kscottz
@kscottz.bsky.social
Engineer: mainly robots and computer vision stuff. Developer advocate for ROS at Open Robotics. Open Source Hardware Association board member. Lover of rats and plants.
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Spent some time making the RetroStrange GIF Gallery webpages much more usable. Browse thousands of GIFs from classic movies, old TV, and filmstrips, watermark free. retrostrange.com/gifs/ #indieweb
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December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Spent some time making the RetroStrange GIF Gallery webpages much more usable. Browse thousands of GIFs from classic movies, old TV, and filmstrips, watermark free. retrostrange.com/gifs/ #indieweb
My conspiracy theory is that Google created engineering product managers to accelerate the capitalist alienation of software engineers as a class.
Think about it, product managers cut off engineers from the people we serve, atomize our labor, and intermediate between workers.
Think about it, product managers cut off engineers from the people we serve, atomize our labor, and intermediate between workers.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
My conspiracy theory is that Google created engineering product managers to accelerate the capitalist alienation of software engineers as a class.
Think about it, product managers cut off engineers from the people we serve, atomize our labor, and intermediate between workers.
Think about it, product managers cut off engineers from the people we serve, atomize our labor, and intermediate between workers.
Business plan? Sure pal, I've got your business plan right here:
1️⃣ Create ✨️embodied✨️ AGI
2️⃣ ???
3️⃣ Profit
Since we are creating embodied AI our TAM is effectively infinite, which means our potential upside is also infinite.
Now give me my $200M seed round.
1️⃣ Create ✨️embodied✨️ AGI
2️⃣ ???
3️⃣ Profit
Since we are creating embodied AI our TAM is effectively infinite, which means our potential upside is also infinite.
Now give me my $200M seed round.
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Business plan? Sure pal, I've got your business plan right here:
1️⃣ Create ✨️embodied✨️ AGI
2️⃣ ???
3️⃣ Profit
Since we are creating embodied AI our TAM is effectively infinite, which means our potential upside is also infinite.
Now give me my $200M seed round.
1️⃣ Create ✨️embodied✨️ AGI
2️⃣ ???
3️⃣ Profit
Since we are creating embodied AI our TAM is effectively infinite, which means our potential upside is also infinite.
Now give me my $200M seed round.
Let's bully San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie into letting us hold wild sex parties in the abandoned Eureka Valley Muni station again.
@sfmta.bsky.social you game?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_...
@sfmta.bsky.social you game?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_...
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Let's bully San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie into letting us hold wild sex parties in the abandoned Eureka Valley Muni station again.
@sfmta.bsky.social you game?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_...
@sfmta.bsky.social you game?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_...
What the hell is going on with domestic air travel prices.
Gas is cheap, and these prices sure do feel like algorithmic price fixing and not "demand."
Gas is cheap, and these prices sure do feel like algorithmic price fixing and not "demand."
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
What the hell is going on with domestic air travel prices.
Gas is cheap, and these prices sure do feel like algorithmic price fixing and not "demand."
Gas is cheap, and these prices sure do feel like algorithmic price fixing and not "demand."
Boquet break. Roses and scented geraniums both given to me as cuttings from friends.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Boquet break. Roses and scented geraniums both given to me as cuttings from friends.
I'm sorry, but the @inaturalist.bsky.social year end review is way cooler than Spotify wrapped.
I got over 600 new species this year.
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/k...
I got over 600 new species this year.
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/k...
katherinescott1's 2025 iNaturalist Year in Review
Katherine Scott's highlights and stats from 2025 on iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I'm sorry, but the @inaturalist.bsky.social year end review is way cooler than Spotify wrapped.
I got over 600 new species this year.
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/k...
I got over 600 new species this year.
www.inaturalist.org/stats/2025/k...
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming.... to Berlin, Germany! On May 22nd and 23rd!! Still so much news to come here but we wanted to be sure you knew! For now you can enjoy the beautiful logo designed by @[email protected] and check out the site at 2026.oshwa.org
(livestream heard it first🤭)
(livestream heard it first🤭)
October 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The 2026 Open Hardware Summit is coming.... to Berlin, Germany! On May 22nd and 23rd!! Still so much news to come here but we wanted to be sure you knew! For now you can enjoy the beautiful logo designed by @[email protected] and check out the site at 2026.oshwa.org
(livestream heard it first🤭)
(livestream heard it first🤭)
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Stink horn mushrooms are amazing.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
They certainly don't look like something that would grow in California let alone earth.
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
Can your robot be hacked? A new vulnerability in Unitree robots could turn them into a botnet army. Are we taking robot security seriously enough?
spectrum.ieee.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Security Flaw Turns Unitree Robots Into Botnets
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It's almost October which means it's almost Open Hardware Month! Mark your calendars and get excited because there's going to be really amazing speakers and perhaps even some sloths during our 12hr membership livestream! How are you celebrating Open Hardware Month?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
September 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It's almost October which means it's almost Open Hardware Month! Mark your calendars and get excited because there's going to be really amazing speakers and perhaps even some sloths during our 12hr membership livestream! How are you celebrating Open Hardware Month?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...
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Our Healthware Highlights series continues by looking at the work that Field Ready does to provide medical devices around the world. Read more here: oshwa.org/announcement...
September 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our Healthware Highlights series continues by looking at the work that Field Ready does to provide medical devices around the world. Read more here: oshwa.org/announcement...
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
September 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Fun Bay Area nature fact: there is a species of cricket that only lives on the Farallon islands!
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
It is its own genus and was only described in 1972.
www.defendthemall.org/blog/2022/8/...
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
September 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I picked up a civil defense geiger counter kit from the Alameda Antiques market for $100.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
What's cool about it is that it is vintage @oshwassociation.bsky.social hardware. Every piece includes a BOM, schematic, and board design in the manual.
If you are looking for a good watch this weekend, this documentary about two kids who pack up their parent's minivan and do a "big year" of birding is top notch.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
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September 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you are looking for a good watch this weekend, this documentary about two kids who pack up their parent's minivan and do a "big year" of birding is top notch.
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?...
I came into this article with low opinions on surrogacy and venture capitalists and this article supports those opinions.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Surrogate pregnancies are increasingly popular in tech circles, and the practice is expected to explode globally in the coming decade. It’s also shockingly unregulated. This is a story about what happens when it goes horribly wrong.
The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?
When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.
www.wired.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I came into this article with low opinions on surrogacy and venture capitalists and this article supports those opinions.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Anyway, this story is tragic and WILD.
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Just pulled a PSA grade 9 10mm Craftsman socket wrench.
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Our fourth Open Healthware Session took place in Boulder, Colorado and gathered folks from across the community to discuss business practices, community building, funding, risk and source. Read all about the takeaways right here: oshwa.org/announcement...
September 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our fourth Open Healthware Session took place in Boulder, Colorado and gathered folks from across the community to discuss business practices, community building, funding, risk and source. Read all about the takeaways right here: oshwa.org/announcement...
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
September 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trail magic: Bobcat edition.
Can confirm.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
I posted a position on my team yesterday and it already has over a thousand applications. I can’t even list them in workday without keyword filtering out 80% of them.
The job market is fucked right now and the recruiting process is fucked right along with it.
The job market is fucked right now and the recruiting process is fucked right along with it.
August 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Can confirm.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.
Everyone is spamming job postings and despite what everyone claims AI review tools don't work.
We're back to square one: referrals and pressing the flesh.