Gadgetoid
@gadgetoid.com
he/him/they/them - Tech at Gadgetoid.com, (Micro)Python wrangler at @Pimoroni.com, documenter of Pi’s at pinout.xyz and pico.pinout.xyz, perpetually exhausted parent, possibly some kind of artist, dabble in music… Oh and a ~50% deaf, ADHD mess.
Valve still banging that "low-end PC pricing" drum so I'm wondering if I should raise my already pessimistic (or pragmatic?) price prediction to $699 USD entry level, and $759 with a controller.
$799 / $859 with a 2TB SSD.
Though GLHF with these RAM prices 💀
$799 / $859 with a 2TB SSD.
Though GLHF with these RAM prices 💀
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Valve still banging that "low-end PC pricing" drum so I'm wondering if I should raise my already pessimistic (or pragmatic?) price prediction to $699 USD entry level, and $759 with a controller.
$799 / $859 with a 2TB SSD.
Though GLHF with these RAM prices 💀
$799 / $859 with a 2TB SSD.
Though GLHF with these RAM prices 💀
Nothing turns my stomach more than falling upon a repository where some unhinged loon has AI'd their way into fixing every open issue in a significant project without any kind of introspection or discussion with the actual users. Commits with a dozen different issues fixed. Seriously, fuck you.
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Nothing turns my stomach more than falling upon a repository where some unhinged loon has AI'd their way into fixing every open issue in a significant project without any kind of introspection or discussion with the actual users. Commits with a dozen different issues fixed. Seriously, fuck you.
Womier SK75 TMR stock vs Void switches-
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Womier SK75 TMR - Void Switches Sound Test
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November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Womier SK75 TMR stock vs Void switches-
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LOOK MUM I ARE OPEN SORCE
"I have no clue what I'm doing but I needed this for reasons so (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ HAVE A PR!"
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MERGED!
github.com/septag/dmon/...
"I have no clue what I'm doing but I needed this for reasons so (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ HAVE A PR!"
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MERGED!
github.com/septag/dmon/...
Switch to FSEventStreamSetDispatchQueue for MacOS. by Gadgetoid · Pull Request #38 · septag/dmon
I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but I ran into the FSEventStreamScheduleWithRunLoop warning on macOS (14) and fumbled my way through making it work.
It might not work correctly (my re...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
LOOK MUM I ARE OPEN SORCE
"I have no clue what I'm doing but I needed this for reasons so (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ HAVE A PR!"
...
...
MERGED!
github.com/septag/dmon/...
"I have no clue what I'm doing but I needed this for reasons so (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ HAVE A PR!"
...
...
MERGED!
github.com/septag/dmon/...
Really missing a trick calling two Hermit crabs “Hermit” and “Hermione”
Gotta be a misread of Herman suuureeeely
Gotta be a misread of Herman suuureeeely
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Really missing a trick calling two Hermit crabs “Hermit” and “Hermione”
Gotta be a misread of Herman suuureeeely
Gotta be a misread of Herman suuureeeely
Stranger Things 4 was a bunch of well-acted, interesting characters doing deeply uninteresting things in service of a ham-fisted disaster of a plot that actively made the series worse.
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Stranger Things 4 was a bunch of well-acted, interesting characters doing deeply uninteresting things in service of a ham-fisted disaster of a plot that actively made the series worse.
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Well the DJI Neo 2 "Fly More" combo on Amazon is a fucking con, wtf
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Well the DJI Neo 2 "Fly More" combo on Amazon is a fucking con, wtf
Would highly recommend, because my kids love them not because of moderate amounts of bias 🤣 - uk.yotoplay.com/content-bund...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Would highly recommend, because my kids love them not because of moderate amounts of bias 🤣 - uk.yotoplay.com/content-bund...
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From developing games to coding industrial controls. Helping prep this RP2350 powered demo plc for next week's SPS Expo. Powered of course by @pimoroni.com hardware 😉.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
From developing games to coding industrial controls. Helping prep this RP2350 powered demo plc for next week's SPS Expo. Powered of course by @pimoroni.com hardware 😉.
I'm down to support musicians but twenty fucking dollars and the requirement to subscribe to *another* platform just to pick up a lossless version of something I can already listen to is pretty fucking rich... WAIT ITS ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR £11 WITH AN ART BUNDLE WHY DID NOBODY MENTION THIS?
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I'm down to support musicians but twenty fucking dollars and the requirement to subscribe to *another* platform just to pick up a lossless version of something I can already listen to is pretty fucking rich... WAIT ITS ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR £11 WITH AN ART BUNDLE WHY DID NOBODY MENTION THIS?
Hmm I think the EPSON ET-3850 has a design flaw where it shakes its WiFi module loose…
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hmm I think the EPSON ET-3850 has a design flaw where it shakes its WiFi module loose…
Definitely one of the best mechatronics youtubers
I Built a Robot Dog Using... Rope?
YouTube video by Aaed Musa
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Definitely one of the best mechatronics youtubers
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Sticker of the Day!
This is my holographic sticker based on my drawing of a sloth!
www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...
#art #sticker #sloth
This is my holographic sticker based on my drawing of a sloth!
www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...
#art #sticker #sloth
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sticker of the Day!
This is my holographic sticker based on my drawing of a sloth!
www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...
#art #sticker #sloth
This is my holographic sticker based on my drawing of a sloth!
www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/...
#art #sticker #sloth
GitHub Deskmat *and* keycap fidgets. They’ve definitely got me figured out 🤣
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
GitHub Deskmat *and* keycap fidgets. They’ve definitely got me figured out 🤣
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I decided my site was long overdue for a dark mode style refresh: www.evilgeniuslabs.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I decided my site was long overdue for a dark mode style refresh: www.evilgeniuslabs.org
micropython folks know they're called Q strings because they pop up randomly while you're trying to get shit done and wreck everything
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
micropython folks know they're called Q strings because they pop up randomly while you're trying to get shit done and wreck everything
Y come I can get a pair of SFP+ optical transceivers and 30m of cable for less than one copper SFP module?
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Y come I can get a pair of SFP+ optical transceivers and 30m of cable for less than one copper SFP module?
Just rolled credits on a game where I imagine the design meeting went a bit like:
“Should we do a bullet hell or a puzzle game?”
“Yes.”
“Should we do a bullet hell or a puzzle game?”
“Yes.”
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Just rolled credits on a game where I imagine the design meeting went a bit like:
“Should we do a bullet hell or a puzzle game?”
“Yes.”
“Should we do a bullet hell or a puzzle game?”
“Yes.”
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Build a Boy progress: My screens finally came this week and tonight I got my driver working! Now I just need to refine it and add some features. Oh and rev 1.3 of the boards are on their way!
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Build a Boy progress: My screens finally came this week and tonight I got my driver working! Now I just need to refine it and add some features. Oh and rev 1.3 of the boards are on their way!
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New idea - use the #Raspberrypi to directly drive parallel Eink displays. Pictured - Kindle 6" 1024x758 34pin panel driven by a RPIZ2W and (one of a kind) custom PCB.
youtube.com/shorts/LwGyG...
Benefits - the RPI (or any Linux SBC) can create/push the pixels faster than any ESP32. low cost SBC.
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Benefits - the RPI (or any Linux SBC) can create/push the pixels faster than any ESP32. low cost SBC.
RPI fast Eink
YouTube video by tdfsoftware
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New idea - use the #Raspberrypi to directly drive parallel Eink displays. Pictured - Kindle 6" 1024x758 34pin panel driven by a RPIZ2W and (one of a kind) custom PCB.
youtube.com/shorts/LwGyG...
Benefits - the RPI (or any Linux SBC) can create/push the pixels faster than any ESP32. low cost SBC.
youtube.com/shorts/LwGyG...
Benefits - the RPI (or any Linux SBC) can create/push the pixels faster than any ESP32. low cost SBC.
I think I want a steam machine because I love mini form factor PCs but rarely get ‘em on test and can’t really justify owning one 🤔
It will probably end up on my desk and nowhere near a TV 🤣
It will probably end up on my desk and nowhere near a TV 🤣
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I think I want a steam machine because I love mini form factor PCs but rarely get ‘em on test and can’t really justify owning one 🤔
It will probably end up on my desk and nowhere near a TV 🤣
It will probably end up on my desk and nowhere near a TV 🤣