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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I captured this extreme closeup of a 1" Fibonacci128 and its tiny 1mm LEDs after successfully reworking and replacing a damaged LED. 🔬
Wait for it. 😁
Yes that's a human hair. Yes those bond wires inside the LEDs are even thinner.
Sorry for the shaking, my setup isn't the most solid.
It's 3:30 PM Eastern and I'm glad you are alive.
Thank you for being here with me.
Trans Rights are Human Rights.
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I got a tiny LED ring with 60 even tinier LEDs (CR2032 for scale) from generous and meticulous maker @maketvee a while back, and have been meaning to turn it into a wearable. Today I finally got around to designing a 3D printed pendant bezel. Next step is to select a controller and design a housing for the controller/battery combo that sits behind my neck so that only the delicate-looking ring is visible when worn.
#ledwearables #ledwearable #leds
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today at school I gave a presentation to my labmates: 40 minutes on my deal, at the biweekly lab meeting. This slide in particular, from the section on Open Source Hardware, felt worth sharing. It's about folks using the Open Book's bespoke UI framework, Focus: “This is a total community build: a board I didn’t fabricate or assemble, in an enclosure I didn’t print, built by someone I’ve never met, running code I didn’t write. It goes to show the power of open source hardware to build community.”
What do you mean I have too many projects? I have a totally normal and manageable amount of projects. Just don't go in my office.... no need to check. Trust me on this.
Also I need to buy parts for a new project.
It's too early in the morning to be attacked like this:
#MakeAllTheThings
#WhatDoYouMeanIHaveTooManyProjects
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It's been awhile since I last reminded you that I love you.
I love you.
Keep it up; I know it's hard but we're not alone. Our community is stronger with us in it helping each other out.
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If @sprite_tm gets a @hackaday #SuoerCon badge, he WILL get DOOM running on it!
Hey you; you are beautiful and amazing and wonderful and loved.
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At #supercon I was checking continuity while soldering, but couldn't hear the beeps well. @maketvee found it quite amusing that I held the multimeter to my ear with my shoulder. His image and captions *are* pretty funny, but he may also have inadvertently launched my new career as an LED hotline operator!
It's a LOT out there in the world right now and it has been for what feels like eternity.
We're all going through a lot. Hold some grace for each other and yourself.
Be kind. To yourself too.
Remember that you aren't alone. We're all in this together.
#MakeKindnessNormal
It's 12:31 PM Eastern and I'm glad you are alive.
Thank you for being here with me.
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Four years ago, we taught our first in school program. The kids soldered together a circuit board and it played music!
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Just a little late-night day-before-Supercon making. Coasters, because I think some people could use a daily reminder of this on their desk, and because you and your presence in tech matters to me. At Alpenglow Industries, we give the very classiest of fucks.
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
