[Nottingham] Nottingham Digest, Vol 453, Issue 5

Fri Jul 20 08:08:12 UTC 2012

HI NLUG

What to buy, down at Carphone Warehouse there is such an array of
mobile computers to buy, smart phones, tablets medium and larger, Then
the little note book brothers of this big desk top computer.

At a rival computer shop they all have some kind of strange stutter
and say i, this and i that it's i infront of every name. Only problem
is that little i cost a lot more i£'s.

What to buy? I think I want a mechanical keyboard and up at Tesco Top
Valley along with a pint of milk for around £200, I can get a notebook
that is so far in advance of this old desktop it seems  fantastic or
do I get some fancy tablet with a high play value off of those fast
talking sales people at the city centre shops. It's very confussing,

My usual consultant advisors on the subject are my teenage niece and
nephew and they are Blackberry partisans, have had note books PCs for
years but often borrow their mum's 'useless iPad' for extended
periods.

I think I want: a mechanical keyboard, wi-fi but not it's own internet
connection, but that fingur painting App on the iPad is really fun. Oh
dear what to do?

What are the groups most used and liked mobile computing platforms.

Nigel Page

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>    1. Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other? (Martin)
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>    3. Re: Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other? (Martin)
>    4. Re: Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other? (ForkBombFluf)
>    5. Re: Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other? (Michael Erskine)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:01:50 +0100
> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
> Subject: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: NLUG <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Folks,
>
> My newish shiny toaster is now toast... (Failed heating element.)
>
> Before I recycle it, any of the Hacktivists want the case for a
> stereotypical toaster makeover?
>
> It was a Bush "Classic 2-slice" shiny chrome, similar to:
>
> http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/bu/bush-classic-2-slice-toaster.jpg
>
>
> More than capacious enough for a RasPi + HDD + DVD + whatever!
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:26:45 +0000
> From: "T.J long thing " <tall_long_thing at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: "NLUG mail list " <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> Didn't fancy making you own RasPI controlled toaster then?
> TJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:01:50
> To: <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Subject: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
>
>
> Folks,
>
> My newish shiny toaster is now toast... (Failed heating element.)
>
> Before I recycle it, any of the Hacktivists want the case for a
> stereotypical toaster makeover?
>
> It was a Bush "Classic 2-slice" shiny chrome, similar to:
>
> http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/bu/bush-classic-2-slice-toaster.jpg
>
>
> More than capacious enough for a RasPi + HDD + DVD + whatever!
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:48:08 +0100
> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On 18/07/12 16:26, T.J long thing wrote:
>> Didn't fancy making you own RasPI controlled toaster then?
>> TJ
>
> Nope. I'm tempted but I've too many projects ongoing already.
>
> It is such a shiny spacious case as to be obvious for a make-over. It's
> up for grabs for whoever wishes to join the geekie-toaster elite! :-)
>
> (It's already dismantled and has a good sturdy base plate on which to
> mount your gubbins. The controls are still in place and include an
> on-off mains capable slide switch, a rotary pot, a push button, and an
> led indicator.)
>
>
> Let me know,
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> My newish shiny toaster is now toast... (Failed heating element.)
>>
>> Before I recycle it, any of the Hacktivists want the case for a
>> stereotypical toaster makeover?
>>
>> It was a Bush "Classic 2-slice" shiny chrome, similar to:
>>
>> http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/bu/bush-classic-2-slice-toaster.jpg
>>
>>
>> More than capacious enough for a RasPi + HDD + DVD + whatever!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martin
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:19:41 +0000 (UTC)
> From: ForkBombFluf <fluf at freeshell.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.64.1207182012590.25063 at otaku.freeshell.org>
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> Are its wings still intact and can it fly reasonably well?  Does it have
> any latent but detectable acting ability?  (I was thinking about taking it
> to a few auditions for the retro screensaver scene...)
>
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2012, Martin wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:48:08 +0100
>> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
>> Reply-To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
>>
>> On 18/07/12 16:26, T.J long thing wrote:
>>> Didn't fancy making you own RasPI controlled toaster then?
>>> TJ
>>
>> Nope. I'm tempted but I've too many projects ongoing already.
>>
>> It is such a shiny spacious case as to be obvious for a make-over. It's
>> up for grabs for whoever wishes to join the geekie-toaster elite! :-)
>>
>> (It's already dismantled and has a good sturdy base plate on which to
>> mount your gubbins. The controls are still in place and include an
>> on-off mains capable slide switch, a rotary pot, a push button, and an
>> led indicator.)
>>
>>
>> Let me know,
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> My newish shiny toaster is now toast... (Failed heating element.)
>>>
>>> Before I recycle it, any of the Hacktivists want the case for a
>>> stereotypical toaster makeover?
>>>
>>> It was a Bush "Classic 2-slice" shiny chrome, similar to:
>>>
>>> http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/bu/bush-classic-2-slice-toaster.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> More than capacious enough for a RasPi + HDD + DVD + whatever!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Martin
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:39:32 +0100
> From: Michael Erskine <msemtd at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: "Notts GNU/Linux Users Group" <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On 18 July 2012 21:19, ForkBombFluf <fluf at freeshell.org> wrote:
>> Are its wings still intact and can it fly reasonably well?  Does it have
>> any
>> latent but detectable acting ability?  (I was thinking about taking it to
>> a
>> few auditions for the retro screensaver scene...)
>
> The Hackspace toaster has wings (naturally!) but is shoddy white
> plastic - whereas this one looks so classy!
>
> I'd like to try a complete internal organs transplant to resurrect
> this toaster if it is still available.
>
> Regards,
> Michael.
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:41:41 +0100
> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On 18/07/12 21:19, ForkBombFluf wrote:
>> Are its wings still intact and can it fly reasonably well?  Does it have
>> any latent but detectable acting ability?  (I was thinking about taking
>> it to a few auditions for the retro screensaver scene...)
>
> Ouch!... Now that /is/ getting retro and elaborate.
>
> Next would be to add a small display showing the old screensavers and
> demoscene stuff.
>
>
> For something more useful, it could double as a kitchen internet device
> to display recipes...
>
> Shame there isn't any cooperation by online sites to use xml or whatever
> in a standard format to then let the non-techno-savvy use a general
> 'app' to add up and order the ingredients, or find an equivalent source
> ready cooked from the nearest take-away!...
>
>
> Mmmm... Other projects first...
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:50:35 +0100
> From: Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Toasted toaster -> RasPI case or other?
> To: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> On 19/07/12 12:39, Michael Erskine wrote:
> [---]
>> The Hackspace toaster has wings (naturally!) but is shoddy white
>> plastic - whereas this one looks so classy!
>>
>> I'd like to try a complete internal organs transplant to resurrect
>> this toaster if it is still available.
>
> Yes still available.
>
> If you're wanting to keep it *as a toaster* then I have all the
> internals but...
>
> The heating element has burnt and vaporised one strand at the bottom. I
> never considered it worthwhile to repair as a toaster... Hence the
> interconnect wiring was simply snipped during removal.
>
> You're welcome to all the bits. With a replaced heating element, it
> could be good to go again.
>
> The existing circuitry likely still works and interrupts the mains after
> a set delay. That then de-energises a solenoid which then releases the
> toast lift cage to spring up. Surprisingly elaborate.
>
>
> I can bundle up all the bits for when I next pass by the Hackspace, or
> for the next NLUG meet.
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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