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#15466 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Nick wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 5:23 pm The closest I can see to a misrepresentation is if there is not a obvious connection between time wasting and frustration. I cant see any way that having to read a post you didn't want to, causing frustration without the reading of the post involving spending some time doing it. Maybe I was wrong, maybe there is a form of frustration that is not closely tied to taking time to do something that results in less that the expected outcome.

I responded to Pauls post:
Yes I thnk Mike didnt mean harm.
Because that requires Mike to have unintentionally actually caused harm.

you have it...

there is no correlation in my world between frustration and time wasting.....as you are probably now aware from my responses. I never considered reading empty posts as time wasting. Maybe you would have been happier if I'd used disappointed, because that works just as well for me.

The reference to the meaning of friendship and the associated lecture is completely lost on me ... but be assured I won't call again for confirmation of details from the past.....
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#15468 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Mike H wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 9:56 pm You really don't want to know what I think right now ...
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#15469 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Meanwhile, any updates from Goudhurst direction?
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#15470 Re: Nothing In Particular

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shane wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:57 pm Meanwhile, any updates from Goudhurst direction?
Well, thanks for asking!

Just tedious to deal with. It's all still going on. We have the massive generator running 24/7 but recent bad weather means UKPN have had to divert resources to that.

The pain from our point of view is that a load of stuff was broken by the fault and their electricians for sone unknown reason will not work on a site powered by a generator.

This is acutely annoying as one of the things that's failed is the Aqualisa power shower in our cottage which currently has a tennant who cannot shower (there is only the shower, no bath). I won't do the work on that as I have no 3rd party/public liability insurance so although I could replace the unit, I won't as the potential downside is huge (think: electricity & water). I've fixed pretty much all the smaller stuff (cooker hoods, security lights, failed LED drivers etc )

So, I'm trying to get UKPN to agree to let our electricians do the work and UKPN pick up the bill, but that's a senior manager's decision which takes time to get. I do have one manager on record (all calls are recorded) agreeing to pay for the broken bits replaced so far.

On the actual replacement cable front, that could take weeks. In the interim we have the constant noise & smell of a generator the size of my landrover and in the 4 days since it was installed, no sign of or word from the new/different team of engineers responsible for deciding how to fix this, let alone from the lot who will actually do the work. No timeframe, no ETA on when that timeframe will be available. Nada.

On the upside, we have heating & light, so should be thankful for that.
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#15471 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Keep smiling Nick.

Who pays for the generator fuel ?
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It all makes work for the working man to do. Nothing changes.

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#15473 Re: Nothing In Particular

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jack wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:52 pm Been playing with ChatGPT. Weird shit

https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
So, just for a test, I asked ChatGPT:
write a c++ program for an MSP430 microprocessor that will read an ADC and sleep for the number of milliseconds read
This is what it replied - verbatim, unedited, in about 10 seconds:
To create a C++ program for an MSP430 microprocessor that reads an ADC and sleeps for the number of milliseconds read, you will need to use MSP430's built-in ADC and timer modules. Here's an example code that you can modify to meet your needs:

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#include <msp430.h>

void initADC()
{
    ADC10CTL1 = INCH_5 + ADC10DIV_7; // Input Channel 5, ADC10CLK/8
    ADC10CTL0 = SREF_0 + ADC10SHT_3 + ADC10ON + ADC10IE; // Vcc/Vss ref, 64 clock cycles, ADC on, interrupt enabled
    ADC10AE0 |= BIT5; // Enable Analog Input A5
}

void initTimer()
{
    TA0CCTL0 = CCIE; // Capture/compare interrupt enabled
    TA0CCR0 = 0xFFFF; // Set timer period to maximum
    TA0CTL = TASSEL_2 + MC_2; // SMCLK, continuous mode
}

#pragma vector=TIMER0_A0_VECTOR
__interrupt void Timer_A(void)
{
    // Sleep for the ADC reading in milliseconds
    __delay_cycles(1000 * ADC10MEM * (F_CPU / 8000000)); // F_CPU is the MSP430's clock frequency
}

int main(void)
{
    WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD; // Stop watchdog timer
    initADC(); // Initialize ADC
    initTimer(); // Initialize Timer

    __bis_SR_register(GIE); // Enable global interrupts

    while (1)
    {
        ADC10CTL0 |= ENC + ADC10SC; // Start conversion
        __bis_SR_register(CPUOFF + GIE); // Enter LPM0, enable interrupts
        ADC10CTL0 &= ~ENC; // Disable conversion
    }

    return 0;
}

#pragma vector=ADC10_VECTOR
__interrupt void ADC10_ISR(void)
{
    __bic_SR_register_on_exit(CPUOFF); // Exit LPM0
}
In this program, the initADC() function initializes the MSP430's ADC module to use input channel 5 and a clock divider of 8, with Vcc/Vss reference and 64 clock cycles. The initTimer() function initializes the MSP430's Timer module to use SMCLK (the MSP430's clock source) and continuous mode, with a period set to the maximum value. The Timer_A() interrupt service routine is triggered when the Timer module's capture/compare register matches the timer value, and it sleeps for the ADC reading in milliseconds using the __delay_cycles() function. The main function initializes the ADC and Timer modules, enables interrupts, and enters an infinite loop that starts an ADC conversion and enters low-power mode 0 (LPM0) with interrupts enabled, waiting for the ADC conversion to complete. The ADC10_ISR() interrupt service routine is triggered when the ADC conversion is complete, and it exits LPM0. You can modify the program to suit your specific requirements, such as changing the ADC input channel and clock divider, adjusting the timer period, and adding code to handle the ADC conversion results.
Frankly, I'm quite impressed. I asked it about a very specialised low power micro, and it gave fairly decent code to answer my rather obscure question. I also asked it a question about generating code to cross-fade digits in a nixie clock and it did that too.
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#15474 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I find it a bit scary how good it is.
Question for ChatGPT - 'Read this Masters Thesis and tell me if it was written by you' :lol:
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#15475 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I'm impressed that it included comments - I have colleagues who can't seem to manage that...
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#15476 Re: Nothing In Particular

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Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
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….aaaannnndddd a new version is announced with it seems an admission it used to share disinformation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64959346
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#15478 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I gave it a try - asked a question, got an answer. Then, I asked a totally related question to what the app had answered. I received an apology to say that there is no evidence for what they had initially stated as a fact.

Mind boggling times!
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Vinyl record sales outperformed CDs in the US for the first time since 1987, according to a new report.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64919126
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#15480 Re: Nothing In Particular

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I just bought this bad boy. The idea is to design a mono power amp and power supply around it, specifically for playing Meredith's 78rpm records and other early mono stuff, probably into a big single-driver corner speaker. (Mr Cresswell Jr you will likely have mail soon). Cost me less than I thought it would, in fact it would likely have cost me more just to buy the Mullard ECC83 and EF86 that are inside it! :D Looks like it's had a recent service as the old caps have been replaced with modern film equivalents and the RCA sockets also look new.

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