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  • M Offline
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    Moonbat
    wrote on last edited by Moonbat
    #1

    Hey @Aqua-Letifer, i'm good dude - hope you are too.

    Hi @Horace, @taiwan_girl πŸ‘‹

    @Klaus yep still exist. Although i'm on my second bloody cold of the last 20 days. Respiratory viruses hate me. I'm moving South again so next time you're in the capital send me a bell.

    Hello again to all.

    I've been periodically checking in on you guys, sometimes to get the American perspective on some political event or other. But haven't really had the urge or time to jump in. Somehow that 2007 comment got me.

    To give you all some kind of update: I got married last year - it was an amazing day. You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life, i just thought it was something people said because they were supposed to. I mean in this day an age you live with your partner for freaking ages beforehand, in my social circle marriage has no religious significance, and so.... i don't know, i didn't think it would be a big deal. But it was amazing! It was the best day. I wish i could relive it and spend more time with different sets of people during the day.

    Then... what else I've been an researcher in a big-tech company for the last 6 years working mostly on ML. Jumping from academic life to industry was... interesting. Office politics.... suck. I was totally defenseless to manipulation from self-interested parties. A particular technical lead passed off everything i thought of and did as his own creations and deliberately sabbatoged me because he was scared if higher ups interacted with me it would be clear who was running the actual show. But i eventually figured it out, and gratifyingly he fucked so many people off that he eventually had to leave the company because no one would work with him.

    Right now i'm on sabbatical as i decided in a moment of foolishness to try and help my father digitise his museum collection of 4000 items of fencing history. So for the last 6 months (minus the month i was obligated to spend on honeymoon) i've been building a a robotic digitisation booth where I can hang objects and have them rotate. Then i have a shelf that is able to move up and down via some ballscrews and motors, and then on the shelf there is a camera that is attached to a ring flash on a gimbal that allows the camera and flash to look up/down. So with this setup and the ability to control everything with software i'm building a pipeline that for any object you hang in the centre, the camera will take multiple pictures of the object with varying degrees of cross-polarised light, then the pictures will get fed into some other software that will build 3d assets of the objects. I've just been finishing this beast and will start the initial digitisation process in the next few months before rejoining the world of gainful employment.

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    • HoraceH Online
      HoraceH Online
      Horace
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      #2

      Thanks for checking in, MB. You should go on shark tank with that contraption. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted a robotic digitisation booth where I can hang objects and have them rotate. Then have a shelf that is able to move up and down via some ballscrews and motors, and then on the shelf there is a camera that is attached to a ring flash on a gimbal that allows the camera and flash to look up/down. With this setup and the ability to control everything with software, build a pipeline that for any object you hang in the centre, the camera will take multiple pictures of the object with varying degrees of cross-polarised light, then the pictures will get fed into some other software that will build 3d assets of the objects.

      I've needed that so many times, but I end up having to design it myself every time.

      Congratulations on the marriage and the fond memories of it!

      Education is extremely important.

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #3

        Very cool seeing you here again.

        You were warned.

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        • MikM Away
          MikM Away
          Mik
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          #4

          Marriage is an entire different mindset than cohabitation, for sure. A very nice one, I might add.

          I’m a little surprised you didn’t experience the same sort of treachery in academia, humans being what they are. Perhaps it is there but corporate types just sell their integrity much cheaper. I suppose I’m old enough now that if someone wants to employ such tactics I see them coming from far away and pull the rug out from under them first.

          I think the digitization booth is very cool. Share some examples! My brothers and I grew up with foils and masks but never developed much prowess. Probably for the best given what little savages we were.

          Hang around. It’s the same place but different if that makes sense.

          β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Mik

            Marriage is an entire different mindset than cohabitation, for sure. A very nice one, I might add.

            I’m a little surprised you didn’t experience the same sort of treachery in academia, humans being what they are. Perhaps it is there but corporate types just sell their integrity much cheaper. I suppose I’m old enough now that if someone wants to employ such tactics I see them coming from far away and pull the rug out from under them first.

            I think the digitization booth is very cool. Share some examples! My brothers and I grew up with foils and masks but never developed much prowess. Probably for the best given what little savages we were.

            Hang around. It’s the same place but different if that makes sense.

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            Copper
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @Mik said in Hey guys:

            It’s the same place but different

            As of about 5 or 6 months ago we reached a point where we had discussed everything.

            Then Dewey and Larry came back to life and we realized we had missed a couple things.

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            • M Moonbat

              Hey @Aqua-Letifer, i'm good dude - hope you are too.

              Hi @Horace, @taiwan_girl πŸ‘‹

              @Klaus yep still exist. Although i'm on my second bloody cold of the last 20 days. Respiratory viruses hate me. I'm moving South again so next time you're in the capital send me a bell.

              Hello again to all.

              I've been periodically checking in on you guys, sometimes to get the American perspective on some political event or other. But haven't really had the urge or time to jump in. Somehow that 2007 comment got me.

              To give you all some kind of update: I got married last year - it was an amazing day. You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life, i just thought it was something people said because they were supposed to. I mean in this day an age you live with your partner for freaking ages beforehand, in my social circle marriage has no religious significance, and so.... i don't know, i didn't think it would be a big deal. But it was amazing! It was the best day. I wish i could relive it and spend more time with different sets of people during the day.

              Then... what else I've been an researcher in a big-tech company for the last 6 years working mostly on ML. Jumping from academic life to industry was... interesting. Office politics.... suck. I was totally defenseless to manipulation from self-interested parties. A particular technical lead passed off everything i thought of and did as his own creations and deliberately sabbatoged me because he was scared if higher ups interacted with me it would be clear who was running the actual show. But i eventually figured it out, and gratifyingly he fucked so many people off that he eventually had to leave the company because no one would work with him.

              Right now i'm on sabbatical as i decided in a moment of foolishness to try and help my father digitise his museum collection of 4000 items of fencing history. So for the last 6 months (minus the month i was obligated to spend on honeymoon) i've been building a a robotic digitisation booth where I can hang objects and have them rotate. Then i have a shelf that is able to move up and down via some ballscrews and motors, and then on the shelf there is a camera that is attached to a ring flash on a gimbal that allows the camera and flash to look up/down. So with this setup and the ability to control everything with software i'm building a pipeline that for any object you hang in the centre, the camera will take multiple pictures of the object with varying degrees of cross-polarised light, then the pictures will get fed into some other software that will build 3d assets of the objects. I've just been finishing this beast and will start the initial digitisation process in the next few months before rejoining the world of gainful employment.

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              Klaus
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              @Moonbat said in Hey guys:

              You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life

              You may want to reconsider when you have experienced the much-anticipated day of your divorce πŸ˜€

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                Renauda
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                #7

                MB, glad that you dropped in and got right into it.

                Congratulations on your recent marriage.

                Elbows up!

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                • CopperC Copper

                  @Mik said in Hey guys:

                  It’s the same place but different

                  As of about 5 or 6 months ago we reached a point where we had discussed everything.

                  Then Dewey and Larry came back to life and we realized we had missed a couple things.

                  jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  @Copper said in Hey guys:

                  @Mik said in Hey guys:

                  It’s the same place but different

                  As of about 5 or 6 months ago we reached a point where we had discussed solved everything.

                  You’re so modest.

                  You were warned.

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                  • KlausK Klaus

                    @Moonbat said in Hey guys:

                    You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life

                    You may want to reconsider when you have experienced the much-anticipated day of your divorce πŸ˜€

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                    @Moonbat said in Hey guys:

                    You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life

                    You may want to reconsider when you have experienced the much-anticipated day of your divorce πŸ˜€

                    Some of us don't.

                    My wife has two siblings. Between the three couples, no divorces. 126 total years married. If one or more of us doesn't drop dead (always a possibility), I think we'll all make at least 50 years, each.

                    Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                    β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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                    • MikM Away
                      MikM Away
                      Mik
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      TDDUP

                      β€œI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                        @Moonbat said in Hey guys:

                        You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life

                        You may want to reconsider when you have experienced the much-anticipated day of your divorce πŸ˜€

                        Some of us don't.

                        My wife has two siblings. Between the three couples, no divorces. 126 total years married. If one or more of us doesn't drop dead (always a possibility), I think we'll all make at least 50 years, each.

                        Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                        jon-nycJ Online
                        jon-nycJ Online
                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                        Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                        So do hotter and younger chicks.

                        You were warned.

                        KlausK 1 Reply Last reply
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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          @Moonbat thanks for the update!!! Glad that things are going well for you.

                          Would you be willing to post a picture of your robot contraption?

                          Maybe @Horace could pick up a few tips!

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @Moonbat thanks for the update!!! Glad that things are going well for you.

                            Would you be willing to post a picture of your robot contraption?

                            Maybe @Horace could pick up a few tips!

                            AxtremusA Away
                            AxtremusA Away
                            Axtremus
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #13

                            @taiwan_girl said in Hey guys:

                            Would you be willing to post a picture of your robot contraption?

                            See how special @Moonbat is?
                            If it were anyone else, we would be asking to see his wedding pictures instead.

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                              Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                              So do hotter and younger chicks.

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                              Klaus
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                              #14

                              @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                              @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                              Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                              So do hotter and younger chicks.

                              I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

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                              • KlausK Klaus

                                @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                Doctor PhibesD Online
                                Doctor PhibesD Online
                                Doctor Phibes
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                                #15

                                @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                                @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                For Christ's sake don't ask Jon to post a picture of his robot contraption.

                                I was only joking

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                                • KlausK Klaus

                                  @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                  @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                  Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                  So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                  I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                  JollyJ Offline
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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #16

                                  @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                                  @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                  @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                  Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                  So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                  I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                  Yes, we are all born that way.

                                  β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                                    @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                    @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                    Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                    So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                    I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                    For Christ's sake don't ask Jon to post a picture of his robot contraption.

                                    JollyJ Offline
                                    JollyJ Offline
                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #17

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Hey guys:

                                    @Klaus said in Hey guys:

                                    @jon-nyc said in Hey guys:

                                    @Jolly said in Hey guys:

                                    Religion and culture have their advantages. πŸ˜›

                                    So do hotter and younger chicks.

                                    I'm dying πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

                                    For Christ's sake don't ask Jon to post a picture of his robot contraption.

                                    Not sure if I would call that a robot...

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                                    β€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". β€” Buck Sexton

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                                    • M Moonbat

                                      Hey @Aqua-Letifer, i'm good dude - hope you are too.

                                      Hi @Horace, @taiwan_girl πŸ‘‹

                                      @Klaus yep still exist. Although i'm on my second bloody cold of the last 20 days. Respiratory viruses hate me. I'm moving South again so next time you're in the capital send me a bell.

                                      Hello again to all.

                                      I've been periodically checking in on you guys, sometimes to get the American perspective on some political event or other. But haven't really had the urge or time to jump in. Somehow that 2007 comment got me.

                                      To give you all some kind of update: I got married last year - it was an amazing day. You know people say that the day they got married was the best day of their life, i just thought it was something people said because they were supposed to. I mean in this day an age you live with your partner for freaking ages beforehand, in my social circle marriage has no religious significance, and so.... i don't know, i didn't think it would be a big deal. But it was amazing! It was the best day. I wish i could relive it and spend more time with different sets of people during the day.

                                      Then... what else I've been an researcher in a big-tech company for the last 6 years working mostly on ML. Jumping from academic life to industry was... interesting. Office politics.... suck. I was totally defenseless to manipulation from self-interested parties. A particular technical lead passed off everything i thought of and did as his own creations and deliberately sabbatoged me because he was scared if higher ups interacted with me it would be clear who was running the actual show. But i eventually figured it out, and gratifyingly he fucked so many people off that he eventually had to leave the company because no one would work with him.

                                      Right now i'm on sabbatical as i decided in a moment of foolishness to try and help my father digitise his museum collection of 4000 items of fencing history. So for the last 6 months (minus the month i was obligated to spend on honeymoon) i've been building a a robotic digitisation booth where I can hang objects and have them rotate. Then i have a shelf that is able to move up and down via some ballscrews and motors, and then on the shelf there is a camera that is attached to a ring flash on a gimbal that allows the camera and flash to look up/down. So with this setup and the ability to control everything with software i'm building a pipeline that for any object you hang in the centre, the camera will take multiple pictures of the object with varying degrees of cross-polarised light, then the pictures will get fed into some other software that will build 3d assets of the objects. I've just been finishing this beast and will start the initial digitisation process in the next few months before rejoining the world of gainful employment.

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                                      89th
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                                      @Moonbat

                                      Thanks for the update, great to see you. Congrats on the wedding! Your contraption seems really great.

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                                        Moonbat
                                        wrote on last edited by Moonbat
                                        #19

                                        Thanks all,

                                        This is a picture of my gizmo as requested.:PXL_20240912_130553648.jpeg

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                                          Moonbat
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                                          Also since once upon time this was a music forum, when I was figuring out the motor controllers I spent a day in order to do this: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y2ltshr9px5px69ahy5mo/PXL_20240702_221257789.TS.mp4?rlkey=cn1vem7aclbo3k7zd5g42zl45&st=w82plzqi&dl=0

                                          I confess I did find it quite fun.

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