Blog, page 5
page 5 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
2026-March Brain Dump
Bookmarks from March 2026: maps, 3D printable trail generators, tools, and references.
Read postGlitch in the CounterProductive Button – June 28 to July 4
The CounterProductive button went offline June 28 to July 4, 2025 after a WiFi and MQTT failure, and version 5 adds a backup server.
Read postOngoing Project status updates 2025 June 10th
Status update on the Counter Productive button, which hit 1000 presses in 71 days, and the Sky Pixels project.
Read postPCB Tips and Tricks
A few tools I keep coming back to when making PCBs: EasyEDA2Kicad, Gingerbread, and KiKit.
Read post2024 Year in review - Movies and TV Reviews
Ratings of the movies and TV watched in 2024, from Deadpool & Wolverine to Joker: Folie à Deux, with notes from the Plex server.
Read postTetragonal Trapezohedron Retrospective
Retrospective of a Tetragonal Trapezohedron lamp built from eight kite-shaped LED PCBs welded together.
Read postSeeed Xiao ESP32-C6 using Adafruit CircuitPython 9.1.1 blink sketch
How to get a Seeed Xiao ESP32-C6 board up and running with Adafruit CircuitPython 9.1.1 and blink an LED.
Read postA variation of the useless machine idea
ChatGPT pretends to be a useless machine and tries to stop you from flipping the switch.
Read postPCB Metro maps retrospective
Retrospective of the Vancouver SkyTrain and Washington DC Metro PCB maps with LEDs that light up as trains arrive.
Read postDodecahedron PCB Retrospective
What went right and wrong building a dodecahedron lamp from twelve LED pentagon PCBs, about $60 USD from JLCPCB for 25 panels.
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