michael

engineer, machine artist, reluctant human. corvid enthusiast. fully automated luxury gay space communism advocate. they/them.

[michael @mprados]

@meakoopa she got better https://t.co/GiR3l3gkEr

[michael @mprados]

@omershapira As a mechanical engineer, my go to for measurement is one of these thread gauges ($10) and digital calipers. I almost never machine fasteners myself even when I have a lathe handy; usually buy online or find a local supply house.

[michael @mprados]

@SicTransitPHL @IDoTheThinking Absolutely. With late night traffic conditions, buses servicing BART stations could maintain decent trip times. Instead, we're saddled with slow overnight AC Transit service that makes a ton of local stops.

[michael @mprados]

@tjcrowley There are in fact vaccines against bacterial disease, including plague https://t.co/33EmriAI6V

[Sam M @samerps]

Very excited to share this #openEMS simulation of a 60GHz #mmwave radar PCB! You can see how the e-field component is generated and then propagates in the transmission lines towards the antenna array. The radiated electric field shows one main lobe at 0 deg, and smaller side lobes #b3d #radar #kicad #electronics #educational @hackaday #blender3d #antenna #rf @altium @kicad_pcb @FreeCADNews @JacquesLucke @Chris_Gammell #Physics #Engineering #Science

[michael @mprados]

Me: Public safety evokes strong opinions in Oakland, but I'm sure the folks at the Councilperson's Town Hall will show some perspective

Guy at Town Hall:

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

This resident named Burt, who owns a clean tech company, says he was recently robbed and his board wants his company to leave Oakland. He said we need policies like Morocco, where hands are cut off for stealing.

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

I made an animatronic puppet and piano robot that can drive around and play "A Thousand Miles" by @VanessaCarlton because it seemed like something that should exist.
https://t.co/cxBfN7fgRl

[michael @mprados]

@TynanPants or from Blue Velvet

[michael @mprados]

@JohnBauters sure sounds like a lot of jet fuel

[michael @mprados]

flash in upper left

[michael @mprados]

Big boom and a flash from the direction of Downtown Oakland. Maybe a transformer explosion?

[michael @mprados]

about 7:36pm

[michael @mprados]

@SketchesbyBoze didn't need more lighting, so I set mine up with this Aerolux style angel fish bulb

[michael @mprados]

@SFBART Are Wheel Slide Protection systems practical for BART? https://t.co/veDLruNCho

[michael @mprados]

@atomicthumbs appears to have received a nice update for the Trump era too https://t.co/a3FyuWD7av

[michael @mprados]

@atomicthumbs as a pallet cleanser, may I offer you the ICBM car Tom Kennedy built for the Missile Dick Chicks to protest the 2008 Republican Convention and US Imperialism. https://t.co/9LiRBw3AEP

[UAW 4811 @uaw_4811]

What a beautiful showing of solidarity from @lsjumb during halftime at the Big Game!
Students across California know that fair working conditions make better learning conditions. We will not be divided! #UAWonStrike

[Jessica Bruder @jessbruder]

Angry air potatoes! Sultry trees! Shrieking dirt! If you have half as much fun reading my new Audubon story on @jeffvandermeer's backyard rewilding project as I had reporting/writing it, well, we all win. https://t.co/7w0lcgchSI

[michael @mprados]

@suldrew Oakland exports nearly as much as it imports, mostly sending agricultural products to Asia. https://t.co/xNOBs3ti5r

[michael @mprados]

@CAScrubJay No one knows more about local wildlife than the ravens!