@jamie@boothcomputing.social2025-10-27 22:14:10
My first attempt at desoldering a BGA chip and it worked really well. Chip cleaned up nicely as well.
Disclaimer: I don't plan on using this chip or board again. So, I don't need it to work at the end.
#retrocomputing
#desoldering
@mszll@datasci.social2025-10-27 19:05:19
Very cool paper out by our collaborator Chris Larkin (et al): Identification of plausible low traffic neighbourhoods using open data
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950105925000415
Code:
@whitequark@mastodon.social2025-12-27 09:51:42
i don't think cryptographers should be allowed to write cryptographic specifications
i understand that this is very precise but if you're trying to implement the algorithm it adds _so_ much overhead
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2025-12-27 10:26:18
Last-minute NFL Week 17 picks: Joe Burrow, Bengals stay hot, plus why we like two specific underdogs
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/last-minute-nfl-week-17-picks-underdogs-best…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-12-27 14:59:03
It’s funny how many people have no idea how to buy used stuff for non-inflated prices.
Here’s some tips to get you started (for eBay):
1. The first thing about eBay is that most things listed as “buy now” are overpriced—otherwise someone else would have bought it already. You have to always look at sold listings to see what things are actually worth.
2. Use saved searches specifically limited in price and distance.
3. Always sort by newly listed for “Buy Now” and ending soonest for auctions.
4. Look for older buy now listings and make offers. The older the listing the lower you offer. Some tools like flippah.net show you the listed date directly without having to dig deep on the eBay website. You can make offers even when the button isn’t there, just send a message.
5. Never buy anything from sellers with 0 feedback or less than a 98% or so rating.
A general thing to remember is that unless you buy new stuff or see a listing from a store (some categories have a lot of stores, e.g. cameras) you’re likely to deal directly with a private seller and a human being. Be polite and respectful but don’t be afraid to say no. Don’t make insulting offers.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2025-10-27 16:16:33
"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de2025-11-28 05:00:07
wiki_talk: Wikipedia talk networks
Interactions among users of 10 language-specific Wikipedias: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Nodes are registered wiki editors, and an edge represents a user i having written a message on user j's talk page. Edges are timestamped. The precise dates of the snapshots are uncertain.
This network has 40254 nodes and 190279 edges.
Tags: Social, Communication, Unweighted, Multigraph…
@jamie@boothcomputing.social2025-11-27 14:53:22
The tables are set....
#Thanksgiving
@jamie@boothcomputing.social2025-12-28 15:52:34
@jamie@boothcomputing.social2025-11-27 21:29:58
Planning for Christmas Lego has begun. Sets have been divided between my son and I. The one set by itself is new and we will alternate bags.
#Christmas
#Lego
#WinterVillage
