Tomb👻Time
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vintage computers, tubes, the MOnSter6502, cross-sectioned electronic parts, capacitors, and other detritus. coauthor of http://nostarch.com/open-circuits
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just trying to install windows 95
not quite working for us even though both of these are set correctly.
things are getting pretty complicated
Pentium motherboard with the CPU plugged into a complex interposer board with a huge bundle of ribbon cables coming out. next to it is a logic analyzer.
huh that's pretty neat, it's not nicking the wire at all?
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two images of a small cathode ray tube. the upper image shows that it is nearly as small as a ball-point pen, starting out at the same diameter but flaring out into a tiny screen that is about 10mm in diameter. the bottom image shows the same CRT cut in half, with a complex array of small metal electron lenses.
while looking for my alligator/crocodile clip meme, i found this meme as well.
an alligator clip next to a cockroach.
hmm i guess technically this is an alligator clip because it has the wider jaw
chart comparing top view of alligators, crocodiles, and clips
well this was a challenge to model!
3d model of a crocodile clip, two pieces of stamped sheet metal with a spring between the two halves
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TIL: My Automatic Document Feeder has no problems bulk scanning punched cards. This possibly makes the need for a second card reader solely for digitizing decks not necessary.
first thing i saw was the oscope and was like what did that poor thing ever do to you--oh
hahaha i'll have to ask the guy who wrote that on there. who was me.
this little calf had a busy day and has passed out hard.
several black cows are laying around or standing next to a small white calf laying on their side, eyes closed, mouth parted slightly.
a lone glass insulator perches on the crossbar of this telephone pole.
telephone pole with a crossbar, five phone lines stapled to the side, and three wires hung from the crossbar on the right side. the left side has a glass insulator but no attached wire.
telephone poles get treated with fumigants to protect them from insects and fungus attacks. this one has metal tags hammered in that indicate it is protected by Osmose Woodfume.
cracked wooden pole with several metal tags. "JP", "9", two "Osmose Woodfume" tags, and a decaying phone cable stapled to it.
this rock has every kind of lichen.
a rock covered with several species of lichens. ochre, pale blue, grey, green.