Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Cerebus]

The question is where do I relocate the humans I have caught?

First build your trebuchet...

[Saskia]

@bd139
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/24/autonomous-paintball-sentry-gun/

Load it with Pepperballs.

[bd139]

I've already discounted weapons based solutions unfortunately. I did start at Hank Scorpio and slowly reduced the scope of murderous outcomes

[Cerebus]

I've often thought that an effective deterrent would be a fully autonomous computer vision based targetting system complete with the servo driven gimbals that could aim guns/hoses/whatever but didn't. Instead just mount half a dozen with laser pointers - anyone who's seen the movies, hears the servo motors and spots the cluster of red dots on their chests is going to leg it pretty fast (unless they first got taken down by the neighbourhood cats playing 'kill the red dot').

[Specmaster]

I was trying similar strategies against squirrels couple years ago. I ended up using a cage, was working quite nicely. I reckon, in your case, you would probably need to increase the size of the cage and that would probably attract neighbours attention.

* For the record, I relocated all the squirrels I caught in a park far far away.

The question is where do I relocate the humans I have caught?

Trying to decide if I need a Fluke 8010A in the collection again at the moment. There are a few being sold at the moment 

Well you could relocate these humans at the local cop shop for trespassing  I know you've had a long history with gates, but for some reason, I always that you was talking about a front gate rather then back gate 

Fluke 8010A, why? It's only a 3.5 digit and a manual switcher?

[bd139]

Oh my front gate is toast as well. It’s leaned up against the house at the moment. Literally gates and me are just the worst. Not sure why I bother.

Queuing at the local Asda now. It’s half way round the sodding car park.

[bd139]

I've often thought that an effective deterrent would be a fully autonomous computer vision based targetting system complete with the servo driven gimbals that could aim guns/hoses/whatever but didn't. Instead just mount half a dozen with laser pointers - anyone who's seen the movies, hears the servo motors and spots the cluster of red dots on their chests is going to leg it pretty fast (unless they first got taken down by the neighbourhood cats playing 'kill the red dot').

That might work. Predator style 

[med6753]

Trying to decide if I need a Fluke 8010A in the collection again at the moment. There are a few being sold at the moment 

3.5 digits of goodness. Right up your alley. Go for it. 

[nixiefreqq]

Fairly good condition with all the bits but already a bit much for me and not 'needed'  eBay auction: #293535499340


ooooh, a 410B. I've almost got one. My 428B wants company. But that's too far away, and a bit much. A legendary bit of kit, though.

Yea, Bean is our resident pimp. 

And like any good pimp I sample the merchandise visually before deciding if I should pursue it or pass it on to others 

I do have a good working B version of this lovely Nixie shod Lady eBay auction: #233147247927 and the adding an A model might make her jealous so I will just leave her on the Street Corner

the 5326/27 family was always underappreciated.   they are relatively small, light, and cute as hell.  but folks with 5245's kept them because of all the plug in goodness and avoided their little non plugin cousins.

have a stack of them and still have every one that ever came my way.  (did trade away a couple but later traded led counters to get them back).

never paid more than 20 bucks for one.  like i said.....underappreciated by those without nixie fever.  (the fan does get noisy sometimes....bd beware).

[med6753]

Oh my front gate is toast as well. It’s leaned up against the house at the moment. Literally gates and me are just the worst. Not sure why I bother.

Queuing at the local Asda now. It’s half way round the sodding car park.

Grocery shopping this morning. Already back and stuff put away. I was first in at 6 AM. Store not crowded.

Overall store stock much improved over last week except for one (two) things. TP and paper towels. NONE. Aisle bare. I was talking with a cashier and while they put limits on the TP people are getting around the limit by having multiple family members purchase. So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it. 

[med6753]

Fairly good condition with all the bits but already a bit much for me and not 'needed'  eBay auction: #293535499340


ooooh, a 410B. I've almost got one. My 428B wants company. But that's too far away, and a bit much. A legendary bit of kit, though.

Yea, Bean is our resident pimp. 

And like any good pimp I sample the merchandise visually before deciding if I should pursue it or pass it on to others 

I do have a good working B version of this lovely Nixie shod Lady eBay auction: #233147247927 and the adding an A model might make her jealous so I will just leave her on the Street Corner

the 5326/27 family was always underappreciated.   they are relatively small, light, and cute as hell.  but folks with 5245's kept them because of all the plug in goodness and avoided their little non plugin cousins.

have a stack of them and still have every one that ever came my way.  (did trade away a couple but later traded led counters to get them back).

never paid more than 20 bucks for one.  like i said.....underappreciated by those without nixie fever.  (the fan does get noisy sometimes....bd beware).

So are you saying the seller in Canada is charging too much for it?

[Cerebus]

So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it.

Monkey see, monkey do; do not engage brain, do not pass Go.

All the TP is missing so people who have a perfectly adequate supply still get more because they believe the absence suggests scarcity, which makes TP scarce, which means that the next guy sees the empty shelves and thinks ... repeat ad nauseam.

Edited to add: It can even affect the sane and rational among us. I've got at least a month's worth of TP, perhaps two - bought before the hoarding started. Even I am beginning to think, "You know, if I see a pack of our usual stuff perhaps I ought to get some, just in case the craziness continues" and if I do yield to that impulse I'll perpetuate the situation. Considering that I am demonstrably more rational than 99% of the rest of humanity it's easy to see how it snowballs.

[med6753]

So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it.

Monkey see, monkey do; do not engage brain, do not pass Go.

All the TP is missing so people who have a perfectly adequate supply still get more because they believe the absence suggests scarcity, which makes TP scarce, which means that the next guy sees the empty shelves and thinks ... repeat ad nauseam.

And all I want is one freaking roll. 

[Specmaster]

Oh my front gate is toast as well. It’s leaned up against the house at the moment. Literally gates and me are just the worst. Not sure why I bother.

Queuing at the local Asda now. It’s half way round the sodding car park.

Grocery shopping this morning. Already back and stuff put away. I was first in at 6 AM. Store not crowded.

Overall store stock much improved over last week except for one (two) things. TP and paper towels. NONE. Aisle bare. I was talking with a cashier and while they put limits on the TP people are getting around the limit by having multiple family members purchase. So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it. 

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

[med6753]

Oh my front gate is toast as well. It’s leaned up against the house at the moment. Literally gates and me are just the worst. Not sure why I bother.

Queuing at the local Asda now. It’s half way round the sodding car park.

Grocery shopping this morning. Already back and stuff put away. I was first in at 6 AM. Store not crowded.

Overall store stock much improved over last week except for one (two) things. TP and paper towels. NONE. Aisle bare. I was talking with a cashier and while they put limits on the TP people are getting around the limit by having multiple family members purchase. So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it. 

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Could. Might. Probably won't. It still doesn't justify having 900 rolls socked away. 

[Specmaster]

So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it.

Monkey see, monkey do; do not engage brain, do not pass Go.

All the TP is missing so people who have a perfectly adequate supply still get more because they believe the absence suggests scarcity, which makes TP scarce, which means that the next guy sees the empty shelves and thinks ... repeat ad nauseam.

And all I want is one freaking roll. 

Well, when you do get a supply, change your stocking plan, buy a bigger multi pack, and when you use half of it, add it to your shopping list again them you'll ensure a buffer stock should a similar event happen.

[med6753]

So these assholes are still hoarding it. I don't get it.

Monkey see, monkey do; do not engage brain, do not pass Go.

All the TP is missing so people who have a perfectly adequate supply still get more because they believe the absence suggests scarcity, which makes TP scarce, which means that the next guy sees the empty shelves and thinks ... repeat ad nauseam.

And all I want is one freaking roll. 

Well, when you do get a supply, change your stocking plan, buy a bigger multi pack, and when you use half of it, add it to your shopping list again them you'll ensure a buffer stock should a similar event happen.

I still have enough on hand to last at least 2 more weeks. But I suppose you are right. I have to assume that there will be a "shitpocalypse" always on the horizon. 

[Cerebus]

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Web MD says incidence of 4%, so in the noise, i.e. on any given day if you stopped 100 people in the high street and asked "have you experienced loose bowels today?" 4 of them would say yes. The touting of this as a symptom is more likely to be  a post facto rationalisation of people descending on toilet paper aisles like crows mobbing a dead rabbit.

[Specmaster]

My back up battery for the 4503 still has not shown and the seller told me yesterday that the Royal Mail 2nd class delivery could take up to 10 days and that they might be running behind schedule with the current situation.

I replied and said that his listing stated 48hr courier not Royal Mail, today I have been given a full refund, fair enough, but why did he try to hide behind the Royal Mail argument when that was not on offer in the first place 

[med6753]

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Web MD says incidence of 4%, so in the noise, i.e. on any given day if you stopped 100 people in the high street and asked "have you experienced loose bowels today?" 4 of them would say yes. The touting of this as a symptom is more likely to be  a post facto rationalisation of people descending on toilet paper aisles like crows mobbing a dead rabbit.

 

[bd139]

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Web MD says incidence of 4%, so in the noise, i.e. on any given day if you stopped 100 people in the high street and asked "have you experienced loose bowels today?" 4 of them would say yes. The touting of this as a symptom is more likely to be  a post facto rationalisation of people descending on toilet paper aisles like crows mobbing a dead rabbit.

Yep. This is more likely reality



BTW there is plenty of TP here now. I even got some kitchen roll. No supply problems I can see. However eggs, barbeque sauces and canned pineapple rings are apparently hopeless  .

[xrunner]

And all I want is one freaking roll. 

Article on the reasons for the TP shortage -

The toilet paper shortage is more complicated than you think

Order the industrial/commercial rolls on Amazon, it's there right now.

[Specmaster]

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Web MD says incidence of 4%, so in the noise, i.e. on any given day if you stopped 100 people in the high street and asked "have you experienced loose bowels today?" 4 of them would say yes. The touting of this as a symptom is more likely to be  a post facto rationalisation of people descending on toilet paper aisles like crows mobbing a dead rabbit.

Your possibly right, this was a doctor writing in a daily rag, the Daily Express IIRC and I don't normally like to quote a newspaper as in general the only truth that they print which you be sure of, the day and date of the issue 

[nixiefreqq]

Fairly good condition with all the bits but already a bit much for me and not 'needed'  eBay auction: #293535499340


ooooh, a 410B. I've almost got one. My 428B wants company. But that's too far away, and a bit much. A legendary bit of kit, though.

Yea, Bean is our resident pimp. 

And like any good pimp I sample the merchandise visually before deciding if I should pursue it or pass it on to others 

I do have a good working B version of this lovely Nixie shod Lady eBay auction: #233147247927 and the adding an A model might make her jealous so I will just leave her on the Street Corner

the 5326/27 family was always underappreciated.   they are relatively small, light, and cute as hell.  but folks with 5245's kept them because of all the plug in goodness and avoided their little non plugin cousins.

have a stack of them and still have every one that ever came my way.  (did trade away a couple but later traded led counters to get them back).

never paid more than 20 bucks for one.  like i said.....underappreciated by those without nixie fever.  (the fan does get noisy sometimes....bd beware).

So are you saying the seller in Canada is charging too much for it?

well........the Canadian counter is in pretty good shape.

and all of my bargains were purchased 25 years ago when they were pretty common at the local hamfests.  these days they are pretty rare.

but will i be buying the one from the great white north?   no.

[med6753]

Some medical article I was reading the other day was saying one of the possible symptoms or result of contracting Covid-19 could be diarrhoea

Web MD says incidence of 4%, so in the noise, i.e. on any given day if you stopped 100 people in the high street and asked "have you experienced loose bowels today?" 4 of them would say yes. The touting of this as a symptom is more likely to be  a post facto rationalisation of people descending on toilet paper aisles like crows mobbing a dead rabbit.

Yep. This is more likely reality



BTW there is plenty of TP here now. I even got some kitchen roll. No supply problems I can see. However eggs, barbeque sauces and canned pineapple rings are apparently hopeless  .