john_q_atari

Well at least I spent a small fortune on Jag stuff recently so I've been playing a Jag game instead of A.R.T.I.

Maybe a timed dispenser set into a concrete bucket, that puts out some on a motion sensor with a break between drops. Easy Arduino project.

Remember when people used to hand out candy instead of putting it out there in a lonely bowl? Thanks to people wanting to avoid human interaction these days, I'm selling the CandyMaster 5000. It's a lifelike robot that stands behind the bowl and generally acts like a kind old lady, but it decapitates anyone taking more than one piece of candy.

@Random Terrain We had the occasional lazy house with the bowl even 40 years ago. And the debate if we should just take all the candy or not. (I never did!)

So I wouldn't make it a statement about the decline of society. 

There is a big difference between hobby community and official corporate site, is my thoughts on it.

I believe things will go more or less "business as usual". Of course before we were a bunch of hobbyists and developers, and no matter what "Atari" did, no matter how good, or stupid, this place was not related to those "Atari's".

But now, after all the Atari's we've seen, this place has sold this place lock stock an barrel to the current "Atari".

So whatever decisions Atari makes now directly effects this place.  And when that Atari goes down, this place will be passed on to the next Atari after that.

So... maybe not COMPLETELY business as usual.

I have been hitting refresh for my order "placed" over a year ago 

I have one as well, also unbuilt. Maybe we need a support group.

A Lego 2600 build zoom conference!

Just finished mine tonight! Such a fun build and a great looking set! I also have the NES, which is also fantastic. Cool to see others here have this  Glad that you were able to buy a missing piece, hahaha.

Good luck!

Did you succeed?

Sad to say I failed. I was getting tired so I left the last Lego bag untouched to be built today. Also seem to be missing or misplaced 1 Lego piece so had to use the wrong color panel piece for the livingroom scene. Will try and reach out to Lego for a replacement piece. Thanks for asking!

FedEx has special investigators?

I don't recall the exact term they used but that have a team of people that go physically search for the package from what the lady on the phone told me.

Best of luck on it!  Hope it turns up.

I just made the payment. Now the waiting begins.

For chips that weren’t in the library I just made my own, just a square with pins. It’s really easy. All you gotta do is draw a square, name it, add some pins, number and label them, then save. I know this isn’t the most comprehensive tutorial, but you should be able to figure it out on your own. 

Yes making a new symbol seems easy enough. For now I have been copying and modifying existing symbols. Soon I will be at the footprint assignment stage and creating footprints so far is an unknown. I guess I'll see what YouTube turns up.

You don’t need to create footprints. KiCAD just has generic footprints for all components, so you can just assign whatever DIP footprint that matches your IC. Unless you’re like me and start messing with really uncommon types of connectors (DB19 was a pain in the ass) you shouldn’t run into any issues. 

Thanks for the details. I assume brush on a thin coat on both pieces of plastic then mash together and hold for a minute or two.

YOU'RE FIRED

Yes. Test-fit the parts to be sure they're mashable!

Nope. I always have new hardware laying around I don't play with for weeks on end. Sometimes never and it ends up being gotten rid of.

Of course not Albert and I understand what you are saying. I just meant I almost feel guilty having my 3080 sit here not yet used when I see youtube vids of people lining up at stores to get one. And I would never try and take advantage of someone by scalping. I do like the look of the box though. I like it more than the 1080ti box. 

Yeah, I'd like to get a 3080, but no rush at the moment.  Hoping to get back into PC gaming, which I've mostly neglected the past two decades.  I have a new PC game machine I've built, a new 3080 would be icing on the cake.  Have a ton of games on Steam to play, and Half-Life ALYX will be the first!

You should have joined the Vacation Brigade.

i only work three days this week (tues, weds, thurs)- burning up the last of my vacation for the year.

No one does hahaaaa! I go in 4 more days, then 4 days off!!! Wooo Hooo!