Simple Electronics
@simpleelectronics.bsky.social
Youtuber, Podcaster, faking it until I make it
https://www.youtube.com/SimpleElectronics
https://www.youtube.com/SimpleElectronics
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After a bad impression from last week's unboxing, I took a closer look at the #arduinouno Q. I look at not only getting the board working, but the App Labs software as well.
youtu.be/DIghS9B6qss
youtu.be/DIghS9B6qss
Board Review - Arduino Uno Q
YouTube video by Basement Electronics
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a bad impression from last week's unboxing, I took a closer look at the #arduinouno Q. I look at not only getting the board working, but the App Labs software as well.
youtu.be/DIghS9B6qss
youtu.be/DIghS9B6qss
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I really wanted to like the new #Arduino Uno Q. It had a lot of potential and looked interesting.
I continued to play with it for over an hour after last night's stream. My overall impression is it's too expensive, and too complex for the Maker Community.
Such a shame.
I continued to play with it for over an hour after last night's stream. My overall impression is it's too expensive, and too complex for the Maker Community.
Such a shame.
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I really wanted to like the new #Arduino Uno Q. It had a lot of potential and looked interesting.
I continued to play with it for over an hour after last night's stream. My overall impression is it's too expensive, and too complex for the Maker Community.
Such a shame.
I continued to play with it for over an hour after last night's stream. My overall impression is it's too expensive, and too complex for the Maker Community.
Such a shame.
Day 42 of ??? of my learning to code journey. I have to admit I fell off the train for a bit because I hated a lab, but this morning I decided to skip that lab until later and move on - so I finished some new HTML workshop and tomorrow is a new day! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Day 42 of ??? of my learning to code journey. I have to admit I fell off the train for a bit because I hated a lab, but this morning I decided to skip that lab until later and move on - so I finished some new HTML workshop and tomorrow is a new day! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
Giving up on Linux for my HTPC - @pop-os.bsky.social froze twice in 20 minutes today, time to swap back to windows. I concede that my hardware is old and the GPU is Nvidia, so I'm not done forever with Linux, but it was an educational experience, not to set-up Linux unless I have 12 hours to burn.
October 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Giving up on Linux for my HTPC - @pop-os.bsky.social froze twice in 20 minutes today, time to swap back to windows. I concede that my hardware is old and the GPU is Nvidia, so I'm not done forever with Linux, but it was an educational experience, not to set-up Linux unless I have 12 hours to burn.
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Mailbag #47 including Solar Panels, Clocks and Charge Regulators
YouTube video by onecircuit
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It only took 15 minutes after installing Linux to REQUIRE the terminal. Even then, the system started freezing up, 8 times in an hour. Switched distros and it's more stable, but I STILL can't share my usb drive via Samba... is W11 the least worst option?? 🙃
October 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It only took 15 minutes after installing Linux to REQUIRE the terminal. Even then, the system started freezing up, 8 times in an hour. Switched distros and it's more stable, but I STILL can't share my usb drive via Samba... is W11 the least worst option?? 🙃
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Pumpkin Jam #2 signup is live! It's set to start October 18th.
It's an event geared towards participants advancing their 3D modeling skills by making a model according to a Theme within a limited time.
Info/ signup here:
www.carlthepumpkinman.com/pumpkin-jam
Jam #1 recap:
youtu.be/4i_7wCGuWAc
It's an event geared towards participants advancing their 3D modeling skills by making a model according to a Theme within a limited time.
Info/ signup here:
www.carlthepumpkinman.com/pumpkin-jam
Jam #1 recap:
youtu.be/4i_7wCGuWAc
CarlThePumpkinMan - Pumpkin Jam
What is the Pumpkin Jam?
At its heart, the Pumpkin Jam is an event designed to get people together and improve their 3D modeling and 3D printing skills.
At the start of any given Jam, participants wil...
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September 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Pumpkin Jam #2 signup is live! It's set to start October 18th.
It's an event geared towards participants advancing their 3D modeling skills by making a model according to a Theme within a limited time.
Info/ signup here:
www.carlthepumpkinman.com/pumpkin-jam
Jam #1 recap:
youtu.be/4i_7wCGuWAc
It's an event geared towards participants advancing their 3D modeling skills by making a model according to a Theme within a limited time.
Info/ signup here:
www.carlthepumpkinman.com/pumpkin-jam
Jam #1 recap:
youtu.be/4i_7wCGuWAc
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It's been a huge effort, but my new kids book, Skill Seeker Young Maker Edition is coming out soon - Perfect for holiday activities! I'm so happy with how it's turned out and excited for kids to enjoy these. Available in mid November ready for Christmas.
October 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's been a huge effort, but my new kids book, Skill Seeker Young Maker Edition is coming out soon - Perfect for holiday activities! I'm so happy with how it's turned out and excited for kids to enjoy these. Available in mid November ready for Christmas.
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I'm taking a break from soldering this week to look at a bag of gifts from @simpleelectronics.bsky.social and to work on research for an upcoming video.
youtube.com/live/jGfDbvu...
youtube.com/live/jGfDbvu...
Stream - Gifts and Research
YouTube video by Basement Electronics
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October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm taking a break from soldering this week to look at a bag of gifts from @simpleelectronics.bsky.social and to work on research for an upcoming video.
youtube.com/live/jGfDbvu...
youtube.com/live/jGfDbvu...
Too exhausted to learn to code today and as much as I want to push myself to learn quickly - I have to also give myself a break from time to time. This will only be the 3rd day I don't learn to code since I started this journey, 44 days ago. I'm pretty happy about that!
October 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Too exhausted to learn to code today and as much as I want to push myself to learn quickly - I have to also give myself a break from time to time. This will only be the 3rd day I don't learn to code since I started this journey, 44 days ago. I'm pretty happy about that!
Day 41 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Not a lot of "progress" to speak of but I have spent HOURS on the pictured lab and I figure I am about half finished. Most of it is trying to figure out what @freecodecamp.bsky.social wants me to do - quite muddy when you are targeting 3+ elements deep
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Day 41 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Not a lot of "progress" to speak of but I have spent HOURS on the pictured lab and I figure I am about half finished. Most of it is trying to figure out what @freecodecamp.bsky.social wants me to do - quite muddy when you are targeting 3+ elements deep
Day 40 of ??? of my learning to code journey! This time the cheeky buggers at @freecodecamp.bsky.social added more HTML, so I went to do the workshop and started on the lab - busy day today but I made time to code a bit!
October 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Day 40 of ??? of my learning to code journey! This time the cheeky buggers at @freecodecamp.bsky.social added more HTML, so I went to do the workshop and started on the lab - busy day today but I made time to code a bit!
Day 39 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Finished the balance sheet workshop and that's all for today, had a busy day, but the importance is to make time to learn something! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Day 39 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Finished the balance sheet workshop and that's all for today, had a busy day, but the importance is to make time to learn something! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
Day 38 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Those sneaky buggers at @freecodecamp.bsky.social added some stuff in the HTML category (go check yesterday's post!) so I polished that off and got 2/3 of the way through the workshop I was working on.
October 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Day 38 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Those sneaky buggers at @freecodecamp.bsky.social added some stuff in the HTML category (go check yesterday's post!) so I polished that off and got 2/3 of the way through the workshop I was working on.
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A nofrills assembly of the I2C Scanner by @simpleelectronics.bsky.social. To expose the female I2C header, I used an angled header for the display. I bent the pins on the display instead of trying put new ones on. My first attempt to desolder the header delaminated the pads.
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A nofrills assembly of the I2C Scanner by @simpleelectronics.bsky.social. To expose the female I2C header, I used an angled header for the display. I bent the pins on the display instead of trying put new ones on. My first attempt to desolder the header delaminated the pads.
Day 37 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Today was a few lectures and partially a workshop on Attribute Selectors - the workshop hasn't progressed to the point of demonstrating its use yet so - tomorrow! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Day 37 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Today was a few lectures and partially a workshop on Attribute Selectors - the workshop hasn't progressed to the point of demonstrating its use yet so - tomorrow! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
Day 36 of ??? of my learning to code journey. Today was a lab about positioning and making a house. The borders are a bit messed up because the lab requires exact positioning. To make it look nicer, it doesn't pass the requirements. Oh well! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Day 36 of ??? of my learning to code journey. Today was a lab about positioning and making a house. The borders are a bit messed up because the lab requires exact positioning. To make it look nicer, it doesn't pass the requirements. Oh well! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
Day 35 of ??? of my learning to code journey. I am REALLY enjoying the workshops more than the lectures and labs - I love when I have to do things in order to demonstrate functionality. Who guessed yesterday's image would be a cat? I'm more of a dog guy myself. Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Day 35 of ??? of my learning to code journey. I am REALLY enjoying the workshops more than the lectures and labs - I love when I have to do things in order to demonstrate functionality. Who guessed yesterday's image would be a cat? I'm more of a dog guy myself. Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
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Looks like this is becoming a weekly stream. Why stop when we're having fun?
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youtube.com/live/lihThWk...
Stream - Surface Mount Soldering #3
YouTube video by Basement Electronics
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September 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Looks like this is becoming a weekly stream. Why stop when we're having fun?
youtube.com/live/lihThWk...
youtube.com/live/lihThWk...
My new video is up - and it seems to be a banger! Check it out if you're interested in #electronics and #diy:
youtu.be/NPpPVw-4qi8
youtu.be/NPpPVw-4qi8
Every Tinkerer Needs To BUILD This! | DIY i2c Scanner!
YouTube video by Simple Electronics
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
My new video is up - and it seems to be a banger! Check it out if you're interested in #electronics and #diy:
youtu.be/NPpPVw-4qi8
youtu.be/NPpPVw-4qi8
Day 34 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Didn't get quite as much done today as I wanted to but I did it anyway. See attached and guess what it's going to become!
September 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Day 34 of ??? of my learning to code journey! Didn't get quite as much done today as I wanted to but I did it anyway. See attached and guess what it's going to become!
Day 33 of ??? of my learning to code journey. Today I just knocked out a few lectures about positioning but I am pretty excited by tomorrow's workshop to solidify the concepts! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Day 33 of ??? of my learning to code journey. Today I just knocked out a few lectures about positioning but I am pretty excited by tomorrow's workshop to solidify the concepts! Course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
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A lethal Optus outage may also have nuked the 2.4 GHz band on my router, or maybe it was a coincidence? Anyhoo, poor old Little Bin who tells me each week whether it's recycling day or not lost contact with the outside world. Here's the story of its rebirth...
youtu.be/KnXiz07Npq4
youtu.be/KnXiz07Npq4
Optus SNAFU and the Little Bin
YouTube video by onecircuit
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A lethal Optus outage may also have nuked the 2.4 GHz band on my router, or maybe it was a coincidence? Anyhoo, poor old Little Bin who tells me each week whether it's recycling day or not lost contact with the outside world. Here's the story of its rebirth...
youtu.be/KnXiz07Npq4
youtu.be/KnXiz07Npq4
Day 32 out of ??? of my learning to code journey and today I only had 30 minutes to dedicate to coding, so this wasn't a real lesson, it was only a tribute! (building a tribute page) course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Day 32 out of ??? of my learning to code journey and today I only had 30 minutes to dedicate to coding, so this wasn't a real lesson, it was only a tribute! (building a tribute page) course by @freecodecamp.bsky.social
I HAVE SLAIN THE PROCRASTINATION MONSTER! (for today) - New video on patreon!
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I HAVE SLAIN THE PROCRASTINATION MONSTER! (for today) - New video on patreon!