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From the past: figuring out the damage last nights lightning strike at 1060NP caused yesterday evening

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/23

[WayBackJeroen Pluimers on Twitter: “Trying to figure out the damage last nights lightning strike at 1060NP caused yesterday evening….”

and [WayBack] Thread by @jpluimers: “Trying to figure out the damage last nights lightning strike at 1060NP caused yesterday evening. @LianderNL was very quick to respond and fi […]”

Thread by @jpluimers: “Trying to figure out the damage last nights lightning strike at 1060NP caused yesterday evening. @LianderNL was very qnd and fix L3 from our 3-phase connection: the main fuse before the meter tripped. Damage so far: 1 @amazonDE […]”

This was the first preventive measure fiber cable for galvanic isolation between the parts that can be powered by UPS and the parts that cannot be:

[WayBack] Jeroen Pluimers on Twitter: “New fiber provides galvanic isolation between the parts that are behind the master UPS and the ones I cannot get behind it. Should help contain damage during a future lightning strike.…”

–jeroen

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Thomann tas voor bekken

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/23

Great source for cymbal bags, back-packs and hard-cases: [WayBack Thomann tas voor bekken

More choice and better prices than [Archive.isSuchergebnis auf Amazon.de für: becken rucksack: Musikinstrumente & DJ-Equipment.

–jeroen

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McCollough effect – Wikipedia

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/12

Maybe not try this at home: McCollough effect – Wikipedia, as it can lasts for weeks or months.

–jeroen

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Inside a self-testing emergency exit sign. – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/12

I might to get a few of these for home.

–jeroen

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Treegonometry: Maths students have the solution for decorating the perfect Christmas tree – Latest – News – The University of Sheffield

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/12

A live calculator at [WayBack] Treegonometry: Maths students have the solution for decorating the perfect Christmas tree – Latest – News – The University of Sheffield

Via: [WayBack] 🎅🏻 Victor Hopman 🎄 on Twitter: “Gratis Kersttip, op deze site kun je exact uitrekenen hoeveel kerstballen en slingers je voor je boom nodig hebt, op basis van een wiskundige formule: https://t.co/RJwNby1SlP”

–jeroen

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The alphabet, in alphabetical order, in various languages – The Old New Thing

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/09

I had to lough so loud when I bumped into this [WayBackThe alphabet, in alphabetical order, in various languages – The Old New Thing.

I got there because I wanted a few examples of languages having more than 26 ASCII letters in their alphabet.

Basically all non English languages (:

–jeroen

 

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Oval car stickers – translating to ISO 3166-1

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/06

A while ago, I had to translate from the country codes used on cars to ISO country codes, so here are a few links:

–jeroen

 

 

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vlans for KPN/xs4all

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/02

Via WayBack Duitse providers mogen klanten geen router meer verplichten – IT Pro – Nieuws – Tweakers:

  • kpn/xs4all: TV on VLAN 4, internet on VLAN 6, VoIP on VLAN 7
  • kpn PPPoE: {macaddress}@direct-adsl, password: kpn
  • xs4all PPPoE: fb7390@xs4all.nl, password; xs4all

–jeroen

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Guidelines for WiFi access points at home/office

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/10/02

The first post (in Dutch) has quite a few good tips on improving WiFi at your home or office: [WayBack] Router D-Link moet snelheid van 2,1Gbit/s op 5GHz halen – Computer – Nieuws – Tweakers.

There is also a nice explanation of beamforce, where the video below gives a good visual indication on how it works.

–jeroen

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Client: “How much time will it take to finish this job?”- Your Ex-Waifu

Posted by jpluimers on 2020/09/24

From Client: “How much time will it take to finish this job?”- Your Ex-Waifu

Client: “How much time will it take to finish this job?”
Me: “About six weeks”
Client: “You have two weeks.”
Me: “OK, I’ll try to explain myself better.”

–jeroen

Video: https://www.tumblr.com/video/newandimprovedbeef/170394974576/500/

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