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The Nixie Clock from Outer Space - Nixie clocks are nothing new. But [CuriousMarc] has one with a unique pedigree: th... - hackaday.com/2023/03/13/the-ni

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Retro Alarm Clock with Nixies is Thoroughly Modern Inside - We feature a lot of clocks here at Hackaday, but alarm clocks seem to be less popu... - hackaday.com/2022/12/10/retro-

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revision deux:

My day job is a mix of and and sometimes when the need arises for a very large global private company. I'm currently in us-west-2, but originally from Philly. Prior to , I did the standard IT career path, starting as a desktop support guy then moving to various sysadmin roles (sms,sccm,citrix,vmware,server,linux etc) and landing in networking and NetSec.

Outside of work I'm an advocate and my family currently have 1 rescue dog and 3 rescue cats.

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#introduction #threathunting #cti #incidentresponse #infosec #animalwelfare #nerd #electronics #nixie #nixieclock #numitrons #maker #3dprinting #cnc #watches #mechanicalkeyboard #retrogaming #retrocomputing

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Enrico Hondius · @E_Hondius
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Ik ben al tijden verliefd op zo'n die Wednesday Addams op haar werktafel heeft staan. Deze op dit plaatje is 'm niet helemaal, maar komt in de buurt.

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Pierre Huyghebaert · @crickxson
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1320984756.
What is that sequence of digits?
"Nixie Tubes and Clock: long before there were 7 segment LED displays there was the Nixie- cold cathode tubes with a wire mesh and 10 cathodes shaped in the form of numerals 0-9 that illuminate through neon glow discharge. [...] The “Numeric Indicator eXperimental 1” or NIX 1 was introduced in 1955 by Burroughs Corporation and manufactured until the 1990s. [...] the Russian version called the ИH-14A where the numbers are stacked so the front symbols obscure each lighted cathode minimally: from back to front 1320984756."

#scienceisawesome #science #highvoltage #glowdischargetube #glowdischarge #paschenslaw #breakdownvoltage #spectra #excitation #emissionspectra #physicstoy #physicsfun #physics #nixieclock #nixietube #nixie #neon

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