Paul Carbone

@forty2.bsky.social

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Oscilloscope enthusiast and 60s test equipment hoarder, with the occasional retro computer here and there. Mastodon: @forty2@oldbytes.space

A Simpsons screenshot with Krusty the Clown at the Krusty Komedy Klassic, with the letters KKK behind him
"AllTrails has a new generative Al feature that can be asked to 'shorten my route' or 'make this more scenic.' But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they've been warning about for years: hiking apps providing false information." AllTrails launches Al route-making tool, worrying search-and-rescue members One of the world's most popular hiking apps has a new generative Al feature that can be asked to "shorten my route" or "make this more scenic." Quark Bee @quarkbee.bsky.social • 2d so basically it's doordash for bears
A pair of incandescent indicators in a wood panel wall, one red, one white, each approximately 8mm in diameter
A pair of programmable power supplies sitting on a bench, one showing +48V, the other showing -48V.
A tired looking amber LED screen displaying a command prompt window with a partial error saying “the system cannot”
A Valentines Day card with a picture of Luigi Mangione and text that reads "Are you A CEO? Because I'd love to take you out <3"
A number of 1960 cathode ray oscilloscopes and CRT monitors organized on shelves.
A cat sitting on a perch behind closed Venetian blinds - she managed to wedge herself under and behind them to see out the window
A book: “Build your own Laser, Phaser Ion Ray Gun & other working space age projects” the cover features 2 vaguely humanoid robots wielding lasers against a black and red grid.
A shopping cart with an ice breaker and fire extinguishers
Wood shelving on white hardware against a green wall
An old belt sander with the motor cover removed, showing lots of sparks from the brushes
A thermal image of the inside of a kitchen showing some very cold spots.
An outside corner flanked by two inside corners created by a recess in a wall next to a corner. The wall is painted an off white while the ceiling is flat white. There is a flood light pointing up at the outside corner creating a bright light right at the seam.
A corner where a window and built-in bookcase meets a ceiling and walls, making for a challenging painting condition
A room in the process of being painted with many sample colors painted on various surfaces
A map on an inflight infotainment system showing a destination (or origin?) at 0 degrees lat/long, a location sometimes called ‘Null Island’, even though there is no landmass there.
A tuxedo cat in a pre-war apartment
A warning label on a machine that cautions operators that objects may be hurled at your crotch unless you quickly dance out of the way.