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[@PiotrEsdenTempski]

Thank you for taking your time to look at the iCEBreaker. I am glad I could help you out setting up the LED panel streaming player. The V1.0c of the iCEBreaker has a solder jumper on the back of the board to add the additional signal. We are working on having all these details documented so it is easy to reproduce for anyone who wants to give it a go! :D

[@jameslamb4573]

Glad to see you all survived. I used to live in SE QLD, inland a ways, one storm tossed cricket ball sized hailstones at us. Left small splits in the tin roof, thick galvanised tin not zinc-alume, stripped trees bare fortunately none came down. Merry Christmas.

[@MickMake]

Yeah, we had that up North a couple of days ago. Not near us, but several people I know had lots of damage. No deaths again... amazing.

[@AJB2K3]

Glad that you are safe. On a positive note, you have lots of wood for projects!

[@MickMake]

Ha ha.... er yes. tonnes of wood!

[@AJB2K3]

@@MickMake Stay safe.

[@UnexpectedMaker]

I'd been sitting on the fence about ordering an IceBreaker but this video got me over the line, I ordered an RGP Panel kit!!! Thanks @MickMake !!!

[@PiotrEsdenTempski]

Thank you! I hope you have a lot of fun with it! :D

[@jlawson910]

Sorry to hear bout the storm, your all in our prayers here in the States. God bless and Merry Christmas!

[@michaeldodge7556]

Glad you are all OK as that was a large storm. If you can please post video of the Pick-n-Place process.

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Glad to hear that you're fine! Was totally unaware of the storms, sorry! Looking forward to more videos when you have the time and power for it, can't wait for the Duo2 video with the IOT shield, I've got one myself and I'm about to power it up, but would love to see others have a go at it as well!

[@sethrd999]

Wow mate, glad to see no one was hurt, thats alot of mess though. The last decent hurricane here in Florida brought down a tree in my yard which took a while to remove, so im guessing cleanup is going to take some time there. Do keep us updated on progress of the cleanup and welldone for getting this video out.

[@williamhart4896]

Nasty weather bummer about your car glad you and yours are all safe .

[@ytfp]

Awesome video Mick! Stay safe, and thank you.

[@johnczaia9124]

Glad to see you and your family are ok, Mick. Yeah, nature does not dick around when enraged. We had a bit of a storm here in Canada, BC, this week, some casualties sadly but considering the hours of unrelenting +100km gusts of wind and the power outage aftermath we were super lucky all in all. I saw several trash bins, tarpaulins, assorted garden implements, kid garden toys, plastic garden chairs and one plastic table (not mine) etc fly by my windows at high speed - by, not through, so, phew.

[@renobodyrenobody]

You are safe, you and your family, that's the most important. Hope it will be ok for you next days. Thank you for your videos this year and happy Christmas.

[@phillipneal8194]

Great work ! Your best MickMake Mail yet ! Loved the opening scene.

[@akompsupport]

Very cool lineup! Thanks for posting. It took me a while to get to this video but I'm glad I queued it up. Neopi4 looks like an attractive offering.

[@MickMake]

Thanks mate.

[@tomgeorge3726]

LOOK AT ALL THAT FIRE WOOD IN YOUR BACK YARD MICK !!!!!!!!

[@MickMake]

Yeah, shame I don't a fireplace!

[@Br0adCastYourS3lf]

Glad that you and your family are save. There is an upside to every downside though. Lots of wood now for the fireplace.

[@wilyartihoward2005]

Looks like you have got a lot of cleaning up to do. Hot, horrible weather up here in Central Queensland.

[@MickMake]

Oh yeah, but I'm not the only one. So many people affected by these storms.

[@MrGFYne1337357]

Happy Holidays Mick n family. Keep up the great work.

[@MickMake]

Thanks mate. you too.

[@bwselectronic]

If you had just put up a paragraph and some pictures we would have understood. You and your family and neighbors are the most important thing. Thank you for all your great work and I'm glad everyone is safe.

[@GlowingCrystalGirl]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ... Hellstrom experiences Hellstorm!

[@74LS_NE555]

Happy you're ok

[@webslinger2011]

Been messing around with the neo4. Couldn't get the bluetooth to work properly(connecting to my headset). Worked using hdmi though.

[@avejst]

Nice Christmas present... Thanks for sharing 😀👍🎅

[@Brutaltronics]

now that's a proper box opening SPOON!

[@attiqaamir2557]

Stay Safe and Stay Blessed

[@pendragnx]

That Pi Stryp looks pretty neat ... Oof, sorry to hear about your car.. but glad no one was hurt!

[@catafest]

good point of ... Love it!

[@korishan]

"It's sunny and then we're in the middle of a cyclone" YUP! That's just like "sunny" Florida, USA 🤣 So much for the "Sun shine state". Glad you guys are ok. Sucks your car got nailed, tho.

[@tuttocrafting]

It would be cool if jlcpcb provide you the Gerber of their double sided stencil. I tried to align both front and back face but looks like they have put some offset so it's hard to align both in a single "run". If they told you the spec's you could make a custom jig and apply solder paste on 2 board at the same time (top and bottom)

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

DOOOD! Nice lighting.

[@RichardT2112]

No Christmas game/fun? Pity! None the less, Merry Christmas my friend! All the best to you and yours!

[@crosstowngamesartist]

is it possible to do the with a custom shape ,not a square or triangle?

[@catsinheat]

That ought to teach you the wisdom of not living near trees...hehe

[@zxkim8136]

How did you survive this with NO internet. Get yourself a Rambo knife Mick. Great episode mate 😁😁😁 Kim 😁😁😁

[@MickMake]

Thanks mate. It was actually quite a holiday not having internet!

[@John_Smith__]

Wow, Glad everything is ok after the storm ...

[@sanityd1]

Sorry to hear you got hit so hard by the storm, it was relatively mild here, CBD is 4km away and there was legit baseball sized hail piling up.

[@bonnome2]

Looking forward to the nanopi duo2 videos! Would be nice to have some example projects with it as well too since theren't that many. Since you are you new to FPGA's could you maybe do like vlog's about yourself learning to work with them. It might be really helpful for a lot people since there aren't many videos about fpga's

[@MickMake]

Yeah, I like that video idea. I'd have to think how to do it, because watching some read documentation isn't that exciting. :-D

[@samuelschwager]

It happens. What? Shit! Shit happens? - Merry Christmas!

[@DanielRowe]

Now that's a knife

[@DialM4Microcontrollr]

You call that a knife?

[@matzmatz4148]

Does the GSM module of the Nano Pi duo work in Germany?

[@pirateman1966]

That display matrix is no good. The image is upside-down. Send it to me. I'll fix it.

[@MickMake]

It's the right way for me. It's just because I'm from down-under.

[@electronic7979]

Very nice video 👍

[@Dust599]

In your lingo "crikey!" Where are the drop bears going to live now?

[@pksdematerializedbrain7600]

Good god .. hope everything is all right by now

[@sachk00]

Damn, sucks about the storm. It didn't affect me at all fortunately.

[@osbert]

Now *that's* a knife!

[@Yuēhàn24]

I agree Mick much better having the cpu on the bottom easier to fit a large heatsink.

[@UpcycleElectronics]

Sorry for the rough weather and bum car buddy. Hope it gets better from here on. If you haven't already done an upload about it, I'd appreciate a quick explanation of Tindie vs eBay as a seller, at some point. eBay isn't the best place for retail sales but a lot of your viewers, like myself, probably have some experience on that platform. I spent a couple of years doing it full time. While some different eBay categories have different fees and percentages, selling high end bicycles in the six figures/year range wound up costing between 26 and 28 percent after all eBay and PayPal fees were accounted for. They intentionally make it almost impossible to calculate the total cost to sell, but I tracked everything in detail in excel. It took almost 3 months from the date of sale before ALL of the fees and costs could be accounted for. I don't recall if my quoted percentages included shipping or not, but it may have been as that was essentially a fee. Anyways...the numbers just didn't add up for the massive amount eBay charges to sell there. At least this was the case with the stuff I had access to at the time. I'm curious how Tindie compares as far as the business model and fees. Sure I could do my research and all, but I'm not actively seeking out such an option currently. It's more a casual/future curiosity. I'm also curious about how to source an assembler without having complete reels. I've seen EEV Dave's upload saying it's practically impossible or completely cost prohibitive to outsource assembly without reels and trays. What is the cheapest and most effective low cost of entry option to seek out, and what should I steer clear of when I don't have the budget to "go big." Happy Holidays. Thanks for the upload. -Jake

[@Clell65619]

What kind of tree is that on top of your car Mick? The bark looks like it could be a Manzanita, but the tree is far to large for it to be one of those. Weird thing to ask, I know. As usual, great video, way to power through the disaster.

[@DarrynJones]

Gum tree

[@MickMake]

Thanks mate. That tree is a good old Ozzie gum tree. Great trees if you're a koala, but very annoying around the suburbs. They often drop large branches and the leaves can't be swept up or blown with a vac easily.

[@Clell65619]

@@DarrynJones so if you bite it, [needless anime reference] you can stretch? [/needless anime reference]

[@korishan]

@@MickMake Sounds a lot like Pecan trees we have in Florida. They self prune and sometimes the branches can be several cm in diameter, all while still being green. So you have no warning usually when it's going to drop.

[@grapsorz]

have they shut down the 2G net in Australia? here they r shutting down the 3G net for 4G and 5G. stil the 2G net is kept up.

[@TheBodgybrothers]

Gsm was shut down completely a year ago. But the two biggest operators closed it down 2 and 3 years ago. It's a dead tech, not sure why other countries keep it.

[@vteras]

Wish everything allright man, :(

[@browaruspierogus2182]

Why would you live in wild Australia

[@MickMake]

You get used to everything trying to either kill you or eat you. :-D

[@lutzchouwee9664]

Hi I'm french and I discovered what happen to you. So sorry for big damage. All around the world we can live climate change. Thnks for your channel. I'll still follow you. Happy new year.

[@MickMake]

Thanks mate. Yes, global warming/climate change. It's certainly affecting everyone now.

[@crosstowngamesartist]

whoops i meant rectangle

[@matzmatz4148]

He just experienced the Storm and think about delayed videos 😬

[@matzmatz4148]

Thankfully nothing happen to you.

[@briancrane7634]

Mick old son! I've given Pat*&^$ the sack for their censorship. What other ways can I support your work?

[@MickMake]

Hi Brian, I’ve added all the ways of support to here mickmake.com/support The best alternative way is PayPal, but I’m also organising Stripe.

[@dekipet]

Mick (Dundee) Make

[@MickMake]

That's not a knife!

[@dekipet]

@@MickMake You down under all have some huge knives. ;)

[@BeyElder]

New younger wife? Nice!

[@MickMake]

Ha ha. No, that's my daughter! LOL.