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Tod Kurt (todbot)
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Runs ThingM, maker of blink(1) USB LED & BlinkM, co-founder CrashSpaceLA hackerspace, Pasadena, CA, he/him 

#electronics 
#circuitpython #arduino #blink1 #raspberrypipico #diysynth #eurorack #synthesizers #midi normally at https://mastodon.social/@todbot
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I love how signing into Fusion 360 has the same apparent complexity of launching nuclear missiles: opens 4 diff windows from two apps, reading off a secret code after inputting other secret codes. Too bad they don’t include a keylock USB device & play “TURN YOUR LAUNCH KEY SIR” #fusion360 #autodesk
TURN YOUR KEY SIR scene from Wargames (1982)
January 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Sunbeams better than most humans, cat declares #caturday
brown tuxedo cat sitting in a sunbeam with half-closed eyes
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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New Marvel MCU movie just announced
Youtube video thumbnail titled "CAST IRON NAAN"
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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Gotta have that special wire drawer
“This is where I keep various lengths of wire” from Futurama
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Why so many Pasadena Parrots in my yard?! So loud I can’t think! 😀
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Cat looks askance at this Saturday #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat looking with suspicion at the camera
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Cat looks askance at this Saturday #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat looking with suspicion at the camera
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Hey want free stickers? How about a free podcast? We got both! And cat pics! www.thebootloader.net
The Bootloader Podcast stickers Brown tuxedo cat holding a Bootloader Podcast sticker Brown tuxedo cat laying on the ground looking derpily at the camera
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Thank you @somafm.com for making long drives more fun
Car dash display showing SomaFM Christmas Lounge station playing
December 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Hey cool, @thingm.bsky.social got me chocolates for the holidays (disclosure, I am ThingM and we send these out to our large customers. and our helpers. and me)
chocolate box with the ThingM logo surrounded by a wreath made from stylized blink(1) USB LED devices
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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But what *IS* the Matrix?
Oh. okay. nevermind.
screenshot of a section of the Matrix page on Wikipedia showing a 2x3 real matrix labeled A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(mathematics)
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Saying "my life stinks" when things go wrong is self deprecating, defeatist, and fills you with sadness. Saying "this isn't the life Godzilla wants for me" is motivating, makes you think about Godzilla, and reminds you that Godzilla cares about you.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Woo got my HOP shirt! Thanks @gwenckatz.bsky.social !
Selfie of me in one of Gwen’s “HOP” shirts, which memorializes the Portland protest frog in a style that references Fairey’s Obama HOPE t
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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text of opening crawl of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, between buns.
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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I got @thebootloader.net stickers! Thanks @paulcutler.org! And they’re cat-approved (sorta, you know cats) #caturday #podcats #podcast
Sleepy brown tuxedo cat with a The Bootloader Podcast sticker propped up on him
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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“Caturday? …again? ..okay fine” #caturday
Brown tuxedo cat on a patio looking meh at the camera
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"LOS ANGELES NOVEMBER, 2019" in homage to Blade Runner opening
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Oh look, it's a biblically-accurate cable tester
www.tindie.com/products/iro...
USB and MORE tester from Iron Fuse
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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SAO wall at Hackaday SuperCon is so fun. And now @crashspacela.bsky.social has an SAO! #supercon2025
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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“Time change. Fall back” “okay…” #Caturday
Brown tuxedo cat laying on a patio
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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“Want to hold 5000 of something?” It’s always so cool to get a full reel of SMD parts. In this case, resistors
A full reel of 5000 of SMD 0805 1M resistors
October 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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It’s #Caturday, time to vote!
Brown tuxedo cat laying down outside with an “I VOTED” sticker on his head Brown tuxedo cat laying down outside with an “I VOTED” sticker on his head
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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everyday, same question.
X-files screenshot, Mulder asking a cat "Hello, are you a UFO?"
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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“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
September 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM