Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The website to control it is HTML only, with a bunch of links for all the functions. And because I already had a webserver and the internal state I exposed them as Prometheus metrics and made a Grafana dashboard. 030
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My weekend project was finishing up the firmware of my model railroad controller. It’s now possible to control all switches connected switches and one train via WiFi using a website 150
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I don't have those, while I do have a whole box of 10mm M3 bolts. And the previous iteration of this case slowly grew with the extra synth modules I made/got. 110
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I have no idea, didn't really look. For me it's a solved problem for now. It just makes it unlikely that I'll publicly release the design. 110
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I like the end result, but I also think bolting all the segments together and pushing around the nuts in the rails on top is annoying. It’s not something I want to inflict on somebody else. 230
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Spend some time 3d printing eurorack cases I designed myself. 3170
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I got a Chinese 35mm and a 50mm lens for my M4 and they've been great. 010
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 25/08/2026For your previous two books I had to do the import taxes, so it’s not a big deal if it’s not possible. But it would be nice to not have surprise paperwork announcing that the book is getting delivered. 010
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh, that would be great. The shipping cost to the EU was holding me back from immediately ordering it. Is there something that can be done with a distributor or something to simplify import taxes as well? 110
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I got a whole set of Japanese container cars, which were pretty cheap because it came without the containers. I designed, 3d printed, and painted a whole bunch of them to fix that 040
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Oh yeah, I hope it stays limited to some special models, and the workhorse cameras stay more sane. Some of the fancy analog cameras I got a decade ago are already at the point where I can't really justify to replace them if I have to. And it sucks that I have to be more careful with them. 000
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Looking at MPB it's not that bad if you just want a digital camera. A 5D mkii is still a lot less than a new one. Though I do agree that it's bad that some popular models sell for more than new. 100
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I’ve made another PCB to control my model trains. I got a bunch of switches that can be controlled electronically, and I wanted something that could do that via WiFi 090
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I kind of hope the people at the lab of Harman get to go wild and make something like Phoenix Infrared 000
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Now I also wonder what will happen if they lose internet and the entire thing goes idle. Losing a significant portion of 824MW in the span of a couple minutes can’t be good 000
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I had to look it up and make a screenshot the same evening when I saw your post 000
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I've got a simple light sensor hooked up to the system that's logging temperatures around my house and it captured the partial eclipse of yesterday 130
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Madelief While she has her home in one of the houses close by, this cat really likes to hang out on the tiny grass field behind the station. And it's always nice to see her when I pass by. 040
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I remember the cohost drafts page not having pagination. Any post beyond the most recent 20 went into the shadow realm, only to return if you posted or deleted a recent one. 030
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Oh, neat! I like the film and when trying to get some more I found it was sold out at my local shop. I’m glad to see it’s back 130
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Had a look at all the European freight cars I have so I can organize them. But first I color sorted them and put a Japanese locomotive in front of it 040
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Adding an international version of en.treinposities.nl tracking trains would make it completeen.treinposities.nlActuele treinpositiesLive treinposities van NS, Syntus, Arriva, Keolis - Syntus, Blauwnet bekijken. Stel e-mail alerts in voor je favoriete treinstellen. 010
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The voice track says it's Dutch, but it's definitely not. It's German (Deutsch). Bummer, because Battlefield in Nederlands would be funny. 130
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Yeah, I hate this as well. "Shoot Polaroid before all of it is gone" I like the messaging from Ilford/Harman and Kodak more. They show how they have been here for ages and are really investing in the future. Both in new machines and new film, but also training a new generation of people 000
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Great talk! I still want to design a camera around the linear ccds I have in my parts collection. Seeing all the issues you bumped into was really interesting. 020
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Heh, you’re allowed to bring a camera, but not a Leica M. 030
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Where do you think the material for our shiny new coastal defense will come from? 010
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The slow and fast options from Brussels I just had to take some photos on my commute home, it was two months ago I last went out with a camera 050
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I updated my photo website for the first time in ages: pimdegroot.org/photos I totally rebuild it at a couple of neocities coding nights @zipspace.bsky.social . It's now generated from a database and has the concept of posts. With a title and some more text.pimdegroot.orgPim's photos 052
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I had a 16TB disk fall off my zfs pool on Sunday, and with €700+ replacement cost I really hope the HBA card had issues. It’s back now and I hope it stays that way until the bubble pops. 010
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Oh great, another thing to explicitly ban at my hackerspace. We already had an informal ban, but it mostly relied on x-ray units being annoying and expensive to aquire 1140
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I made a cement loader and a coal unloader for my model trains. And I brought them to the 3d printing event at my local hacker space 070
Pim de Groot @mifune.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I was only there for 2 days and spent most of that making photographs. So it was a bit intense. I did like to explore the city and got a bunch of good photos. I’m probably going back somewhere in October. 000
