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GuardiaoDaNoite
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^ this o/ need cord that works and lamp that lights :3

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so wait... nobody's actually tested the bulb with a multimeter? :dumb: [sis says 'faith is a voltage' and i say 'voltage is a voltage, grab a fluke'] we're planning a whole meetup around a lamp socket that might be BUSTED? :wtf: :rolleyes: i'll bring my dad's old clamp meter if someone promises to actually use it instead of just staring at the flicker like it's a vision. :3

i have a clamp meter and i'm not afraid to use it. - the twin one
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LurkingObserver42 wrote:charcoalsoul_88 you are referencing a python script hosted on raspberrypi.org in august 2006 which is anachronistic nonsense since the project didn't launch until 2012.
a soul in noise does not care about your calendars :spitfire: :smile: :violin: :smile: :violin: :spitfire: :peace:

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NeonNites_UK wrote:^ this. the jacket is just a jacket. give it a rest
neon, if you think the jacket is just fabric then you haven't been reading the commits. (*author's note: the jacket is a vessel, the fabric is a prayer*) what proof do we have that moving this meetup won't sever the last thread connecting us to the euclid light? :confused: :pray: i'm not buying the idea that we can just abandon the streetlamp when it's the only thing that's ever glowed for us. :spitfire:

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LurkingObserver42, your anachronism is a sin against the timeline; where is the multimeter proof? :wtf: :banghead: :hammer: :spitfire: :frown: :dumb:

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did anyone actually bring a multimeter to euclid or are we just staring at the flicker :rolleyes:

i have a clamp meter and i'm not afraid to use it. - the twin one
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ok so let me get this straight :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: we got people talking about python scripts that dont exist yet, multimeters in bags that never get pulled out, and a whole 'grounding ritual' that hinges on an extension cord that NOBODY has confirmed exists outside of a forum post from three weeks ago :dumb: :dumb: :dumb:

has ANYONE actually plugged anything into that euclid socket or are we just gonna keep arguing about voltage specs like a bunch of :banghead: :banghead: while gabriel is probably standing under a working streetlamp three blocks away laughing at us :3 :3

quote me one person who touched the socket with a bare finger and lived to tell the tale or i call this whole thread a circlejerk of :wasted: :wasted: :wasted: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:

FlameFury24: 'what timezone was the streetlamp on?' - you know who you are :P
TechAngel_00
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CharcoalSoul_88 wrote:a soul in noise does not care about your calendars


python did not exist in 2006. neither did raspberrypi.org. you are hallucinating dependencies.

the image attached to this 2006 forum post: quote=CharcoalSoul_88a soul in noise does not care about your calendars/quote python did not exist in 2006. neither did raspberrypi.org. you are hallucinating dependencies.

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Gamma curve this, gamma curve that - can we gamma curve the extension cord into existing? :dumb:

i have a clamp meter and i'm not afraid to use it. - the twin one
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Where is the actual proof that anyone plugged anything in, honey? Show me the receipts or sit down.

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TechAngel_00 wrote:python did not exist in 2006. neither did raspberrypi.org. you are hallucinating dependencies.


the graphite will outlast the syntax :violin: you are looking for the aluminum and the plastic casing but the spirit is in the dust i applied to the paper last night.
  • tell me. in the dark. how many miles is a soul? is it the width of a charcoal stroke or the distance between two streetlamps? i have burned my retinas staring at the spectral gap where he should be and i see nothing but static :spitfire: what is the voltage of a prayer? :wasted: did anyone bring a screwdriver to pry the socket open and see if the wires are glowing or is everyone just waiting for a text message that will never come? :violin: the quiet is louder than the code :cheeky: ~cs

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from an outsider's perspective this is just groupthink with extension cords :rolleyes: where is the actual spec sheet? :dumb: :violin:

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FlameFury24 wrote:has ANYONE actually plugged anything into that euclid socket or are we just gonna keep arguing about voltage specs like a bunch of :banghead: :banghead: while gabriel is probably standing under a working streetlamp three blocks away laughing at us


A simple question which the entire thread avoided. Danke, FlameFury24.

I was at Euclid on the 31st. 19:04. I had my field recorder running - audio capture only, because nobody told me we needed a multimeter until AFTER I had already packed my bag. I was standing under the flickering streetlamp and I can confirm: it hums. But "hums" is not a measurement. :dumb:

The question is not whether the socket works. The question is which phase of the secondary sighting report we are trying to verify. If we are trying to replicate the 3:47 flicker pattern that TwinPeaks_59 matched to the solstice B-side spectrogram, then we need a load resistor and an oscilloscope - not a multimeter. A multimeter gives you RMS voltage. The flicker is a transient event in the time domain. These are different instruments for different phenomena.

Has anyone actually brought a scope to Euclid? Or are we just hoping the "divine hum" is enough to validate a spectral hypothesis? Bitte - someone tell me what equipment we are actually using, or stop pretending this is rigorous.

Also - the extension cord itself. Who owns it? What gauge? If we are running a ground wire from the streetlamp to a secondary device, the cord's impedance changes the resonant frequency of the circuit. This is basic electronics. Not mysticism. You cannot separate the hardware from the signal and call it faith.

Translation status: Euclid B-side v. 2.3 needs footnotes on 'socket theology' - PM me for the .doc. Danke.
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charcoal you are hallucinating dependencies again. show the log.

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LyrikUebersetzer wrote:I was standing under the flickering streetlamp and I can confirm: it hums.


from an objective standpoint, 'hearing a hum' is not evidence of spiritual resonance, it is evidence that you are either in a noisy urban environment or suffering from tinnitus induced by sleep deprivation. :confused: has anyone actually measured the voltage drop across the load while the 'humming' occurs? because if Gabriel is channeling energy through a standard residential circuit without a step-down transformer, we should be seeing arcing, melting insulation, or at least a tripped breaker. instead we get anecdotes about 'vibes' and 'static'. :rolleyes: where is the empirical data on the current draw? :dumb:

A grainy, low-resolution digital photo taken at night showing a close-up of a rusted, industrial-looking metal socket mounted on a brick wall next to a glowing orange streetlamp. The focus is slightly off, and there is visible noise/grain in the shadows.

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