Goldkin @Goldkin@awoo.space
Dragon. Agender, otherkin, occasional artist and writer, infosec engineer, in about that order. Avatar by Xeirla. Singular they/them preferred.
Also on @Goldkin (meow.social) for follow requests that don't work here.
Joined Aug 2017
dream log
Dreamed that a rather large ice wyrm had settled in in our forest. It took out a few trees and delighted itself in chasing the local squirrels and mice without harming them, indiscriminately leaving a patchwork of snow and splintered trees in its wake.
We couldn’t figure out what to do about this turn of events. We’d just about run out of ideas when its Mother returned, scooping it up like a mewling cub.
We parlayed with her to bring snow just a little earlier this year. She obliged.
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The dragon clung to the high branch, whimpering loudly.
The knights were perplexed; this is not what they had expected when called out to deal with a Dragon Problem. But it explained why they were instructed to bring a sturdy ladder.
Sir Gwen volunteered, removing her armor and climbing up to coax it down.
The rest stretched out a net in case they fell.
She inspired just enough bravery that it climbed down by itself.
The ladder helped.
tiny computer, hamshield mini
My only complaint about this little ham radio experiment is it looks like what the movies think an explosive device might look like. (It’s just a radio.)
Reposted to mark media sensitive, given that.
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Shout out to the house on my bus route that has inflatable yard dragons for every time of the year.
holiday planning
Instead of hiding it in private posts: if any locals would like to hang out for low-impact things during the holidays, my schedule is looking pretty light this year.
food porn, vegetarian
Mixed pasta dishes this evening (pesto and Alfredo):
soldering tin
As it turns out, $15 Pokemon card tins make surprisingly good soldering kits.
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It’s a lovely afternoon in the hillside, and you are a fine drake.
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I'm seeing a few new people cautiously say things like "let's enjoy this place before the bad people get here" and I just want to say:
Don't worry! They're already here! But thanks to the heroic work of your instance moderators and admins, you will never see them. And if they do show up then your mods will get rid of them: unlike Twitter, the reporting functions here are reviewed by real people who don't care about turning a profit, and instead focus on enforcing community guidelines
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tech, tiny computer
I used Cacti for graph generation, and the software was all FOSS as far as I'm aware.
tech, tiny computer
(The Nordic Thingy is not part of the build, by the way. The entire computer is hidden under the solar panels, since it's about the size of a Tic Tac container once it had its tiny heatsink and GPIO pins installed.)
tech, tiny computer
For those interested in building their own, this is:
* One Raspberry Pi Zero W. I used the Vilros starter kit (~$35)
* One Waveshare 4.2 inch e-ink display ($10-40 depending on wholesale rates)
* One HI-S025 solar charger (~$40)
The thing is wireless and can do USB and HDMI too, which is just crazy.
tech, tiny computer
And we now have a solar-powered computer, tracking solar power and energy usage for the whole house.
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Seattle Area: Do you need a very cheap (manual transmission) car in good condition? 
It's a 1995 Honda Accord DX, 5 speed manual. In amazing condition for 200,000 miles, just had its timing belt replaced.
This car has been worked hard but very lovingly cared for.
Its biggest issue: it was rear-ended and the trunk doesn't close properly (but doesn't seem to leak). Second worst: the windows squeak when you roll them down.
Clean title, has a solid 100k miles left in it.
Asking ~$800.
Dragon. Agender, otherkin, occasional artist and writer, infosec engineer, in about that order. Avatar by Xeirla. Singular they/them preferred.
Also on @Goldkin (meow.social) for follow requests that don't work here.
Joined Aug 2017
