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150mAh LiPo arrived, is tiny. I also ordered some LIR1254 65mAh* and LIR1654 110mAh* rechargeable Li-Ion coin cell batteries, cannot wait for them to arrive!
* alleged capacity ratings, we'll see 😆

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Completed my wooden rack for the #commodore trinity. Internally mounted socket strip means whole lot powered by 1 plug. Used chrome car trim to finish off the edges.

Thur Livestream 3/7: Let's FINALLY finish the TRS-80 MC-10 Schematic in KiCad. Really, I think we're going to get it done today! youtube.com/live/RBYO6NnoO78

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Learn to use #ngspice in KiCad 8 with Holger Vogt, the lead developer of ngspice

youtube.com/watch?v=dMuMCdSWAG

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GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency from developer devices, researchers said.

The malicious repositories are clones of legitimate ones, making them hard to distinguish to the casual eye. An unknown party has automated a process that forks legitimate repositories, meaning the source code is copied so developers can use it in an independent project that builds on the original one. The result is millions of forks with names identical to the original one that add a payload that’s wrapped under seven layers of obfuscation. To make matters worse, some people, unaware of the malice of these imitators, are forking the forks, which adds to the flood.

“Most of the forked repos are quickly removed by GitHub, which identifies the automation,” Matan Giladi and Gil David, researchers at security firm Apiiro, wrote Wednesday. “However, the automation detection seems to miss many repos, and the ones that were uploaded manually survive. Because the whole attack chain seems to be mostly automated on a large scale, the 1% that survive still amount to thousands of malicious repos.”

arstechnica.com/security/2024/

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We❣️our supporters! KiCad is driven by the designers, engineers, makers and YOU that collectively define our community.

As a thank you for our sustaining members that make monthly donations, KiCad Services is sponsoring the 2024 Supporter t-shirt. donate.kicad.org

Thur 2/29 Stream: Let's (Finally!) Finish re-drawing the TRS-80 MC-10 schematic in KiCad 8.0.0. youtube.com/live/OBL6ZMtjnew

KiCad 8 is here! (Well, it came out late last week.) So, to celebrate, i list out 8 Features I like: youtube.com/watch?v=Ohxlmy0p7F

Thur 2/8 Live stream: Continuing work on the TRS-80 MC-10 Schematic. Also, checking out some new KiCad 8 features. youtube.com/live/R3PyxBIJoww

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Thur 2/1: Redrawing the TRS-80 MC-10 Schematic in KiCad 8 RC2!
youtube.com/live/11hBRgYjpRU

We repaired one of these on-stream a couple of years ago. Now it is time to add its schematic to the Bit Preserve archive.

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I've decorated three denim jackets with LEDs to bring as an installation for the CETI institute in the #portlandwinterlightsfestival . The CETI installations will be displayed in an abandoned GAP storefront, so this project feels particularly appropriate. Just got the basic animation working for the rain cloud jacket, and hope to find time to enhance it.

It's the one email "newsletter" people actually want to receive.

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If you're hosting a reoccurring event, please set up an email list for future events!

I always find out about small meetups two weeks after the date. And so few have a way to get notified about the next one.

And no, having a Facebook group doesn't count. *eyeroll*

Thur 1/25 Stream: Checking out KiCad 8 RC2 by drawing an extender card for the Mega IIe:

youtube.com/live/VXQzyb-D5aI

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i'm really proud of this compass project i just published: learn.adafruit.com/qualia-s3-c

it's coded in #circuitpython and i put a lot of work into it to make sure it was functioning accurately while also looking nice with this round display. this required a lot of math and displayio graphics tricks that will hopefully be a helpful example for folks

Hey @48kRAM, Did you get your ZX Spectrum Next tracking number too?

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