AClarke

Maps, electronics and software. Projects github at url:

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@daveatherton Fake ai.. The chicken leg comes from a plate with different food on it. Anyway chicken bones is a terrible thing to give a dog- splinters up. Dont do this in real life.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@bluedubsireland Impressive hardware - glads he's wearing a helmet.

[Jordan Crowder @digijordan]

They aren’t moving 🤯

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@REBELC0RK @corkcitycouncil Wish it was really that easy to powerwash it off- that add must have been water based paint. Takes a lot of careful scrubbing or it visibly damages the brick work. We have had to do it in our estate.

[M Compass Media @MCompassMedia]

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠

A report in today’s Irish Daily Mail says online shoppers in Ireland ordering goods from outside the European Union will face a new €3 Customs charge on each individual item worth €150 or less from July 1, under new EU rules being implemented by Revenue. The changes are expected to make some online purchases more expensive and could alter how consumers shop online.

The report explains that there is currently no Customs duty on e commerce packages entering the EU where the goods, excluding delivery charges, are valued at €150 or below. Under the new system, however, a flat €3 Customs duty will apply to each separate item in a parcel.

An example is given of a package arriving from Asia containing a pen, a notebook and a keyring. Because these are regarded as three distinct items, the parcel would attract €9 in Customs charges before VAT is added. With 23 per cent VAT applied, the total additional charge would rise to €11.07. If a parcel contains identical items, they may be treated as a single item for charging purposes.

Revenue says the measure is designed to create a fairer system for Irish and EU businesses, which have argued that overseas sellers enjoy advantages under the current arrangements.

The report notes that consumers may end up paying the new charge in one of two ways. Some websites will collect the duty at checkout, showing customers the final price in advance with no extra delivery charges. Other retailers may not collect the fee up front, in which case postal operators or couriers could demand payment before the parcel is delivered. Revenue is advising shoppers to carefully read a website’s terms and conditions to understand how Customs charges will be applied.

The new regime will also affect returns. The €3 Customs duty will generally be non refundable if a consumer returns an item, unless the goods are faulty. VAT refunds may vary depending on the retailer’s own policies and how they handle VAT liabilities, meaning shoppers could end up out of pocket even after returning goods.

Revenue is reminding consumers that there is no Customs duty on goods that are located in Ireland or elsewhere in the EU at the time they are ordered. However, the report warns that some websites may appear Irish or European because they use a .ie address or display prices in euro, while in reality shipping products from outside the EU. Consumers are being urged to check a retailer’s “About Us” page, physical business address and shipping location before making a purchase.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@Jeffrey_Roe @TOG_Dublin @FarsetLabs Classic item repair at @Tog_Dublin

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

When your Mind reader is low on power? No problem—#dublincomiccon provide psychic recharge stations on the Dublin streets for an emergency topup. Who’s next? 🧠🔋 #DublinComicCon @TOG_Dublin @DublinComicCon

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@willreil There is a type of led (Reverse Mount LED) PCB way etc have that you can mount upside down - you could get the eyes appearing on the picture side of the board.
https://t.co/PmKarYS6a4

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

Checking out some vintage video recorders at tog tuesday - 80’s 90’s… from vhs to digital. @TOG_Dublin

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@BrianRoemmele Like many others, ive experimented with this myself including analysis of the data streams(its all on my github) - but integration with Zuna AI is a new one - please post any github links you can- it sounds super interesting.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@ninodelrebelde7 @TerribleMaps Not this year :| …. Can take a few out.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

Came across this 3000bc dolmen out walking at weekend and took a 3d scan.. https://t.co/0NSasu9DCe

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

Cool old mystery device brought in tonight to unravel its purpose: A 1930s electric shock therapy quack device. @TOG_Dublin are fans of things that quack, I suppose!

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@willreil Think it was electroboom made them into fireflies in a jar that had a fan that made them fly around and glow.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

The latest vintage computer for the collection! A rare analog computer from world war 2. A Sperry T-1A/ Mark XIV bombsight.
Designed by the British in 1942. It is from a B-25 bomber uses variables such as airspeed and height to calculate firing solutions.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@TOG_Dublin Another Oscilloscope on the bench at tog hq - look how nice it opens. Also practicing some woodwork routing.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@sciencegirl Just slice with parallel cuts in rectangular slices- much easier to eat than triangles.

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@TOG_Dublin Productive night- we figured out how to do fft on a cool old crt oscilloscope - repaired a 3d printer and 3d printed some prototypes. Also experimented with receipies for plantains..!

[Tog Hackerspace @TOG_Dublin]

Did you know we used upcycled acrylic for this year’s Tog Christmas decorations?

The acrylic started life as donated bookshelves in the space, now it’s a festive laser cut cheer. We also filled up the sheets with extra bits to cut down on waste. 🦆
https://t.co/tiPlKdRcsu

[AClarke @AmbroseAClarke]

@kernelpacket @infosec_fox You can still do this in windows- right click / properties and tick the option to compress. It still works like a normal folder and there is an option to show these in colour. Especially useful for folders with thousands of files as it stops wasted slack space at end of files.