Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

“Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife — chopping off what's incomplete and saying: ‘Now, it's complete because it's ended here.’”
– From "Collected Sayings Of Muad'dib" by The Princess Irulan

The 2N2222A is the most prolific and important discrete transistor in history. In this episode we go over the history of the 2N2222A and learn some cool facts about it.

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and others.

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/7QbcUSEgPCb

Going live in ~110 minutes on MakerCast with @gvy_dvpont, @mayermakes, @Leeborg! Note the new stream link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpziKaxc49Q

I'll be on the #MakerCast stream to show and discuss my recent work: tiny LEDs and flex PCBs! Hosted by
@gvy_dvpont, with fellow guests @mayermakes, @Leeborg and JonnyMakes!
Join us tomorrow, September 3rd at 20:00 UTC (4pm Eastern US, 1pm Western US):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfUlhu_8-Go

Fibonacci512 is back in stock on @tindie!
https://www.tindie.com/products/23600
Fibonacci512 is a giant, beautiful, sound-reactive 320mm (12.6") disc with 512 WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs surface mounted in a Fibonacci distribution.
Driven with a #Pixelblaze by @wizard, patterns can be written, tweaked, arranged into playlists, etc all via the web UI over WiFi.
I have one in stock now, should have another this weekend.

Sensor Watch @crowdsupply backer update is live! In which we announce that the first 500 boards are headed your way, show off the PCBs — looking fashionable in bright red soldermask — and mention the shout out that Sensor Watch and @MakeAugusta got in last night's @adafruit live show! Plus a demo of the gorgeously animated Wyoscan watch face, and 2 BONUS watch faces, shipping with every Sensor Watch Lite board, hidden behind a new gesture. You don't want to miss this one! https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/sensor-watch/updates/sensor-watch-lite-shipping-soon-check-your-shipping-details

@Blenster From the official photographers:

https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20pictures/ASTCell/DEF%20CON%2031%20-%20ASTcell%20-%20209.jpg

I heard you have been waiting for some Sensor Watch Lites from @joeycastillo and @crowdsupply!

https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/sensor-watch

After several failed attempts using a complicated technique, I successfully sewed a simple pattern to make a SMD resistor phone case. I forget to fully include the seam allowance in the size computation, so it just barely fits my phone. It makes a nice set along with my PTH resistor glasses case!
#sewing #sewingproject

Testing @joeycastillo’s Sensor Watch boards for @crowdsupply!

Scenes from Sensor Watch Lite manufacturing at @MakeAugusta!

Informal poll. (Poll in followup post.) I’m almost certainly going to make Sensor Watch Pro next, which adds back the 9-pin connector and some other features. But now I’m tempted to build it for a different watch, the Casio W-217, which is a lot like the F-91W, but bigger and with more readable digits. Call it “Sensor Watch Pro Max” because there are no bad ideas. If I could only make one, which of these gadgets would you be more interested in?

The first ten boards. I suppose I ought to write a backer update right about now. Also: my guys in Georgia are the best. /cc @MakeAugusta

Low-key: the first ten Sensor Watch Lite boards have been made. The good folks at @MakeAugusta loaded up the pick and place today, made one panel and ran through the full test procedure, a not-so-dry run for the 2,000 boards to come.

Last week I shared this with patrons, but today it’s available for all: scenes from the mad dash to get these boards manufactured. Won’t be long now!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/87702549