Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Doom running on an #EMFcamp badge on a Monitor! 061
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Been playing with a mad idea, a HDMI hexpanson for the #EMFcamp badge, just need to design the PCB, firmware and the badge app are coming along nicely 😁 130
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I was lucky to be gifted this hexpanson over the weekend by @notenoughtech.bsky.social I have not been able to find any information about it. 340
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026It's only taken me two years to sew the LED noodle to the Brain Slug Hextension and it's amazing. #emfcamp26 2131
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/07/2026#emfcamp26 was great, building my Hextension collection 40 plus, not including my own designs. 060
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Good news, Liverpool Makefest is back on the 13th September!!! 021
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Car Tetris lll: New Beginnings, helping Bill move from Sheffield to Leicester before he starts his placement with Royal Enfield Motor cycles! 560
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Looking forward to #emfcamp next week, got lots of prep to do, including about soldering up about 12 of my Space Unicorn Hextension. Also make up some Evil Henchman, guess I should also print some of the none evil Henchman as well 161
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Nice, EMFcamp has a family film showings this camp :-) and there are some crackersfilms.emfcamp.orgEMF Films | HomeFilm programme for Electromagentic File 2024 040
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 03/05/2026New toy! Finally setup my new snapmaker U1, first print, I could watch this for hours the head changing is so cool! And almost no poop. I also have a Bambu A1, is two machines enough for a farm or is it more an allotment? 140
Reposted by Brian Corteil Extreme Kits @extkits.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Quick impromptu May day sale 15% off from today till Tuesday. With the code "MayDay" at the checkout. extkits.co.uk. 025
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026The @pimoroni.com Tufty 2350 Makes a nice compact tool, i2c scanner, needs tidying up the layout but not a bad start :-) 1192
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Been working on my Hacky Racers autonomous robot, been vibe coding with Claude. Experience has been very good so far, been able to improve my code and add lots of tests and enhancements including GUIs local/web for the robot, an app calibrating the camera to help with distortion at the edges. 162
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Thank you to everyone who helped/attended yesterday at CamJam hosted at Makespace. It was a great day and sadly be the last time CamJam will be held in this location as CamJam will be relocating in the near future. 250
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I should be at Cambridge's Makespace getting ready for Cam Jam however I at a gig waiting to see the Kaiser Chiefs 😁, their support band the Corella were good. #CamJam 110
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Been playing with my @pimoroni.com Blinky 2350, this time ported a version of Conway's Game of Life. :-) #BadgeLife 160
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I wrote an app for the @pimoroni.com Blinky 2350, it basically uses pirate example code, the menu image is my own work. :-) #BadgeLife 3402
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Parent tech support again, the normal complaint about it being too slow and nagging about not enough memory. login in from home and found about 5 Edge windows open and at lest 60+ tags, most them Facebook games! Wonder what the problem could be 🤔 030
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/02/2026CamJam is sold out!media.tenor.comhomer simpson is looking at a picture of a rabbitALT: homer simpson is looking at a picture of a rabbit 291
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/02/2026This time next week, CamJam will done & dusted. Hopefully be in the pub, having a burger :-) Big thanks to @recantha.bsky.social for his support with words. random raspberry cake for your enjoymentmedia.tenor.coma chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate frosting is on a wooden cutting boardALT: a chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate frosting is on a wooden cutting board 110
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 17/02/2026This is a surprise! Look mum no computer is this year's UK Eurovision entry. An interesting and inspiring choice! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEurovision 2026: Electronic artist and YouTuber Look Mum No Computer to represent UK in ViennaThe synth artist and Eurovision fan says he finds it 0131
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Less than two weeks to CamJam hosted at Cambridge's Makespace, been catching up on some admin today. Tickets are going fast. We have interesting talks including one by Eben Upton. Over 15 'Show & Tell' including some by younger community members :-) camjam.me 222
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 14/02/2026The deep joy of fighting a printer and windows!media.tenor.coma black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner .ALT: a black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner . 350
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Left my Colour picker running in Makespace, Cambridge on display with the Giant Unicorn Hat and other projects. It feels great when people interact with your projects :-) 030
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Michael Horne's Raspberry Pi-Powered Portable Cyberdeck Boasts a Classic Psion Series 5 Keyboard - Hackster.io share.google/L59mcKNVKB5C... See it at CamJam!hackster.ioHackster.io - The community dedicated to learning hardware.Hackster is a community dedicated to learning hardware, from beginner to pro. Share your projects and learn from other developers. Come build awesome hardware! 052
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Date for the New Year, there's going to be a CamJam celebrating Raspberry Pi 14th birthday in Cambridge, UK hosted by Makespace, the community's workshop. Tickets will be released on Friday. mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...mailchi.mpRaspberry Pi Birthday CamJam - 28th February 2026 176
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I have a love/hate relationship with 3D printing. This is one of the things I love about it, was able to design and print new wall mounts for this coat stand. Saved it from being thrown away :-) 180
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. Jasper the Christmas Cat, lit by @pimoroni.com Plasma and old school Unicorn hat :-) 190
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I have just created a 64 x 64 pixel USB C display, the HIB75 driver is a @pimoroni.com Interstate75 2350 W. I added an additional display type to @gadgetoid.com Galactic Unicorn: Multiverse library. Pygame is rendering the frame buffer being passed to the Matrix 2265
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 17/11/2025I have converted the @pimoroni.com Python Unicorn hat library to MicroPython for the Pimoroni Plasma 2540 W using Pirate MicroPython, almost 100% compatibility. You can find my efforts here. github.com/Corteil/Plas... 060
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Spent most of the weekend converting the orgrial @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat Python library to work on MicroPython & the Pirates Plasma board. Their Plasma library does not have a brightness function & the LEDs are updated in real time not when required, both abilities have been restored. 140
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 30/10/2025I have just finished making a badge for Potton Pi & Pints from an old School @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat, the brains 🧟 is a Raspberry Pi PicoW. The Pico is hosting a web site to select the current pattern display and brightness of the LEDs. Always forget how bright an Unicorn hat is when unleashed! 😎 0112
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Self portrait in 64 x 64 pixels displayed on my Giant Unicorn. 0236
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Finally tidying up the bird's nest of cables and floating PCBs before Assemble Darby tomorrow, the Colour Pixel Picker is hardware complete, just need to finish the software 😂 Part of my #GiganticUnicorn project. 040
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Used the colour picker to create this 8-bit Pacman image. :-) software status is good enough. Need to make a couple changes to the function keys, currently too easy to wipe your hard work with one key press. This Saturday I will be showing off this project and others at assemble. #giganticUnicorn 131
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I'm looking forward to showing off.... Er sharing my old school @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat projects this Saturday. It's a great making festival with all sorts of makers sharing their projects & the joy of making. 161
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Update for the Giant Unicorn hat colour selector. It works! 😎 #GiganticUnicorn 131
Reposted by Brian Corteil Hitchin Hackspace @hackhitchin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Anywhere near #Derby this Saturday 25th October and interested in #making things or doing things with #technology? Then get along to #Assemble at #DerbyMuseum 011
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I hit a bit of a brick wall this weekend programming a save buffer function for the colour picker. Then copied and then reinstated the saved data was lost! After a bit of thinking I realised that copying the buffer, that the data was not copied just the labels pointing to the original buffer 1/2 151
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 20/10/2025I will be at Assemble, Darby on Saturday, showing off the @pimoroni.com Giant Unicorn hat and other projects. #GiganticUnicorn 184
Brian Corteil @cannonfodder.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Software has been started, the LEDs buffer is sent to the PyGame on a Raspberry Pi. #GiganticUnicorn 1131
