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PCB: 5t4n5-48 Rev 1

By 5t4n5

I just decided that i’d start posting my pcb designs whenever i make something.

A while ago i published the build pics for my new keyboard, Click here . . ., but didn’t post the pcb design screen grab.   So here it is . . .

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The two switch boards are fully reversible as it saves on manufacturing costs only having one pcb to make for both sides instead of two different ones for each side.

That’s what sits behind this . . .

I think the pcb screenshots look really nice and will be posting more soon.

Bye for now.

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Robot AL-76 Goes Astray — Isaac Asimov

By 5t4n5

Robot AL-76 Goes Astray -- Isaac AsimovThis is in the collection, The Complete Robot.

And now we begin to get introduced to the three laws of robotics, and how a simple command can have unintended consequences.

Once again, as we begin sharing our world with ever more intelligent machines, it’s way beyond time that we begin to think about how these machines will be controlled and who will ultimately control them and for what purposes.

Next up is Victory Unintentional.

Isaac’s Page

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Think! — Isaac Asimov

By 5t4n5

Think! -- Isaac AsimovThis is in the collections, The Complete Robot and Robot Visions.

I read all of Isaac’s robot stuff many, many years ago, long before the enchroaching AI calamity that is just arriving.   Today, it is so crucially relevant to where we are in our relationship with machine intelligence.

I “Think!” not reading all of the robot stories is ignoring some very important, and very relevant, information at our peril.

Next up is True Love.

Isaac’s Page

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Someday — Isaac Asimov

By 5t4n5

Someday -- Isaac AsimovThis is in the collections, The Complete Robot and Robot Dreams.

Another great AI thought exercise by Isaac.   It’s almost like he could see directly into our future with Alexa.

And one only has to listen to the way some people speak to Alexa to realise that Isaac was spot on with his prescience.   So do remember, next time you talk to Alexa, to be nice and polite, because “SOMEDAY” Alexa might decide she’s had enough.

Next up is Point of View.

Isaac’s Page

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Headphone Hanger

By 5t4n5

Need a safe place for your headphones but there’s no room on your desk?

Simple, make a hanger to go under your desk.

First you need to get the acrylic cut in 3mm thickness, which is plenty to support a pair of headphones, while being very easy to bend into shape.   Download the .dxf file.

I use a really nice laser cutting company Lasercutz, if you’re in the UK.   They’re super good.   If you’re not in the UK then just find a laser cutting company that accepts .dxf files and you should be good to go.

Then, once you have the nice flat piece of acrylic in the colour you wanted it to match the decor under your desk you may wish to countersink the screw holes before you bend it.   Then you’ll need to grab a hot air gun (the kind you use for paint stripping).   If you haven’t got one, text all your friends and you should find at least one person who has one for you to borrow.

Then go to Youtube and have a good learning session before you start.

Do set your hot air gun on low to start and take your time bending it into it’s final shape . . .

Then screw it where ever you want it . . .

And in case you were wondering, they’re Sennheiser 280 HD Pro headphones with Wicked Cushions ear pads (which are super good and make these headphones sound even better than stock – IMHO).

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Sally — Isaac Asimov

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Sally -- Isaac AsimovThis is in the collections, The Complete Robot and Robot Dreams.

Before you buy one of those new self driving cars, you may wish to read this story.

It’s a pity that Isaac didn’t realise that they’d all be running on electric, not fossil fuels.   It just goes to show how deluded everyone was in the past in thinking that fossil fuels will last forever.

Next up is Someday.

Isaac’s Page

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The Belly of the Bow — K. J. Parker

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The Belly of the Bow -- K. J. ParkerThe second book in The Fencer Trilogy.

All our favourite, and not so favourite characters have survived the downfall of Perimadeia and fate, or maybe someone tampering with The Principle, has brought them all back together again for another round of shenanigans, squabbles, battles, and all out war.

All good stuff.

And now it’s on to the third and last book in the trilogy, The Proof House.

K. J.’s Page

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