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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 16d

It's almost October which means it's almost Open Hardware Month! Mark your calendars and get excited because there's going to be really amazing speakers and perhaps even some sloths during our 12hr membership livestream! How are you celebrating Open Hardware Month?
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The Bootloader @thebootloader.net · 2d

New episode! @todbot.com and @paulcutler.org chat about speeding up your Raspberry Pi, a couple product reviews, synths, and more. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.thebootloader.net/episodes/ep0...

Episode 25 - I Feel the Need for Speed - The Bootloader

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 2d

Hi! Nope. Sketching is really small and almost always runs at a loss. We’re in it more for community & idea sharing. We usually don’t have the funds for video production

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The Bootloader @thebootloader.net · 5d

Coming Monday on a new episode: @todbot.com shares his impressions of the Framework 12 Laptop -

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 5d

everyday, same question.

X-files screenshot, Mulder asking a cat "Hello, are you a UFO?"

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Mike Coats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌍♻️ @mikecoats.social · 6d

My latest blog post: Contributing to the CircuitPython Community Bundle

mikecoats.com/contributing...

I've been working with the AT42QT2120 touch sensor, and wanted to write a @circuitpython.org driver and publish it for others to use.

#circuitPython #embedded #openSource #python

Contributing to the CircuitPython Community Bundle

I've been building a new PCB around the AT42QT2120 touch sensor, and to make use of the board I wanted to write a CircuitPython driver for it and publish it for others to use.

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 6d

Hey at least he's not doing binary-search on you "Okay we tried the minimum, now let's try LD50*0.9...."

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Sam Rose @samwho.dev · 7d

I'm writing about self-hosting and got wondering why ports <1024 are privileged on Linux, and require you to be root to bind to them.

Found this explanation and couldn't help but laugh. I'd always thought it was a bit of a hack.

utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/b...

$Based on the Unix versions available on tuhs.org, all of this appears to have been introduced in 4.1c BSD. This is the version that adds IPPORT_RESERVED to netinet/in.h and has the TCP/UDP port binding code check it in in_pcbbind in netinet/in pcb.c. In case you think the BSD people thought that this was an elegant idea, let me show you the code: if (lport) { u_short aport = htons (lport) ; int wild = 0; /* GROSS */ if (aport < IPPORT_RESERVED && u.u_uid != 0) return (EACCES) ; [...1 The BSD people knew this was a hack; they just did it anyway, probably because it was a very handy hack in their trusted local network environment. Unix has quietly inherited it ever since.$

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Foone @foone.bsky.social · 8d

the youtube vs yt-dlp arms race is hilarious, because of how lopsided it is.

on the one hand, you've got a company with the GDP of Denmark who has about a manhattan-project's worth of developers they can assign to this.

but on the other end, you've got every bored or annoyed javascript hacker.

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 8d

If you've ever wanted to learn analog electronics for synths, check out Moritz Klein's videos. Each one is a masterclass. The latest for a two-button-all-analog-no-code drum-machine is great. And the result is very expressive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HK...

This drum sequencer breaks all the rules

YouTube video by Moritz Klein

www.youtube.com

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 9d

Want easy capsense touchpad buttons? Just a PCB & 4 resistors. Coming soon to my Tindie store! If you want to make your own, files are here: github.com/todbot/touch...
This demo in CircuitPython but also works in Arduino w/ my TouchyTouch lib
#circuitpython #capsense #captouch #raspberrypipico

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Dan Cogliano @cogliano.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote a brief history of the making of the CPZ Machine. #Zork #ZMachine @circuitpython.org @adafruit.com #fruitjam.

danthegeek.com/2025/09/29/c...

Using CircuitPython For Running a Z Machine? Yes!

For several years I have been thinking about how cool it would be to have a CircuitPython-based Z Machine for running Zork and similar adventure games. Unfortunately, no one had written one that I kno...

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 10d

“Caturday!? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within this backyard?” #caturday

Brown tuxedo cat lounging upside down on a concrete backyard patio, in the background is greenery under a grey sky

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embedded.com @embedded-online.bsky.social · 15d

#CrossCompiling LVGL-9.1 with #MicroPython-1.24.1 for the #RP2040 (#RaspberryPiPico)

Cross-Compiling LVGL-9.1 with MicroPython-1.24.1 for the RP2040 (Raspberry Pi Pico)

The Raspberry Pi Pico, powered by the RP2040 microcontroller, is a versatile and cost-effective platform for embedded development. This article provides a comprehensive guide to cross-compiling the Light and Versatile Graphics Library (LVGL) version 9.1 with MicroPython 1.24.1 for the Raspberry Pi Pico, enabling developers to create sophisticated Python-based graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on a resource-constrained device like the RP2040 Pico.

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Dan Cogliano @cogliano.bsky.social · 17d

Lots of updates and fixes recently for the CPZ Machine, the #ZMachine emulator for #CircuitPython and the
@adafruit.com #FruitJam. Latest version is 1.0.5. If you have had trouble running it, download the latest version here:
github.com/ZContent/CPZ...

Releases · ZContent/CPZ_Machine

A native Z Machine for the Adafruit Fruit Jam running Circuit Python for playing Zork and similar games - ZContent/CPZ_Machine

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 11d

I was also doing USB HID with V-USB (then called AVR-USB) back in 2006! And I used it on the original blink(1) in 2012. And I'm still doing USB HID stuff (tho now with chips that have USB h/w)

Doctor Manhattan on Mars meme. "It's 2006. I'm doing USB HID. It's 2012. I'm doing USB HID". It's 2025. I'm doing USB HID."

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Microchip Makes @microchip-makes.bsky.social · 11d

After cleaning out his electronic workbench, Ray Burne found a drawer full of 13-year-old V-USB devices and decided to give one a try after all this time:
hackaday.io/project/2041...

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circuitpythonshow.com @circuitpythonshow.com · 12d

The CircuitPython Show will return this Monday with guest John Fletcher. John shares how he ported CircuitPython to web assembly to run CircuitPython in the browser. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.

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Rick Garrett @ricksrambles.bsky.social · 13d

This is a real movie.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 13d

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 13d

Finishing up the first ever electronic badge for our Sketching In Hardware conference (the 18th!)
They just need battery holders soldered & programming. A simple but fun design. Designed w/ @leeborg.bsky.social
#badgelife #attiny #avr #sketching2025 #sketchinginhardware

Stacks of 4” round electronic badges that say “Sketching in Hardware 2025”, on one side are badges waiting to be soldered, on the other badges that have been soldered

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あすとら @astrra.space · Sep 6

peak entertainment honestly

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Grace @gracekind.net · Sep 6

Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists

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arturo182 @arturo182.bsky.social · 13d

On a separate note, their web-based KiCad file viewer looks really cool, you can see the schematics, pcb file, 3d view, and BOM, all in one. Example: www.kicadprojects.com/d-1285554638753366016

the viewer showing a schematic, with page list on the left, and symbol properties on the right

the viewer showing a pcb, with layer and object filters on the left, and part properties on the right

the viewer showing a 3d render of the pcb

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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 15d

Never got implemented yet! Time for Cow Clicker Turbo Pro Gold

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