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[00:00:06] <robin_sz> gday
[00:00:20] <robin_sz> busy day!
[00:00:25] <robin_sz> end of month ... :)
[00:00:56] <robin_sz> you'll be suprised how much we can departch and invoice in one day when we have to :)
[00:19:27] <Jacky^> g night
[00:19:35] <Jacky^> Jacky^ is now known as Jacky^afk
[00:52:52] <jepler> $ cvs update
[00:52:52] <jepler> ssh: connect to host cvs.sourceforge.net port 22: Connection refused
[00:52:58] <jepler> anybody else having problems with sourceforge cvs?
[00:54:10] <jepler> aha "Project CVS Service: Offline - Unplanned Downtime In-Progress"
[00:55:38] <jepler> hi ray
[01:30:29] <rayh> Hi jepler
[01:41:43] <SWPadnos> heh - delayed reaction :)
[01:41:47] <SWPadnos> s
[01:50:40] <rayh> I guess and so's this.
[01:51:01] <rayh> working on halconfig with a wide broom.
[01:52:24] <SWPadnos> cool
[01:52:32] <SWPadnos> need a dustpan?
[01:54:53] <rayh> Gonna use the bmf vacuum on the floor pretty soon.
[01:55:02] <SWPadnos> heh
[01:55:30] <rayh> question?
[01:55:35] <SWPadnos> sure
[01:56:18] <rayh> You've got a button named "setup linkpp"
[01:56:30] <rayh> you press it and it shows two entry widgets
[01:56:46] <rayh> that you can fill by clicking on leaves in the tree widget.
[01:57:04] <rayh> You've also got a button named "submit"
[01:57:27] <rayh> What do you want to see when you press submit?
[01:57:50] <SWPadnos> is there a list of signals onscreen anywhere?
[01:58:06] <rayh> not yet
[01:58:25] <SWPadnos> ok - it's in the tree, but not necessariily visible yet (right?)
[01:58:35] <rayh> right
[01:58:50] <SWPadnos> will it be automatically added to the tree when you click submit?
[01:59:07] <SWPadnos> or will that require a refresh?
[01:59:09] <rayh> yep if it can without having to break another link
[01:59:35] <rayh> I'll put the tree refresh in with the command to submit
[01:59:45] <SWPadnos> you probably don't want to do that
[02:00:04] <SWPadnos> it's two commands that may race, and on my machine it takes 5 seconds for refresh
[02:00:40] <rayh> I'm getting the impression that you'd like to see the reply from bin/halcmd show $thesigtobemade.
[02:00:45] <SWPadnos> is the area used for watches available for use, or are the pin name widgets there?
[02:00:58] <SWPadnos> there should be something, but I'm not sure what at this point
[02:01:44] <rayh> Right. Some folk would go right on making linkpps
[02:01:52] <SWPadnos> if the watch area is available, then it can be used for user feedback
[02:01:56] <rayh> others might choose to setp or sets
[02:02:01] <SWPadnos> the second one will fail ...
[02:02:23] <SWPadnos> click - "hey, did that work?" click click click ... :)
[02:02:23] <rayh> Right it woud only work for a linksp or linkps
[02:03:09] <SWPadnos> you know that it worked if you get a null response from halcmd
[02:03:16] <rayh> That is where the bin/halcmd show sig $thisnewsig is better than a puts to the open channel.
[02:03:16] <SWPadnos> anything wlse would be an error
[02:03:19] <SWPadnos> else
[02:03:35] <rayh> all of the -skf replies are empty
[02:03:41] <SWPadnos> just puts show sig $thisnewsig
[02:04:25] <rayh> In a simple text area above the buttons and entry widgets.
[02:04:29] <SWPadnos> hmmm - it might be good to have a way of asking for ?normal? output on a command by command basis
[02:04:43] <rayh> the user can then figure out if it worked or not.
[02:04:55] <SWPadnos> you still have a race condition
[02:05:05] <SWPadnos> possibly
[02:05:26] <SWPadnos> it's two instances of halcmd, you can't necessarily be sure which one will complete firs
[02:05:31] <SWPadnos> t
[02:05:35] <SWPadnos> (I think)
[02:06:03] <rayh> so we need to stage the submit and follow with the show.
[02:06:25] <rayh> and update the tree widget in the background.
[02:06:35] <SWPadnos> yep, or just submit, and print "new signal "yaddaYadda" created" if you get the right response
[02:06:47] <SWPadnos> if you get the wrong response, print what you got
[02:06:56] <SWPadnos> "Error: halcmd barfed on that"
[02:07:30] <rayh> I like the "dumb fsck" response myself.
[02:07:40] <SWPadnos> "Error: halcmd barfed on that, you dumb fsck!"
[02:07:54] <rayh> Okay that's it.
[02:07:57] <SWPadnos> heh
[02:08:15] <SWPadnos> "Here's what HALCMD had to say about it, you useless twit:"
[02:08:25] <rayh> Maybe add a icon of "barf"
[02:08:30] <SWPadnos> sound effects, too
[02:09:25] <rayh> A user makes pins by loadrt of some sort of thing.
[02:09:42] <rayh> so those would already have to exist when linkpp is issued.
[02:09:51] <SWPadnos> yep
[02:10:05] <rayh> so the signal created by linkpp is the real way to see if it worked.
[02:10:23] <SWPadnos> the bigger issue is that the links will go away if the user unloads a module, and they won't come back if the module is reloaded (to add another PID, for example)
[02:10:37] <SWPadnos> no - if halcmd doesn't return an error, then it worked
[02:11:21] <rayh> but with the -skf option there are no returned errors.
[02:11:27] <SWPadnos> yes there are
[02:11:55] <SWPadnos> none of the error responses have changed, only the headers and show formatting
[02:12:03] <SWPadnos> plus the prompt is changed
[02:12:33] <rayh> ah I see it.
[02:12:54] <SWPadnos> you just don't see errors because you're sending good commands ;)
[02:13:26] <rayh> yea right. I believe you but there's thousands that wouldn't.
[02:14:26] <SWPadnos> heh
[02:14:41] <SWPadnos> just type in a bogus command in the command edit box
[02:15:47] <rayh> oops linkpp works where existing links already are
[02:15:57] <rayh> except in the case of write pins.
[02:16:21] <SWPadnos> ah - yep.
[02:16:39] <SWPadnos> the linksp / linkps commands will automatically unlink a pin if it's already connected somewhere
[02:17:22] <rayh> linkpp the same?
[02:18:13] <rayh> Were going to need a "don't try this at home, kids" disclaimer.
[02:18:22] <SWPadnos> linkpp is an internal macro for newsig / linksp / linksp
[02:18:42] <SWPadnos> the only failure mode is if the signal already exists
[02:18:51] <SWPadnos> (other than HAL internal errors of various types)
[02:18:56] <rayh> okay I see what need to be displayed.
[02:19:14] <rayh> gonna go away and sweep up.
[02:19:15] <SWPadnos> so you couldn't link pin A to pin B, then link pin A to pin C also
[02:19:33] <SWPadnos> eith linkpp used for both cases
[02:19:38] <SWPadnos> s/eith/with/
[02:19:42] <rayh> except through a block thanks for your help
[02:19:48] <SWPadnos> sure - have fun
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[12:36:18] <Jacky^afk> Jacky^afk is now known as Jacky^
[12:36:23] <Jacky^> morning
[12:37:04] <Jacky^> Linux Viruscan..... Windows Vista Found Remove it ? (Y/y)
[12:37:07] <Jacky^> bauhaahahha
[13:00:10] <Jacky^_> hahah funny :)
[13:01:32] <Jacky^> :P
[14:44:44] <les_w> no estop flames yet huh ray?
[14:50:42] <anonimasu> morning
[14:50:45] <anonimasu> ^_^
[15:11:32] <rayh> Not yet.
[15:11:50] <rayh> Got any suggestions what we should do to encourage 'em?
[15:12:23] <cradek> I could say I use the mouse to click on the estop button when I need to estop, and it's good enough for me
[15:14:04] <Jacky^> * Jacky^ is tryng to use the cat ..
[15:15:39] <rayh> That ought to start something cradek
[15:15:49] <Jacky^> http://www.frappr.com/emctheenhancedmachinecontroller/photo/675881
[15:16:55] <Jacky^> this damn cat its a bit wilde, wont understant when to puch estop and when not :D
[15:16:59] <Jacky^> push
[15:18:49] <rayh> And it's paws are just a bit wide to push a single button.
[15:18:55] <rayh> key
[15:19:04] <Jacky^> :D
[15:47:41] <les_w> hi ray, jacky, chris
[15:48:26] <les_w> Well I am changing the estop chain on my machine in hopes of making it safer so my workers can run it.
[15:49:10] <les_w> I still have the problem of a hot spindle during tool change....the vfd has to stay on
[15:49:31] <SWPadnos> make sure to look through the estop discussion on the users list ;)
[15:49:46] <les_w> Oh I am
[15:49:49] <SWPadnos> heh
[15:49:59] <rayh> Sure. How would the machine react to an estop during tool change?
[15:50:07] <SWPadnos> your machine definitely qualifies for excessive estop hardware
[15:50:25] <les_w> yeah
[15:50:36] <les_w> It could do some damage
[15:50:39] <SWPadnos> especially with employees using it and all
[15:50:45] <les_w> yup.
[15:51:10] <les_w> Well, I am going with 24v and optos everywhere
[15:51:23] <SWPadnos> thanks for reminding me
[15:51:49] <SWPadnos> there's a 24V 21A power supply on eBay
[15:51:49] <les_w> heh
[15:52:13] <SWPadnos> I'm probably going to get that, and have the computer/pendant and LCD run from that supply
[15:52:19] <les_w> I just bought a new condor from mouser.
[15:52:57] <SWPadnos> this one is $20 ;)
[15:53:09] <les_w> I'll put 78l05 regulators at the encoders and optos at the stg.
[15:53:10] <SWPadnos> Power One
[15:53:54] <SWPadnos> gah - I can't stand Mouser's search facilities
[15:54:43] <les_w> I usually use digi key...but sometimes mouser if they are the only one with the part
[15:54:47] <SWPadnos> yep
[15:54:55] <SWPadnos> Mouser is better for the circular MS connectors as well
[15:55:05] <les_w> and wire
[15:55:08] <SWPadnos> yep
[15:55:23] <SWPadnos> but the DigiKey search is actually useful
[15:55:33] <SWPadnos> which I can't say for Mouser, Avnet, Future, Arrow ...
[15:56:40] <les_w> Should be some discussion on what to use the soft estop on emc for
[15:56:51] <les_w> In my case, not much
[15:56:58] <SWPadnos> "hey machine - you can stop now"
[15:57:03] <les_w> ferror
[15:57:13] <les_w> that's about the only thing
[15:57:32] <SWPadnos> that's all that the computer can detect in any case, right?
[15:58:03] <SWPadnos> or some remote stop (like from your computer in the office)
[15:58:09] <les_w> It could do some more I guess
[15:58:52] <les_w> but I wouldn't want to
[15:59:15] <les_w> I wrote some failure mode analisis for the thing yesterday
[15:59:36] <les_w> behavior with a power glitch is a concern
[16:00:03] <SWPadnos> for the computer, or the drives? (or spindle)
[16:00:39] <les_w> so i go to hard estop...computer stays on, but servos are braked and vfd power is removed
[16:00:55] <les_w> I let the spindle coast down
[16:01:22] <les_w> If I brake the spindle it might stop before the servos
[16:01:28] <les_w> which would be very bad
[16:01:40] <SWPadnos> that's the 7HP spindle?
[16:01:50] <les_w> 5
[16:01:53] <les_w> 4 kW
[16:01:56] <SWPadnos> oh - only 5 ;)
[16:02:10] <SWPadnos> letting it spin shouldn't be a problem
[16:02:16] <les_w> right
[16:02:24] <SWPadnos> do you have tach output available from the servos?
[16:02:37] <les_w> yes
[16:02:47] <SWPadnos> I sense a quad op-amp circuit
[16:03:05] <SWPadnos> sum the servo velocities, and hit the spindle brake if they're below X
[16:03:11] <SWPadnos> (in estop)
[16:03:22] <les_w> well I built up an analog board that senses servo speed and current
[16:03:33] <les_w> and calculates tool force
[16:03:55] <les_w> it can separate tool force from friction and inertia forces
[16:03:59] <SWPadnos> will that be valid when you're trying to stop the servos?
[16:04:05] <les_w> up to a point
[16:04:27] <les_w> well, it is separate and can be battery powered
[16:04:45] <SWPadnos> that circuit could almost run from the back EMF
[16:05:01] <les_w> I modelled the friction with a diode network
[16:05:36] <les_w> so it just solves the second order non linear equation with op amps.
[16:06:03] <les_w> seems to work ok
[16:06:14] <SWPadnos> do you have a circuit diagram somewhere? that sounds like an interesting gizmo
[16:06:32] <les_w> so, I can estop on cutting force
[16:06:47] <les_w> yeah I will check
[16:06:57] <SWPadnos> does it sense tool diameter as well? ;)
[16:07:07] <SWPadnos> (and material)
[16:07:15] <les_w> hah no....
[16:10:21] <SWPadnos> well then it's useless :)
[16:10:39] <les_w> aw my protel is not working right
[16:10:48] <SWPadnos> 99se?
[16:10:50] <les_w> I think it's on there
[16:10:53] <les_w> yeah
[16:11:01] <SWPadnos> ok - I should be able to import that
[16:11:23] <SWPadnos> (damned Altium doesn't import Advanced PCB 2.xx correctly )
[16:11:30] <les_w> I moved it to another disk and it can't find a file...
[16:11:39] <SWPadnos> of course, the software is 10 years old now, so I guess that's not too bad
[16:11:42] <SWPadnos> heh
[16:11:49] <SWPadnos> the curse of ZIP disks as well
[16:14:05] <les_w> owww "reinstalling the application may help"
[16:14:10] <les_w> bleh
[16:14:29] <SWPadnos> heh - nevermind. if one of us remembers later, we can do it then
[16:14:38] <les_w> I'm not sure the schematic is on there anyway
[16:17:51] <les_w> anyway it's just a bunch of differentiators
[16:19:01] <les_w> the only thing that isn't modelled well is stick slip
[16:20:06] <les_w> so before it slips, it thinks the stick is tool force
[16:21:37] <SWPadnos> right - you'd need to throw in an additional drag component when the speed is near 0
[16:21:52] <SWPadnos> (exactly 0, but in the analog world ...)
[16:22:00] <les_w> uh oh got an email from corporate...they went ahead and ordered some BK sound gear for me to use up there
[16:22:20] <les_w> I guess I have to buy that car right away
[16:24:16] <les_w> They could send the stuff down here....but I need something that can do fft averages at 100 kHz
[16:24:42] <SWPadnos> how about a low frequency spectrum analyzer?
[16:25:00] <les_w> btw the BK 1/4 microphones with -3db at 100k were $1800 each just for the capsule
[16:25:01] <SWPadnos> they generally work well down to DC
[16:25:30] <les_w> Well there is an analyzer up there but it only goes to 25k
[16:25:47] <les_w> so will use a fancy tek scope
[16:26:01] <les_w> they have some brand new ones
[16:26:05] <SWPadnos> 25k? - that's not an analyzer, that's a toy
[16:26:20] <les_w> well it is for audio only
[16:26:30] <SWPadnos> heh - there is that
[16:26:50] <SWPadnos> are you actually operating things at 100KHz?
[16:27:05] <les_w> But I seem to be doing all ultrasonics these days
[16:27:19] <SWPadnos> if so, you should have an analyzer that goes to at least 500 KHz, and preferably 1 MHz
[16:27:20] <les_w> yeah 40-100khz
[16:28:38] <les_w> Well the tek scopes can be programmed to average multiple FFTs of pings
[16:28:53] <les_w> rectangular window will work
[16:29:05] <SWPadnos> sure - that gives good average response, but no glitch capture
[16:29:22] <les_w> They ought to just send me the stuff
[16:29:25] <les_w> but then
[16:29:40] <les_w> I am charging 1k a day to drive
[16:29:59] <SWPadnos> plus mileage
[16:30:13] <SWPadnos> and fine meals and hotels
[16:30:21] <les_w> I need to show my face up there I guess
[16:30:40] <les_w> I sure ain't gonna stay at motel 8!
[16:31:50] <SWPadnos> Hilton all the way, baby!
[16:32:02] <SWPadnos> I like having clients pay for my miles and hotel points
[16:32:24] <les_w> I need to visit Switches, Miller, Hobart, Gema, Finishing Systems
[16:32:26] <les_w> and
[16:32:35] <les_w> Chronotherm
[16:32:44] <les_w> I started that division.
[16:32:45] <SWPadnos> I've got round 300k frequent flyer miles, and I'm getting close to having another week at Hilton hotels
[16:33:32] <les_w> I used to stay at pretty fancy hotels I guess
[16:33:55] <les_w> trying to think which one was the fanciest....
[16:34:01] <les_w> oh yeah....
[16:34:16] <les_w> the Trianon
[16:34:27] <les_w> at Versailles!!!
[16:34:31] <les_w> haha
[16:34:36] <SWPadnos> heh
[16:34:45] <SWPadnos> never been to France - hope to remedy that some day
[16:35:07] <les_w> I remember the fancy gold and marble lavatories
[16:35:17] <les_w> and a $600 dinner bill
[16:35:22] <SWPadnos> heh
[16:35:26] <les_w> They set me up there
[16:35:27] <SWPadnos> for one?
[16:35:36] <les_w> they being ITW de France
[16:35:44] <les_w> yeah!
[16:35:45] <SWPadnos> Tresbon
[16:35:48] <SWPadnos> Tres bon
[16:36:26] <SWPadnos> I think I've only seen one place where a single person could spend that much on a meal, and it's at London Heathrow airport
[16:36:40] <SWPadnos> but you could easily spend 2x that on lunch there
[16:36:51] <les_w> what was that for....oh yeah I was working with Ricaro seats a while
[16:37:11] <les_w> Oh I moved out of the trianon after a while
[16:37:13] <SWPadnos> not that I'd buy $100 caviar and $400 champagne for lunch
[16:37:21] <SWPadnos> $1000 caviar, that is
[16:37:39] <les_w> No one at versailles but tourists
[16:37:43] <SWPadnos> heh
[16:37:51] <SWPadnos> same with Heathrow ;)
[16:38:01] <les_w> I preferred the left bank....more girls there
[16:38:08] <SWPadnos> and less tops
[16:38:36] <les_w> I have not been there in a while...several years
[16:38:54] <les_w> I have trouble travelling these days
[16:39:01] <SWPadnos> too much work
[16:39:33] <SWPadnos> to be done
[16:39:34] <les_w> the being at a place at a time part is the problem for me
[16:39:46] <les_w> which is why i drive
[16:40:05] <les_w> I can just go at my own pace
[16:40:21] <SWPadnos> I prefer to go at the pilot's pace (which I'm not, at this point)
[16:40:23] <les_w> no hurry up and wait
[16:40:38] <SWPadnos> yes - that does get annoying
[16:40:44] <les_w> Oh I thought about flying myself up there
[16:41:11] <les_w> but no chance of good weather this time of year
[16:41:33] <SWPadnos> my wife took flying lessons a longtime ago. amybe we should go take the classes together
[16:41:38] <SWPadnos> heh - nope
[16:42:03] <les_w> I would just get stuck at some little airport in tennnessee or something
[16:42:20] <SWPadnos> and who needs *that*?
[16:42:24] <les_w> also I have not landed on ice in several years
[16:42:34] <les_w> I used to be pretty good at it
[16:42:51] <SWPadnos> oops - got to go run an errand. be back later
[16:42:55] <les_w> k
[16:43:08] <SWPadnos> SWPadnos is now known as SWP_Away
[16:48:30] <fenn> heh ITW de france.. what a crazy world
[16:49:54] <les_w> work for them?
[16:50:32] <fenn> just the idea; "illinois tool works of france"
[16:50:47] <les_w> ITW is really getting big. They were fairly small when I started in 84
[16:51:03] <fenn> its like japan servo of america.. wtf does that mean?
[16:51:09] <les_w> haha
[16:51:32] <les_w> I see they jut bought LPS
[16:51:40] <les_w> you know the rust goop
[16:51:42] <fenn> yeah
[16:51:58] <fenn> i'd like to see a corporate family tree some day
[16:52:08] <fenn> wonder how many are left
[16:52:30] <les_w> I started at a venture group spinoff of ITW switches
[16:52:42] <les_w> formerly Chicago switch
[16:52:59] <CIA-17> 03jepler * 10emc2/debian/rules: call configure with the correct flags
[16:53:14] <les_w> My job was to create a polymer thick film product line
[16:53:28] <les_w> It took over 5 years
[16:53:56] <les_w> I tried everything...medical, auto, video game stuff...
[16:54:25] <les_w> I wanted something "peel and stick"
[16:54:41] <les_w> like a membrane switch
[16:54:49] <les_w> but with coponents on it
[16:55:03] <les_w> components
[16:55:31] <fenn> to do what.. anything?
[16:55:45] <les_w> ha well to make money
[16:56:45] <les_w> finally found it....we went into the black the sixth year
[16:56:56] <les_w> that product was my mirror heater.
[16:56:57] <fenn> the car heater thing?
[16:57:03] <fenn> wah
[16:57:03] <les_w> yeah
[16:57:29] <fenn> these guys have some cool stuff going on
http://www.plasticlogic.com/
[16:57:42] <les_w> cost a quarter...sell for a buck. Print like newspapers
[16:58:34] <CIA-17> 03cradek * 10emc2/debian/control: dependencies
[17:00:34] <les_w> ah...polymer semiconductors
[17:00:43] <les_w> polyacetylene
[17:01:25] <fenn> here's to hoping that some day we might print out fully functional circuits on an inkjet
[17:01:47] <les_w> where are they?
[17:01:59] <fenn> all over
[17:02:22] <les_w> hmm have engineering openings
[17:02:42] <les_w> I'll send them some consulting junk
[17:02:46] <fenn> mostly focused in cambridge and boston i bet
[17:03:24] <les_w> funny seems a huge engineering shortage is shaping up
[17:03:50] <fenn> why's that?
[17:03:59] <les_w> don't know
[17:04:30] <les_w> I think younger people don't want to endure the rigors of engineering school
[17:04:44] <fenn> i sure as hell dont
[17:04:44] <les_w> so no one to replace us old farts
[17:05:10] <les_w> it's a lot of work
[17:05:32] <fenn> there's a lot of classes you have to take that have absolutely no relevance to your field
[17:05:58] <fenn> and by the time you get out of college its all out of date anyway
[17:06:13] <fenn> the apprentice system was invented for a reason
[17:06:14] <cradek> guys from india are happy to come here and be engineers (and doctors, and scientists).
[17:06:29] <les_w> yeah...we all take the same core
[17:06:58] <les_w> so cradek is an EE and I'm an AE but we both took thermo!
[17:07:06] <fenn> but really, do you need calculus for semiconductor manufacturing?
[17:07:07] <cradek> well I'm a CE
[17:07:23] <les_w> civil?
[17:07:27] <les_w> chemical?
[17:07:30] <cradek> computer (EE + CS)
[17:07:37] <les_w> ohhh
[17:08:43] <cradek> I think in the future US, most of the highly-educated people are going to be from asia.
[17:09:02] <les_w> yes
[17:09:13] <les_w> well middle class is vanishing
[17:09:35] <fenn> wonder what happens next..
[17:09:45] <cradek> I assume the debt eventually kills them off
[17:09:54] <les_w> not sure
[17:10:09] <les_w> I just know we had better make things here
[17:10:11] <cradek> in yesterday's paper I read that in 2005 americans saved -.5% of their income
[17:10:25] <cradek> that has happened two years before: 1932, 1933
[17:10:33] <les_w> wow
[17:10:53] <les_w> I am trying to save a lot
[17:11:04] <cradek> it's unamerican
[17:11:10] <cradek> you should be consuming things
[17:11:13] <les_w> because I have this rule....
[17:11:23] <les_w> owe no money
[17:11:25] <les_w> at all
[17:11:41] <les_w> I have no debts at all
[17:11:47] <cradek> I owe part of my house, but that's all.
[17:12:02] <fenn> i owe lots of apologies, but that's all
[17:12:06] <les_w> haha
[17:12:19] <cradek> fenn: I try not to owe too many of those either
[17:12:36] <les_w> but I have to have some savings to do that
[17:12:49] <cradek> most people use debt to buy things they don't need (especially fancy cars)... that's crazy
[17:13:04] <SWP_Away> fenn, yes, you do need calculus for semiconductor manufacturing
[17:13:07] <SWP_Away> SWP_Away is now known as SWPadnos
[17:13:12] <fenn> ok i wasnt sure
[17:13:24] <SWPadnos> in fact, you need calculus to design a transformer
[17:13:32] <les_w> well I guess the business car titration is on the fancy side
[17:13:52] <les_w> you need calculus for just about everything rally
[17:13:54] <les_w> haha
[17:13:59] <SWPadnos> yep
[17:14:04] <fenn> seems lots of people get by without it
[17:14:16] <les_w> sure
[17:14:19] <SWPadnos> unless you want to use the simplistic approximations, or just make things 3x as big as they need to be
[17:14:29] <cradek> lots of people get by without knowing how to read or write
[17:15:01] <SWPadnos> right. it doesn't mean it's a good idea, but it happens
[17:15:25] <fenn> i have the funny situation of having the highest grade in my calculus class, but since i never used it for anything practical i cant remember any of it
[17:15:40] <cradek> derivative of sin is cos
[17:15:48] <cradek> I bet you remember some
[17:15:56] <SWPadnos> integral of cos is sin
[17:16:05] <les_w> anyway fenn, this may sound strange, but the calculus is to make really hard to understand things easier.
[17:16:25] <fenn> yeah its closer to the source
[17:16:26] <SWPadnos> tell that to a tensor ;)
[17:16:27] <rayh> and obfuscate all the rest
[17:16:40] <les_w> heh
[17:16:59] <SWPadnos> where else can you say "del cross B" and not be taken for a fool?
[17:17:04] <fenn> i wish mathematic notation werent so crappy
[17:17:34] <les_w> like del?
[17:17:36] <les_w> heh
[17:17:43] <fenn> its like C programs, if you dont know what the variables stand for you're screwed
[17:17:54] <SWPadnos> well, if I had the right symols, it would look different
[17:18:12] <SWPadnos> if you don't know what a sxemicolon or parantheses do, you're even more screwed
[17:18:15] <SWPadnos> semicolon
[17:18:21] <SWPadnos> argh
[17:19:51] <les_w> you do need to know some terminology for math, but not a lot.
[17:21:40] <les_w> some vector stuff gets a little busy
[17:21:45] <fenn> you havent been reading physics papers all day
[17:22:00] <SWPadnos> you sure need calculus for that
[17:22:06] <les_w> actually I have haha
[17:22:20] <fenn> well alrighty then :0
[17:23:20] <les_w> I have a big stack of papers right here on deriving composite beam deflections
[17:23:49] <les_w> because I am designing unimorph piezo transducers
[17:24:25] <les_w> Bessel functions coming out my ears!
[17:26:54] <les_w> It's amazing how complicated the motions of two little disks epoxied together can be
[17:27:52] <les_w> I am trying to mass load the periphery to get the Q up.
[17:28:47] <jepler> why does emc's install_lib remove lib/*.a ?
[17:31:36] <fenn> are the .a's even used by anything?
[17:34:01] <jepler> fenn: axis wants several of them in order to build
[17:43:07] <fenn> what's the advantage of .a vs .so?
[17:43:37] <SWPadnos> .a is a library that gets linked into an app, .so is a shared library that can be used by multiple programs
[17:43:52] <fenn> i know that, but, why not just do .so for everything
[17:43:55] <jepler> emc builds a .a only for several of the libs
[17:44:52] <SWPadnos> oh - well that's a good question. I guess it avoids possible issues with library versions and the like (plus gives you a standalone executable)
[17:46:12] <fenn> jepler: i would guess that since they are only used in the build process that they're deleted to save space in the .deb
[17:46:52] <jepler> fenn: not only are they *not* copied to somewhere the deb will find them, they're actually removed from the build tree
[17:49:05] <fenn> so, shouldnt these be .so's so you're sure that axis is using the same library as emc?
[17:55:57] <fenn> bleh past my bedtime.. gnight
[19:28:58] <CIA-17> 03jepler * 10emc2/ (5 files in 2 dirs): build emc2-dev package. this includes headers and .a libraries. It is sufficient to rebuild AXIS, and probably other front-ends.
[20:02:54] <CIA-17> 03jepler * 10emc2/debian/ (compat emc2-dev.files emc2.files): needed in order to build -dev package
[20:08:23] <Jacky^> http://digilander.libero.it/jackydgl0/irctheme.jpg
[20:08:27] <Jacky^> :P
[20:12:48] <Jacky^> does anyone want a background image for the terminal/Irssi ?
[20:13:22] <jepler> I usually go with a solid color
[20:13:33] <jepler> interesting image though
[20:13:38] <Jacky^> haha
[20:13:43] <Jacky^> http://digilander.libero.it/jackydgl0/irctema.jpg
[20:14:06] <jepler> is that just an "earth at night" image, or did you generate it from the frappr data?
[20:14:12] <Jacky^> download it just for $ 10 :>
[20:14:20] <Jacky^> nope ..
[20:14:52] <Jymmm> $10 for what?
[20:15:00] <SWPadnos> it
[20:15:01] <Jacky^> I started from a sat image map
[20:15:15] <Jacky^> Jymmm: the royalty
[20:15:27] <Jacky^> hahaha
[20:15:32] <Jymmm> Jacky^ Ha!
[20:15:37] <Jacky^> :D
[20:15:52] <Jacky^> let me count how much peoples are around ..
[20:15:55] <Jymmm> Jacky^ we should charge you! You aint no US Citizen! And I know exactly where that image came from!
[20:15:55] <Jacky^> hahaha
[20:16:19] <Jacky^> I jyst seen few peoples connected when i was painting it
[20:16:24] <Jacky^> :(
[20:16:25] <Jymmm> jepler you want the 'earth at night' image?
[20:16:37] <Jymmm> jepler 34MB
[20:17:04] <SWPadnos> han - send him the 2G one ;)
[20:17:27] <Jymmm> SWPadnos it's 2.3GB (for real)
[20:17:29] <SWPadnos> nah, that is
[20:17:52] <SWPadnos> yeah - the blue marble ones are cool, plus the National Geographic might map
[20:17:55] <SWPadnos> night
[20:18:20] <SWPadnos> we got that one in an issue of the magazine - it's a pretty cool print
[20:19:05] <jepler> Jymmm: thanks, but no.
[20:20:38] <Jymmm> oooops, I lied... the large one is 39.6MB
[20:20:55] <SWPadnos> bluemarble, baby
[20:21:01] <Jacky^> lol
[20:21:10] <Jymmm> Jacky^ here's another one you can steal you thief! =)
http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov//1438/earth_lights_lrg.jpg
[20:21:53] <Jacky^> wow ! cool
[20:36:24] <Jacky^> * Jacky^ playng around gimp :P
[20:44:20] <k4ts> hello
[20:44:27] <k4ts> hi les_w
[20:44:29] <Jacky^> evening madame
[20:44:42] <Jacky^> les_w: is working :D
[20:44:57] <k4ts> bonsoir a tout le monde
[20:45:05] <Jacky^> uhm
[20:47:37] <k4ts> Jacky^:Obiettivo TAMRON 70-300 f/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 110 euro
[20:48:04] <Jacky^> is it good ?
[20:48:31] <k4ts> www.solonikon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13695
[20:49:14] <k4ts> http://www.solonikon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13695
[20:49:56] <k4ts> alex_joni: help me?
[20:50:36] <Jacky^> alex_joni: is working too ..
[20:50:39] <Jacky^> :)
[20:50:44] <k4ts> Jacky^: I dont' no
[20:50:52] <k4ts> non so?
[20:50:56] <Jacky^> k4ts: did you deleted windows ?
[20:51:22] <k4ts> what windows?
[20:51:51] <Jacky^> take a look at what happen who don't do it
http://digilander.libero.it/jackydgl0/penguinslap.gif
[20:52:00] <Jacky^> :D
[20:52:41] <k4ts> Jacky^: you no'in mes?
[20:52:46] <k4ts> msn
[20:52:50] <Jacky^> k4ts: you should compare the price of new before ..
[20:53:02] <Jacky^> right ?
[20:53:37] <k4ts> juste bye
[20:54:19] <Jacky^> did you search on costameno.it ?
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[21:31:07] <Jacky^> hi ChanServ :)
[22:46:44] <k4ts> night all
[23:34:35] <bill20r3> yay, my motors are here.
