Rich Holmes

Lunchtime for #ducks

OK, now the encoder does a thing. #electronics #diy_electronics

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116105505506868004 More faces eaten. Shocking.

For large values of 7.

What is this, a chess game? #fungus

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@VergaraLautaro/116137372635203454 The importance of asking the right questions. (I've been to Los Alamos, and no, I would not recommend using a bike to go fishing.)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116053679109065852 They are so going to get there first.

Earthwalk Day 1469 (30 January 2026), 14,742 km Why back in my day https://richardsholmes.com/walkinginspace/2026-01-30_earthwalk-day-1469-30-january-2026-14742-km/ #walk

Clock's got an OLED display now! Ignore the half disconnected encoder, that's next. #electronics #diy_electronics

RE: https://mastodon.xyz/@xkcd/115974505881761970 Mostly carbon and hydrogen. There must be an organic chemistry name for this.

Now the clock has a menu system, using the rotary encoder and OLED. Mostly nonfunctional so far, but it can switch between 12 and 24 hour modes, and re-set the time from NTP if it ever gets far off (probably not). No video of that because the screen is too damn small to see on a video. I did find the larger OLED I thought I had, but it turns out to be only semi-functional. Need a new one. #electronics #diy_electronics

Size DOES matter. #contrabassClarinet #clarinet #clarinetChoir

Earthwalk Day 1483 (23 February 2026), 14,966 km: Navajo meteorite What did you think 'discovered' meant? https://richardsholmes.com/walkinginspace/2026-02-23_earthwalk-day-1483-23-february-2026-14966-km-navajo-meteorite/ #walk

Earthwalk Day 1497 (27 February 2026), 15,017 km: New Mexico Three wins An unprecedented ride, 15,000 km, and a new state. https://richardsholmes.com/walkinginspace/2026-02-27_earthwalk-day-1497-27-february-2026-15017-km-new-mexico/ #walk #bike

@csk@mathstodon.xyz Just got through re-watching it for the first time in very many years. In so many ways just another Hollywood PG rated romantic comedy, but with the twist (see what I did there) that the writers actually thought about their concept, worked out the implications far beyond what's obvious, and wrote a story that was far better than it needed to be. Amazing.

@SteveFoerster@social.vivaldi.net SpaceX and NASA absolutely do run that many years late. Musk said in 2019 Starship would probably fly that year. SLS first launched four years late. When Artemis started up the landing was supposed to be in 2024. The mission relies on a lander that hasn't been built yet let alone tested, and in-space refueling that has not yet been attempted at all let alone at the needed scale. I'll believe they can do it in four years when I see it.

The attempted repair may even be slightly more horrific.