ava @aurora@social.bau-ha.us

never did an #introduction, so why not:
- Aurora or Zelda
- she/her
- anarchist / trans* / pan / vegan / late 20s
- not really good with people, but tries her best
- sort of good with hardware, #canhelpwith electronics, analogue audio, industrial machinery, engines
- likes cooking, knitting, gardening, photography, hyenas
- might one day overthrow the government
...thats the basics, kind of.

today in "no way you can do that": wd hdd with onboard usb3-interface and no sata. i/o-errors, not properly recognized. usb-controller might be broken.
well...but...there's a datasheet for the usb-sata-bridge. so i unsoldered the bridge and wired up a sata port. and...it works. connected via sata. properly recognized. hd is still fucked, though. but anyway, my hack works. 😄 #SpaßImMr

finished the overpriced mixer with the terrible psu. we were out of step-up converter boards, so the owner ordered some and we installed it (bypassing the original step-up converter that's to the left of it). it works, and it doesn't even look that terrible. 😁 i just had to drill a mounting hole into the board (there were none). and because it's an elegant solution, it doubles as a ground connection.

dank der top lage unserer werkstatt (ostdeutschland, tiefe provinz, industrieruine neben plattenbaugebiet) bin ich immer auf dem aktuellsten stand was rechtsrock angeht. anyway, ein song in der playlist unserer nachbarn hat die zeile "mein nationalismus ist nicht bloß eine phase". gebrüllt von einem erwachsenen mann. das "mutti" davor ist durch die stimmlage stark impliziert. ja, die meinen das ernst. 😆 (ja, die nazi-quote hier ist nicht lustig. aber ich lach sie trotzdem aus.)

hey retro-nerds, ich brauch euer fachwissen! wir haben da so nen großen eckigen transporter aus den 80ern, den wir für events nutzen. der soll zeitgenössische werbung im stil der späten 80er / frühe 90er für "kybernetische dienstleistungen" bekommen. ich suche gerade schöne referenzen zur inspiration, hat da zufällig jemand was? :)

internet said the code could also be triggered by the discharge pump. whatever. disassembled that one, too. couldn't find problems. internet said to get a new one. fuck that. disassembled the control board (that was under 4 layers of plastic clips), there were two big relays on it, they both had cracked solder joints (heavy relay, mounted sideways + 15 years of vibrations...kind of obvious). fixed that, and...it's working! nice. take that, consumerism! (2/2)

i fixed our washing machine! that was more complicated than it should've been. it would randomly stop the program at some point, or it would work just fine. i finally found a manual that told me how to make it signal its error codes (with a blinking led). code said there's something wrong with the rpm signal or motor. so i checked the brushes, the commutator, the hall sensor and all the wiring. couldn't find anything. (1/2)

and i liked the one with all the fog machines. because i like fog machines. and because that one really focused on the videomapping.

also there were nerd jokes and political statements. i like that. (the other projections were nice, but somewhat trivial and without a message). #fckafd #fcknzs

this was the projection on the national theatre, i liked it the most, so here's another clip:

went to the local videomapping festival and saw some nice things. #geniusloci #weimar
CW: flashy lights, loud sound

so many flowers!

the storm last week destroyed our greenhouse, maybe we'll fix it next week.

finally made it to the #garden today (haven't been there in weeks, eventhough it's just 10min away). it's a beautiful wilderness right now and everything seems to be in bloom :) #florespondence

it think i'm gonna be here for a while, the rain is just getting heavier and i don't want to walk the 4km home...
but it's nice here.

i'm stuck at the hackspace because of rain
for some reason, that's a really tranquil feeling
i'm all alone in the building and it's quiet outside
i'm on a comfy couch, the lights are dimmed
when i look out of the windows theres a big empty square with beautiful old buildings
there's a bottle of wine on the table (that a girl gave to me for lending her a tape recorder for a exhibit, because my life is like that)
i don't even drink wine, but still
i should come here to just hang out more often 😄

offenbar haben wir nix großartig falsch gemacht, bis jetzt funktioniert alles. :D

zeit für das große mechanik-puzzle! hoffentlich bleibt nix übrig. 😅 #SpaßImMr