++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[Red Squirrel]

HO HO HO Merry Christmas!

Was the Santa Claus parade tonight.

 

[eldorado99]

ni

 

[Mixolydian]

Awake at 3 AM today.

 

[sdifox]

HO HO HO Merry Christmas!

Was the Santa Claus parade tonight.

I know winter comes early in the North. I didn't know that applies to christmas as well.

 

[lxskllr]

Went to Target today for the first time in ages, and checked out the store. They have nice affordable stuff in the food section. I also enjoyed their coolers. They put in motion sensing lights so they turn on as you walk down the aisle. I felt like a god :^D

 

[eldorado99]

ni

 

[Red Squirrel]

I know winter comes early in the North. I didn't know that applies to christmas as well.

Yeah it does seem early, but think they do it early so it's not too cold out. If they did it in December when it's like -20 it would not be pleasant to stand in.

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[Red Squirrel]

nef

 

[Mixolydian]

Tired all day

Can't wait to go back to work tomorrow. Being off for a week sucks.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Some houses already started to turn on their Christmas lights. It does not feel like Christmas season though due to lack of snow, but I might join anyway and turn mine on too once I change all the burnt bulbs. Probably going to put the tree up in a few weeks.

I will have to look into LEDs again some time, I just hate that they are so dim and flicker at 60hz, but maybe if I bridge rectify them like I do with my tree lights they'll be better. They still flicker but at 120hz, so it makes them seem a bit brighter and the flicker is less noticeable. Could throw in a capacitor to eliminate the flicker altogether but then I'm going from 120v rms to 170vdc, some leds might not like that. Suppose it would be worth a shot though.

Also been looking into RGB led strips, I need to experiment with those some time. I'd install them as permanent lighting and change them color based on season.

 

[bigboxes]

night moo

 

[Red Squirrel]

Did a quick cleanup in my basement. I can see the floors again. I need to start on the electrical soon, so I can then start insulating. I tell myself every year I'll do it then I never end up actually doing it. Won't be a big job, just need to add a bunch of perimeter plugs. Probably do some data jacks too. Hard to add those after the fact in a basement.

 

[eldorado99]

nef

 

[Red Squirrel]

I like playing with my cat's tail. It's so soft.

 

[eldorado99]

ni

 

[shortylickens]

Forza Horizon 2 is better than Pizza Hut.

 

[sdifox]

Some houses already started to turn on their Christmas lights. It does not feel like Christmas season though due to lack of snow, but I might join anyway and turn mine on too once I change all the burnt bulbs. Probably going to put the tree up in a few weeks.

I will have to look into LEDs again some time, I just hate that they are so dim and flicker at 60hz, but maybe if I bridge rectify them like I do with my tree lights they'll be better. They still flicker but at 120hz, so it makes them seem a bit brighter and the flicker is less noticeable. Could throw in a capacitor to eliminate the flicker altogether but then I'm going from 120v rms to 170vdc, some leds might not like that. Suppose it would be worth a shot though.

Also been looking into RGB led strips, I need to experiment with those some time. I'd install them as permanent lighting and change them color based on season.

I bought 20m of that tri colour strips :awe:

 

[bigboxes]

ni

 

[sdifox]

That is the inferior Dumbledore.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I bought 20m of that tri colour strips :awe:

How bright are they, like if you were to put them under the soffits pointing down would it light up the whole house wall and the general area?

 

[sdifox]

How bright are they, like if you were to put them under the soffits pointing down would it light up the whole house wall and the general area?

No clue. still in rolls. I didn't get them to light up the house.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Coffee nef.

So dark out these days. The one thing I don't like about winter.

 

[bigboxes]

Insanely warm here again. Freakin' 79F (26C). Drove around with the windows down. Shorts and t-shirt baby!