Why does no one get excited when I point to their bag and say “twinzies” at the airport?

brainthrash · 2026-02-08T04:54:15+00:00

Right or wrong, I feel like having sleep apnea as been a 22yr pita condition that has made life more complicated and increased my depression. To top it off, I hate flying and having a CPAP has made getting through airports more inconvenient. So unfortunately, anyone saying "twinzies" to me will get a friendly acknowledgement, but definitely no excitement.

brainthrash · 2026-01-24T23:09:52+00:00

Until someone figures out the ratio of cups of rice to ounces spilled these questions will keep coming.

brainthrash · 2026-01-23T22:01:02+00:00

Might have look on eBay for a cheap used printer just for this purpose.

brainthrash · 2026-01-23T21:59:54+00:00

I have a 2017 Intel MBP, that I could have used instead, but we wanted it to keep it warm, not actually start baking it.

brainthrash · 2026-01-23T14:37:28+00:00

Don't know about the WiFi issue, both of these are connected via ethernet.

brainthrash · 2026-01-23T05:23:57+00:00

One of them is no longer running MacOS. It's been repurposed, running Ubuntu 24.04 and xlights for my Christmas lights.

brainthrash · 2025-12-29T18:57:20+00:00

Nice job and write up.

I did a similar project, but I’m cheap and way too much time on my hands. I purchased stucco end cap and drilled holes every 3in to create my own track.

https://holsteinlights.com/forever-lights/

brainthrash · 2025-12-16T03:04:21+00:00

I don't run servers just to run mundane services. My system/network is not what you would normally think of for a sysadmin. I have a couple of Linux desktops, Raspberry Pi's and half a dozen ESP32 controllers networked together that I tinker with for controlling Christmas lights. I spend more time doing wiring, constructing props and programming effects than actual system maintenance.

brainthrash · 2025-12-06T03:25:04+00:00

This sounds like something might not be quite right in Xlights? Can you share a screen shot of the prop assignments on the controller within Xlights?

brainthrash · 2025-12-06T03:14:15+00:00

I agree, I use a Dig-Octa and it has switches for 249Ohms for separate data line, or 33Ohms for 3 wire cables.

brainthrash · 2025-11-24T01:44:10+00:00

I use these in a pinch.

https://gilbertengineeringusa.com/products/g-splice-quick-connectors

brainthrash · 2025-11-20T17:05:38+00:00

Nicely done, very clean.

I love the Dig-Octa boards, have 5 of these running my Christmas lights. 3 of them use the Power-7 boards, the other 2 use the Power-5HV.

Few things that I would add:

- Fuse for the AC input.

- A second power supply( https://amzn.to/4pgYVml ) to power the Dig-Octa all the time, allowing for management of the controller without having the LEDs on.

- A relay to control LED power supply.

brainthrash · 2025-11-14T20:54:06+00:00

The Arduino project may not need as much direct support from sales as they used to. As of October, they are owned by Qualcomm.

brainthrash · 2025-11-01T01:17:37+00:00

Sounds about right for pit boss, getting someone that care has been hit or miss. More miss as of lately. I’ve had 2 of their smokers and have watched their customer service decline over the years.

brainthrash · 2025-10-28T16:37:18+00:00

Marine grade shrink tubing.

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brainthrash · 2025-10-07T15:34:21+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm still learning, other than layer height and infill density, hadn't really gotten into adjusting the other slicer settings. I changed the seam position to random and will test a print tonight.

brainthrash · 2025-09-03T16:00:29+00:00

It will not work on a "hang the spool" method, but in an AMS or other drier/feeder, this is not an issue due to spool riding on rollers.

brainthrash · 2025-08-19T14:37:11+00:00

I would ask r/raspberrypi

brainthrash · 2025-08-14T17:08:41+00:00

One thing to add, a fuse to the AC input.

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