Small victory, my first buck converter circuit and SMD soldering works! Put 12V in and getting a nice 3.3V. :) Learned so much more with this project about electronics, soldering and PCB design!

Fuck you people making me feel unsafe by suddenly very clearly leaning to eachother, whispering and pointing at me and staring for cuddling a plushie in the train.... >.< Moved to the quiet section to feel better.

Sitting in the weirdest first class ever, the front of the DDZ. There is a piece of engine room(?) making noises and they put the tiniest first class ever right next to that. Not sure what NS was thinking

May have picked a dark museum a bit... Lots of medical things that I don't deal well with, from ancient times where people had no idea... Makes you think how much we do know now... :S Lots of cuddling was needed with Zwarte Woef in between. Now a hopefully lighter part of the museum.

My Sinterklaas candy is weird, I thought these only had nice things to say... 'Zak' is an insult basically meaning 'ass' :D (at least in one meaning ;P)

After some delays we finally got in a VIRM train to Leiden for a small museum trip! With Zwarte Woef and discounted Sinterklaas noms. :3 #plushietravels

I never knew Sinterklaas/St. Nikolaus was a thing in Germany, interesting to see it show up in my timeline and on youtube. I thought it literally was only right across the border.

Knotted our willow today... Completely drained and wasted now. :/ Took the entire day to buy the tools, figure out how and doing it... Then the cleanup... Urf... We were so tired already but had to figure out how to temporarily deal with the waste. Got to figure out how to get rid of it too […]

The Netherlands suddenly wants to rush through some kind of consumer only 'tariff' of 2 euro per item line for any package coming from China. :') Instead of real tariffs which have rules and can't be changed as easily, sounds very legal... Just checked my last component order at LCSC, 34 euro […]

Weekend on Texel already over again, didn't get to do everything I had hoped but was fun. Why do fun things go bye so quickly? :(

Ooh, lighthouse and beautiful dunes! We're going to see the sea! Zwarte Woef is excited!

*Zwarte Woef*: Are we going on a trip? To an island? Ooh, that's why gou grabbed all your photography stuff! Yes and Blåhaj will watch the house, but Delfin is in another bag for extra cuddles. :3

Spa day for the plushies today, got to be an adult...

Arg, new solder doesn't fit on the spool... But 'luckily' I also need to buy a new soldering iron cause this one doesn't have enough power. -_-

Sometimes I feel a bit privileged travelling first class... But I am kind of glad not to be in the overwhelmingly busy second class standing packed... I am glad I can pay for this (and it's a bit of self care I need sometimes) even if maybe some see me as a bad person for it.

Another trip today, since I got a subscription for yesterday anyway! Going to a nature museum! In an ICNG today, so both me and Zwarte Woef are much more comfortable and can see more! (Even if it's rainy outside) *Zwarte Woef*: This train is muuuch better! I can […] [Original post on bark.lgbt]

Train travel with keksamine! Only this window gap sucks, no way to cross the gap for a medium sized plushie! D: #plushietravels

Hmm, train travels again tomorrow for the first time in ages. <3 But to visit parents... It will be a bit taxing but probably good.

Meh, kinda looking outside at the sun.... Why was there no sun in the weekend!? I spend all weekend inside because the dunkelflaute was so depressing >.>

I need to buy some new solder, lead free so it is actually legal here. :') But trying to find which one works well just makes me find one-sided flame wars of people who want to inhale lead vapor till they die? I am pretty sure the cheapest lead free solder from the hobby store is crap, but I am […]

*Zwarte Woef*: Mein erster Versuch am #ringe fürs #turnverein! Mein Companion wollte früher turnen, aber durfte es nicht. Also versuche ich es jetzt für sie! <3 Ich bin vielleicht nicht der stärkste Wolf an den Ringen... Meine Füllung hat leider nicht so viele Muskeln, aber ich gebe mein Bestes!

Will post something in German in a bit, hopefully nobody is bothered by it. (I know Mastodon has a language associated to a post too, but I am not sure it is for filtering) Just want to participate with something fun, but hopefully I don't annoy anyone... Or that I am a foreign intruder, can […]

Tinkered a small thing on my #micropython framework for my ventilation to support a simple 'cooking mode' by allowing a toggle and duration in the command. This way the server can be down and this still works. :3 Shelly switch will directly message it instead of some HA or Node-RED automation […]

[Food with meat] Ooh, is this for me? :3 I love the sour cabbage and I spot cheese!?

[Rant about hobby gear acquisition syndrome] I think I hate hobby telegram chats... *Shares literally the first thing I ever made of the kind*: You should have bought this piece of equipement, I have thus expensive thing and these accessories and... Fuuu, I have literally done it once and you […]

Having social anxiety on social media is so weird :P

[Dutch elections] GL-PVdA already saying they 'lost', Timmermans stepping down and going to probably taking a back seat... That ain't good, they won't be participating in a government formation either than. :/

If these exit polls are right there is one huge detail: there can literally not be any government with a majority that can be formed. xD

Voted a bit late, normally I vote a lot earlier... But let's just say, there is not a lot of faith here this time. :/

I was feeling better enough to go back to work... Gotten assigned an escalated ticket and... Got it done, but pushed myself too hard and crashed. :') Now stopped earlier and on the couch with a pile of plushies for recovery cuddles... Meh. :/

Ooh, a new PCB puzzle to assemble soon? :3

Sometimes I look at all this technology drama: open vs free vs closed source, centralised vs decentralised and expecting some higher goal.... Most people just want something that works good and reliable for them. :') Why always the endless drama?

Almost entire weekend wasted being sick and will have to see if I call in sick at work tomorrow. :/ Haven't been able to do much of needed chores and hobbies and just meh.

Tried to pull an extra electrical wire for a in wall smart home switch gadget... Failed miserably and the old switch is back in for now. :/ Will have to try to pull the entire strand of wires out and redo it all in the weekend.

Been a though day today, masking a lot... Brought out Zwarte Woef for some quick secret cuddles at work when I had a moment alone. But quickly got disturbed and had to hide them. I am wondering a bit if I should try to have them more openly at work. Maybe something I should probe a bit through […]

I just 3D printed a replacement tooth for a broken zipper, saving me from buying a new pyjama. I guessed I repaired a thing!

Hey, why are you leaving? Work? Come back on this couch and we'll make sure you won't leave again... Isn't that much better than work?

Going by train to a concert on a route that always had the Koplopers... No Koplopers today. :( They'll really be gone soon

Finally ordered a PCB and some parts yesterday to continue with a project. I am sooo good at postponing the last steps always... I am a few years in on this one:p

I ordered a new vacuum cleaner and it's yet to arrive... I am not going to be able to test it anymore today, unfair xD

On my way to the office, not sure if it's a good or a bad idea. Hoping a colleague can help me doubling up. Otherwise there will be emergency cuddle breaks needed

Zwarte Woef found a comfortable place to stay close with my whilst I walk around the house in my sleeper. ^_^

Brain crashed from being overstimulated from work today... Completely fogged up inside, can't think properly anymore. This seems to happen anytime I need to program java....

On the waiting list for NFC, hoping for a miracle for a room to free up

It's heckin windy outside making it a bit chilly, so it's finally time to get cozy and warm inside with comfy pyjamas ^_^

Protest and anti protest in my city today... Not naming but you will know who and what about... >.> Might skip the supermarket today pfff

I am having a hard time with Spotify lately... So so much AI generated music being shoved down my throat it seems. I am very skeptical of any new music now, I am afraid almost everything is AI generated... Not a good development... :/

Just noticing a lot of posts don't seem to reach bark.lgbt anymore :S

First time I got an actual e-mail provider for my domain, trying it on some things. Things are... slow? I hope it's just the first time an e-mail server talks to a server it takes longer because of DKIM/SPF?

My company actually send out an announcement in support of neurodiversity because of the paracetamol thing xD