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stacksmashing @stacksmashing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I got the original, unmodified Commander Keen running on the Pico 2 😀 This uses Frank-x86, a new ILI9341 driver, and (ab)uses the flash on the Pico 2 as swap RAM (which I'm sure is great for it's longevity - sorry, didn't have a PSRAM at hand) Next: Input support!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

PSA: #Vivado works amazingly well on the command line! I would have never expected that, but it's a joy being able to script / automate all my Vivado workflows now. #fpga

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Couple years ago: "I should really look into Raspberry Pi Pico.." Today: "Of course I'm going to use a Pico for this!"

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another point to add: sometimes you don't know yet what kinds of music you like. And sometimes you don't like an artist at first but it grows on you over time. All this is lost if you just have AI generate music (or any kind of content) tailored to "what you already like".

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Same feeling starts kicking in for micro USB devices tbh 😅

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My beloved T30 ❤️ Most used socket/bit during this #audi engine repair 🤤

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oh for that I would (and hope to) get an Africa Twin! I haven‘t looked into whether one would want a newer or older (easier to fix?) model, though.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

⚙️ Cargo is running, time for another coffe... ☕

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sounds like it would be worth it! Maybe something that‘s also suitable for rainy weather?

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This one‘s just a 2nd gen SV650!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A little bit of #motorcycle maintenance & upgraded yoke nut for phone mounting 😇

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Advantage when #hardwarehacking gets frustrating: you can always burn the fucking chip to the ground, to let off some steam 😈

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#hardwarehacking tip of the day: use a sharp blade for cutting through copper traces or end up with lifted traces & pads!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Actually I‘m not looking to make a local coding assistant or anything like that, but rather an automated tool that does basic web scraping / searching (I don’t know the URLs, it has to find them). A fairly small and local model should suffice.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That looks great, thanks a lot! I do want to script a little bit around it too, though!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I got ollama and qwen3, but now I need to write a whole bunch of Python, install a web browser with MCP etc. if I understand it all correctly.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Is there still no cool, easy to install way to run a small local AI model that is "somewhat agentic" i.e. it can look up stuff online in its own little sandboxed web browser?

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Finally <100 inbox again, hate coming back from holidays.. 😅

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

CDs are such a great medium. After years of using mostly #vinyl and #cassette as physical media for my music, I appreciate a lot that you don‘t need to flip CDs!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The feeling of ripping one of these open 💿 #cd #music

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Use forums! Keep using #forums and #blogs! Most new content now happens behind closed doors of the social platforms and thus becomes way harder to find! I know it also gets crawled by AI, but that‘s another topic. :/

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

What scope does one want to get in 2026? 4 ch, 300MHz, maybe 2 signal generator channels.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

That's exactly what I'm talking about 😄 Similarly with new hacking hardware.. Still need to try my PhyWhisperer-USB.. :|

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Everyone loves to see cool hardware hacks, but nobody talks about how much stuff we buy and either don't get around to or don't manage to hack it. 😅 #hardwarehacking

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Watching @liveoverflow.bsky.social talk about the "AI Hugging Face Hack" while a @wired.com newsletter hits my inbox titled "Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results". #thisisfine 😅

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Fuck AI music! Instant report whenever it gets suggested by streaming platform of choice. ❌

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This moment when you re-discover E-Mail filter rules... So relaxing 💆‍♂️

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

frontier this, frontier that.. 🙃

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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our Open Healthware Certification is out now! Certify your open healthware device at Healthware.oshwa.org As part of the debut, we held and Open Healthware Certification workshop as part of Open Source Healthware week in San Francisco. Check out our wrap up video on how it went.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/07/2026

Online behavioral advertising has made surveillance the business model of the internet. Privacy Badger fights for a better web by incentivizing companies to respect your privacy. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight

Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Unpopular opinion: moving to audio-only #smartglasses is NOT sufficiently privacy-friendly! In fact, in many situations, audio recordings may be more revealing than pictures. Also, audio requires less bandwidth, making stronger attacker models viable such as live streaming from hacked glasses...

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It's a matter of time until it becomes unsustainable to let people use LLMs for free or for a fixed monthly (affordable) fee. Continue writing your own code everyone! Don't ever become dependent on AI for writing code (or anything else)!! www.wired.com/story/model-...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/07/2026

Did you get sticker shock last time you bought printer ink? Find out why it's so expensive and learn more about the right to repair movement with Adam Savage and iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens. Live discussion and Q&A on July 23rd. eff.org/livestream-r2r

EFFecting Change: If You Own It, Why Can't You Fix It on Thursday, July 23 at 9 AM PT. Featuring EFF's Corynne McSherry and Hayley Tsukayama, as well as Adam Savage and iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If you like being on photos, don‘t become a photographer.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's incredible to imagine how much human time / hours of life are wasted globally every day, so much potential for productivity and human connections, all just lost to #doomscrolling.

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Shipping from France is amazing news for us Europeans!!

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Heads up to my fellow #Rohde&Schwarz #RTB2K users (RTB2002, RTB2004): You can flash the "new" RTB2's v3.0 firmware on it and get new features such as a runt trigger option! More details in this thread: www.eevblog.com/forum/testge... #RohdeSchwarz

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/dave/null @circuitbreakr.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We used to be owners, now we're just users. And nobody noticed. #freedom #righttorepair

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