inmysocks (version: awoo) @inmysocks@awoo.space

Every time I remember that npm is VC funded I wonder how long we have to wait to just burn everything down.

People > we should have a plugin library that is easier to use and can be updated remotely
Me > Ok, here is a plugin library that is easy to use and can be updated remotely
> .... crickets ....

later

People > we should have a plugin library that is easier to use and can be updated remotely
Me > ARGH

My changes to droppy were merged into master. I think that this is the first time I have had a pull request accepted in a repo where I don't know the owner

The CNC machine was mean to me today. By which I mean I kept messing up and forgetting steps when trying to use the CNC machine today.

I am getting used to using my own software which has much more reasonable settings than bCNC. I don't like bCNC and once it is production ready Sinister Plotter will be a better option.

It doesn't do well with CNC machines yet, I need to do some work on how it generates gcode for them.

I have modified droppy to play well with other applications on the same server that also use web socket connections.

I feel accomplished.

I was just thinking that I had to go and remember how to set up yet another express server with a web socket interface to act as a server for some local stuff when I realised that I already made one for exactly this purpose.

I am always a bit shocked when things I made while playing around are useful.

of course the pouchdb module for python uses an old version of qt that uses functions removed in newer versions.

I want to pick up a functional programming language, but I don't have time to devote to it. I am also not sure what language to pick. A friend suggested Haskell, but I have heard good things about some different lisp flavours and either Erlang or Elixir.

for zulip bot creation I am going to try and use pouchdb with python. There are bindings for it so we shall see how this goes.

But not tonight, I should go to sleep tonight.

The unit Kilogram-force is an abomination.

There doesn't seem to be anything in the gap between linear actuators or servos that can move a few grams and linear actuators that supply forces of over 100N.

Hydraulics are also expensive, so electric motors attached to worm gears are the only real option between the two but I haven't seen any implementation of them that is precise and fast enough to control robot legs.

Cutting aluminium is much easier than cutting steel. I am glad that we went for aluminium first for this build

The EU is trying to murder the internet.

Or at least some of the leadership. What the fuck?

https://boingboing.net/2019/02/05/death-sentence-for-the-web.html