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*freundin will mir krankenhaus-internet besorgen*
frau am tresen: "ok, wollen sie es gleich mitnehmen?"
irritation.
"äh...also, das ist für meine freundin, die liegt auf zimmer-"
"ja, und wollen sie das internet gleich mitnehmen?"
"äh...ok?"
*kriegt kiste mit kabelmodem, und plötzlich macht alles sinn* 😁

i always wanted some cool cyborg body extensions. and now i have a titanium-reinforced spine. that's almost like shitty wolverine, so things could be worse, i guess? 🙃 😁

i mean, it's not all bad, i survived, the operation went well, and i most likely won't have lasting damage. but recovery time is one year and there are so many things i want to do that i just can't do right now. and yeah, the pain reaaaally sucks. anyway. i'm gonna be here for some time and i'm bored, but can't really do things that require focus because of all the drugs, so...send pictures of cute hyenas? (2/2)

last week i felt like my life was going pretty nice right now. i'm making progress on things important to me, i have made some wonderful friends, and i actually woke up feeling motivated some mornings. but apparently the universe was out of balance and i still can't have nice things, so i had a freak accident last thursday. shattered 4 vertebrae in my neck and ended up a bloody mess. stuck in a hospital in the middle of nowhere now.
(1/2)

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.)

@ckeen geht in die richtige richtung, danke. :) leider sind die aber alle direkt vom hersteller, ich suche eher logos und schriftzüge von kleineren unternehmen, vertrieb, service, und sowas.

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)

@Calcifer fog machines + lights is awesome! there was another installation for #bauhaus100 back in april that had the biggest fog machine i've ever seen (they installed over 100m of ductwork for it) and a bunch of lasers. it was pretty nice.

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!