Running Bear's August 2025 Coffee Shop

[Bruette]

Yeah, don't mind me. I'll see myself out...

Don't bother, you fit right in.

 

[Kusojiji]

I hit 125° of flex

That's awesome! Good work! I hated PT for my left shoulder.

 

[Kusojiji]

@Kusojiji Here is anotehr one from the other forum. This one specifically one for lights: https://github.com/madsing98/DCCLight1616

And another one. This is the one I actually bought stuff for but did not get around to it (yet): https://www.lydo.nl/hobby/diy-dcc/dcc-diy-function-decoder/

If people are wondering about the light board I was talking about, this is the link. I designed to versions and had raw boards made for them. They are N scale though you could make an H0 version of it easily.

JNSF DIY lighting project (PCB based)

This is the base post for the thread for the DIY lighting project PCB board. I am going to come up with an initial try this weekend if I can. I am going to try and make it flexible so you can use 0805 or 1206 sized components (LEDs, ceramic caps), as well as a tantalum cap. Also with or without a...

jnsforum.com

Wow, that's cool! I wonder how they load the firmware in.

 

[Kusojiji]

I like the military look

One bottle of shampoo lasts half a year!

 

[Kusojiji]

40th anniversary of my 39th birthday

Happy B-day!

Is that the doodlebug? Man that's long. Looks awesome!

 

[insomniville]

Wow, that's cool! I wonder how they load the firmware in.

On the second, it looks like you're expected to flash the firmware before soldering the MCU down to the final board according to their commentary.

The first one seems to have a programming connector (or programming pins on the main connector maybe?), but I'm too intoxicated to bother making heads or tails of what kind or where it is on the board. . The schematic certainly seems to say that it's there, though; lower-left quadrant of the schematic.

 

[bnsf971]

Good morning. It's 76 and mostly dark.

 

[jmupton2000]

Well, a month or so after moving house, I am finally back. Need tea....
Start of a new era has begun:

And I treated myself to a nodding donkey as well!

Do any of the old type pumps still exist anymore? You used to find a few here in the UK at one time, I just remember seeing them in the opening credits of Dallas!

 

[bnsf971]

Do any of the old type pumps still exist anymore? You used to find a few here in the UK at one time, I just remember seeing them in the opening credits of Dallas!

Yes. There is one a few hundred feet from the main freeway between Tampa and Orlando. There are others, as well, but I pass that one regularly. They are still very common.

 

[troyphoto]

And I treated myself to a nodding donkey as well!

Do any of the old type pumps still exist anymore? You used to find a few here in the UK at one time, I just remember seeing them in the opening credits of Dallas!

They're all across Southern California. It wasn't until I moved to Los Angeles and began driving that region that I realized that California is an oil state.

 

[troyphoto]

Well, howdy there internet peeps and those rushing to Cracker Barrel to see the new decor!

It's Troy again...

Wife said she wants chili tonight. So, I need to go get some ground beef and bell peppers. Maybe an onion.

It's cool and foggy here in The Fort. Going into the lower 80s later.

Found some fantasy/medieval style zombies I could 3D print. Need more modern ones, but I'm not finding any scaled for printing that small.

First batch is off the 3D Printer. The newly sanded build plate works much better. No print failures due to warped plate.

Almost finished painting my Athanatoi (fancy legionnaires) for the undead army. After that I get to go with the fun stuff... walking statues. undead minotaurs...

 

[bnsf971]

Well, howdy there internet peeps and those rushing to Cracker Barrel to see the new decor!

That company seems to share the woes of the one I work for. Upper level mismanagement, lack of focus on the important things, and hyperfocus on the wrong things. If anybody asks, I can assure CB that changing their logo is a bandaid on an amputation.

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good Friday morning! It's 66°F and partly cloudy.

Have a great day!

 

[NorthBrit]

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

We make our choices. Then our choices make us.

 

[migalyto]

Do any of the old type pumps still exist anymore?

I believe a few of these might still be in operation in the Southern part of the US.

I think I seen a quite a few on our drives down South.

 

[NorthBrit]

Good afternoon all. A cloudy day with dark clouds approaching.
A coffee on the go please, Flo.

If the rain stays away we are going out this afternoon.

 

[kbkchooch]

Good morning gang and to those worried about a barrel full of po white folk!

65° under sunny skies, heading to a high of 84°. As soon as I get out of here today I'm gonna bust out the lawn which has recovered nicely since Erin came to visit. Then I have the whole weekend, as long as SWMBO doesn't have any other thoughts.

Question? Why do we drive on parkways yet we park on driveways?

I'll take my coffee in the corner booth Flo.

 

[Patrick]

Morning all,

66° and clear this morning high of 91° later.

Last PT in a while. Kind of excited to get that freedom back.

Oil pump jacks: We have a lot of them in Kansas. An interesting item is that the deeper the well, the bigger pump jack.

 

[Boris]

Good morning y'all. Another preview of fall. Temperature range since midnight: 53° and 64°. Erin = Cold front gave us a little over 1.1" of rain. Speaking of Erin, the cone of uncertainly suggests the lass will either pay a visit to the Old Sod, or target Greenland.

 

[RhB Michael]

They're all across Southern California. It wasn't until I moved to Los Angeles and began driving that region that I realized that California is an oil state.

They are all across Southern Illinois too. Most working, some not.