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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · Aug 28

This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · Sep 2

*cracks knuckles*

okay so you know how the media has a problem with taking snippets of scientific studies out of context and writing articles which mislead the public?

now imagine a computer program is doing that when you ask it questions about scientific literature but also it makes stuff up.

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Tomb👻Time @tubetime.bsky.social · Aug 24

i reverse-engineered the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5! check it out at github.com/schlae/cm5-r...

board layout in KiCad with lots of layers and colors

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Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · Jul 25

Allison has made a Game Boy cart based around the RP2040. The RP2040 acts as a MBC!
The documentation is freaking fantastic and Allison has released the files under the CC BY-NC-SA license

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Allison’s Bootleg Cart

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jul 23

This is straight fire

Natalie @nataliethenerd.com · Jul 23

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jul 23

you have to fill it completely with transparent resin once you are done or else

James Smith @loopj.com · Jul 22

If we can lobby GitHub to allow the KiCanvas embed on READMEs that would be my dream.

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jul 21

KiCanvas is such a dope project (kicanvas.org), shout out to @thea.codes.

Interactive KiCAD file viewer

kicanvas.org

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jul 10

OpenOCD such a great tool but the development really is a hot mess. It is relied upon by so many projects, but still hosted on SOURCEFORGE. Every vendor is maintaining their own fork and nothing seems to get upstreamed. I don't know who the core maintainers are, but something has to change.

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YveltalGriffin @mks.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm stoked to have finally finished the Kawaii, a fully functional metal Wii keychain. It's way smaller than it looks— only as big as a Game Boy cartridge! ✨🟦✨

Huge thanks to @weskmods.bsky.social and @dingding-cnc.bsky.social for being awesome project partners!

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Weskmods @weskmods.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Nintendo Kawaii, a collaboration project between myself, @mks.bsky.social and @dingding-cnc.bsky.social has finally been released fully open source!

If you're brave enough to build one you'll have one of the most unique pieces of gaming jewellery ever.

Info here: bitbuilt.net/forums/index...

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James Montagna @jpop.bsky.social · Jun 15

“As every game developer understands, the three basic food groups are Fritos, Cheetos, and Doritos.” — Satoru Iwata

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jun 2

Great choice of test game! I’m so glad I made the JST connector work for both the flashing and the GameCube connector, it looks like it makes flashing multiple boards much simpler.

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Macho Nacho Productions @machonachomedia.bsky.social · Jun 2

Video on the new WaveBird replacement receiver just went LIVE on my Second Channel! Thanks to this project many WaveBirds will fly once again!

VIDEO HERE 👉 youtu.be/XrUXnhONNe0

This is an open source project from @loopj.com and being made by @collingall.bsky.social

Someone FINALLY Made A WaveBird Replacement Receiver!

YouTube video by Tito Perez

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jun 1

Thanks for the coverage Tito!!

Macho Nacho Productions @machonachomedia.bsky.social · Jun 1

Just checked out the new WaveBird replacement receiver (WavePhoenix), and it’s awesome! It works seamlessly and even has a few surprises. The video drops tomorrow on the Second Channel, but if you’re on Patreon, you can catch it a little early today.

www.patreon.com/posts/new-vi...

NEW VIDEO IS LIVE! WaveBird Replacement Receiver | Macho Nacho Productions (Tito Perez)

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jun 1

What a great hack, love it

James Smith @loopj.com · Jun 1

This is awesome. Are you parsing the SI data and then using tinyusb or similar to send USB-HID reports?

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James Smith @loopj.com · Jun 1

Very cool! I’m working on a little addon board for usb support too!

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James Smith @loopj.com · May 29

Which spot welder did you end up getting, I’m in the market for one

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Beubeu @sadsnifit.bsky.social · May 28

Better late than never: makerworld.com/en/models/14...

WavePhoenix Wavebird shell Remixed by SadSnifitMakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models

This custom shell is heavily inspired by the amazing work of LoopJ's WavePhoenix project. It mimics the iconic design of the original WaveBird receiver shell, offering a nostalgic yet functional a...

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James Smith @loopj.com · May 27

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James Smith @loopj.com · May 27

Thanks! I just checked the datasheet for that module and the CTUNE value is also identical to the rf-bm-bg22c3, which is great news. I think I have a couple of these modules, I'm going to try a range comparison.

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James Smith @loopj.com · May 27

Also, would you be willing to share your modified pcb and case? I’m sure others would love that!

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MehStrongBadMeh @mehstrongbadmeh.bsky.social · May 27

Finally put together my first completed WavePhoenix, a replacement receiver for the GameCube Wavebird controller. I modified @loopj.com's original pcb design to use an alternate package, as the recommended one was completely out of stock. Works perfectly!

WavePhoenix Receiver with raw PCBs behind it.

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James Smith @loopj.com · May 27

LOVE the color scheme. What module did you use? I might have to check the CTUNE settings for that module to make sure it has good wireless performance.

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