New years resolution - Page 1
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author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 12:49:00 pm
content: If you have any, lets hear 'em.- Although I'm not overweight I need more aerobic exercise, jogging is on my list.- Spend more time in the lab.- Start a serious robotic project.I'm sure somebody will say it; "New years resolutions are stupid", already done.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 01:14:53 pm
content: - Plant more things (my thumb recently turned green so I'm going to use it before it falls off)- Finish my current project (12 minutes ago i got fed up with a project with a rotary encoder and ordered an optical based one so i can stop buggering around with debouncing)- Pee on a lemon tree (I dont own one, and need at-least one challenge for the year)- Cut down on carbohydrates (I've limited my suger intake and I'm taking the slow road with limited exercise so now reducing them replacing them with other foods will be another step in the right direction i hope )- Possibly build a lab... You can only build so big a project on a tea-towel on your computer bench

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 01:40:24 pm
content: Quote from: Rerouter on December 31, 2013, 01:14:53 pmGrow some beefsteak tomatos, they're awesome.Best to plant a few seeds sourced from different places, quite often you find seeds sold as beafsteak tomato plants are some other type of tomato which sucks after you've waited months for them to grow.Tomatos taste so different when you grow them yourself vs get them from the supermarket.Trying home grown tomatos for the first time you realize why they're technically a fruit and not a vegetable. They taste sweet!You can just blend them up with a few herbs and you have a perfect sweet pizza sauce full of strong tomato flavor.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 01:45:31 pm
content: Plant a winter crop this year and look after it better than I have the summer stuff.Eat more veggies and get more exercise.

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 01:53:41 pm
content: -Stop procrastinating and start getting things done (this is a big one).-Continue work on my paused projects.-Set up a decent lab, so it doesn't look like a plane crash (what I currently have).-Pick up running and build some muscle.If I manage to get all of the above done, I'm baking myself a freaking cookie.And now we wait for someone to say something about his screen resolution.

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 02:16:31 pm
content: Quote from: Dave on December 31, 2013, 01:53:41 pmIt's already 6400x1600 i really do not want any more for 2014

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 02:20:02 pm
content: Quote from: Psi on December 31, 2013, 01:40:24 pmSounds great, Any recommendations on varieties of citrus? i already have a dwarf lemon/mandarin wondering what else could be grafted to it.Also and i forgot this one, re-pot an old battle hardened geranium,it has been unhappily living in a hanging pot on the fence in full day sunlight for the last 5 years, the soil is only 1cm thick with burnt black moss covering every square inch of it, it has been without water in over a month, the entire body has been burnt (soot black) in the sunlight, with only 2 leaves trailing off the end of a long stem.2 weeks back we received about 1mm of rain in a short downpour and went into full flowering,Edit: just for dave, 4320x1920

author: don.r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 03:22:42 pm
content: Spend at most 6 hours a day on EEVBlog forum, thus cutting my time by at least half.Help prepare my son for his first year of EE at uni. The bonding experience of a lifetime!

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 03:53:33 pm
content: I need to finish my major, 5.5 digit DMM project!

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 04:02:44 pm
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on December 31, 2013, 12:49:00 pmQuote from: Dave on December 31, 2013, 01:53:41 pmYou know me so well(Hmm... you know, I just realized, ever since I changed computers, I don't evenknowmy resolution. Some geek I am!)

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 04:21:10 pm
content: My New Year resolution is not to make any New Years resolutions. Oh rats.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:10:45 pm
content: My New Year's resolution is not to run naked through a car wash, asking for the hot wax. I manage to keep my resolution every year.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:23:44 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on December 31, 2013, 11:10:45 pmThat one's going to be tough...As for me....1. I need to get some shelving installed on the bench top I built last year (need square tubing & shelf brackets to bolt on the table legs). Need to get rid of the clutter so I can at least see the ESD mat again.Got some new (to me anyway) toys to put on them, so that should make for motivation.2. Buy parts instead of trying to salvage all the time (what a PITA).3. Better organize what storage I have so I can figure out what else I actually need instead of guessing.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:26:11 pm
content: Quote from: Psi on December 31, 2013, 01:40:24 pmIs that an unfortunate typo?I got given a tomato plant in a pot for chrissy, I swear I can see it get bigger from morning to afternoon... Looking forward to some nice gaspacho!

author: smashedProton
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:30:20 pm
content: My new years resolution is 1920*1080on a more serious note:>Look like chris knight>build some more radio stuff>work on my chemistry hobby>get some money before I ship out to college>get on college research>try a sensory deprivation tank

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2013, 11:51:29 pm
content: 11 bits until the year 2048

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 12:07:24 am
content: To try and keep last year's...

author: liquibyte
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 12:48:29 am
content: I'd like to get an o-scope and learn how to use it and get a lot better at this stuff. I'm determined to find one this year.Oh, and not stalk other EEVblog forum members.

author: smashedProton
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 12:49:30 am
content: Quote from: liquibyte on January 01, 2014, 12:48:29 amHave you found my broken link yet?

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 12:55:51 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on December 31, 2013, 11:26:11 pmlol yeah. fixed.

author: liquibyte
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 12:59:41 am
content: Quote from: smashedProton on January 01, 2014, 12:49:30 amYou lost me on that one. What?

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 01:03:29 am
content: Quote from: Psi on December 31, 2013, 01:40:24 pmSupermarket tomatoes, hybrids, bland.Heirlooms, from seed, for the taste.I grew about 55 tomato plants this past year. Bad year, summer not warm, frost came early, but I turned on the sprinkler about 5 times on frosty nights so the tomatoes wouldn't freeze and managed to keep the tomatoes on the plant 3 extra weeks till they mostly all ripened (was suckering them extensively early because of the no hope summer).Bloody Butcher (small, full flavor) , Cherokee Purple and Black Krim (dark and meaty) were my favorites.Brandywine and Crimson Cussion Beefsteak were large.Yellow Pear are tiny (a little larger than cherries, shaped like a pear and yellow), but plentiful and tasty.The Super Italian Tomato Paste needed more sun, but what I got made good sauce.Canned about 50 med jars.will try out more varieties next springwill build something that heats the seedlings (new year's resolution), will seed the middle of March so that the plants are more advanced than last year (seeded middle of April last year).zucchinis and snow peas are easy, second year for those.tried sweet corn and green beans this year, not bad.my first year getting alpine strawberries, yummy and steady, must triple size of plot (new year's resolution)just my third year growing stuff, lots to learnsee the sprinkler (bricks holding down the hose), yellow pear (left and behind), Cherokee purple (center l), super Italian tomato paste (r), zucchini (r), corn (above) 5 tomato plants in viewcrimson cushion beefsteak (still not ripe Oct 11th), brandywine (L), bloody butcher (L, back), 21 plants that sectionsliced Cherokee purpleyellow pear heirloom tomatoesalpine strawberries (try getting those at the supermarket)

author: lemmegraphdat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 01:12:19 am
content: Stop eating like a hog (well not quite as often anyway).Stop attempting to exercise(I never stick with it).Finish that bottle of brandy.Solid obtainable goals. Good for the self esteem to realize goal obtaining... stuff.

author: Vgkid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 02:00:18 am
content: Lose weight, actually happening for oncebuild a table so I can actually start seriously working on my electronicsfix my 1689/ 1952Correct my fuel injector O-ring leak/ intake manifold leak (these are causing a slight misfire)^related "not lighting my engine on fire" oops ^

author: SArepairman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 03:04:44 am
content: troll harder

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 03:45:18 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on January 01, 2014, 01:38:49 amPut them on the window sill till they ripened (had 2 window sills and half the kitchen table covered). Ate the last ripened tomato on Dec 15th. Picture taken Oct. 17th.Seeing that the thermometer in the previous shot reminded me that I took the next shot this morning. Any Australian ever experience -38*C? It will be colder than that still, we're just into the first week of Winter so far.not much leeway leftJan 02, colder still, -42.5*Cand what it looked like outside, freezing fog

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 03:49:55 am
content: I've seen -6 in the Simpson desert, but -38you could have confirmed xkcd's chart!http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/526:_Converting_to_Metric

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 04:04:01 am
content: Quote from: Rerouter on January 01, 2014, 03:49:55 am"spit goes clink"the reciprocal"spit goes spzzzzt"it was something like5545-50*C in The Olgas (there you go, didn't know they changed the name to Kata Tjuta), a bit toohotfor me, I didn't get very far walking, headed back to the shade. A few Aborigines walked by, spears in hand, asked for matches and were elated to get a pack, they didn't complain about the heat at all, all smiles

author: don.r
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 04:07:44 am
content: Quote from: Rerouter on January 01, 2014, 03:49:55 amDon't forget to factor in the wind chill. At that temp, a slight 10km/h breeze could dip the wind chill temp down 10 more degrees C. Got frostbitten once in those conditions. Not pleasant.

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 04:17:00 am
content: Quote from: don.r on January 01, 2014, 04:07:44 amMy friend gets up at 5am daily and reported -47*C, -46*C, -42*C on subsequent days, but I checked lows so he must be including wind chill factor.I do 50km to 67km push bike rides in the winter (Nokian studs), but never go below -18*C (prefer -10*C) and wear 2 balaclavas to cover the forehead, face and neck. Just too risky any colder for that amount of time.what a shocker...Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu froze overactually, it's Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota, USAJim Jim Falls

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 05:01:49 am
content: Never been that cold, but lived in a town where winter lows were in the teens ( 15C was cold to us), and we often had upcountry visitors come and drop dead from heatstroke, in winter. The average day was sunup 15-20C, 8AM 25C, 10AM 30C and at 1PM 40-42C, dropping to 40C at around 7PM. We would drink around 50l of water in the shop each day, for a shop of 10 people, not counting the water for teatime.When our aircon detonated one fine summer's day and left pieces all over the roof and the concrete apron we were regularly measuring temperatures above 60C indoors.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 07:57:54 am
content: -38 ! Where do you live, Nunavut?

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 06:14:39 pm
content: It is a nice 19 Celsius out side down in the bible belt.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 06:19:22 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on January 01, 2014, 05:01:49 amI swear to god, I will never again bitch that it's hot when it's 35C here.

author: Kjetil
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 09:01:46 pm
content: Hmm, new years resolution? Pass the linear algebra exam my college so lovingly set up for tomorrow morning? (jan 2)And when talking about temperatures, this is from January last year:I just thought it was fun with the (almost) symmetry around 0ºC, we frequently get down to -25ºC here, can't wait for proper winter now

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 01, 2014, 10:19:58 pm
content: Quote from: Stonent on January 01, 2014, 07:57:54 amI'm more southerly than Vancouver (I'm south of the 49th parallel)Actually, it's been warmer in Repulse Bay Nunavut lately.I guess you're not a candidate to live in Fargo, ND or Jackson, WYalthough it is warmer in North Dakota these daystransporting volatile oil mixes by train is getting to be quite hazardous remembering also Lac Megantique in Quebec.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 02, 2014, 04:22:02 am
content: Happy new year, nerds.My resolution? Is not to make any.