@hybotics to my business associates, but you can call me Dale.

The Facts

Listen to the gossip.

I am proud to be a Geek and a Maker.

I break things.

I design and build cool robots!

I build with Arduino (and compatibles), Raspberry Pi, and nVidia Jetson. I program in Python, CircuitPython, and C/C++.

Shiny is better.

The initial calibration of my little Arduino is complete

Now, the tweaking begins!
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Today, I am working on my little Arduino robot. I am following along with some instructional videos on YouTube. I am going to calibrate the robot so it can get close to specific distances and turns.
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I have sound through HDMI on my computer now!! :-D I have no idea what fixed it, which bothers me quite a lot. I can even use my over-ear Bluetooth headphones now!
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The remote to my TV is broken and I can not control the TV anymore. I will have to replace it but will have to wait until payday next month. This sucks!
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I just received these today.
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I have ordered an OpenMV Can H7 Plus [openmv.io], with the WiFi [openmv.io] and LCD [openmv.io] shields.

As always, I had to sacrifice a bit to do this.

I am looking forward to working with this camera!
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I replaced Ubuntu MATE with Linux Mint MATE. I like Linux Mint *much* better than Ubuntu. Yes, I copied all important data to another 500Gb partition before I nuked Ubuntu.

Everything is now back where it belongs.
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I installed a different Linux distribution (Linux Mint) on my computer and *still* can not get sound out HDMI. This is *very* infuriating,
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This pandemic is really starting to get to me. I can not be physically close to someone I would like to get closer to. While I am not part of a couple, it is getting to me now.

How do couples manage during this pandemic?
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I am in the process of completely reorganizing the code for my sensor display script so I can try adding code to use a screen saver.

This is going to be interesting! I already have an idea of how to do it. I woke up this morning with the idea.
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Here is a thing [youtube.com] I made. This displays all the readings from an Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Sense on a 3.5" TFT Featherwing. There are a few groups of readings that can be updated at intervals defined at the start of the script.
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I got my new blood pressure checker! It has Bluetooth and pairs with an app on my phone. :)
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I am having *major* difficulty staying upright today, including sitting up. I frequently have to be near a wall so I can balance myself.

This is not fun!
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@33MHz It is not a pleasant job a lot of times.
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@33MHz I did four years as a "maintenance programmer" which means I had to work on very old and/or very bad code.
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@literary Hey there! I am glad to see you are here!
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Everybody needs to read this and take it VERY SERIOUSLY.
COVID-19 [vox.com]
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I have a headache - dealing with insurance companies and trying to get all my co-pays covered.
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@thrrgilag That is *much* better! ;)
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