<GreeningGalaxy>
Pinkbeast: they sit on a Raspberry Pi, count pulses (like from a photon detector), and then tell the Pi how many pulses were got.
<GreeningGalaxy>
There's a chip that does all that, the only hard part is making sure we know *exactly* how long the count interval was.
<GreeningGalaxy>
I designed a little quartz clock circuit that you can trigger from the Pi to start a precise one-second interval. Or several in a row, if you like.
<GreeningGalaxy>
Oh yeah, and this is for research at my uni. should've mentioned that first.
<GreeningGalaxy>
this is bollocks. I'm 21 and I really need sleep.
<Pinkbeast>
Iskierka and I won't point out which timezone we're in
<GreeningGalaxy>
Are you either 21?
<GreeningGalaxy>
are either of you* or english or something
<Pinkbeast>
I think we have circa 3 lots between us
<Iskierka>
twenty ... three?
<Iskierka>
I think that adds up correctly
* Iskierka
however was staying up for a thing but the thing didn't thing and is now going to bed
<Iskierka>
... note to self: remember to turn the mouse off before hibernating computer
<GreeningGalaxy>
Signs regarding alcohol consumption have taken on a whole new tone now that i've actually tried it.
<GreeningGalaxy>
"You must have been born before today's date in 1996 or it is ILLEGAL for you to go to hell."
<GreeningGalaxy>
"The Surgeon General warns that women should not go to hell while pregnant."
<GreeningGalaxy>
"Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while in hell."
<Pinkbeast>
Not an entirely satisfactory experience, then?
<GreeningGalaxy>
"Giving minors access to hell is punishable by up to many years in prison"
<GreeningGalaxy>
noooope
<GreeningGalaxy>
whitequark thinks it was a highly unfavorable interaction with my antidepressants, which makes a lot of sense
<Pinkbeast>
Well, that'll spare you a vice.
<GreeningGalaxy>
Guess I should get my license and become a designated driver for my friends
<Pinkbeast>
Filthy habit.
<GreeningGalaxy>
if I wanted to be around them while they're drinking which I definitely do not, but you know
* Pinkbeast
looks innocent, like someone who did not spend a chunk of the day in the pub
<GreeningGalaxy>
I spent the day showing people my broken prototype that doesn't work and probably never will, so you probaby had a better day
<GreeningGalaxy>
(the circuit works, the prototype is just fucked)
<Pinkbeast>
I had quite a good day; I spent most of it reading a backlog of Andrew Rilstone in which he disassembles Ayn Rand, various Puppies, etc :-)
<GreeningGalaxy>
!wpn Pinkbeast
* Qboid
gives Pinkbeast an up antisymmetric function generator
<GreeningGalaxy>
So, a function generator with two outputs, one inverted and the other not?
<UmbralRaptor>
!wpn GreeningGalaxy
* Qboid
gives GreeningGalaxy an Ebers-Moll thagomizer
<GreeningGalaxy>
!wpn -add:adj 50Ω
<Qboid>
GreeningGalaxy: Adjective added!
<GreeningGalaxy>
!wpn -add:adj RF
<Qboid>
GreeningGalaxy: Adjective added!
<GreeningGalaxy>
!wpn UmbralRaptor
* Qboid
gives UmbralRaptor a top multimeter-like sequence
* Pinkbeast
feels many of these weapons are hard to tell as weapons, he could do with munching on a good chainsaw
<GreeningGalaxy>
!me gives Pinkbeast a multimeter-like chainsaw
<Pinkbeast>
Mmm nom grom grom
* Pinkbeast
falls down, thump
<UmbralRaptor>
Pinkbeast: well, there was that thagomizer.
* UmbralRaptor
attempts to use the sequence to check voltage before it decays.
<UmbralRaptor>
!wpn -add:adj linear
<Qboid>
UmbralRaptor: Adjective already added!
<GreeningGalaxy>
;mission
<kmath>
GreeningGalaxy: You allow your brother to test fly your ship. The rocket vanishes in a burst of Hawking radiation.
<UmbralRaptor>
You've head of a lead foot. Now see a singularity foot!
<UmbralRaptor>
!wpn -add:adj Stern-Gerlach
<Qboid>
UmbralRaptor: Adjective added!
<UmbralRaptor>
!wpn -add:wpn operator
<Qboid>
UmbralRaptor: Weapon added!
<UmbralRaptor>
!wpn -add:wpn observable
<Qboid>
UmbralRaptor: Weapon added!
* UmbralRaptor
suspects that at some point, !wpn will bring up snarxiv-like research topics.
<kmath>
<0xabad1dea> "A house exploded & emergency services can't put it out because the property is booby trapped" is the most New Hampshire story I ever heard
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