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
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New project log on the Open Book’s @hackaday page! This one is a deep dive into four-year old miscalculations, the cost of making a gadget and the margin required to make it sustainably, and how two different versions of the Open Book have tried to thread the needle. I poured heart and soul into this one. https://hackaday.io/project/168761-the-open-book/log/221370-the-quest-for-a-sub-100-diy-e-book-reader/
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What did you do today? I got to teach the First Lady of the United States how to Solder.
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Mega super thanks to @MakeAugusta for these panels of Oddly Specific STEMMA-QT LCD boards! This is a new variant of the LCD FeatherWing, but instead of a Feather form factor, if has the STEMMA/Qwiic connectors that we all know and love. Testing one panel of 10 tonight that I’ll have on the Oddly Specific shop this week; after that, I plan to reach out to @adafruit to see if they want to stock them as well. We made 250 of them, which feels like a respectable first run :)
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My Little Pony Rainbow Dash RGB Badge #BadgeLife #MLP #mlpfanart
It's been awhile since I last reminded you that I love you.
I love you.
I know it's not always easy but we're not alone; we're in this together.
We got this!
#MakeKindnessNormal
Today is a fantastic day to hang with a trans friend and help her modify her PS5 controller; these things are amazing examples of engineering!
It's 12:52 PM Eastern and I'm glad you're alive.
Thanks for being here with me.
#MakeKindnessNormal
@jasoncoon @gadgetoid I thought it was striking as well.
@jasoncoon @oshpark @benhencke @geekmomprojects it looks so cool!
@geekmomprojects congratulations!!
"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Frederick Douglass
https://edsitement.neh.gov/student-activities/frederick-douglasss-what-slave-fourth-july
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Working on the LED cuff bracelet design. Trying different sizes and shapes for different sized wrists. I plan to add a few more components to the LED matrix for wearable safety and convenience in the next set of prototypes, but I think the structural part of the design is almost done. It's fun to try them all out in #pixelblaze follower mode!
@joeycastillo my business partner and I are going to ban all conservative Christian evangelicals from our business.
Today is one of those days where I am filled with so much appreciation for the amazing people I have in my life and I just want to say thank you for being here with me.
@swamptin it looks like we will achieve quorum today if everyone shows up for the meeting.
@hexamander I'm just one of several people trying to make this a better place to be. I can't do it all on my own; only by working together can we make an impact.
@andy_warb I'm just one of several folks trying to make this place suck a little less. :-)
Can't do it alone; only together can we help lift each other up and get through the tough times.
It's been awhile since I last reminded you that I love you.
I love you.
Remember it's still Rather a Lot out there and it has been that way for a LONG time now.
Be kind to yourself and each other.
#MakeKindnessNormal
@alpenglow that looks amazing!
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
