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Paul Cutler
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Vinyl music lover. Python student. Maker. Host of The CircuitPython Show and co-host of The Bootloader podcasts.
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Using multiview on @getchannels.bsky.social to watch Wisconsin vs. Purdue and the football game. Little bit of heaven.
A picture of television with 2 shows side by side. On the left is the NFL game and on the right is college basketball
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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With all the news today, you might need a timeline cleanse. Here's @todbot.com 's cat with one of our new podcast stickers. (Want one? Link on the home page at thebootloader.net)
A black cat laying down with a 2" x 2" sticker propped against its chest. The sticker reads "The Bootloader Podcast"
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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New episode of The Bootloader coming Monday! I have some mic issues, Tod's getting over a cold and we're still here to share how to build your own Steam Machine, learning analog circuits by building synths, and more.
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Tonight's watch: The 25th anniversary edition of Dogma in its 4K UHD Steelbook.
The steenbok case for the movie Dogma. It features "Buddy" Christ, a play on Jesus pointing at you with one hand and giving you a thumbs up with the other.
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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My family has left me home alone for the next three days. So I shall subsist on nothing but this large pan of mac & cheese.
A 12" cast iron pan full of Mac and cheese with venison bacon, arbol peppers, and breadcrumbs over the top.
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Caramel sticky rolls, an annual Christmas tradition.
15 caramel sticky rolls with pecans sprinkled on top
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Mission accomplished.
A Tupperware container full of gingerbread cookies
December 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Time to make the gingerbread people!
Sitting on a counter is a large bowl full of gingerbread batter. In front of it is a gingerbread person cookie cutter. To the right is a rolling pin.
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I'm in Manila in the Philippines for the first time for work this week. View from a hotel window.
A view from my hotel window. It features a tall skyscraper to the left in the foreground. Behind it and to the right a ways off is downtown Manila with a number of high rise buildings in the background.
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Tfw you remember to charge the Kindle but forget to download the books to read for the trip.
A picture of my Kindle ereader with an error message telling me I need to be on WiFi to read the latest short story from John Scalzi
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Update: And hooked up to the TV! Had to change the sound setting to HDMI and everything just worked.
A picture of my 75 inch TV with SteamOS displayed on the TV featuring six games to choose from across the top row and five news items across the bottom row
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I got my Steam Machine running Bazzite working - my Bluetooth adapter showed up a day early and connected to my Xbox controller no problem. Now to hook it up to the TV.
In the foreground is an Xbox game controller. Behind it on a monitor is Steam running in Big Picture mode showing game tiles of games that can be installed.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @todbot.com recaps Supercon, we discuss Microsoft open sourcing Zork, ultrawideband, and more. Also, one of my picks, DOCTYPE magazine, todbot received for Christmas:
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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My Christmas present showed up a month early, the just released Zoom PodTrak P4Next. This will replace my MOTU M2 and the P4Next should give me slightly better mic quality with its built-in EQ and compressor.
A picture of a Zoom PodTrakP4Next - it has 4 inputs on its rear for XLR microphones. On the front are four knobs for mic gain and 4 knobs under those for headphone volume
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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I ended up ordering some 2" x 2" stickers for The Bootloader. I'll set up a form in a couple weeks where you can request them and I'll send you some for free!
The logo for The Bootloader podcast, which it says in the middle, with a microchip behind it and circuit like lines coming down from the top
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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My wife helped hang all my autographed flats. From L to R: Lissie, Gordi, Polica, Jenny Lewis, The Staves, and Garbage.
Above a large picture window just under the ceiling are 6 picture frames with autographed flats from Lissie, Gordi, Polica, Jenny Lewis, The Staves, and Garbage. A picture of my record collection, a 4x4 IKEA Kallax shelves. On top of the shevels are various music books and above it are 3 autographed sleeves from The New Pornographers, Best Coast, and Polica. To the right of that, above a large picture window, are 6 frames with autographed flats from Lissie, Gordi, Polica, Jenny Lewis, The Staves, and Garbage.
October 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Just working on finishing up editing episode 50(!) of The CircuitPython Show with guest John Romkey. And recording episode 51 later today.
A screenshot of the digital audio workstation, Reaper. It shows 2 main audio tracks, 2 tracks for the intro / outro, and 2 tracks for the music.
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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I know what I'm doing this weekend!
A picture of 2 Steelbook cases for the movies Tron and Tron: Legacy in 4K UHD Blu-Ray.
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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30 years ago today Garbage released their debut self-titled album. The band (minus Ms. Manson) is from my home state of Wisconsin. Just a few months later Garbage would play their first show at the 7th Street Entry, which is the smaller venue attached to the legendary nightclub First Avenue in MN
On the left standing up is the album sleeve for Garbage's self-titled debut. It features the word garbage across the center and below that in the center is a big G. My copy is autographed by the band, one in each corner. On the right, my record player plays a red record.
August 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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I finished my updated SongMatrix project with a 3D printed case courtesy of the Transit Tracker project from @eastsideurbanism.org. And I added a piece of acrylic which really does make it look better. (Yes, I know the acrylic is off center, but it works)
A picture of a 128x32 LED matrix in a 3D printed case sitting in front of a monitor arm on my desk. It is scrolling the song title Summer Girl in the top row and the band name, HAIM, in the bottom row.
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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I'm on IRC like it's 1997 - but using a microcontroller!
A picture of a monitor filled with text - the text is the introduction when joining the Libera Chat server. It shows me connected to it and joining the fruit-jam channel in IRC
August 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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My Fruit Jam arrived!
Sitting on top of some bubblewrap is a credit card sized PCB labeled "Adafruit Fruit Jam". It's amicrocontoller mini-pic with DVI out, stereo out, 4 buttons, and USB host.
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Coming Monday on a new episode of The Bootloader: @johnpark.bsky.social joins the show and shares... boomboxes that play MIDI files using floppies?
August 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Now spinning: No Kings by Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree.
On the left standing up is the album sleeve for Doomtree's No Kings album. It features a hand drawn crown with a circle and line through it. On the right my record player spins a black record.
June 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Kicking off the weekend with the first James Bond movie, Dr. No.
A picture of my tv showing the title card to Dr. No. Bond is in a small circle shooting a gun as blood covers the screen A picture of my tv showing a scene from Dr. No. M is on the left, Bond in the middle, and a third man on the right
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM