Kevin
@emalliab.bsky.social
Music, Software, Electronics, Maker, Art, Books, Kids. Geek, dad, engineer, blogger, musician. I only follow what I think I can keep up with and mostly here to follow not post.
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Kevin
@emalliab.bsky.social
· Dec 3
About
Kevin’s blog. Where you may find a few mind-expanding thoughts about the nature of life and the universe. Or you might not. You will certainly see some wheels being re-invented as I like t…
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Introduction: Occasional maker blogger, art and music follower, museum and gallery wanderer. And I like my books, retro computers and synthesizers from the past.
More here: emalliab.wordpress.com/about/
Probably mostly here to follow and keep up with the community that left "the other place".
More here: emalliab.wordpress.com/about/
Probably mostly here to follow and keep up with the community that left "the other place".
Finally getting around to messing about with some 16x64 RGB LED Panels I picked up in a giveaway a while back from Limehouse Labs.
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Bit late to the party with this one :)
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Bit late to the party with this one :)
November 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Finally getting around to messing about with some 16x64 RGB LED Panels I picked up in a giveaway a while back from Limehouse Labs.
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Bit late to the party with this one :)
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/h...
Bit late to the party with this one :)
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Yes, yes it is! Our fabulous logo was designed by Sydney Padua, who wrote The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, a brilliant alt-history in which the Analytical Engine is finished and used for fighting crime.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/286982...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/286982...
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Meet two of Victorian London's greatest geniuses... Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron: mathematician, gambler, and proto-programmer, whose writings contained the first ever appearance of general co...
www.penguin.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Yes, yes it is! Our fabulous logo was designed by Sydney Padua, who wrote The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, a brilliant alt-history in which the Analytical Engine is finished and used for fighting crime.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/286982...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/286982...
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Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ada Lovelace Day has begun! As midnight arrives on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, our global celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths begins! Join us in celebrating by posting about your fave women in STEM #ALD25!
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Playlist: Design engineer Yewande Akinola, physicist Dr Sheila Kanani, geneticist Dr Kat Arney, mathematician Dr Sara Santos, atmospheric chemist Dr Anna Jones, software dev Jenny Duckett & biologist Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani in 2016. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Playlist: Design engineer Yewande Akinola, physicist Dr Sheila Kanani, geneticist Dr Kat Arney, mathematician Dr Sara Santos, atmospheric chemist Dr Anna Jones, software dev Jenny Duckett & biologist Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani in 2016. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25
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Playlist: See data scientist Dr Chanuki Seresinhe, dinosaur researcher Dr Susannah Maidment, engineer Dr Hilary Costello, statistician Prof Emma McCoy, deep sea biologist Dr Diva Amon & science presenter Natasha Simons speak in 2018. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25
October 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Playlist: See data scientist Dr Chanuki Seresinhe, dinosaur researcher Dr Susannah Maidment, engineer Dr Hilary Costello, statistician Prof Emma McCoy, deep sea biologist Dr Diva Amon & science presenter Natasha Simons speak in 2018. www.youtube.com/watc... #ALD25
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Figuring out how the TD4 4-bit DIY CPU works.
When mine arrives in the post, I'll see for real what it can do (assuming it doesn't drive me mad soldering all those diodes)!
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#TD4
When mine arrives in the post, I'll see for real what it can do (assuming it doesn't drive me mad soldering all those diodes)!
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/t...
#TD4
TD4 4-bit DIY CPU
I was looking for DIY CPU projects, as I like kits that help me think at the lowest level of processing. It helps keep me grounded in how far technology has come over the years. Some of the options…
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September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Figuring out how the TD4 4-bit DIY CPU works.
When mine arrives in the post, I'll see for real what it can do (assuming it doesn't drive me mad soldering all those diodes)!
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/t...
#TD4
When mine arrives in the post, I'll see for real what it can do (assuming it doesn't drive me mad soldering all those diodes)!
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/t...
#TD4
The ultimate fate of Tad Williams' Otherlanders...
It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The ultimate fate of Tad Williams' Otherlanders...
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20 hours remaining and just under £850 to be raised!
By my reckoning that’s around 40 backers. Can you be one of them? Do you know someone who could be?
BOXES is an anthology that showcases exciting UK based cartoonists. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
By my reckoning that’s around 40 backers. Can you be one of them? Do you know someone who could be?
BOXES is an anthology that showcases exciting UK based cartoonists. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
August 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
20 hours remaining and just under £850 to be raised!
By my reckoning that’s around 40 backers. Can you be one of them? Do you know someone who could be?
BOXES is an anthology that showcases exciting UK based cartoonists. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
By my reckoning that’s around 40 backers. Can you be one of them? Do you know someone who could be?
BOXES is an anthology that showcases exciting UK based cartoonists. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
A summary of the small microcontroller display boards I have kicking around for my own reference...
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Small Microcontroller Displays
I found myself wanting several small displays connected to a microcontroller, so was doing a bit of a trade-off between various options, and was starting to lose track, so this post collects some o…
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July 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A summary of the small microcontroller display boards I have kicking around for my own reference...
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/s...
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/s...
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Shoreline of Infinity 39 Now available for pre order
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
June 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Shoreline of Infinity 39 Now available for pre order
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
Using a Raspberry Pi V1 and HDMIPi as a serial terminal for a RC2014.... almost.
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#RaspberryPi #RC2014
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#RaspberryPi #RC2014
May 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Using a Raspberry Pi V1 and HDMIPi as a serial terminal for a RC2014.... almost.
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/r...
#RaspberryPi #RC2014
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/r...
#RaspberryPi #RC2014
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10/n
HUMANS are an Everything Technology. We need tools that we can use, not machines that will live our lives for us.
And not Agent software that burns forests and slimes rivers so someone can say they made a billion rather than a paltry twenty million.
HUMANS are an Everything Technology. We need tools that we can use, not machines that will live our lives for us.
And not Agent software that burns forests and slimes rivers so someone can say they made a billion rather than a paltry twenty million.
May 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
10/n
HUMANS are an Everything Technology. We need tools that we can use, not machines that will live our lives for us.
And not Agent software that burns forests and slimes rivers so someone can say they made a billion rather than a paltry twenty million.
HUMANS are an Everything Technology. We need tools that we can use, not machines that will live our lives for us.
And not Agent software that burns forests and slimes rivers so someone can say they made a billion rather than a paltry twenty million.
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More #buyastrangerabook day loveliness!
@lisatans.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch!
UK only.
@lisatans.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch!
UK only.
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social I am paying forward my book gift from last week.
Would anyone like a book of their choice for up to £15? #buyastrangerabookday
Would anyone like a book of their choice for up to £15? #buyastrangerabookday
May 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
More #buyastrangerabook day loveliness!
@lisatans.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch!
UK only.
@lisatans.bsky.social is offering to buy someone whatever book they like, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after, get in touch!
UK only.
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Anyone else find this hilarious?
On the dotnet runtime repository, there is a policy bot asking copilot to read the contributors policy information...
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/115733#issuecomment-2892074537
On the dotnet runtime repository, there is a policy bot asking copilot to read the contributors policy information...
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/115733#issuecomment-2892074537
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Anyone else find this hilarious?
On the dotnet runtime repository, there is a policy bot asking copilot to read the contributors policy information...
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/115733#issuecomment-2892074537
On the dotnet runtime repository, there is a policy bot asking copilot to read the contributors policy information...
https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/115733#issuecomment-2892074537
Just started on Limelight (and other stories) by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social.
If the rest of the stories are as good as the first two, this will be a real treat :)
If the rest of the stories are as good as the first two, this will be a real treat :)
May 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Just started on Limelight (and other stories) by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social.
If the rest of the stories are as good as the first two, this will be a real treat :)
If the rest of the stories are as good as the first two, this will be a real treat :)
Just had a bit of a deep-dive into two new topics:
First: Various I2C connections - Stemma, Qwiic, etc
Then: A cheap, and largely undocumented ESP32C3 OLED board.
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emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/e...
#Arduino #I2C #ESP32C3
First: Various I2C connections - Stemma, Qwiic, etc
Then: A cheap, and largely undocumented ESP32C3 OLED board.
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/s...
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/e...
#Arduino #I2C #ESP32C3
February 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just had a bit of a deep-dive into two new topics:
First: Various I2C connections - Stemma, Qwiic, etc
Then: A cheap, and largely undocumented ESP32C3 OLED board.
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/s...
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/e...
#Arduino #I2C #ESP32C3
First: Various I2C connections - Stemma, Qwiic, etc
Then: A cheap, and largely undocumented ESP32C3 OLED board.
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/s...
emalliab.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/e...
#Arduino #I2C #ESP32C3
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💫🎉 Behind every successful ESA space mission, there's a woman. Behind the ESA & NASA Solar Orbiter mission, there are more than a hundred of them!
Join us in celebrating them today, on international day of women and girls in science!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Join us in celebrating them today, on international day of women and girls in science!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
February 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💫🎉 Behind every successful ESA space mission, there's a woman. Behind the ESA & NASA Solar Orbiter mission, there are more than a hundred of them!
Join us in celebrating them today, on international day of women and girls in science!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Join us in celebrating them today, on international day of women and girls in science!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
🔭🧪
www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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Celebrating the women working on ESA/NASA #solarorbiter mission on this #womeninscience day.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/02/Celebrating_Solar_Orbiter_and_the_women_behind_the_mission
#esa #Astrodon
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/02/Celebrating_Solar_Orbiter_and_the_women_behind_the_mission
#esa #Astrodon
February 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Celebrating the women working on ESA/NASA #solarorbiter mission on this #womeninscience day.
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/02/Celebrating_Solar_Orbiter_and_the_women_behind_the_mission
#esa #Astrodon
▶️ https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/02/Celebrating_Solar_Orbiter_and_the_women_behind_the_mission
#esa #Astrodon
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BOXES Vol. 3 is approaching the final 24 hours and we’re over 80% funded. Just £900 left to raise!
If you want to help us to print and get your copy of this comics showcase anthology then now is the time to act! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Thanks!
If you want to help us to print and get your copy of this comics showcase anthology then now is the time to act! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Thanks!
December 8, 2024 at 9:51 AM
BOXES Vol. 3 is approaching the final 24 hours and we’re over 80% funded. Just £900 left to raise!
If you want to help us to print and get your copy of this comics showcase anthology then now is the time to act! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Thanks!
If you want to help us to print and get your copy of this comics showcase anthology then now is the time to act! Back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
Thanks!
No one would have believed I'd remember to keep posting for #musicadventcalendar but here is day 7 - the Lo-Fi Orchestra's slightly abridged version of Part 1 of Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds.
Here is:
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting […]
Here is:
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting […]
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December 7, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Ok, so this just has to be reposted here #MrBlueSky
And the bit I'm sure everyone's been waiting for... The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Mr Blue Sky - the finale to ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day.
That's it for #musicadventcalendar today.
https://makertube.net/w/77vKrkQJ8f93HqSH6wHHk3
#lofiorchestra #electriclofiorchestra #elo #lofirainyday
That's it for #musicadventcalendar today.
https://makertube.net/w/77vKrkQJ8f93HqSH6wHHk3
#lofiorchestra #electriclofiorchestra #elo #lofirainyday
Electric Lo-Fi Orchestra Mr Blue Sky
The Lo-Fi Orchestra performs an instrumental version of ELO's Mt Blue Sky from the Concerto for a Rainy Day. Full details of this recording can be found here: https://diyelectromusic.wordpress.com/...
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December 6, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Ok, so this just has to be reposted here #MrBlueSky
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Gah I love 1812, this way even more.
@diyelectromusic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=66uK...
@diyelectromusic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=66uK...
Lo-Fi Orchestra - 1812 Overture
YouTube video by Simple DIY Electro Music Projects
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Gah I love 1812, this way even more.
@diyelectromusic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=66uK...
@diyelectromusic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=66uK...
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I wonder if we should be taking fundraising/marketing ideas from the "AI" industry. Let's try:
"Short science fiction stories could increase revenue by over $15 trillion by the end of the decade."
Feel the scifi.
We have the future they keep stealing from (and getting wrong).
"Short science fiction stories could increase revenue by over $15 trillion by the end of the decade."
Feel the scifi.
We have the future they keep stealing from (and getting wrong).
December 5, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I wonder if we should be taking fundraising/marketing ideas from the "AI" industry. Let's try:
"Short science fiction stories could increase revenue by over $15 trillion by the end of the decade."
Feel the scifi.
We have the future they keep stealing from (and getting wrong).
"Short science fiction stories could increase revenue by over $15 trillion by the end of the decade."
Feel the scifi.
We have the future they keep stealing from (and getting wrong).