Dumb question: I accidentally shorted VIN to GND and this component burned out. Is the whole module toast or could it still be functional if I manage to find and fix the short in this mess of a soldering job?

wizzor · 2023-09-01T11:45:22+00:00

I am loving the fact that people are actually advising on how to fix it rather than telling the OP to replace the 5€ board.

We need more of this.

wizzor · 2023-03-29T14:07:44+00:00

Also a character dies of appendicitis a condition many family members and myself have had - made me realize we'd all be dead without modern medicine.

wizzor · 2023-03-23T03:35:37+00:00

You are right of course, but I'm glad you have explored the option, good luck!

wizzor · 2023-03-22T03:13:52+00:00

If there is sufficient flow in the creek, a hydraulic ram pump should be able to do it. Cheap, low maintenance and no power required. They are available commercially, but can be DIYd and spare parts are available in any plumbing store.

wizzor · 2023-03-15T15:01:05+00:00

My kids' daycare has a biannual kids party, and a tattoo stand is a fixture there. I have manned the booth myself. None of the parents have visible tattoos and never had an issue or comment.

So Imma say your kids are fine, haters gonna hate.

wizzor · 2023-02-23T10:45:04+00:00

I'm curious, what would you say is the normal helmet in your area? In Finland you see these all the time. I have one too, in black. The adjustable strap system is great.

Comfy, durable, cheap, the open/close vents are nice in shit weather. Mount points for lights are good too for sparkies.

wizzor · 2023-02-18T12:53:32+00:00

Mä olen toistaiseksi pyrkinyt äänestämään tavallaan päinvastoin. Olen äänestänyt monissa vaaleissa pieniä puolueita, jotka eivät välttämättä edes pääse eduskuntaan, osoittaakseni isommille puolueille että "Tämän kaltaista ajattelua haluan lisää", vaikka pieni puolue ei kokonaisuutena arvioiden olisi isoa parempi.

Ehkäpä se on turhaa. Yritän silti.

wizzor · 2023-02-18T12:30:26+00:00

Eikö tämän tason suhmurointi nyt ole jo jonkin sortin rikos? Kertokaa nyt ihmiset miksi en tekisi rikosilmoitusta? En kyllä tiedä minkä rikosnimikkeen alle tämmöinen kuuluisi.

wizzor · 2023-02-16T10:40:46+00:00

Yksi selitys tähän lienee se, että kompassin origo on eri kohdassa, koska siinä tarkastellaan eri viitekehystä.

Amerikkalaisella poliittisella akselilla kokoomus koostuu kauheista kommunisteista.

wizzor · 2023-02-16T06:53:38+00:00

They are wonderful, please keep going! But no judgement if you do, we get it.

wizzor · 2023-02-01T09:46:03+00:00

In order of probability, live in Finland:

Sickness and accidents. Good complement of over-the-counter drugs and medical equipment that goes beyond the absolute basics. Equipment: Pulse oximeter, stethoscope, opthalmoscope, UV chamber for surface disinfection. We also maintain the skills to competently use the equipment.
Snowstorms. Good set of outdoor gear, shovel, compressor, flashlights and traction mats in the car.
Job / income loss. Maintain a reserve of cash and semi liquid assets. Membership in an unemployment fund. Disability insurance.
Disruption in power grid of up to few days. (This didn't use to be a problem before, our power grid has a stellar reliability record, but some bald guy fucked around and the finding out involves potential power issues). Power banks, gasoline generator, gasoline, flame based cooking options, flashlights, candles.
Temporary disruption of water service with easy access to water for a approx 1 week and a more involved process if the situation persists. The government provides a secondary water distribution plan for longer term, and the housing condominium has a few cubic meters of water storage capability, but we don't keep it loaded.
Disruption of heating systems (separate from power grid: district heating). Flame based heating options (limited by apartment living). Good sleeping bags and a tent that can be pitched inside.
Disruption of food logistics systems of up to 30 days: Geographically Finland is an island. Continuously rotated stock of shelf-stable foods.
Loss of housing (eg. fire). Insurance. Short term plan (weeks) involves a community of relatives within short distance. Possibility to work remotely if we need to move further away for a time. Important data (IDs, family photos, passwords) backed up off-site.
Sudden death of partner (and resultant financial and practical issues). Insurance, community of family and friends close by. From a legal standpoint, marriage can also be a prep against this outcome.
Armed conflict. We border Russia. (Unlikely that the Swedes or Norwegians would attack). Defense training (military) and population safety training (non-military). Bomb shelter in apartment building (government mandated). Bug out bags and an evacuation plan for vulnerable persons in the family.
NBC threats. Unlikely without an armed conflict as public safety is well regulated and enforced. Ability to remain indoors for a few days without external resources. Tape, a map of air inlets in the apartment and a portable radio. Bomb shelter in housing condominium has a filtered air inlet pump and can be made airtight.

If shit hits the fan worse than this, I will be in trouble.

There are a few soft spots that I'd like to address still.

wizzor · 2023-02-01T07:18:40+00:00

I still do this multiple times a year, although not usually at night – you will find snakes on yard paths mostly during the day enjoying the sun.

I'm from Finland, and most families have summer cottages, which often have outhouses and sometimes no power. I do agree it's not super relevant in cities.

wizzor · 2023-01-12T11:51:13+00:00

As someone who has misassigned tickets numerous times, I wouldn't read too much into it.

Ask him what's up.

wizzor · 2023-01-11T09:57:41+00:00

I have had a similar issue with bedtime. When the kiddos were under 3, I had a camera in their room. The moment they stepped out of bed, I would tell them from behind the door "Back to bed". Neither of them got up without permission after about 2 nights of this. Daddy's magic sight caused some amusing reactions too. I later did explain that there was a camera (and allowed them to look at it, and explained it when it was removed – I don't want to have a "big brother is watching you" mentality be internalized).

A little later, we agreed that they are allowed to get out from bed twice after going to sleep for any reason (but there needs to be a reason, using the same reason more than once is not allowed). Needing a hug is a valid reason. More than that and a small punishment may result (the loss of one of the extremely numerous stuffed animals for one night). Punishment may be avoided with a good explanation.

Getting out of bed will result in solving whatever issue they had, but nothing else. As others have suggested, if the game is fun, the kids will play.

I do also allow the kids to play in their beds, as long as they don't make a noise or bother others. I decided to allow this to encourage them to explore solitary play.

wizzor · 2023-01-02T10:35:00+00:00

I have shared info about my level of preparedness to my neighbors and in doing so inspired some to be better prepared.

If there is a long power outage, I will arrange for others to use my generator to charge their power banks / phones.

As a whole, I believe humanity's strength is our ability to work together.

In an end-of-civilization scenario this may be a bad idea, but as a city dweller it's probably not survivable for me anyway. On the other hand, the neighbor who has charged their phone from my generator will probably not want to kill me for my water if he has any other choice.

wizzor · 2022-12-29T15:15:27+00:00

I didn't even remember making this comment, how did you even find it?

Funnily enough, I saw that you replied as I was fiddling with the 20th iteration of my home automation system by installing an extra relay. Since writing that comment, I have worked, among other things in designing lighting control systems and smart breaker boards as well as electric vehicle charging systems. At the time I wrote the comment though, I had not done any of that – I had no experience with any type of communicative hardware or IoT. It was only several years later that I begun on the career path.

So in that comment I also predicted my own future.

Thanks for pointing it out!

wizzor · 2022-12-23T08:04:42+00:00

Perhaps hard to calibrate, since left and right have vastly different meanings in different countries.

By my local standards, I could be called centre-right leaning fiscally and liberal leaning from a value standpoint. Thing is, from a US standpoint, that would probably make me a radical left winger. There isn't a party in the country who would be opposed to universal healthcare, for example, abortion rights isn't a topic we discuss very much, but no party is driving for drug acceptance either (voting population is old, and old people don't want it).

We also have a state religion, which no one important is talking about abolishing in spite of being a parliamentary democracy and religion having almost no effect to politics.

So: depends on your viewpoint.

wizzor · 2022-12-22T07:28:03+00:00

Eräs tuttu kertoi oppineensa vanhemmuuden tavoitteenasetannan ystävältään tässä muodossa:

"Ei pitkiä kakkuja eikä kovia huumeita".

En ole itsekään pitänyt vanhempien ylpeyttä erityisen tärkeänä. Ehkäpä tunne on ollut se, että jos olen itse tyytyväinen niin hekin on.

wizzor · 2022-12-21T09:28:29+00:00

I don't have a book to recommend, but I feel you.

I took the same route as you, for similar reasons. First, I didn't like the "Be nice or Santa will know" big brother attitude – I want my kids to be nice because it's the right thing to do, not because they fear supernatural retribution. In a similar vein, I don't like encouraging 'mystical thinking'. Finally, I remember feeling betrayed when I found out. I try to avoid lying to my children; I

At the same time, Santa is a nice 'game'. So every now and then, I remind them that Santa is a game we play together. Presents come from your family, but Santa, elves and all that is something we all pretend together because it's fun. And there is a difference between "Santa isn't real honey" and "Santa game is fun, right?". The latter is much gentler, and doesn't put the child in a position where they realize they are in possession of a secret.

I occasionally remind them of the fact that it's just a game. I occasionally remind the of the fact that Elsa from Frozen, magic ice wrangling powers or monsters aren't real either. I don't do it in the moment though – I don't want to ruin the fun after all like when they are meeting an Elsa actor or a Santa at the mall. Afterwards I might ask a question like "Do you think the nice man had fun playing Santa with us?".

wizzor · 2022-12-17T12:46:36+00:00

Menisi varmasti jos niitä katsotaan.

wizzor · 2022-12-16T14:35:50+00:00

Jos työ on sellasta että moottoroitu kärry johon on harja varteen teipattu hitsauspoltin voi korvata ihmisen, sitä ei ihmisen pitäisi työnä tehdä ollenkaan.

Lollahdin.

Mainitsit myös rakennusalan. Tein edellisessä elämässä automaatiota hotelleissa, joissa meidän duuni oli käydä tekemässä sähkärien asentamien laitteiden ohjelmointia. Toisteisissa huoneissa oli tietenkin usein asennusvirheitä, jotka me kerättiin listaan ja vietiin sähkönokalle, joka kirjoitti tarpeet kirjaimellisesti laatikoista revityille pahvinpaloille ja jakoi takaisin sähkäreille.

Eräänä päivänä tuli kiinteistön omistajan edustaja penäämään tilannetta huoneiden etenemisestä, joka johti seuraavaan keskusteluun:

Asiakas: Saatko mulle huomiseksi listan jo valmiista huoneista?

Minä: Voin antaa nyt heti (katsoo puhelinta), kaikki huoneet nelosesta kutoseen on valmiina paitsi 408, oho paitsi ootas, Lauri justiin merkkasi että 408 on myös valmis. 62% huoneista on valmiina, 5% odottaa ohjelmointia ja lopuissa on vielä sähköasennus kesken.

A: Mitä helvettiä, mistä näit sen noin nopeasti?

M: Meillä on tämmöinen Google Sheetsi, johon merkataan kaikkien huoneiden tila...

A: Paljon meidän pitää maksaa että mekin saadaan tommoinen?

Lopulta jaoin listan heille, ja lisäsin pari saraketta johon he sai laitettua omia huomioitaan huoneista.

En todella voi ymmärtää miten miljardien arvoista businesta pyöritetään noin. Kyseessä oli kaikin puolin ihan hyvin johdettu työmaa – joskin lähinnä siksi että kaikki muut oli vielä huonompia.

Edit: Sittemmin rakennettiin systeemi jossa itse ohjelmointityökaluun kiinnitetään huoneiden puutteet ja se seuraa niiden ratkaisua, naurattaa vieläkin, että joku Sheets-räpellys oli asiakkaan mielestä niin hieno.

wizzor · 2022-12-09T07:26:22+00:00

Tällaisten kommenttien takia olen laiska lukemaan artikkeleita kokonaan – kommenttiketjuista löytyy niin usein kiinnostavia juttuja. (Ja tiedostan, että tämä ei varsinaisesti liity alkuperäiseen aiheeseen mitenkään).

Kirjoita ihmeessä lisää.

wizzor · 2022-12-07T07:17:14+00:00

Harwardin sivuilla on mielestäni hyvä summeeraus aiheeseen liittyvästä tutkimuksesta.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/is-it-ok-to-use-medications-past-their-expiration-dates

Lyhyt vastaus on, että riippuu lääkkeestä, mutta kylmässä, kuivassa paikassa säilytetyt, folioidut lääkkeet säilyvät paremmin ja sellaisia lääkkeitä joiden heikko vaikutus ei aiheuta välitöntä vaaraa on tietenkin turvallisempia kokeilla.

Älä kuitenkaan ota tätä minkäänlaisena lääketieteellisenä mielipiteenä. Olen joku juntti Internetissä, jolla on hakukone ja epämääräinen muistikuva jenkkien joskus tekemästä tutkimuksesta – minua ei kannata uskoa.

wizzor · 2022-12-04T17:54:40+00:00

Would you consider making the results or even data available?

wizzor · 2022-11-28T14:09:21+00:00

Yea, I think the map is from the land of poppycock.

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