Chit Chat

[skimask]

At the request of another, I have decided to start this thread...A generic 'CHIT CHAT' thread.
See somebody online that you want to say 'HI' to? Post it here...
Got a comment on the weather? Post it here...
Want to post something completely non-relavent to anything else? Post that here too...

Sooo....
Howz it going?

[Darrel Taylor]

Going much better now.

Thanks!

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[skimask]

Going much better now.
Thanks!
_

Still searching for where to buy some really tiny LCDs, like the one on the front of my Mobiblu Cube, looks like it's about a 64x32 type, about .6" x .4", really tiny, probably really expensive in small quantities...

[jessey]

Hello Darrel & skimask,

This looks like a good place to post this, did anyone here do the Moon Walk in London England on the 19th? I just got an email asking for donations from Crownhill, a little late but I still might donate a little to do my bit. I wonder if Melanie was out there with a couple of reluctant young techies in tow....... According to what I read there was a few brave men out there. WOW, can you imagine being surrounded by 15,000 power walking women, could be a little scary or maybe a great opportunity........

The Moonwalk in London takes place overnight on 19th May 2007 when 15,000 women and a few brave men will power walk a marathon or half marathon around central London with the united aim of encouraging health awareness and raising £6 million for breast cancer research and cancer care.

Regards
jessey

[skimask]

The Moonwalk in London takes place overnight on 19th May 2007 when 15,000 women and a few brave men will power walk a marathon or half marathon around central London

Not I. I'm thinking it would've been a helluva walk for me and D_T...ya know, that big pond in the middle between us :)

[rhino]

Almost made it... flew home from Germany on the 18th. Beautiful country, by the way.

[skimask]

Almost made it... flew home from Germany on the 18th. Beautiful country, by the way.

Yep, nice country, but jeeze, what do they charge these days if you crash into a tree?
Back in '96, at Ramstein AB, the group I was with (not me personally, but a bunch of boneheads I worked with) backed a C-130E wing/aileron into the top of some sort of evergreen and broke off the top 6 feet of it...we got fined something like $12,000 by the gov't ($2K/Ft).
Does that still go on over there?

[mister_e]

mmm Ramstein... awesome band. I still play Du Hast here at nightclub. Not something GandPa or GandMa would listen :eek: :D

I have their DVD here... i still wish to see them live one day :D

They have been banned in the USA awhile back... not sure if they're still... too bad.

[skimask]

They have been banned in the USA awhile back... not sure if they're still... too bad.

I like the music, but I can do without the English translation versions of the songs, even though I don't speak German. I kinda like not knowing what they're saying, don't care what they're saying anyways, good music under those lyrics...

[rhino]

Yep, nice country, but jeeze, what do they charge these days if you crash into a tree?

I'm not sure what the rules are for that kind of stuff over there.
We were fortunate enough not to clip any trees! :eek: There's one experience I can do without.

[skimask]

I'm not sure what the rules are for that kind of stuff over there. We were fortunate enough not to clip any trees! :eek: There's one experience I can do without.

What'd you do over there?
I was USAF, TDY to Ramstein a few times with Little Rock AFB working C-130E's, Guidance&Control. Stayed in Sembach (sp?), hung out at the Irish Pub (if that's what it was called, if it's still around).

[rhino]

What'd you do over there?
I was USAF, TDY to Ramstein a few times with Little Rock AFB working C-130E's, Guidance&Control. Stayed in Sembach (sp?), hung out at the Irish Pub (if that's what it was called, if it's still around).

That sounds more interesting than what I was doing. I was there to update some of our global specifications for paint. Yep... I'm a paint guy. Microcontrollers are a hobby for now, and hopefully I can make a few bucks with them someday. I visited the plant sites in Neumunster, Germany and Nordborg, Denmark. Good people.... good beer!

[skimask]

Made a few short vid's of my OBD scanner I built. Not sure how to put the clip in the post like everybody else does it... And I can't seem find the page here that describes all the various tags (such as [code], [quote], etc) to enable it.

Here's a link to part 3 of 5. The other parts are done uploading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9-mS5_4zJg

Or just do a search for "Mr. Scanner ELM327" and there should be 5 to choose from.

[Darrel Taylor]

Use the Embed: code from that page

In a forum that supports HTML ... not "Off Topic"

[mackrackit]

Made a few short vid's of my OBD scanner I built.
NICE!!!
What display is that? From a cell phone?

[skimask]

NICE!!!
What display is that? From a cell phone?
Yep...works like a champ.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8600

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=8135&highlight=nokia

Were you able to see everything in the 5 video clips?
I figure they were ok, but I'm a bit biased...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzd_ydoEGUk
That's part 1 of 5, 4 more of those around there somewhere...

[skimask]

And I can't seem find the page here that describes all the various tags (such as [ code ], [ quote ], etc)
Found it...
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode

[rhino]

Were you able to see everything in the 5 video clips?
I figure they were ok, but I'm a bit biased...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzd_ydoEGUk
That's part 1 of 5, 4 more of those around there somewhere...

Videos turned out nice.... good work! We finally get to see who's behind the Skimask!

[skimask]

Videos turned out nice.... good work! We finally get to see who's behind the Skimask!

ARG! That's where I screwed up! It wasn't winter! I don't have the mask on!
Now that my identity has been revealed, should I give up my day job?

The videos show up much better on my PC at the house.
Does youtube recode them or something?

[mackrackit]

The videos show up much better on my PC at the house.
Does youtube recode them or something?
I think they are recoded to .fla
At lest that is the format a youtube vid downloads in.

[skimask]

I think they are recoded to .fla
At lest that is the format a youtube vid downloads in.
Did a bit of checking...says that .flac is a 'lossless' compression method.
Maybe it's the size rescaling of the video that makes it look a bit goofy to me.