diff --git a/content/blog/wk3day4.md b/content/blog/wk3day4.md index 1d7ed4a..5c301ab 100644 --- a/content/blog/wk3day4.md +++ b/content/blog/wk3day4.md @@ -1,7 +1,99 @@ --- -title: "Week 3, Thursday:" +title: "Week 3, Thursday: Wireless mic, Cameo ES Mat" date: 2024-08-15T21:55:00+02:00 -draft: true --- {{< image frame="true" width="17em" float="right" src="/img/headline/dancekowski-02.png" alt="Credit: Hoer Berlin, Youtube" >}} + +This morning I got something fun in the mail - I ordered an electrostatic mat for the Silhouette +Cameo. The way it (normally) works, is there is a plastic 12" x 12" cutting mat, which has a low +tack side to which you stick the material to be scored or cut. Then you feed it into the machine and +it does its work. Afterwards, you peel off the material from the mat. That's okay, I guess, but the +material easily damaged because the low tack mat, especially when it's new, is not exactly _low_! + +Silhouette has made a gizmo which I think is pretty cool: on the Cameo v5 there are three power pins +on the front of the machine, and to that power I can connect a plastic tray which has a sliding mat +which is electrostatically charged. There's a little button with a green LED which turns on and off +the charge pump, and the paper (or vinyl) pretty much immediately locks into place. After cutting, I +can turn off the static charge, wait a few seconds, and the paper comes loose again. So cool! Now, +cutting very small details on paper is much easier than before, because there's no chance of ripping +or damaging the cut material. Well done, Silhouette! + +Marina is off to the _Maag Halle_ today, to see an exhibit on Leonardo da Vinci. Me, I'm going to +finish the configuration of the Arista switches that I deployed yesterday in Rülang; and +Glattbrugg. Before I do so, I extensively play with another thing that I got in the mail (and aluded +to, yesterday) -- the Hollystar Lark M2 wireless microphones. It takes me a small while to get them +to a point where they are good to go. + +The mics are super tiny, maybe eight grams of weight with a magnet or clip to put them on the collar +of my polo. They sound good out of the box, but some tweaking in the OBS settings make them sound a +fair bit better. They are pretty sensitive, and rather easily pick up the sound coming from the +monitor speakers, so it takes me a few trials before I'm happy with them. + +I break for lunch - which is simply tossing all of the vegetables and beef from yesterday into a +Miso soup with ramen noodles. It's a rich broth with soy sauce, miso paste, red chilli paste, beef +bouillon, and the kit'n'caboodle of leftovers from yesterday. And oh, is it good! + +After lunch, I take out `bs01.zrh35` for a spin, and configure it, taking notes. Spoiler - I did +this to learn a bit about the switch configs, as this is the first time that I get up close and +personal with an Arista EOS. I have a lot of fun +[[exploring](https://null.53bits.co.uk/index.php?page=arista-hardware-overview)] and +[[comparing](https://null.53bits.co.uk/index.php?page=hardware-overview-2)] to +what I know (IOS/XR, IOS, Centec NOS, and Juniper). After an hour or two I think I got it, and +that's why the video of me configuring its counter part `bs01.zrh56` may come across as well +organized: + +{{< video src="/media/vdo/2024-08-15_13-34-42_16.5.46.mp4" >}} + +Compared to the Røde microphone, the Hollyland Lark M2 button mics are not as pristine of a +sound, _but_, and this is actually quite important for me, I can wear them and move freely around +the room, and the audio level and quality is the same everywhere. That's actually quite nice, so +I approve of my purchase after recording the video :) + +By the way, you can regularly see me in this habitat on the weekends, as IPng has lots of tasks like +this one (although there, I typically would automate it in _Kees_ pretty quickly, to avoid mistakes +and create consistency). + +Then I pull out the ES Mat for the Cameo, which interestingly comes with no manual. In hindsight, +that should not surprise me, as all I have to do is click the tray onto the Cameo, and press the +button for ON and OFF. OK, I think I can do that - I immediately put it to work by cutting the IPng +logo in white out of some Oracal vinyl, and then again out of IPng-red vinyl. These will go on the +two Hollyland mics (pictured below), one for a dark outfit, and the other for when I'm wearing a +lighter top. I can't help but think that addin the ability to sticker over the logo on the mic +is a nice touch - Good job, [[Hollyland](https://www.hollyland.com/product/lark-m2)]! + +Marina comes home and has a video call with the folks from BadgeMatic, and they diagnose the faulty +stamp. Anja is super friendly and agrees to send a replacement stamp our way, and we'll return this +one to them. I decide to celebrate this by offering Marina a G&T; elderberry flavored with a side of +salami. We sit in the yard and admire the growth of our hazel - sitting under it in the shade and +reading a book may be in my future, some day. + +We have a pasta _puttanesca_, which Marina demands to prepare without my "help" (as somehow I tend +to mess it up?!), and we nom it. After dinner, Quinn goes his merry way and Marina and I watch some +TV. She has found a belgian police series called _Coppers_ and we watch the first two episodes of +season one. It's nice that it's in Flemish, and the episodes are standalone _Krimi_ style stories. + +Did you know that if you take a sufficient amount of frogs and feed them magic mushrooms, that they +will successfully attack and eat up two life-sized sharks? See the pictures below for my empirical +evidence to back my claim. + +After watching two episodes it's only 22:30 but I am bushed. I decide to punt on writing my story +until tomorrow, and turn in early for the day. + +## Pictures of the Day + +{{< gallery-category >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG" caption="A tasty miso and beef ramen, made from leftover veggies" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG" caption="The ES Mat that arrived, fits on the front of the Cameo, and holds paper in place using electrostatic force - it works well!" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG" caption="Look at the detailed cut of Cameo 5, it's cut out a vinyl logo of 21mm and it looks beautiful" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG" caption="I cut one red and one white logo, so I can mix and match on lighter and darker outfits. I'm such a fashionista!" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG" caption="The Gin and Tonic, with salami, was lovely today" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG" caption="Our hazel tree is a super happy camper, and grows easily three meters per season. This Fall, we'll have to pair it down a bit." >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG" caption="We watch Coppers, a belgian crimescene investigation series. It's OK, so far!" >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG" caption="The frogs have cornered the two sharks, who are fearing for their life." >}} + {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG" caption="The frogs have consumed the magic mushrooms, and obliterated one shark, and half of the other one! Look at them gooooo!!" >}} +{{< /gallery-category >}} + +{{< gallery-modal >}} +{{< gallery-script >}} + diff --git a/content/gallery.md b/content/gallery.md index c549ce6..54d9a73 100644 --- a/content/gallery.md +++ b/content/gallery.md @@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ menu: {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0641.JPG" caption="Somebody left a cute looking tree trunk/log at the garbage bins, but I don't think it will be picked up, it's waaaay to big/heavy." >}} {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0642.JPG" caption="Our evening walk is to settle the BBQ meal in our stomachs. It's needed, I am stuffed! By the way, interesting picture quality, the 90s called, they want their compression artifacts back!" >}} {{< gallery-photo fn="2024-08-13/IMG_0643.JPG" caption="The sunset over the valley towards Dietlikon is very nice tonight, the picture doesn't quite do it justice" >}} - - {{< /gallery-category >}} {{< gallery-modal >}} diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ae2ba1 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:563406ce32224801aa36d6f73ecd5232ec0709d6c16bf1b999ed2440d18ecfd4 +size 1265425 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4ec1ca --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:f54cd515846775fbe22077d13c9691a54d076bffb42780234343d1ae549dc646 +size 1090858 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4704f95 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:18831c24a3ee7e799f7e9d50ca590c3e8047d3409b6b1dbd7fa8b3bb07f3210f +size 1252361 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40731db --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:a22d0529572a00a5ce32c47346704798bbe600cd39c3094a36895f9d095acdd7 +size 1191001 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..146ea5e --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:43b7d0ecb518d6788452b54cdeb5ccf07f8d44189da10690594b362a52c4f407 +size 1597666 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8b745c --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:d8155e1fe1465a2b3fab2ba71859547008ebc0261aac1e64bfddb77e84f2318e +size 1074094 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1ad7f8d --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:fd0470d14679e986183e16c12cd39c98c1587eb5e4619835b90921d4f0095b6b +size 761133 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9054ef3 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:bf2d0615fd5a2646d13fed0b5da14a6fc2b931f8d8b2fe78d67942c9e3f754dc +size 1135420 diff --git a/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0dbde52 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/fullsize/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:bfe031eecd08b5cb430ec2783998730ceefe7712a28f1c906194d34733206ab1 +size 1052568 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..272e201 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0660.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:aa347ca29de4c905a0abd3ae0079b800519da0497f65424e0763d9365acf5620 +size 44832 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9308108 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0661.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:6a0cc27b2905c49f23c4409ecf973dc8af62cba166bafc054f906378c51a5664 +size 37239 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af4ea96 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0662.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:62477621ed89bd94498234ae0d1f2630914e09767ed8f37b0b268f16b8c868a5 +size 39466 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1dd5968 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0663.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:b786a24c6c9718ec451091910867721262a41171a37d402bef2c6dadbb502102 +size 52399 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..167ee26 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0664.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:02c819a432475f05689583da44dd22882b791176df99139385937e8b6e70349d +size 48827 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..158e276 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0665.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:a2e476ce15bfc1eb06dd2acc38c3342f6fe01b4e2db9b72359ea390078ac3d4c +size 45701 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9eb859 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0666.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:c0e9bc1e57cd10bfba28a91b96b825c26193b3275ddeb4aea4c53a2b9ffa31ef +size 25603 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c797e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0667.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:7835b8587a5673ec96ad3084e3170b70db815cec0f6d309a2cc92fa2e134074a +size 45964 diff --git a/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b26c75e --- /dev/null +++ b/static/img/thumbnails/2024-08-15/IMG_0668.JPG @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1 +oid sha256:ca2df312283afffaf2f31848b0bd7d68a0adda84280aa2cc30636a799ccf592e +size 42013