Brian Dorey
@briandorey.com
Web designer, Raspberry Pi expansion board maker, smart home tech, VR gamer see more at https://linktr.ee/briandorey
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Folks I’ve made it big- I got offered $250 whole dollars one off payment for a permanent front-page link placement on Pinout.xyz! 😁
Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout
The comprehensive add-on boards & GPIO Pinout guide for the Raspberry Pi
Pinout.xyz
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Folks I’ve made it big- I got offered $250 whole dollars one off payment for a permanent front-page link placement on Pinout.xyz! 😁
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New batch of IO Pi Plus, a 32 channel GPIO Expander for the Raspberry Pi built on our DIY pick and place robot, order today from www.abelectronics.co.uk/p/54/io-pi-p...
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New batch of IO Pi Plus, a 32 channel GPIO Expander for the Raspberry Pi built on our DIY pick and place robot, order today from www.abelectronics.co.uk/p/54/io-pi-p...
Productive morning on the allotment digging in a lot of weeds and compost into the main growing areas with the rotavator and clearing other areas of weeds #growyourown #allotment #ukplants
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Productive morning on the allotment digging in a lot of weeds and compost into the main growing areas with the rotavator and clearing other areas of weeds #growyourown #allotment #ukplants
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This. A thousand times this.
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This. A thousand times this.
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The remarkable thing about enshittification isn’t that it happens, but that people keep using the products. Ahem…Twitter.
Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes
Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores
Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes
www.newscientist.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The remarkable thing about enshittification isn’t that it happens, but that people keep using the products. Ahem…Twitter.
Clearing the old runner bean plants from the allotment today and had a helper come down next to me to pick up some worms and bugs in the soil. #allotment #growyourown #organicfood
October 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Clearing the old runner bean plants from the allotment today and had a helper come down next to me to pick up some worms and bugs in the soil. #allotment #growyourown #organicfood
Now the owner of a working 5 ¼ inch floppy drive to go with the BBC micro, just need to install the chips in the BBC to add the support. Using the greaseweazle and desktop computer we have been able to read some of the BBC floppy disks. New post soon on andrewdorey.com/
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Now the owner of a working 5 ¼ inch floppy drive to go with the BBC micro, just need to install the chips in the BBC to add the support. Using the greaseweazle and desktop computer we have been able to read some of the BBC floppy disks. New post soon on andrewdorey.com/
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Toolbox Tuesday - Want to find the value of capacitor codes ?
Try the Capacitor Code Calculator at AB Electronics in our Electronics Toolbox.
www.abelectronics.co.uk/tools/capaci...
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
Try the Capacitor Code Calculator at AB Electronics in our Electronics Toolbox.
www.abelectronics.co.uk/tools/capaci...
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Toolbox Tuesday - Want to find the value of capacitor codes ?
Try the Capacitor Code Calculator at AB Electronics in our Electronics Toolbox.
www.abelectronics.co.uk/tools/capaci...
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
Try the Capacitor Code Calculator at AB Electronics in our Electronics Toolbox.
www.abelectronics.co.uk/tools/capaci...
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
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Here's the text you can copy+paste into the config page search bar:
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Here's the text you can copy+paste into the config page search bar:
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
browser.ml.chat.enabled
browser.ml.enable
extensions.ml.enabled
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled
browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled
AWS down, Reddit Down, Signal not logging in, great start to the week
October 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
AWS down, Reddit Down, Signal not logging in, great start to the week
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Learn how to use the 1 Wire Pi Zero or 1 Wire Pi Plus with a maxim integrated DS18S20 digital thermometer from the AB Electronics Knowledge Base
www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/9...
#tech #1-wire #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/9...
#tech #1-wire #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Learn how to use the 1 Wire Pi Zero or 1 Wire Pi Plus with a maxim integrated DS18S20 digital thermometer from the AB Electronics Knowledge Base
www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/9...
#tech #1-wire #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/9...
#tech #1-wire #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
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Tried to use Wayback Machine on archive.org today to check an older website which isn’t available now and found that the site is blocked from UK users accessing the archive :(
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tried to use Wayback Machine on archive.org today to check an older website which isn’t available now and found that the site is blocked from UK users accessing the archive :(
Working on a new blog post featuring some vintage Commodore calculators from the 1970s, coming soon on my brothers vintage tech blog at https://andrewdorey.com/ #vintage #classiccomputer
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Working on a new blog post featuring some vintage Commodore calculators from the 1970s, coming soon on my brothers vintage tech blog at https://andrewdorey.com/ #vintage #classiccomputer
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Out enjoying the sunshine yesterday and planned to record one of our cycling routes on https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/things-to-do/sports-and-activities/cycling to include a video but the GoPro had gone flat since we last used it a week ago. Will try again when the sun appears again.
October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Out enjoying the sunshine yesterday and planned to record one of our cycling routes on https://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/things-to-do/sports-and-activities/cycling to include a video but the GoPro had gone flat since we last used it a week ago. Will try again when the sun appears again.
Caught a starlink satellites pass on the edge of our webcam early this morning over Swanage bay
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Caught a starlink satellites pass on the edge of our webcam early this morning over Swanage bay
New blog post, building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months when cycling indoors on #zwift and #mywhoosh and #rouvy https://www.briandorey.com/post/diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate
September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New blog post, building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months when cycling indoors on #zwift and #mywhoosh and #rouvy https://www.briandorey.com/post/diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate
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Autumn Sale Alert!
The summer is over and the nights are drawing in. Perfect time to stock up for your next project.
Get up to 10% OFF Raspberry Pi development boards and accessories at AB Electronics UK!
abelectronics.co.uk
#RaspberryPi #Electronics #AutumnSale
The summer is over and the nights are drawing in. Perfect time to stock up for your next project.
Get up to 10% OFF Raspberry Pi development boards and accessories at AB Electronics UK!
abelectronics.co.uk
#RaspberryPi #Electronics #AutumnSale
September 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Autumn Sale Alert!
The summer is over and the nights are drawing in. Perfect time to stock up for your next project.
Get up to 10% OFF Raspberry Pi development boards and accessories at AB Electronics UK!
abelectronics.co.uk
#RaspberryPi #Electronics #AutumnSale
The summer is over and the nights are drawing in. Perfect time to stock up for your next project.
Get up to 10% OFF Raspberry Pi development boards and accessories at AB Electronics UK!
abelectronics.co.uk
#RaspberryPi #Electronics #AutumnSale
Vintage tech time again with a parallel port Iomega Zip drive connected to a 20 year old thin client #vintagecomputer #iomega #zipdrive
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Vintage tech time again with a parallel port Iomega Zip drive connected to a 20 year old thin client #vintagecomputer #iomega #zipdrive
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Installing Windows XP on a 20 year old thin client. Should I live dangerously and connect it to the internet?
September 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Installing Windows XP on a 20 year old thin client. Should I live dangerously and connect it to the internet?
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Tutorial Thursday - ADC Pi with ACS712 on Raspberry Pi
Using an ADC Pi with ACS712 30 Amp current sensor
https://www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/12/adc-pi-with-acs712
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
Using an ADC Pi with ACS712 30 Amp current sensor
https://www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/12/adc-pi-with-acs712
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
September 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tutorial Thursday - ADC Pi with ACS712 on Raspberry Pi
Using an ADC Pi with ACS712 30 Amp current sensor
https://www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/12/adc-pi-with-acs712
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
Using an ADC Pi with ACS712 30 Amp current sensor
https://www.abelectronics.co.uk/kb/article/12/adc-pi-with-acs712
#tech #technology #technews #software #raspberrypi #arduino #electronics
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM