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OMG!! https://twitter.com/jcs/status/1413682705376714753
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Replying to @mr_rythom
classic “this, but unironically.”
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is design language copyrightable? “asking for a friend” who would love to see a revival of the Windows 3.1 aesthetic.
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Replying to @theavalkyrie
I feel this sometimes with my stuff. but when i get back to it, it’s like seeing an old friend and picking up right where we left off :)
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today at @the_prepared we seeded an economy with PCB art. Lead-free HASL, blue solder mask; designed in Illustrator CS3.
(also side note, if you’re in NYC and want to join our lunch economy, there are open benches at the shop!) https://theprepared.org/workshop
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programming note: this Sunday afternoon I’ll likely do another livestream assembling a panel of Sensor Watch boards. I enjoyed doing it with the Open Book prototype last month; could see making it a monthly activity, building a thing & sharing the process. https://twitter.com/josecastillo/status/1401605385190969346
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Replying to @mattk
rephrase: it is in wide enough use that a client might expect me to use it, and not as a prank.
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Sensor watch is close! I made a quick video showing what it actually looks like to turn a classic Casio F-91W into a slightly smarter gadget. The process actually took 4 minutes but I trimmed it down to 90 seconds. Tools required: hands, Phillips screwdriver, tweezers (optional).
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Replying to @TrentonEmory
almost makes it worse when you think about how much they’re winning…
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Replying to @josecastillo
google docs should really look into this technology. i think it could be a game changer, in 1992.
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How is it possible Google Docs doesn’t support custom paragraph styles? Is this some kind of prank someone is pulling on me? If so, it’s a good one.
It’s eaten the world, everyone uses it, yet it’s missing a basic feature that’s been in MS Word since — *checks Wikipedia* — 1991?!(original)
Replying to @yacky_yam
It’s actually Micro-B! I think I could make a mechanically compatible USB-C connector on the PCB, but there’s no room for the two resistors I’d need to configure it as an upstream-facing device.
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Replying to @n3wscott
Zeno got halfway done writing his paradox, then he was 3/4 done, then he was 7/8 done, but at some point he said “fuck it, ship it.”
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Replying to @TrentonEmory
this is why I like to do the work on my terms, and not on Gus Fring’s terms.
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Replying to @arturo182
this reads to me like a challenge.
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90% of the work goes to getting the thing 90% of the way there. then another 90% of the work goes to nailing down that last 10%.
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Replying to @sneenyc
Soon!! By this time next week I hope to have assembled my first panel of 20.
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Replying to @cliffcheney
I watched that! And decided that it wasn’t worth it. I could probably disassemble the tag, but the sound seems to be tied to the acoustic characteristics of the housing. Even light pressure on the AirTag’s plastic is enough to mute it. IDK if I could make that work in a DIY case.
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from time to time i 3D print something and it happens really fast. I can’t overstate how futuristic it feels to summon a useful object into being in literally 15 minutes. anyway: AirTag wallet insert. It printed quick because there’s no top or bottom layer https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4849497
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Replying to @josecastillo
(up to this point the only way to flash new code was via the SWD test points, using a custom hand-made pogo pin connector that nobody should be expected to build or have on hand. USB code upload was absolutely necessary to make this gadget make sense.)
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NOW IT GETS INTERESTING! With the UF2 bootloader and double tap reset, flashing new code to the watch is as simple as copying a file. This is just blinky stuff. But the idea is: disassemble the watch; plug into USB; flash ur code; then put it back together and back on your wrist.
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This unreleased WWDC 2014 sketch is hilarious, but wow oh wow did Apple make the right call in pulling it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z3SAtgjjao
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this message is a warning about danger.
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NPR is tweeting the Declaration of Independence today, and lefty Twitter is calling it capitalist propaganda while righty Twitter is demanding we defund NPR. At least the fireworks bring us together… sort of… maybe?
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Replying to @ClarkKe97482790
i guess it’s kind of an inside joke involving ecological calamity, anti-capitalist art and nuclear semiotics. somehow this is a combination that feels right at home in my timeline.
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Replying to @TrentonEmory
I mean ridiculous and amazing is what I’m always striving for! I may not always deliver the amazing, but I’m pretty consistent with the ridiculous :)
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Replying to @josecastillo
this bug was the last blocker to being able to make a run of watch PCBs; looking back, I’m embarrassed to admit it’s been two and a half months since I identified it. then again there was a full-time job and a new book prototype in that time, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://twitter.com/josecastillo/status/1381474555391270915
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reopened the bootloader code today; within minutes found the error that had broken double-tap reset. my delay was too short, so I couldn’t double-tap fast enough to trigger it. I don’t even know where I pulled the wrong values from; all I had to do was copy the SAMD21 defaults 🤦🏽♂️
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Replying to @josecastillo
so it’s different.
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In the AOL era you could talk to a stranger online and — worst case scenario — you get a stalker at your middle school dance. Now talk to a stranger online and you might accidentally convince him to mine all the coal in West Virginia to turn the Pacific Northwest into a fireball.
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apologies for the lack of project updates. I’ve been focused on finishing _dayjob stuff, while also enjoying summer in the city. this hasn’t left much room for the work. tonight I opened some bootloader code, and felt too tired to even. hoping to reach a more balanced place soon.
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every time I read a headline like this, I imagine an alternate reality where folks fought harder in 2016 instead of kvetching. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1410602665164247052
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Replying to @mr_rythom
it’s based on a real patent https://gizmodo.com/sony-wants-to-let-you-skip-commercials-but-only-if-youl-5937810
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Replying to @josecastillo
wow I was drunk on red wine when I did this last night and totally forgot I’d posted it. but this is the rare drunk tweet that I can 100% stand behind
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the future
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Replying to @josecastillo
(These are refrigerator doors equipped with cameras, sensors and high definition screens. They’re designed to violate your privacy and attention by delivering targeted advertising for their contents. I saw this thing, shielded my face and noped out of that @Walgreens immediately)
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so i guess I’m going to be upping my mask game from here on out…
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#Pride2021 advice: do what the fuck you want. Your queer sexuality is good and beautiful and full of a hell of a lot more possibilities than the hetero norm. Don’t let their shame or fear dictate your path. There are far more interesting paths open to you that they’ll never know.
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“Barely got through the prisons and stores. The pale horse looks a little sick. Says, ‘Jesus, you didn’t leave a whole lot for me. If this isn’t hell already, then tell me what the hell is?’” https://twitter.com/Whatapityonyou/status/1409178614856228865
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Replying to @ElectronVillage and @theavalkyrie
hey, fancy seeing you here 😬
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the end of the end of the world is frankly disappointing
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“The Aristocrats!” https://twitter.com/0ddette/status/1408833197085970439
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Replying to @songsteven2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/Portal/
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Replying to @PaddyGee1
not in a healthy way, that’s for sure. My tendency is to fall toward burnout, fulfill both job and work, and neglect friendships and life and self-care. when I start to see that, I take a break from the job. but I know I’m privileged to be in a situation where that’s possible.
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Replying to @josecastillo
to be clear: I like the job. I’m great at the job. But in the end, the job’s the thing you do for them, and the work’s the thing you do for you. no matter how much you like it or how much it pays: the job is not the work.
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since getting back from break, I’ve been feeling a bit of woe over the state of the work. drew some pictures to help myself understand. I want to be balanced. but I’ve spent much of this year swinging toward burnt out. Now with _dayjob in its final stretch, I’m just unproductive.
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Replying to @M_uh_lee
there there. it’ll all be over soon.
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Replying to @kfury
Also XPO Logistics, which DeJoy is still invested in to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
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Looks like a normal teen’s bedroom, right? Think again. Coming up, we’ll show you what parents should be looking for so they can identify signs of high-energy gamma-leaking portal technology use. I was shocked by what I found in this room!!!
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