Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org
Hacker/maker, inventor, nerd, apprentice knife-maker, Co-Founder of
@mrblinkybling
. Rapid prototyper. Member of
@LVL1Hackerspace
http://youtube.com/blenster (he/him)
Joined Apr 2022
I just want to give a shout out to my friends at
@MakeAugusta for being super awesome manufacturing partners. Knowledgeable, kind, straightforward, and willing to help so much more than you'd think.
Absolutely amazing folks. Happy to be working with them again.
#MakeAllTheThings
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Messing around with twist-together alternatives to coin cells. #ledsaholics #ledfreaks
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Channel 3 in Illinois did a story about Engineering Day at UIUC, and included clips of my hat and my robot! (shown getting flipped by its alligator-shaped opponent) https://www.wcia.com/news/u-of-i-hosts-engineering-open-house-on-campus/amp/
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Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are the backbone of modern electronics, playing a critical role in everything from smartphones to medical devices. The process of assembly, where components are placed and soldered onto the PCB, can be complex and time-consuming. In ...
https://cybercitycircuits.com/2023/04/10/maximizing-efficiency-in-pcb-assembly-tips-and-tricks
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Cultivating a great idea into a product and being able to disregard other ideas is a valuable skill when developing a new product. I like to call my process ‘The Numbers Game’. - Brainstorming – 10,000 Thoughts give you 1,000 ...
https://cybercitycircuits.com/2023/01/03/the-numbers-game-the-process-of-a-great-idea
Wow; there's a link here to a detailed video on using a CAN bus hack to fool a car's ECU into thinking there's a key when there isn't using a headlight: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/04/car-thieves-hacking-the-can-bus.html
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When it passes QC, but only because the QC procedure was woefully incomplete.
While it may seem pedantic sometimes, writing out a comprehensive QC procedure will allow for significantly less failures in production.
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Could I interest you in some GC10 Solder Paste in these trying times?
https://shop.cybercitycircuits.com/products/gc10-solder-paste-new-stock
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I really missed working on LED projects after devoting the last month to building a combat bot. Now I'm back in my comfort zone, and it feels good! @ItsMrJP had given me tiny LED rings that he and @maketvee use in their fiber optic balloon design, and I turned three of them into a flower pendant. I'm still working on building a (behind-the-neck) enclosure for the controller and battery, and making animations designed for this LED layout.
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@trinsec I'm going to try and make it so anyone who's subscribed to me here will still see me there.
@freemo no issues here at all; that's just where several of my friends are and I'm super into LEDs (APA102 for life!!) so it seems like a good idea to hang out with them there.
I'm going to shift this account over to leds.social soon - this is an official head's up.
I'll shift everything as smoothly as I can.
@BathysphereHat if they reach even one person who needed it then I consider them to be a huge success. :-)
Thank you for letting me know it landed well today.
@XenoPhage I am just trying to help folks through these difficult times as best I can.
Has anyone taken a moment to remind you of the simple fact of just how amazing you are? How nice it is to have you around?
It's true and I fear you're not told often enough.
It's 11:31 PM Eastern and I'm glad you are alive.
Thank you for being here with me.
@MakeAugusta just need to design a retro badge around that connector and bundle that with them.
Hacker/maker, inventor, nerd, apprentice knife-maker, Co-Founder of
@mrblinkybling
. Rapid prototyper. Member of
@LVL1Hackerspace
http://youtube.com/blenster (he/him)
Joined Apr 2022
