Mwallerby

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[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Its great to hold! Very chunky in the hand. Functionality wise I only gave it the on/off, volume and input selection from the media devices, and then it talks to another esp32 base unit that controls some lighting over WiFi, but as far as actually driving the media controls I shamefully just use the Google Chromecast controls, I'm not savvy enough to set up a FOSS alternative yet

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Fraid not, it came together pretty ad hoc as I was building it.

Essentially the process was breadboarding the major components to get them talking and sort out the software, then built the main board to hold everything in position, then built the box to fit around it all

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah the battery management board is a bit flaky so keeping it charged is a pain! Yeah it's just doing IR for the various living room devices, sound system, TV etc so I didn't have to keep tabs on 4 different remotes

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 47 points 1 year ago

The inside - I hope y'all like cable management!

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Maybe my little DIY walnut cased ESP32 universal remote

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How would you rate your jumper wire neatness compared with his?

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saw a working mercury arc rectifier for the first time recently and those things are wild, definitely don't look "right"

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah that's just how most English Heritage places are 😆 what you "do" is walk around, read the plaques, and climb up bits if you're allowed - sometimes there's even a roof!

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Weird, I was just looking yesterday at a trip to Richmond castle, getting incepted over here

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't help hearing it in Matt Berry's voice

Hornéd screaMER

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

First section says it'll take 10^29 joules to slow down the earth, third section says 10^22 joules in 350 days, so 10^7 difference, approx that many years to make back the energy from step 1

[–] Mwallerby@startrek.website 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And it'll only take 10^7 years to pay for itself, bargain!

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