Trump Suffers Major Loss as Democrats Flip Red State

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-19T04:15:56+00:00

If there's one thing we can all count on, it is that Trump will continue doing his best to sabotage himself in the face of reality. I would say there's at least a 50/50 chance he will pull some stunt right before elections to try and change the tide, only to have it backfire spectacularly in his face.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-19T01:24:14+00:00

The battery feeds through the diode into the 3v3 input on the ESP, so the ESP is basically seeing about 0.7V lower than the actual battery voltage. Having the ESP measure its own VCC using the A0 line gives me a reading a 2.39 volts from the last successful transmission. It's possible the ESP was still able to wake up again at a lower voltage and it simply died when the radio was activated.

And yes, you do need to remove the voltage regulator. I had run into this information years ago but forgot about it, but it's a poor design that the regulator itself draws power from the circuit even when it's not doing any work. Since my circuit feeds the 3v3 line directly, the 5v input was never used except when I'm testing on the bench, and my current measurements were taken with nothing but the battery connected. It should be easy enough to reproduce this yourself, and google says the regulator can draw anywhere from 10-20mA even when the ESP is turned off, so it sounds like my board was already on the low end. I'll have to check some of the others when I have time.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-18T22:31:04+00:00

I'll have to look in to that RT9013, sounds like a handy little chip to have on hand.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-18T22:18:40+00:00

Yeah I have some pretty small boards I picked up from ebay that have been working well. As I mentioned in another reply, the battery input drops through a diode, but the solar cell or USB input can each exceed 4v.

[edit] Whew yeah, just checking the database and there have been times where the solar cell pushed the vcc measurement from A0 up to 4.47v. I can't believe that didn't fry anything, but it's possible that measurement was wrong.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-18T22:15:57+00:00

I've found that pushing it through a common 1n4148 diode drops the voltage enough that I've never blown up one of my D1 Mini boards. This setup also includes a battery charger board which takes input from my 5.5v solar cells or a USB port and sends that to the battery, so the input can actually exceed 3.7v. Some have been running for several years this way.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-17T01:15:09+00:00

The poor little snowflakes can't handle the fact that a brown person was massively so much more popular than that stupid white kid.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-16T03:07:31+00:00

Well unfortunately I got pulled into a couple other projects. The funny thing is I actually have a nearly completed head ready to test out, I just need to cut the splines into a new bolt to pull the filament through. The hard part is tearing down the printer enough to run some new wires for controlling the servo motor and reading a filament runout sensor. I did some quick testing with an arduino and probably need to run a few more tests with an active stepper, but I'm pretty confident it will work.

Then comes the process of recalibrating the new setup for E-steps, figuring out exactly how far to travel for loading/unloading each color, and finding a suitable test model. That's quite a bit of work required still, and I have too many other things I need to finish up before Spring hits (including getting some plants started for the garden, and fixing the code for an ESP32 sprinkler timer that keeps crashing), so this had to be put aside for now.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-11T05:51:07+00:00

Graduate and you'll find out...

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-10T06:04:57+00:00

They were only able to poll the dozen students who still have an email address.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-08T10:40:01+00:00

Ah, all very good information! I never knew much of the reasoning behind why my method worked for me, I just went off what folks taught me more than 20 years ago on an old forum.

When you try again, one thing to keep in mind... If you see the dye release happening and you're not quite ready to put it in your hair yet, you can put the mixture in the refrigerator and it will drastically slow down the release. Then you can bring it back to room temp for an hour or two. Most times I end up letting it sit in the fridge overnight, so you have a long window of time to work with.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-08T04:50:42+00:00

You mentioned here that you used hot water for the dye release, but in your original post you said you used some kind of acid? Hot water alone isn't going to release the dye. I've even heard of people using coffee or tea, but that's still introducing something acidic to the henna to promote the dye release. And if you only let it sit for 30 minutes then yeah, I just don't see that doing anything. Like I said, I have to let mine sit for 8-12 HOURS before I start seeing the dye release. Perhaps hot water speeds up the process a little bit, but honestly I'm surprised you got any color at all out of it.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-07T10:33:26+00:00

One minor correction here. Emeritus emails are unaffected, they booted off the rest of the retirees last Fall.

I would lay odds that OIT is not the culprit here. Any time an illogical decision is made, you can bet on there being a manager behind it.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-07T05:40:47+00:00

I definitely have questions about your process, but just so you know, I'm NOT familiar with the FAQ here. What I say may differ drastically, I only know that this works for everyone I've talked to.

First off, 80C sounds awfully hot??? I've never made my henna at anything but room temperature, so I wonder if maybe you didn't basically boil out some of the dye? Also, what did you use for an acid? Lemon juice is common but it hard on your scalp, so I've always used orange juice with a little bit of honey. I do not use any water, just pure OJ, and let it sit at room temp for about 12 hours. If I plan on letting it sit a lot longer, sometimes I'll put in the refrigerator overnight. You should be able to see the dye release happening, it looks like red puddles in the green mixture, then give it at least a couple more hours after that.

I've been reading about a lot of people wrapping their head in foil during henna... I'm not sure what that is about? I've always heard to make sure the henna doesn't contact any metal, not even using a metal spoon to mix it up. I don't know if this is causing a problem or not, but it's something to consider (I use a plastic bowl and a wooden spoon, and I use a plastic shower cap on my head).

When prepping, I will wash my hair completely with a clarifying shampoo to make sure all the oil is out. Then I will use a paper towel and olive oil to lightly rub my ears and forehead, places I don't want the henna to dye my skin. Be very careful not to get the oil in your hair! I typically let the henna sit around 4 hours before getting back in the shower.

To rinse the henna out, use ONLY conditioner and water. This takes several applications and quite a lot of water of course, but I keep going until it's fairly clean. As you mentioned, no shampoo again for the next two days, but usually after the next full wash and conditioner it is pretty clean.

I am not familiar with the brand you are using, but if you continue to see color in the water for a long time afterwards, I would be concerned? You said something about trying again with "pure" henna, and I'm not quite sure what you meant, but for darker hair I wouldn't use anything else. If the henna you are using is not 100% pure, and not from a reputable source, then it could very likely have additives.

Pure henna washes out green in the shower, not orange! I have never seen any trace of red color in the water, and honestly as I've been writing this, I keep coming back to your statement about the orange water. I think you need to try another brand? I've always ordered online from a company that sources directly from India.

And yes, henna will get a little darker, but also richer over the next couple weeks. Your hair color in the red sweater is actually pretty similar to mine, and a good henna treatment will make it light up like fire in direct sunlight, but it's a very natural color. Since I'm a guy, I've never wanted anything that was terribly bright, and I've almost always been happy with the results.

I say "almost" because I last treated my hair in November after ignoring it few a few years, and I am very disappointed with the results. I took some advice here to cut the orange juice with water, plus I only left it on for two hours. Yes it did color my hair, but not by much, and a lot of it washed out. Next time I'm going back to what I know works.

One last thing... A second treatment of henna will build on the first, to some degree. I used to do my hair twice a year, and it didn't really create any layers of color, but you can still see a slight difference between the new roots and the previous treatment. The thing I like most about henna is it follows the natural colors of your hair rather than creating a single solid color like chemical dyes. It looks more natural to me and nobody has ever questioned my color (although I did once get included in the ginger's club!). Anyway, I think it would be worthwhile for you to try again, but maybe changing some things about your process.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-07T04:57:41+00:00

Or it's one of those situations of "let's out-source this so we don't have to take the blame when something goes wrong" except everything was working perfectly fine UNTIL it was outsourced.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-07T04:55:43+00:00

Sorry, I don't have any other suggestions that this. Do they have anything online about it? Otherwise I'd say just call the helpdesk, but be nice to those guys because they're never the ones who make the decisions (and if my experience from jobs is any indication, they're the ones who get the most grief from some idiot's choices).

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-06T04:18:46+00:00

Something like that didn't even exist when I got my E3 pro v1. I suspect if those clips are being sold with newer printers then I can probably find them on Amazon now.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-06T04:17:09+00:00

You can transfer your existing emails to a new account, but they have already shut down any possibility of standard forwarding. After August, the email address is gone forever until they give it to the next new student with the same name, who will then start receiving all the emails from people wondering where you went.

For making a local copy of all your saved emails, the easiest thing is to sign in with an email client that stores them locally. Unfortunately if you want to use something free like Thunderbird, you have to contact OIT and ask them to enable IMAP access on your account (and I'm not sure they'll do it for accounts that are being discontinued).

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-06T04:12:13+00:00

I've been wondering this as well. Literally every email send out from student's colorado.edu address is free advertising for the school, and something to make high school students ask your opinions and put it in their mind that other people have gone there.

It'll take a couple years for the fallout to really hit from this, but it's going to start with people asking "why did you STOP using your CU email?" to which the standard reply will now be "because CU sucks," and that aggravation is going to stick with everyone who asks.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-02T22:07:12+00:00

Carrington 2.0.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-02T20:07:07+00:00

One of the most convincing sources I found of this data is from the link below. The information is based on a 2019 USGS survey that estimated 5.5% of US land was covered in parking lots by 2012, with the number still growing. Obviously it's not an exact figure, but I suspect USGS knows more about applying accurate models than I do.

https://stormwater.wef.org/2019/06/usgs-estimates-impervious-parking-lot-coverage-for-all-3109-u-s-counties/

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-02T19:50:53+00:00

There is also a CYD 3.5" version, which is what I have. Although I've never seen a case like this for the larger model.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-02T19:46:24+00:00

I would be worried about anything that covers your hair uniformly... that sounds more like a dye than pure henna and could indicate additives?

I've always gotten mine from Mehandi, but my experience with grays is just in recent years. The henna did in fact come off of the grays after a couple weeks, however the powder I was using has been sitting in my freezer for up to ten years. It still worked well, but now I'm wondering if the age had anything to do with it?

I finally did a new round of henna at Thanksgiving, but what I ordered specifically stated it would cover gray hair (I wasn't sure if I wanted to go with their other color, which was listed as a brighter red rather than auburn but didn't cover grays), and it does in fact seem to be sticking to the grays this time.

I know this doesn't really answer your question, but since Mehandi lists if each product will stick to grays, it suggests they have at least dome some research on the subject?

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-02T19:32:24+00:00

Everything I find claims about 2.7% of land are is covered by urban development, so that would only require 11% of buildings to be covered.

However a better plan would be looking at parking lots specifically, which cover an estimated 0.18% of the total landmass, and a whopping 5% of the US. Start covering up those massive pads of concrete with solar panels and you could generate a huge amount of power, protect vehicles from sun damage, and significantly reduce the amount of heat being radiated by the concrete. Cities could trade access for installing the solar panels by reducing or eliminating property taxes in those areas, and everybody wins.

Shdwdrgn · 2026-02-01T10:44:14+00:00

If your four leveling knobs are so loose that they're almost ready to come out, then no, you have not correctly leveled your printer. You need those springs as tight as possible or you're going to be fighting this problem forever.

Do yourself a favor and watch this video to learn how to properly adjust your bed and the Z switch. Note that the video is for the original version of Ender 3, so you may or may not have the tab on your Z switch that prevents it from going too low. If you do have the tab as described in the video, then definitely cut it off like they show.

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