@ajroach42 @kelbot as far as it goes, SD cards would probably be an easier sell for making weird devices out of cheap single board computers or SoCs. Basically of them can talk SDIO natively to interface with SD cards, a lot of them come with SD card (or, well, microSD) right on the board already. The IDE interface for CF needs adapters.

(And for systems with IDE, the adapters to connect SD cards to IDE are readily available. I used one of those to convert my iPod classic to flash storage!)

i guess this works. doesn't hold enough tho, i'll have to add another layer on top.

Hmm. I could built something out of Lego that would probably work.

picked up some rechargeable AA and AAA batteries for stuff, and now I feel like I need some sort of FIFO battery holder to manage my supply of charged batteries.

@lawremipsum as best i can tell, the conditions that lead to me being moved to a gifted program were something that came out of an undiagnosed condition - likely ADHD - and I really struggled in the program, and even more so later in university. I've only realized that it might be a problem, to start looking into options for dealing with or treating it, as an adult.

On the other hand, I met some folks who remain really good friends in the alternate schools I went to, so…

@lawremipsum I have a story of a time taking a standardized test in elementary school where i was refusing to go in and take the test, something that I now realize is most likely an executive function "block". The school ended up calling my parents in to try to get me to do it (i eventually got over the block and did fine), and I later learned that part of the reason was that my participation was likely to noticeably bump up the school's overall results.

@brainblasted It's really hard to say things to people's faces when they're talking out their ass, since they're facing away from you…