Blenster @Blenster@qoto.org

ADVISORY: I will be giving a talk NEXT weekend, June 24th, at Crowd Supply’s Teardown conference in Portland, Oregon. My topic: “Making the Most of Your Microcontroller.”

Full schedule should be posted by end of week; in the meantime, tickets are here! https://www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2023

Two of my favorite makers are LIVE right now! @alexglow @XRobotsUK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY3CUDuwUM4

I made a (well-coordinated) LED tote and crossbody bag using the technique of 3D printing translucent tiles onto tulle and inserting them through corresponding holes in the bags' front panels. I sewed long zippers in the lining of both bags to make it easy to access the interior, and attached a flexible LED string behind the tiles with hot glue. A #Pixelblaze controller inside each bag makes it easy to run synchronized patterns. I'll be writing up a "how to" guide on them for @makemagazine.

The design is just about finalized for the LED lanyards we'll assemble and code at my #teardown workshop next week. I tried to keep the assembly as simple as possible so we can focus on writing animations for them in #CircuitPython.

Open Book advisory! There are a few more Open Book kits available on the Oddly Specific Objects shop. Priced at $60 and currently shipping only to the United States. While you're there, make sure to also grab an Oddly Specific Daybook or a hexagon sticker sheet; everything on the Oddly Specific Shop is back in stock and can ship tomorrow! https://shop.oddlyspecificobjects.com/products/open-book-abridged-edition-kit

It's been a long time since
last used the vinyl cutter. It's such a nice tool to have for precise cuts in fabric like faux leather that can't go through the laser cutter.

After three and a half hours of pinning and hot gluing the LED string in place, Squishy Dodecahedron is assembled!

New on the Patreon: an exploration of whether it makes sense to manufacture the Feather Low Energy board I've been working on for the Feather Op Amp Lab. I'm not going to lie to you: behind the paywall, my conclusion is that I have no idea. https://www.patreon.com/posts/84016639

Finished mapping Squishy Icosahedron's pixel positions (in its *unsquished* state, at least.) Next steps are to add the #pixelblaze sensor board, embed it inside the icosahedron, and code some motion-reactive animations.

#FastLED 3.6 is out! New device support, plenty of bug fixes, and even a few new drawing functions!
Huge thanks to the wonderful world-wide FastLED community of artists and developers!
https://www.reddit.com/r/FastLED/comments/13v33l9/fastled_360_release

Taking a break before sewing in the LED string, but I stuffed some fiberfill stuffing into the shell to see how it looks. Aside from the slightly wonky zipper, I like the overall shape and feel (fluffy and squishy).