James @baldengineer@qoto.org

To celebrate my Maker Skill Trees Repository now having over 50 templates, I've now launched a Bug Finder program. If you find something that could be improved, I'd love to send you a holographic contributor sticker in the mail to say thanks. Plus, we now have an Amateur Radio Skill Tree! Just colour in the boxes and get an idea of your current skills and how to level up. Full Open Source Repository here:
https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree

Ready for some Hot Summer Soldering? We revised our Solder Weather beginning kits to be even easier to solder, and we've got the old versions on sale! If you get a 5-pack, they're only $5 each. https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/through-hole-soldering-kits?sort_by=price-ascending

#StarTrek

The max voltage ratings on your scope aren't a lie, but they certainly aren't telling the whole truth 🤔

In today's front end deep dive, we figure out what these ratings are for ThunderScope and lay bare the only truth in engineering: "it depends"

https://youtu.be/33C-LlOQOUs

anybody have a datasheet for this chip? UTN2888A.

#StarTrek

Let's try and save this poor 486…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1j3GqINOok

https://www.twitch.tv/mmu_man

#Live #RetroComputing #Varta #DestroyerOfWorlds

By me for @hackster_io, "The rise of machine learning platforms." When people see an emerging technology and don't know what to do with it, they tend to build platforms rather than products. If that goes on too long, then we have a problem. #ML #AI https://www.hackster.io/news/the-rise-of-machine-learning-platforms-8e4b311201cb

In the SF Bay Area this week? We're holding an *in-person* meetup at the @internetarchive HQ in San Francisco this Wednesday, July 10 5:30-9pm!

Come by for dinner, drinks, + socializing, and hear about new projects participating at DWeb Camp this summer.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-sf-meetup-dweb-camp-sneak-peek-in-person-tickets-940716206497

it's 10:30 AM in Shenzhen and I've just approved production files for what I hope is the last revision of Sensor Watch Pro. The verdict? I'm not sure if it's completely unhinged, but it is pleasantly squiggly.

Someone brought this beautiful RGB LED droplet installation. It was quite mesmerizing to watch. ToorCamp impressions 4/n

I'm teaching a soldering class at H.O.P.E.

This is a great beginners kit designed by me with the help of @Blenster . Come out and learn some valuable hacker skills!

Kits are available for $10 in person or online at
www.GirlsWhoHack.com

@hopeconf

I’m you haven’t seen them, they’re new to you! Happy #FourthOfJuly!

PYRO! Screensaver - Fireworks for Macintosh (Happy 4th of July)!
https://youtu.be/3R2cU-iR_uw

DarkSide of the Mac - More Fireworks for Macintosh (Happy 4th of July!)
https://youtu.be/lam1DIqhsTo