Programming things

It’s also easier to be wise after an event, like now.

Even for them. That’s the good point.

I’m not much impressed with the calibre of sarcasm on here.

Isn’t that the default setting for a Brit, or am I miscalibrated?

It’s also easier to be wise after an event, like now.

The thing is, if crypto is hard, space is epic hard. Not only that, but space is one of the most challenging environments known to man (that and deep ocean). Not only that, but when your level of technology is only slightly more advanced than a giant firework, it has to work flawlessly first time.

As the video I linked to above demonstrates, an intelligent car should in no way have a weak media system that can be hijacked and given the ability to turn on windscreen wipers and disable the engine. That car companies are making fundamental mistakes like this makes me worry about self driving cars…

That car companies are making fundamental mistakes like this makes me worry about self driving cars…

Because we are all ‘adventurous’. ARM processors were not ready for virtualization, but they make car systems with it. Next generation will be OK… I guess.

It remembers me Android before v7. Every application could do incredible and stupid things. Users did take privacy/security risks. But they just bought phones/tablets. Not me.

am I miscalibrated?

The evidence I’ve seen so far is that your calibration is quite accurate.

I’m not much impressed with the calibre of sarcasm on here.

Isn’t that the default setting for a Brit, or am I miscalibrated?

I’m inclined to agree about the calibre of sarcasm, in fact I think people could make a little more effort :)

As to your calibration, when did you last check in to an BSI¹ test centre?

¹ French test centres may be acceptable at this time.

I’m actually still trying work out whether Rick was referring to the default setting of the British calibre of sarcasm, or the default setting of the British level of impressment.

I’m actually still trying work out whether Rick was referring to the default setting of the British calibre of sarcasm, or the default setting of the British level of impressment.

I think it he was referring to the style of the typical Brit:
Sarcasm mode on, level=5 (0-11)
There are other feature settings I won’t mention at this time.

Jolly good thing this is in Aldershot, anyway.

damned posting echo.

Forum went slow and then I see it posted and then hung and then posted…

I finally received an ESP32 in the mail to replace the one I accidentally pulled the micro USB port off. Long story short, the new one also now has no micro USB port.

I feel like I’m being told something.

I feel like I’m being told something.

Cheap Chinese? :-)

Two ideas. Firstly, are you any good with a soldering iron? I can understand that micro USB would be stupid-tiny, but if the ESP32 is useless without it, might as well give it a try, no?

Secondly, if you get the USB stuck back on (or a new ESP32), maybe it might help to douse the thing in a big gloop of hot-melt glue to keep it in place?

BTW… why this fascination for sticking micro-USB sockets on everything? The mini versions are more solid and reliable.

That said, I have a dinky little USB power monitor, and I notice that when my phone is charging of its own power pack, it kicks the power pack up to 9V and draws 1.7A. Through a micro USB connector. That’s crazy…!

BTW… why this fascination for sticking micro-USB sockets on everything? The mini versions are more solid and reliable.

One reason might be that the USB Implementers Forum deprecated mini-USB years ago.

Another might be that micro USB is smaller than mini USB – y’know, takes up less of the valuable space.

Cheap Chinese? :-)

Yes. It’s a “good” brand of which I own a few things, although I’m convinced they melt down old car batteries for their solder. It’s also the only implementation of an ESP32 board that has a holder and charging circuitry for an 18650 Li-ion battery on board.
Sad thing is I can buy a Pi Zero for less.
Not sure if I mentioned this previously but the boards use the MicroUSB connectors with one tab on each side, attached to a solder pad. No through hole for anchoring. Did I mention the car battery quality solder?

This time around I tried to be smart. I put some proper solder on the two pads, and carefully put some superglue where it could wick in between the board and the connector.
I tried to be smart. I really did. The solder somehow managed to creep through the solder tabs into the connector. I spent ages scraping it out with a sewing needle. The two anchoring solder pads came off the PCB, and the connector took a decent chunk of trace with it, and possibly part of a second one.
I may be able to salvage it the same way I did with the last one more or less. Last time around I used the USB cable from a keyboard. I swapped it out for a much longer MicroUSB cable with an internally broken MicroUSB end.
This time round I’ll just be using a MicroUSB cable with the end pruned off. I have a literal pile of MicroUSB cables with internally broken MicroUSB ends that I save for custom USB cables. Funny I don’t have a single broken USB mini or USB A cable, hmm?