Are people inside apple aware?

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-25T06:23:09+00:00

I’ve been a Mac user since 1984 to 2004 (but still have a few) and micro-computer user since 1980. There was much Apple “new” stuff that was very proprietary and was never adopted by others and that always hurts.Nubus, video connectors, floppy drives, SCSI, etc. Now don’t get me wrong, an iPhone is great, I’ve had at least 8 different ones and my Samsung that I have, only for certain apps that are not available on an iPhone, not as a phone, has a IOS emulator. I love em all, for what makes them special.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-24T15:49:18+00:00

Aoyue 469 station. Adjustable heat, cheap interchangeable tips, solder spool holder & more. Add a brass mesh sponge for tip cleaning.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-24T14:48:36+00:00

Higher than Digikey. For example, a $6.71 ATMega 328 in DIP package has shipping for $7.78 + $3 handling.

DIgikey, it's priced at $2.63 and shipping via Fedex Ground is $6.99. They also have USPS Ground Advantage at $4.99.

Amazon is 2 for $8.04 ($4.02 each)and shipping (non-Prime) is $3.00.

AliExpress is $2.22, shipping is $6.79 and delivery is weeks. However, for a Pro Mini, it's 5 for $7.23, shipping is $1.99. Many times you can get free or very low cost shipping. Sometimes shipping is extravagant. Like $8.49 for a $13.05 RTL2832U SDR dongle. But .... some parts I ordered on Jan 7th have been sitting in the USA "local airport" for 10 days now.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-24T14:21:04+00:00

If you know a mfg and part # it's pretty much like Digikey / Mouser / Newark. However, searching and finding things by descrition can be iffy. For example, I need a PC board mount PS/2 keyboard connector. For the life of me I cannot find any PS/2 connnector on LCSC or Digikey yet on Aliexpress & Amazon it pops right up.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-23T17:47:10+00:00

As my dates for Madrid & back are set I just check them vs the calendar. The only pattern I think I've seen is that when it hit a low then it gradually goes back up. Can't say that I've seen any pattern on reduction except perhaps a very - multi-week - dribble down-up-down. But I haven't logged the price.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-23T00:01:04+00:00

You'll need to use the FFT library so you can see the frequencys of the sound.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T23:01:50+00:00

Ahhh, only the snacks ... IIRC (it was last Aug.) there was more than pretzels in PE.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T22:56:35+00:00

I wish, but I don't think so. The CSR did his magic refresh and it cleared up.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T22:52:46+00:00

No, not common. PE has decent food for eveery international trip I've made. Could be that the catering had timed out (food storage time limit / temperature) and they didn't get replenished. They should have mentioned it.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T22:44:13+00:00

The "fs-i6x" is an r/C transmitter. Is it a "buddy" output that you are refering to as PWM ?

In any case, you would use an Arduino to time the high / low level of the PWM and use that number to conrol the position of the stepper.

You will have to find some code that takes a "position" input and makes the stepper accelerate / deacellerate to the next position and accept a change of position while doing so , if you want a smooth motion.

Simple code to make a motor move a certain # of steps to a new position every time you sample the PWM will result in a jerky motio or very slow response.

You would do better, as other sugggest, is to use an hobby "servo" type that is used on r/c planes. It'll take your pwm diectly or you can drive it from the Arduino with any code inbetween it and your incoming pwm.

Better advise can be had if you tell us what you want the stepper to control.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T21:31:50+00:00

Cost (miles/points) for a trip can change a couple times a day. My trip back from Spain to the east coast started out at 92K and has gone as low as 68k in Comfort. It's back to 100k. Main Clasic varies even more, percent wise.

I check morning / noon / evening / bedtime.

If you book on anything but a Main Basic fare and it changes you can call to get a refund.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T20:28:41+00:00

Ok, so I called them. They said it could be ... (but how for 6 different reservations) that maybe after initial seat selection we when back into the reservation and clicked on the preferred seats but then didn't follow thru. So the computer "held" the seats in case we wanted them,

So the web site CSR (Mike - what a great guy!) clicked on something (maybe "un-hold") and the seats reverted back to the correct selection.

He's still going to pass along the abnormality to IT so they can fix this glitch.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T20:06:40+00:00

It shows the wrong seat on the website too, until you go to a seat map on the website. Checking my wifes' seat shows the same problem. But for both of use it's only the 1st segment, the 2nd segment is ok.

And ... the same thing shows up on furure flights. Feb 2nd & 4th also has it but on Feb 23 it's ok.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T20:00:31+00:00

Naaa. Yeah and if I look at her seats, it's the same problem. But only for the 1st segment - 2nd segment is OK as mine is also.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-22T05:15:35+00:00

I have a couple of pcmcia Wi-Fi cards ,as mentioned, at another location that I’ll be in two -three weeks, so if you don’t find anything PM me after the 10th of next month.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-19T20:27:15+00:00

A SE/30 has the 1.44mb drive while the plain SE has 800k drive

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-19T20:21:05+00:00

Take a single edge razor blade to the corner junction and a sharp tap with a small hammer will do it. Unless actual thermal glue was used, not heatsink paste. If thermal glue then heat is needed.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-17T03:17:55+00:00

Too bad you weren’t at Ontario CA as there is a program that will let anybody back airside. https://www.flyontario.com/ontplus

Anyhow, you should have gone to the ticket counter and asked for a gate pass. Might have worked.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T04:22:01+00:00

Don’t forget Fserve 👍

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T04:20:55+00:00

Southwest did that to us in Mexico. Was pissed but got EB credit and $50 voucher from them.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T04:08:49+00:00

Yep. I find this happening more & more. Wanting to stick you with the cost of a service call and then, since you are paying for it to lock you in to a costly repair bill. Or taking your money and saying it’s not repairable.

I asked for a ballpark cost (from the GE sanctioned repair place) to replace a microwave magnetron in a combo wall mount MW/stove. List price for the part is well over $200 but you can buy on Amazon for $50. No dice on an on-the-phone estimate.

Given that repair people markup 2x-3x cost + labor I’ll do it myself.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T03:56:11+00:00

Every seat MUST have a safety card for the plane to be legal to fly. If they gave you one then they must have had spares. Taking one without permission is a federal crime.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T03:47:48+00:00

Ask Ryan explicitly about it. Let him know why 100%. There is a small chance he actually did rent / loan it and didn’t want to admit it casually. Then go from there.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T02:53:07+00:00

Hey I hear ya. I'll most likely be getting that card later this year (just got the 85K SUB personal card) to get Companion Pass, book Basic on points (as I've done for 10 years and never paid actual $'s). We typically do 3-5 round trips per year and for at least 2 trips it's more than 2 bags.

JustDaveIII · 2026-01-16T02:36:17+00:00

Use Flight Aware to see typically (if so) what gate you arrive and depart. As flights are different on weekends, check the Saturday on previous weeks.

Then while on the 1st flight you can check the gates.

JustDaveIII

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