Alex

@i3w3.bsky.social

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Enthusiast of vintage and modern electronics and electrical devices of all types, but mostly A/V equipment, test gear, computers, etc.

Dongle DAC dangling from a phone Credit: u/sunjay140 on Reddit
DNF showing that XBill will be updated from 2.1-26.fc43 to 2.1-28.fc43 Probably a very small change but a change nonetheless
The full shot showing the tapes, audio interface, LPs, and LaserDiscs
An audio recorder showing both channels perfectly at 0 dB
KDE Connect transfer notification showing a 40gb file with 917mb already transferred and a remaining time of 2h
SmarTrip card wedged into the cooling slot of a 2006 iMac to release a clip
The above post but with "Microsoft" replaced with "Microslop"
iPhone control center showing zero cell service as a result of a Verizon outage
Panasonic television from 1998 showing audio section of on screen menu with “AI SOUND” option
Two Stellantis vans side by side, one with Citroen badging and the other with Fiat badging, with the only visible differences being said badging
SMPTE color bars with the text “PHIDEOTECH” overlayed onto it
Man sitting on red carpet stairs looking at multimeter connected to an outlet showing 122.1 VAC
Dallas DS1225Y-200 “nonvolatile” SRAM installed in a Tektronix 1780R
Delaminated control panel and cracked plastic on right side
Vintage RIFA capacitors inside of an HP bench power supply
Apple Translate app showing a translation error from Russian to English as “IT’S A PIECE OF STICKLO” It should be “CAUTION, GLASS!”
Sunset over the ocean with many visual artifacts resulting from heavy post-processing
Camera sitting on table. On the left side is an HP 6023A DC power supply supplying 12.02V at a current of 2A. In front of it is a Leader LVM-5863A showing that the camera is generating EIA color bars on the left color CRT, with its distinctive stair-step NTSC waveform coming from the camera on the right monochrome green CRT. On the right side is a disassembled Tektronix TDS-360 oscilloscope. The 3 red LEDs on the viewfinder are illuminated, indicating that it is operational.
Fluorescent lamp in a microwave oven with one of the ends broken off and the tube glass broken in half long ways
GOTEK floppy drive emulator with hole made in the back to fit mounting bracket
Tektronix TDS 360 oscilloscope open upside-down on workbench with front faceplate removed and motherboard partly removed, as well as numerous clips going to ground and an anti-ESD strap
Siemens fire alarm pull station with a Trojan condom wrapper sitting on top of it
Tektronix TDS 360 showing diagnostic log PASS — Powerup Checks FAIL ++ Cal Initialization (see Error Log) Consult Service Manual for fault isolation.
YouTube advertisement for diapers showing text “up to 100% leak free nights” with text saying “0% still within specification” written below it