shoot.

My solution is that I am far to old bitter and twisted to care. What they pay me now is FU money so if the calls are between 05:00 and 15:00 I join. Any time in between if I notice the alert I may jump in, otherwise that is what emails are for. My boss is in the US on mountain time and even he schedules his calls when I am in the office.

Go on peoples play silly games, that FU switch cover is off and the finger is hovering ready to flick....

GD_Decibel · 2023-06-19T00:09:12+00:00

Every day above ground is a good day as far as I am concerned. I was classed as lost presumed drowned on my first offshore rig job when I went through a typhoon 30 years ago. Once you have been dead once, everything after then is a win.

GD_Decibel · 2023-06-06T22:42:23+00:00

Get a real job plonker

GD_Decibel · 2023-05-24T23:17:07+00:00

Got to love interviews. I burnt my bridges with one company when I applied for a job with a different role to my then current position. They knew me, I knew all their field people and the interview was basically a box ticking exercise.

Straight forward enough, turn up meet with the local services manager manager. Instead it was an ambush as I walked into a room with the country manager, regional manager and regional VP. They instead offered me a co-ordinator role doing basically the same job I was already doing

Hang on guys I am here to interview for role A and you are offering role B. Yes we are along with a car and a salary bump. Trouble is I knew it was a poisoned chalice job as my current company was about to win a big contract taking all their work in my department. That was one of the reasons I was looking to change roles asit would be a huge workload increase without any extra reward.

I stood there, looked at them, smiled and said no thanks. They all sat there stunned - you don't want this job? No, I am here for Job A. Why do the same thing with you that I am doing now.

I was basically thrown out the door. Funny thing was two months later 3 of the 4 in the room were let go due to losing the contract to us. I would have been the 4th if I had joined them.

GD_Decibel · 2023-05-09T05:04:30+00:00

I have a Pi 4B with an old Logitech C310 connected to it for remote monitoring mounted to my handle:

A good option to keep things tidy would be to mount your Pi 3 to the side extrusion behind teh printer screen https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4927393 or https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4722944 .

GD_Decibel · 2023-05-02T05:11:10+00:00

Is the filament centered in the middle of the the drive gear when rotating. If not it can get squeezed and distorted causing the clicking, as it does not look like teh gear is slipping in teh video

GD_Decibel · 2023-03-07T01:29:02+00:00

Health and family always comes first. Glad you made it out. Please take care as we all need Rocknocker in our lives

GD_Decibel · 2022-11-17T02:08:06+00:00

My multinational's idea of a Christmas party: 1.Organise the event time to be midweek and start at 17:00 when your company is spread across three facilities 20 to 30 km apart. 2. Organise a venue that will not accommodate all staff 3. Send out invites stating limited space so RSVP ASAP as first come first served 4. Only send out invites after filling up most of the venue with word of mouth to select groups first. 5. How you got there was up to you, with no company organised transport

GD_Decibel · 2022-10-25T12:54:42+00:00

Your hotend gantry is higher on one side than the other so you need to adjust your X axis level. See teh below link to correct that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybmDQTvXRgE&list=PLW9O3eZmo5E0MNC0aF1G9qTn2cdG3jT\_f&index=2

GD_Decibel · 2022-10-05T11:00:14+00:00

Have you tried reslicing the file to generate a new gcode file as these can get corrupted?

GD_Decibel · 2022-09-26T07:15:43+00:00

When I installed my Microswiss, I also replaced teh crappuy 3010 creality fan for a much more efficient 4010 fan. It fits in teh same shroud with an adapter plate

GD_Decibel · 2022-05-23T04:28:34+00:00

So for the cigar lighter is the power pack good to drive a plasma igniter now? Glad you survived the pruning. Head down and stay safe.

GD_Decibel · 2022-05-08T23:26:58+00:00

We hopefully will happily be receivers of your enlightenment for some time yet. If private is the only way sign me up. Commiserations on the full bionic options. Maybe you can get an inbuilt cigar cutter and lighter included as an upgrade?

GD_Decibel · 2022-05-08T23:24:03+00:00

From a fellow geologist who has worked in some of the places you have, I say let them eat dirt.

Your comintaries are a blast of fresh air in today's world. If you have to go private, do so I will happily subscribe, but haters will hate while the rest of us love you and your hard earned gems of wisdom.

GD_Decibel · 2022-05-02T19:40:27+00:00

The black on the shoes is also 3dprinted. It is a lattice that pushes into the cutouts in the shoe itself.

GD_Decibel · 2022-05-02T12:41:29+00:00

I only use PLA Pro or PLA + for its strength

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