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Thorn

@coelliptic.bsky.social

spacecraft operator & therapy enjoyer los angeles she/they

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every time we buy meat i think of "Factory Farm Chicken Rounds Out Miserable Existence By Going Bad In Man’s Refrigerator"

01.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah... doesn't seem to hurt, but doesn't to help either. oh well. back to the drawing board

01.03.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think it works!!

01.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

figured it out!

01.03.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My sister does "dot com" after anyone says anything that has even the remotest possibility of being a web site

28.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
🟣 Let’s Place Everything Definitively
1️⃣ Output Side (Right Side β€” Bias Extraction)

This is the most important section.

From the RTL-SDR side:

Step 1: DC extraction node

Right at the output connector center trace:

That node splits into:

RF path (toward transformer / amp)

DC path (toward bias network)

🟣 Let’s Place Everything Definitively 1️⃣ Output Side (Right Side β€” Bias Extraction) This is the most important section. From the RTL-SDR side: Step 1: DC extraction node Right at the output connector center trace: That node splits into: RF path (toward transformer / amp) DC path (toward bias network)

ChatGPT is confidently wrong! Who would've guessed? (The RF pin it's talking about also needs the DC bias)

28.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(i know you meant the board itself but it'd be funnier to ask it something it definitely can't know)

28.02.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lmao maybe i should. hey claude where'd i put those kicad drawings

28.02.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

exactly - had to be certain that all of the colors are perceptually distinct, and that certain colors (alarms) overpower all the others

28.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A bit that nobody ever finds funny but I will never stop doing is saying "oh! that makes the _____" whenever I do literally anything and immediately afterwards a phone rings or a car alarm goes off

28.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I did this right

28.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Color space crew checking in - I spent this past week obsessing over a CIELAB palette

28.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I lost the design files for a board I'm assembling so I have to reverse engineer my own bullshit :(

28.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

lol i literally just had that thought

28.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

probably closer to self-smol-beaning

28.02.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
this isn't a to-do list.txt
stuff you can do if feel like it! no worries if not!!

this isn't a to-do list.txt stuff you can do if feel like it! no worries if not!!

is this gentle self-parenting

28.02.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

300 million Americans in unison: "you can't fight in here, this is the war room"

28.02.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"the five-word windbag" is the title of my next hudson news bestseller

28.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

putting my hands in the air in an extremely relaxed and natural manner

28.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

[duran duran] bees bees bees

28.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe this is just anarchism for the non-committal but I'm wondering if we need to limit the amount of power *any* one person can have

28.02.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

posted an AI video to my instagram story

28.02.2026 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be sure to ask next time we talk

27.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Aircon Repairman
YouTube video by Aunty Donna The Aircon Repairman

Unexpectedly had to meet and talk business with an Australian miner. It was basically this sketch

27.02.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

fist bump from someone else who learned how to code out of books because of video games

27.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[looks at mockup where i wrote "150,000 km"] yeah

27.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not a doctor but i am an anxiety-wracked rocket scientist

in hindsight i probably should've chosen a field with less noise and fewer explosions

27.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a

Artemis press conference today at 10am ET / 7am PT / 1500Z www.nasa.gov/news-release...

27.02.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Er, 1 hour. What are time zones

27.02.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign - NASA With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a

You might get an answer in a little over 4 hrs www.nasa.gov/news-release...

27.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0