James @baldengineer@qoto.org

@NanoRaptor Yes, please.

@RL_Dane I'd be curious how the poll goes a week from now.

Sometimes it is hard to imagine how much energy goes into selecting a $1.50 purchase.

An hour ago I said: "I need a rotary encoder."

Fri 12/9 Stream: https://twitch.tv/baldengineer

Converting Treatbot 3 into Treatbot ESP32. (Moving from an 8266.) Soldering, bad coding, and a minimum of hilarious hijinx.

@timonsku I haven't left mine unconnected for more than a few days since I got it.

The solitare game in Shenzen IO isn't going to play itself.

@todbot I placed an order today for a Le Potato ($35) and a Renegade ($50).

For some reason, I felt like *today* was a good day to start evaluating alternatives.

I've always wanted to give the ASUS Tinker a try, but the >$100 price tag is tough with no specific project in mind.

@skanman No, not yet, but Swarm sounds familiar.

@tomnardi Oh wow. This tool is nice for the code-conversion. Thank you!

ah, I wasn't thinking of anything but single-bit images (B&W). [for this project]

@skanman Sweet. Let me fire up my totally legit copy of Trumpet WinSock. :)

Hmm. It does make me wonder if something like TheDraw from the ANSI Art days might be suited for this task.

@oskay Confirmed. ;)

@oskay Maybe it comes from a factory in the Midwest.

It's common to drop the 'g' there.

"Cookin', goin', spellin' ..."

Can anyone recommend tools for doing pixel art / bitmaps for SSD1306-based OLEDs?

I'd like to draw some simple icon-style graphics with 2-3 frames of animation.

@joeycastillo I do find it tiring after an afternoon of blowing the leaves off my lawn, I have to spend my evening writing an email to our HOA president about the mess in my neighbor's yard.

smh.

@smitty lol, I was just about to post: "ever finish a board and think: it's exactly what I want it, but I hate it?"