<kristianpaul> i just need a tilling window manager with same screen keybiding and that allow me to take a session remotelly just like screen does, is too much ask? :-)
<roh> uh.. spares of spacers... mmmh. no clue to be fair. i had every single one in my hand and checked the outer threading..
<roh> not sure anymore if i checked the inner one
<wolfspraul> roh: funny, eh?
<wolfspraul> it's amazing that over time (with enough volume) - EVERY POSSIBLE thing that can go wrong will go wrong :-)
<roh> true
<roh> had some weird stuff in screw-bags already
<roh> some didnt even look like a precursor to a screw
<wpwrak> pessulus neanderthalensis ?
<wpwrak> or, rather, clavus neanderthalensis. (since it's not a screw yet)
<wpwrak> the current corruption run is nice: 1452 cycles and counting. it's nice because it makes the empirical distribution fit an exponential distribution better. i'm beginning to see order in the chaos :)
<wolfspraul> wpwrak: and what's your gut feeling now?
<wpwrak> it's still too early to tell. this is the statistical baseline. with that, i can now see if changes have a quantitative effect.
<wpwrak> one problem with getting the statistical baseline is that the probability of a cycle causing a corruption is about 1/500. and each cycle takes about 80 seconds (in the conservative configuration). so it takes a lot of time to accumulate enough data. now i have 12 data points, which already produces a reasonably clear curve.
<wpwrak> so once i'm done with the new scheduler, i'll switch to a new test pattern and see what happens
<wolfspraul> hmm
<wolfspraul> ok :-)
<wolfspraul> not much I can say I guess
<wolfspraul> Adam keeps fixing & testing
<wpwrak> in any case, whatever i find, this won't have much effect on rc3. when do you think work on rc4 will start ?
<lekernel> hi
<lekernel> was at PWL yesterday http://tubedevices.com/alek/pwl/pwl.htm
<lekernel> it was awesome :)
<lekernel> I will post some more details and pictures soon ...
<lekernel> azonenberg, you will like this :)
<wolfspraul> lekernel: yes please
<wolfspraul> :-)
<wolfspraul> also looking forward to that very much
<lekernel> pictures here: http://lekernel.net/PWL/
<lekernel> he even made me a (fully working) souvenir triode in front of me :)
<lekernel> http://lekernel.net/PWL/19-09-11_1838.jpg that's the triode being tested (and degassed)
<lekernel> after sealing and socketing
<lekernel> I will post the full process
<lekernel> most of it is DIY and made of junk parts
<lekernel> I particularly liked the spot welding machine based on a rewound microwave oven transformer, and the tube spinner (to melt the glass uniformly) based on a vinyl turntable
<lekernel> pictures from the masala concert: http://wyslijto.pl/plik/n429snbcme346248 (I still have not opened them ...)
<lekernel> it's ok to put them on the website, just mention "by IKA and Masala / CC Global Party Warsaw / Poland / 17.09.2011"
<lekernel> (they're cc by sa)
<roh> lekernel: cool stuff
<roh> is does it require expensive equipment? (making valves)
<lekernel> the most expensive part is probably the diffusion pump, but he got one from the trash of a research institute
<roh> ok.. thats the one for the vaccuum?
<lekernel> yes
<lekernel> and you need a primary rotary pump as well, but those are around 200-400E new
<larsc> are there any good metrics for comparing the sizes of different cores?