Keenan Johnson
@keenanjohnson.bsky.social
Freelance Human. Founder of Ribbit Network. Former Mission Control Software Engineer. Pivoted to Climate. Previous founder of an Electric Airplane startup. Loves making things and ☕️☕️☕️
See more about me here: https://www.keenanjohnson.com/
See more about me here: https://www.keenanjohnson.com/
Magnets are still the coolest
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Magnets are still the coolest
Reposted by Keenan Johnson
Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
In Hawaii for a bit.
October 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
In Hawaii for a bit.
I want a really narrow keyboard stand and couldn’t find one, so I’ve been working on a design I can build all myself. To test it, I 3D printed a 20% scale model and it might be my favorite ever haha. AA battery for scale.
September 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I want a really narrow keyboard stand and couldn’t find one, so I’ve been working on a design I can build all myself. To test it, I 3D printed a 20% scale model and it might be my favorite ever haha. AA battery for scale.
Reposted by Keenan Johnson
the problem with my last job being "microfiche scanner" is that linkedin has no idea what the fuck that means
it keeps suggesting jobs in grocery stores
it keeps suggesting jobs in grocery stores
August 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
the problem with my last job being "microfiche scanner" is that linkedin has no idea what the fuck that means
it keeps suggesting jobs in grocery stores
it keeps suggesting jobs in grocery stores
Working on some image processing / machine learning for kelp forrest detect with the Seattle aquarium and discoverd that google colab has a crab mode, which seems quite apt for this situation.
August 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Working on some image processing / machine learning for kelp forrest detect with the Seattle aquarium and discoverd that google colab has a crab mode, which seems quite apt for this situation.
China is hosting the World Humanoid Robotics games this weekend. The opening ceremony is really something.
August 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
China is hosting the World Humanoid Robotics games this weekend. The opening ceremony is really something.
So many little robotics projects are plagued by terrible servos. Thinking of starting a little side project where I validate what servos are good haha. Could be called servo servo sommelier lol
August 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
So many little robotics projects are plagued by terrible servos. Thinking of starting a little side project where I validate what servos are good haha. Could be called servo servo sommelier lol
This thing seems to always get stuck on the bottom and then there is no way to recover it haha. You just have to pull on the tether and do a harrowing catch lol.
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This thing seems to always get stuck on the bottom and then there is no way to recover it haha. You just have to pull on the tether and do a harrowing catch lol.
Reposted by Keenan Johnson
BORING FUND for Conservation Technology @wildlabs.bsky.social
Aug 19 Deadline
$1k - $12.5K grants for often overlooked but important / not buzzy things like
-Training Materials
-Community Management
-Expert Intervention
-Events / Webinars
-Maintaining tech
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
Aug 19 Deadline
$1k - $12.5K grants for often overlooked but important / not buzzy things like
-Training Materials
-Community Management
-Expert Intervention
-Events / Webinars
-Maintaining tech
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
The Boring Fund 2025: Apply Today | WILDLABS
The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. In response to overwhelming demand in 2024, we’ve partnered again with Arm to provide more funding. In 2025, a...
wildlabs.net
August 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
BORING FUND for Conservation Technology @wildlabs.bsky.social
Aug 19 Deadline
$1k - $12.5K grants for often overlooked but important / not buzzy things like
-Training Materials
-Community Management
-Expert Intervention
-Events / Webinars
-Maintaining tech
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
Aug 19 Deadline
$1k - $12.5K grants for often overlooked but important / not buzzy things like
-Training Materials
-Community Management
-Expert Intervention
-Events / Webinars
-Maintaining tech
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
I’m trying out a robotic window cleaner today and I’m unreasonably excited about it
August 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I’m trying out a robotic window cleaner today and I’m unreasonably excited about it
"FLIF development has stopped since FLIF is superseded by FUIF and then again by JPEG XL, which is based on a combination of Pik and FUIF. "
^ A real sentence I just read in the docs of a github repo.
^ A real sentence I just read in the docs of a github repo.
July 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"FLIF development has stopped since FLIF is superseded by FUIF and then again by JPEG XL, which is based on a combination of Pik and FUIF. "
^ A real sentence I just read in the docs of a github repo.
^ A real sentence I just read in the docs of a github repo.
Omg I got to contribute software and drive a very fun robot at the aquarium today.
July 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Omg I got to contribute software and drive a very fun robot at the aquarium today.
Doing more web software lately and like, do you think Nicki Minaj knows about supabase the database?
July 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Doing more web software lately and like, do you think Nicki Minaj knows about supabase the database?
Engineering companies hate using the term quality, but love reliability.
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Engineering companies hate using the term quality, but love reliability.
“Something Rotten in the Eigenstate of Denmark”
July 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“Something Rotten in the Eigenstate of Denmark”
Reposted by Keenan Johnson
And suddenly it’s over… thank you so so much to you all for showing up in Edinburgh, tuning in online and making the Summit what it is. We are so very lucky to have a community full of kind, smart, compassionate individuals who make this whole thing so wonderful.
June 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
And suddenly it’s over… thank you so so much to you all for showing up in Edinburgh, tuning in online and making the Summit what it is. We are so very lucky to have a community full of kind, smart, compassionate individuals who make this whole thing so wonderful.
I'm listening to the talks at @oshwassociation.bsky.social with the Frog sensor.
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I'm listening to the talks at @oshwassociation.bsky.social with the Frog sensor.
Reposted by Keenan Johnson
Open Hardware Summit 2025
YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The Ribbit Network Frog sensor kits made it to Edinburgh for the #OHS2025 conference!
See you all there @oshwassociation.bsky.social ! I'll be around all day today and running a workshop building the kits tomorrow! Come see me for climate / hardware stuffs!
See you all there @oshwassociation.bsky.social ! I'll be around all day today and running a workshop building the kits tomorrow! Come see me for climate / hardware stuffs!
May 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The Ribbit Network Frog sensor kits made it to Edinburgh for the #OHS2025 conference!
See you all there @oshwassociation.bsky.social ! I'll be around all day today and running a workshop building the kits tomorrow! Come see me for climate / hardware stuffs!
See you all there @oshwassociation.bsky.social ! I'll be around all day today and running a workshop building the kits tomorrow! Come see me for climate / hardware stuffs!
I'll be there! Come say hello!
Hope y’all are ready to go wild* at the Summit today! Doors open at 9am, talks start at 10am!
*see all kinds of cool open source projects, watch talks from incredible open source hardware creators, make new friends and find new ways to have oshw as part of your work!!
*see all kinds of cool open source projects, watch talks from incredible open source hardware creators, make new friends and find new ways to have oshw as part of your work!!
May 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I'll be there! Come say hello!
I’m all packed and ready for my workshop on building climate sensors @oshwassociation.bsky.social in Edinburgh! See you all there for the 2025 Open Hardware conference! Would love to meet you and there are still a few spots for my workshop if you want.
May 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’m all packed and ready for my workshop on building climate sensors @oshwassociation.bsky.social in Edinburgh! See you all there for the 2025 Open Hardware conference! Would love to meet you and there are still a few spots for my workshop if you want.
Saying goodbye to this pup today. The best doggo that shared countless adventures across the world with us. You were the best and we didn’t deserve you.
May 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Saying goodbye to this pup today. The best doggo that shared countless adventures across the world with us. You were the best and we didn’t deserve you.
Today I kicked off the judging process for the Ribbit Network solar Powered, cellular connected Frog as part of the Hackster Challenge we've been running and wow! The three finalists did some incredible work. It's difficult, but it is possible to do great open-source hardware work as a community.
May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today I kicked off the judging process for the Ribbit Network solar Powered, cellular connected Frog as part of the Hackster Challenge we've been running and wow! The three finalists did some incredible work. It's difficult, but it is possible to do great open-source hardware work as a community.
Been building a lot of websites recently after being away for a long time from modern web dev and whew I forgot what this was like haha.
May 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Been building a lot of websites recently after being away for a long time from modern web dev and whew I forgot what this was like haha.