Brian Hicks
@brianhicks.bsky.social
Programmer and maker and general tinkerer. https://bytes.zone
I got a Bambu printer to replace my 10-year-old Lulzbot Mini. Big improvement! Here's something funny, though: it sings when it starts and finishes a print. I wondered how that was set, and it turns out that the tune is embedded in the g-code!
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I got a Bambu printer to replace my 10-year-old Lulzbot Mini. Big improvement! Here's something funny, though: it sings when it starts and finishes a print. I wondered how that was set, and it turns out that the tune is embedded in the g-code!
aaaaand we ate half a loaf immediately 😆
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
aaaaand we ate half a loaf immediately 😆
I made bread! It’s ugly because it’s my first loaves ever but I learned a lot and I’m excited to taste it!
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I made bread! It’s ugly because it’s my first loaves ever but I learned a lot and I’m excited to taste it!
Accidentally did a little experiment. These four blocks were started the same day, but one bucket started in the full-strength nutrients and the other stayed in just water until today. Can you tell which?
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Accidentally did a little experiment. These four blocks were started the same day, but one bucket started in the full-strength nutrients and the other stayed in just water until today. Can you tell which?
I also finally removed the last of the old system, so now we’re totally on 2 gallon buckets instead of fivers. So nice to be done with over-exposed leaves.
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I also finally removed the last of the old system, so now we’re totally on 2 gallon buckets instead of fivers. So nice to be done with over-exposed leaves.
This is the best looking lettuce I’ve ever grown. The adjustments to nutrients and light I made starting with these two plants seem to really have paid off. They are way greener, and are not straining as much to reach the light.
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is the best looking lettuce I’ve ever grown. The adjustments to nutrients and light I made starting with these two plants seem to really have paid off. They are way greener, and are not straining as much to reach the light.
"Torrential Rain, Sky Appears to Show"
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Torrential Rain, Sky Appears to Show"
does the latest distroless cc-debian12 image actually start with four zeros? Feels off. 🤔
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
does the latest distroless cc-debian12 image actually start with four zeros? Feels off. 🤔
Inspired by @chriskrycho.com, I’m trying to make caramel for the first time today! Really just grateful I didn’t end up with a terrible black smear in the bottom of my pot, no matter how it actually tastes. 😆
October 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Inspired by @chriskrycho.com, I’m trying to make caramel for the first time today! Really just grateful I didn’t end up with a terrible black smear in the bottom of my pot, no matter how it actually tastes. 😆
I've been feeling pretty down seeing what's going on, so seeing this map of protests brought me so much joy. www.nokings.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I've been feeling pretty down seeing what's going on, so seeing this map of protests brought me so much joy. www.nokings.org
Restarted my hydroponics after having everything turned off over the winter, and it’s a joy to see tiny lettuce getting bigger every day again.
May 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Restarted my hydroponics after having everything turned off over the winter, and it’s a joy to see tiny lettuce getting bigger every day again.
this took like 40 minutes to cut with a laser. I got impatient but then I was like “oh yeah I’m cutting metal with light. It’d take a lot longer to do this with a flashlight. 😆”
December 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM
this took like 40 minutes to cut with a laser. I got impatient but then I was like “oh yeah I’m cutting metal with light. It’d take a lot longer to do this with a flashlight. 😆”
this kind of nonsense is why I think I’m gonna let my Duolingo subscription lapse. Super aggressive with this and with upselling AI nonsense, even as a paying customer. Could do without the machismo as well.
Plus I don’t think @stefanoborrelli.bsky.social even started this!
Plus I don’t think @stefanoborrelli.bsky.social even started this!
November 27, 2024 at 2:13 PM
this kind of nonsense is why I think I’m gonna let my Duolingo subscription lapse. Super aggressive with this and with upselling AI nonsense, even as a paying customer. Could do without the machismo as well.
Plus I don’t think @stefanoborrelli.bsky.social even started this!
Plus I don’t think @stefanoborrelli.bsky.social even started this!
Number go up! I'm glad to not be doing this by hand anymore. Planning to keep my account open but private—I want to squat the handle out of spite and as a pointer to others that there are better places available (although if they don't know that by now, then…)
November 7, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Number go up! I'm glad to not be doing this by hand anymore. Planning to keep my account open but private—I want to squat the handle out of spite and as a pointer to others that there are better places available (although if they don't know that by now, then…)
THE FUTURE, FOLKS! IT HAS ARRIVED!
October 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM
THE FUTURE, FOLKS! IT HAS ARRIVED!
I didn’t think I was gonna get one of these. Kinda cool!
September 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I didn’t think I was gonna get one of these. Kinda cool!
if you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
September 14, 2024 at 8:11 PM
if you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
I’ve got a pretty good setup going with hydroponics these days. Every two weeks I get three new heads of lettuce from these buckets. Pretty great stuff. Almost to the point where they’re cheaper per head than having bought them, and certainly came out ahead on carbon emissions long ago.
September 1, 2024 at 9:51 PM
I’ve got a pretty good setup going with hydroponics these days. Every two weeks I get three new heads of lettuce from these buckets. Pretty great stuff. Almost to the point where they’re cheaper per head than having bought them, and certainly came out ahead on carbon emissions long ago.
my very goodness, these plants have grown so much in the last week. I think they’re almost ready to harvest!
February 13, 2024 at 12:32 AM
my very goodness, these plants have grown so much in the last week. I think they’re almost ready to harvest!
I’m back. As tribute, here’s some of my latest project: Kratky hydroponic lettuce. This was last Monday’s picture. They’re nearly big enough to harvest now!
February 11, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I’m back. As tribute, here’s some of my latest project: Kratky hydroponic lettuce. This was last Monday’s picture. They’re nearly big enough to harvest now!
turned out pretty well though! Thanks photons!
May 10, 2023 at 11:52 PM
turned out pretty well though! Thanks photons!