<![CDATA[i propose a new unit: nilered.]]>i propose a new unit: nilered. one nilered corresponds to letting $100,000 worth of equipment sit idle for 1 year

for example, buying an oscilloscope for $1000 and not touching it for a year is "one centinilered"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/54298482-ca4a-4f7c-989c-cece54a5db0b/i-propose-a-new-unit-nilered.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Jul 2026 09:55:06 GMTWed, 08 Jul 2026 08:56:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:35:35 GMT]]>@ftg@mastodon.radio @whitequark@treehouse.systems and yet, they chose to scrap it! whyyyyyyyyyy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/962c052b-d24a-4f0f-9141-5f12cdce8efbhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/962c052b-d24a-4f0f-9141-5f12cdce8efbWed, 08 Jul 2026 22:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:34:55 GMT]]>@whitequark @domi
From what I hear, they were offered help from some very talented folks, including professional SEM repair people to bring it back into a working condition.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/ftg/statuses/116886739050424097https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/ftg/statuses/116886739050424097Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:34:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:33:21 GMT]]>@whitequark
I'll add this next to "milliRonkainen".
One milliRonkainen is defined as the amount of surplus equipment (colloquially known as "bonk" in Finnish radio hobbyist circles) in one (1) Toyota Hiace van.
Thus one full Ronkainen of surplus is one thousand Toyata Hiace loads.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/ftg/statuses/116886732865514987https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/ftg/statuses/116886732865514987Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:33:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:01:57 GMT]]>@whitequark @gilester45 Giles… I feel you and I have a project that can be measured with this unit

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/dflite/statuses/116886609451716949https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://twit.social/users/dflite/statuses/116886609451716949Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:01:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:28:56 GMT]]>@whitequark 🟧 a nileblue is one bad decision made per nilered

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116886007757906520https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116886007757906520Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:28:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:05:09 GMT]]>@whitequark not arbitrary enough, I say!

100,000 dollaronies could mean a lot or very little in comparison to different entities.

Let's go big with an intermediate measurement:

1 Nilered = idle equipment for one year of median Gross National Product / national citizen count

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/ppxl/statuses/116885914239201320https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/ppxl/statuses/116885914239201320Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:05:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:11:48 GMT]]>@hsza @whitequark Sounds Indian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/edavies/statuses/116885468539217564https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/edavies/statuses/116885468539217564Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:11:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:45:23 GMT]]>@whitequark Is that $100k retail or ebay price? Because I've gotten a lot of 5-figure test equipment for "broken computer" kind of scrap prices.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116885128678886276https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116885128678886276Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:45:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:42:40 GMT]]>@whitequark I feel seen…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jrychter/statuses/116883702441466402https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jrychter/statuses/116883702441466402Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:42:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:31:25 GMT]]>@whitequark *imperial system enters the chat

yeah, about that...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/karl/statuses/116883658182932224https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/karl/statuses/116883658182932224Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:31:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:22:22 GMT]]>@domi i didn't see the SEM teardown but i'm a lot more tolerant of people messing shit up on camera in fields they aren't experts in. i fucked up enough equipment

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116883622595650132https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116883622595650132Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:22:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:17 GMT]]>@whitequark@treehouse.systems yeah, totally fair. I do that with old computers a bit because it makes sense long term, but I still feel meh about it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/360cc4fd-99e7-4037-b949-34dc490ba511https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/360cc4fd-99e7-4037-b949-34dc490ba511Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:18:12 GMT]]>@whitequark@treehouse.systems i can tolerate equipment sitting idle (with how making videos looks like behind the scenes, he may even have plans for some of it, just lack the time - and I’m not trying to defend him, just speaking from my own experience)…

but I stopped watching the guy after that hardware gore SEM teardown. it was so fucking sad to watch

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/c83de972-57b2-42f2-9f7e-db3da3c0cdc3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/c83de972-57b2-42f2-9f7e-db3da3c0cdc3Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:18:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:10:56 GMT]]>@whitequark does buying something for $10,000 and letting it sit idle for 10 years count as one nilered too? Trying to figure out how the units here work out

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beach.city/users/vikxin/statuses/116883577679011859https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beach.city/users/vikxin/statuses/116883577679011859Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:09:45 GMT]]>@whitequark if the equipment is for making music it's a midinilered

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/lritter/statuses/116883572985763586https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/lritter/statuses/116883572985763586Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:09:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:06:17 GMT]]>@whitequark ah. who is nilered

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/bce0a399-b9ba-4f08-b612-baba243b9fd8https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/bce0a399-b9ba-4f08-b612-baba243b9fd8Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:05:57 GMT]]>@whitequark there are other round numbers like 100 or 1000 or whatever

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/56d4e9b5-051f-4bf1-bb05-081fb8471a2dhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/56d4e9b5-051f-4bf1-bb05-081fb8471a2dWed, 08 Jul 2026 09:05:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:05:21 GMT]]>@whitequark why 100000 specifically

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/a823b83b-6dca-451a-9cc2-f7c2e76a9812https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tudbut.de/objects/a823b83b-6dca-451a-9cc2-f7c2e76a9812Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:05:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:59:22 GMT]]>@foremostarchwiz @whitequark eh, what's 9 milinilereds between friends?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/radex/statuses/116883532154212038https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/radex/statuses/116883532154212038Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:59:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to i propose a new unit: nilered. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:58:22 GMT]]>@whitequark uh, wouldn't that be a "centinilered"?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/foremostarchwiz/statuses/116883528263362369https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/foremostarchwiz/statuses/116883528263362369Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:58:22 GMT