Peter Barnes (@[email protected])

@CosmicRemnant @emh203 How? I have a terrible Altium workflow for doing this, would love to know how I could improve it

@emh203 You can do this in Altium with the outjob files bro

in the long time / λ limit, KiCad wins because you can use the raw data. In two hours, I made a tool that generates manufacturing docs that Altium still can't do. And if you could get drafts to do it, it would be a day of crashes and not useable for any other projects. Liberation from proprietary cad formats means you generate the things you need, when you need it.

@QVHenkel Ah that Bourns inductor with "marking" written on the step model always annoys me 😂. I usually get rid of the text and replace it with the bourns logo :)

Let´s see how the Cherry SMD switches compare to the Kailh switches both during assembly and during use. We had some problems previously assembling the Kailh switches.

@QVHenkel This option is exactly where you'd expect it to be: File -> Export -> PDF3D 😂

Today I´ve learnt that Altium Designer can directly export very detailed .OBJ files 🙌 These can be imported into Blender for stylised renderings without having to use a CAD tool for file format conversion

@sad_electronics @LectrioHimself I'm a big fan of: signal / flooded gnd Power Gnd Signal / flooded gnd Mostly because once gnd and power are routed with vias, there's not much routing left to do 😂

@Documentally @dnas2 I've got one of Teltonika's 4G units. It's rock solid, and the setup is very easy, just plug it in and follow the quick setup wizard, should only take a few minutes

@dnas2 Thanks. Interesting company. I'll have a dig. I was hoping for something more plug and play and not quite so industrial but I might not have a choice :-)

Where in the hell can someone get a 5G cellular router that will take an external antenna and doesn't cost £800. There seems to be a gap in the market

@atc1441 Any idea what the long squiggly trace is for?

Opening it up reveals to be quite easy with a few phillips head screws, but this will directly end up in one of the many tamper detections being triggered, good job on that one... not like one specific other vendor🙈

Teardown of the myPOS Go payment Terminal Rebranded Nexgo K300 See iam not telling you should buy a bunch of them for 15€ of eBay while available i just mention you could 🤐 Included 4G data SIM and USB-C Cable/Charger Lets do a thread.

@MattGrayYES @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR I went yesterday, would recommend it to anyone that has a chance to go!

Mark the dates in your diaries and get ready to apply via @theRSGB if you are in the UK.

@DanielBogdanoff Stick at it, it's not much fun at the start but after a while the muscle memory will kick in and you'll feel like you have a superpower!

I'm learning how to use a 3d mouse and this is how it's going

Come along to Swansea Hackspace this Saturday (21st Jan) from 12pm to join our lock picking workshop. The event is free to join and you can come and go anytime between 12 and 4pm. All equipment provided, just turn up and try your hand at lock picking! @TNLComFundWales

@g4bao @rmc47 I've crossed paths with Gavin many times, really sad to hear this :(

@Paul_Reviews You can get dashcams with super capacitors, they're a lot more stable - would recommend

5 month old #Mobius #4K camera - split apart whilst driving... thanks to a dodgy battery. Not impressed.

@LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR Brings back @SwanseaHack memories from @emfcamp 2018! Looks like you have it running smoothly

@Paul_Reviews @Ubiquiti I look forward to it, but I can't say I'm 100% confident 😟

@pe5er @Ubiquiti I will. I was going to wait for the pro version, but it seems nobody has stock.

Rapidly coming to conclusion that there no #privacy preserving, #localOnly #doorbells on the market. Only 3 I've found so far that claim to protect you by storing "all data locally"; NONE of them are remotely true.

I would post the link properly, but Twitter has blocked it...

Looks like now is a good time to leave, you can find me on ioc . exchange / @ pe5er

@russss Ouch, I hope you're recovery goes smoothly

@derekkozel Huge congratulations!!

Five years and five months since I moved to Wales and now I get to stay!🥳The folks here have been wonderful and I'm tremendously grateful for the friends I've found and the colleagues I have. Here's to many more.

If you want to check out the new space, why don't you drop in on a Monday 7-9pm at 21-22 Park Street in Swansea city centre during our open evenings? Open to everyone, you don't have to be a member!