Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

This SMT Garden by @alpenglow is not only beautiful, but also a great way to practice surface mount soldering! It comes with different sized components from 1206 down to 0402, and has lots of places to practice soldering them on the back before moving on to assemble the blinky components.
It also comes with a battery holder, batteries, and magnetic standoffs for displaying it proudly.
#LEDs #Soldering #BadgeLife

Never know what you might see at a yarn show. I spy a @makemagazine Makey! Cool stuff at the SF Machine Knitters Guild booth at Stitches West! #stitcheswest

@Blenster is usually the one who says this, I'll enjoin and say I'm glad you're all here <3

Rapid prototyping has completely changed the game for product development. Gone are the days of long, drawn out production processes and endless rounds of testing and revisions. With rapid prototyping, companies can now quickly test and refine their ideas, bringing ...
https://cybercitycircuits.com/2023/03/01/accelerate-your-product-development-with-rapid-prototyping

@wizard box is built and now I'm just sitting here staring at pretty LED patterns. It's awesome!

All the printing is done, and the icosahedron is assembled. The triangles are printed from translucent TPU and have channels inside to run addressable string lights through them. The links need to be redesigned so they don't slide around as much, but it's a pretty decent proof of concept.

Open Hardware Summit schedule is out! https://2023.oshwa.org/workshop-schedule/
And the Build-a-Book Workshop is happening Friday April 28th at 3:40 PM!
Notes: this is an in-person workshop, and YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A TICKET TO THE OPEN HARDWARE SUMMIT to attend! I'm also asking everyone to bring their own soldering iron; all other parts and materials will be provided. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-build-a-book-workshop-at-open-hardware-summit-2023-tickets-556174983347

One Inch Fibonacci128 first light! 🤩

Came across this cute comic on my feed, and wanted to share it with J-M, because it’s so true and adorable (though the movie bit is also pretty real sometimes). Waded through pages of Tineye results to find the original source. Whoever shared this originally five years ago went to the trouble of carefully cropping out the bottom with the credits. Ugh.

But anyway, yes, going through medical stuff with a spouse is the Realest Love Shit

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

I still haven't made it to Black history yet. I'm still on white US history.

Q: Not everything is racism! E.g. Black folk die young because of high BMI from their bad diets! That's on y'all! Don't hate on Lululemon leggings or khaki pants! Hate yourself! We're only trying to help you! How is this racism?

A: Black people in the UK have higher BMI than white people, and live *longer* than white people.🙂🙃

BMI is racist, and used to justify racism.

1/N

#BlackMastodon

Also, just in case anyone wants to see how far along I actually got in cleaning my workspace, the livestream, hosted by fabulous makers Becky Stern and Allie Weber starts in just under 90 minutes. I'll be joining in with some other amazing makers, including Sophy Wong, Becky Button and Caeley Loney to make a project together and celebrate "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day." The YouTube link for the stream is: https://www.youtube.com/live/0YkRGeSt-6U

Well that whole drill press post kind of unexpectedly blew up. 😂 May I interest you in our favorite electric screwdriver? We will def cry whenever this thing wears out.

And yanno, if you’d like to support our small woman-owned weird electronics business, check out our website, share our stuff, and tell your friends! Thx!

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com

I’m not ready to vouch for the full contents of this article, but this line, from me, gets a serious co-sign: “We’ve lost the connection between our technology suites and humans, with the end result that the technology we use seems more and more driven by the needs and capabilities of the technology.” https://www.sevarg.net/2023/02/11/how-your-leds-are-killing-you/

When you know you’ve bought the right drill press…