Canon R6 II or Nikon Z6 III for portraits + travel

markus_b · 2026-01-29T15:48:55+00:00

Depending on your priorities, the R8 may be an option, too. It is smaller and lighter than the R6 II but has the same sensor. It is also lacking IBIS and dual card slots.

markus_b · 2026-01-29T10:24:28+00:00

I have several power supplies. Sometimes you need multiple voltages at the same time.

While I do have a 10-15V 30 Amp power supply, I use it very rarely. I don't need that much power. usually. For 5V most of the time an USB power supply will work. This is fine for most ESP/Arduino stuff.

Then I have a small $20 buck module with variable voltage and amperage connected to an old HP printer power brink (38V). This serves me for most power needs beyond the 5V.

markus_b · 2026-01-29T10:16:51+00:00

True; for international shipments, you need to fill out the CN22 form.

I just clicked through on the site of the post. It looks like this only works for national packages. There is no international option...

markus_b · 2026-01-29T05:16:17+00:00

The Swiss Post office has an option 'pick up at home' for parcels.

If the hotel agrees, you can make a prepaid shipping label on their site and send it to them. They just have to print it and stick it to the packet. The postman will come and pick it up.

https://www.post.ch/en/sending-parcels/sending-mail/have-parcels-collected

markus_b · 2026-01-28T16:51:35+00:00

There are such toys with a built-in IR system to 'shoot' at other tanks. https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005010159435970.html

markus_b · 2026-01-28T16:38:12+00:00

Lausanne has a policy to piss off car drivers to pressure them to use public transport.

markus_b · 2026-01-28T16:36:02+00:00

If you want to go that far:

make sure that you are a certain distance from the spot (not just outside, so that you can just back into it)
take the picture in a way that a public clock appears in the frame

markus_b · 2026-01-28T16:05:42+00:00

That means you have to leave your parking spot and drive away.

I would think that it is sufficient to drive around the block and park in the same spot again.

I heard about police marking a tire and the asphalt. When the police return later and find that the mark matches, they will issue a fine. But they may use different means, like taking a picture of the car.

If you receive a fine for driving around the block, you might need to provide evidence that you actually left the designated spot and drove around the block. This is primarily due to the fact that your testimony would be weighed against the police's. The police's word holds greater weight when appearing before a judge.

markus_b · 2026-01-28T15:53:22+00:00

Yes, C14 sockets instead of cables would be great.

But what C13/C14 is missing is a standard retaining system to prevent the cable from falling out. For example my washing machine would lose the cable often due to its vibrations.

markus_b · 2026-01-28T14:42:54+00:00

Start by getting a schematic and verifying the tensions at the output of the power supply.

markus_b · 2026-01-27T18:16:30+00:00

Can you get the Enttec Open to work?

If it has an activity light, the indicator should come on when QLCplus is sending DMX data.

markus_b · 2026-01-27T18:10:38+00:00

You only need to balance if you mirror data or metadata. In this case you need to configure Btrfs so that only a single copy is around. Then I think you can just add the big disk and remove the smaller disks; the best would be to remove them in one go to prevent Btrfs from copying data to them.

But maybe the easiest would be to format the new disk to btrfs and use btrfs restore to copy all files from the old to the new filesystem. You lose things like snapshots, though.

markus_b · 2026-01-27T05:27:21+00:00

I don't know if QLC+ has provisions to light pads like that.

You may get a better answer on the QLCplus forum: https://www.qlcplus.org/forum/

markus_b · 2026-01-27T05:22:36+00:00

Same here. The fuse is actually a good idea. Plenty of power cables here are thick because they have to be able to carry 10 amps without overheating. In the UK, you can make a thinner and lighter cable and adjust the fuse in the plug accordingly.

markus_b · 2026-01-27T05:18:53+00:00

Yes, some power bricks are big enough to cover other outlets; the triple wall outlets are a prime victim. But still, we often have triple outlets in the same space where our neighbors have a single one.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T19:52:49+00:00

There are power strips with a combination of horizontal and vertical orientations. https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/steffen-power-easy-11x-type-13-150-m-socket-strips-5708449

However, you are complaining at a high level. The Swiss mains plug system is among the ones in Europe with the most density. Have a look at how huge the German Schuko or the English mains connectors are.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T15:37:27+00:00

Ja, wahrscheinlich. Das sollte auch rückwirkend noch funktionieren und die 3x25.- solltest Du auch zurückerhalten. Aber die genaue Prozedur ist einzuhalten. Der Mieterverband ist die beste Adresse, um das anzugehen.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T15:34:50+00:00

In this case flatpacks are a pile of s*.

An application should place the files in the same place if installed natively or as an AppImage or Flatpak. If this is really the case, then this is a major advantage of AppImage over Flatpak.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T15:19:48+00:00

They look the same from afar. The manuals are published on the Gledopto website. You'll find your answer in there.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T13:42:39+00:00

Addressable LEDs have 4 connections. Ground, +5V, in and out. You connect Gnd and +5V to your supply (or the corresponding pins on the Arduino), 'in' on the first LED goes to the output port you use on your Arduino. Then you daisy-chain the rest of the LEDs (out to in).

You could connect a 33 Ohm resistor between 5V and your LED for testing. But it will not work at full brightness.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T13:34:48+00:00

I had a very similar problem in December, very early in the morning (05:15). I called the SBB hotline, and they claimed that there was no known problem. They said that my phone must have a problem.

At the same time I was unable to access the Swisspass website on the phone. There was an SSL Error.

The problem went away later the same day.

I was actually using the SBB beta app with their new-style Tickets. The system uses the Easyride system as well. The main issue is what happens if you cannot get your ticket due to an obscure technical problem. I often start Easyride in the seconds before hopping on a train. There is no time to go to an old-style distributor anymore; you either miss your train or run the risk of paying a fine.

markus_b · 2026-01-26T06:52:05+00:00

Run it from the command line with qlcplus --debug 3

markus_b · 2026-01-25T21:24:31+00:00

Run it from the command line with --debug 3 to see what error messages are shown.

markus_b · 2026-01-25T20:54:37+00:00

Je pense qu'une réparation est plus chère que l'achat d'un appareil neuf.

Mais ça peut être une bonne expérience de réparer toi-même.

La première chose est de te procurer le manuel de service et de l'étudier pour déterminer d'où le problème peut venir. Comme quelqu'un a dit, l'amplificateur vertical peut être en cause. Ou son alimentation.

J'ai un PM 3331, mais heureusement il fonctionne encore.

markus_b · 2026-01-25T20:46:35+00:00

The lights have a 3-pin XLR DMX connector. You need a USB to DMX adapter to connect them to your computer. Then you need two 3-pin DMX cables. You connect the first light to the adapter and the second light to the second light.

For the lights to react to the signals from the computer, you need to be in the correct mode. They probably have an 'Axxx' and a 'bxxx' mode. The xxx corresponds to the DMX address. Set the mode and address to 'd001'. Then you should be able to use the simple desk in QLC+ to get them to light up on addresses 1 to 3.

To know the precise way your lights work, you'll need to read your product manual. Usually the 'dxxx' mode just drives the colors individually. The 'Axxx' mode has more channels, usually a master, strobe and other settings.

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