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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 12h

What the hell?!? You hit a certain age and your ads are dominated by walk in tubs and stair lifts? Bro, I’m still running several miles a week. Back off! And this after years of “fat man / bald guy” ads. If the algorithm were human I would so smack that guy.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 21h

@mbta c’mon. It’s 9pm and two trains expressed by. Is scheduling really that hard? Dline outbound is a constant litany of express get off wait. Service has never been this bad in 30 years.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 22h

First 160 lights on the way to1500.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lobster Roll night. BC Dining.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Special and very musical night last evening as @adafruit.com engineers Liz Clark & Noe Ruiz drop by and drop knowledge on #CircuitPython & MIDI. My @bostoncollege.bsky.social Physical Computing students were rocked! Huge thanks!

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

They’re filming a Spanish language feature film at the Waban MBTA stop.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s so fun to teach Physical Computing at @bostoncollege. Last night was capacitive touch where students made living plants talk like Baby Groot when tapped, and accelerometers where they made magic wands and Goblets of Glory that play sound when tilted for a toast. All in #CircuitPython.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do you #tech #business and/or #tech? The webinar I gave last week on Leveraging AI in course redesign + topics from v.12 of my forthcoming BizTech textbook is now online. Book available next month. Hope you like it! flatworld.com/webinars/how...

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Webinar Replay: How to Use AI in Your Classroom | FlatWorld

Watch John Gallaugher's hour-long instructor workshop on AI classroom design, real student builds, Information Systems and AI v12.0, and live audience Q&A.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Makerspace, #CircuitPython, and #ESP32 friends. I'm planning a 2 hr workshop for ESP32-S3s based on a Pico workshop I've given about a half-dozen times. You're free to use the slides & code. I'd also welcome comments / suggestions. Cheers. bit.ly/ESP32-S3-wor...

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ESP32-S3 MakerSpace Workshop w/CircuitPython

ESP32-S3 MakerSpace Workshop About 90 mins. Intro to CircuitPython on the ESP32-S3 NeoPixel lights colorwheel to change colors through a rainbow Playing .mp3 files Using a potentiometer Moving a 180° ...

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m thinking of switching from the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W to the ESP32-S3 N16R8 for my #CircuitPython #maker class. Any reason not to? Audio requires a DAC & more wiring but otherwise seems like a good choice. Any info on forthcoming Raspberry Pi microcontroller boards?

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Display of displays in the Boston College #MakerSpace. A great start!

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last evening. Full moon in one direction, red sunset in the other

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You see the current scientific consensus that “all birds are dinosaurs” when stumbling across these guys.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pretty moon tonight surrounded by fluffy clouds over Boston.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Key research on challenges of those hitting the “Class Ceiling”. As a 1st gen student whose mom & oldest brother never graduated high school, the article caused me to reflect on my own path. My uni @bostoncollege.bsky.social leans into 1st gen help Pay it forward. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations

Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Love it! I introduce these musical geniuses to my college students via the Disco Button in my office & also their homework to build an EW&F app. Also: I need such friends. Of course, I am a 60 yr old man, so, you’ve likely heard about my cohort & friends ... Dance on🕺& happy 20th of Sept.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Built my own BirdBuddy with an ESP32-S3 and #CircuitPython. I'll be polishing this with full build tutorial, but proof of concept seems to work. youtu.be/HVIMTLtxEno?...

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Bird Identifier Demo

YouTube video by Build With Prof. G.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Faculty using my #BizTech book, the chapter on fast/cheap tech covers both AI and e-waste. Here is how both relate. More goodness in the v12 update due later this year. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says

Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m not sure this article really gets why many men have no friends. It’s obv. different for many, but I don’t feel I can’t bond, nor am I emotionally inept. The natural meet ops for finding friends who click are simply lower in our less social era. apple.news/ASF3ATzMvRIy...

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‘My Husband Has No Friends’ — New York Magazine

For some wives, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … managing their spouse’s social life?

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another quick demo - pulse rate shown on segmented display with neopixelw reflecting the pulse.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Continuing builds. Claude did a great job modifying CircuitPython code for a new board and new display for this CO2 environmental sensor project.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Do you have imposter syndrome? When it hits just remember someone agreed to spend millions on ads with the furry yellow “Liberty Biberty”. You’re fine. Unless you did this. Then you’re a fraud.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Going to be building a lot more #STEMed projects to display but here is a start. Touch to talk Groot, Magic Wand, Dinner Decider, Candy Slector, Medications Reminder all in #CircuitPython.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kudos to Robin Young for standing up on today’s Here & Now. Truth Teller! This kind of honesty is so deeply needed. Proud to be a supporter. Go @wbur.org

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The current version of my #BizTech textbook covers smart TV data collection & this is updated in v12. For those covering the topic, this article on LG TVs collecting data, even while offline or standby, is an eye-opener. www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...

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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

AI models are still wildly irregular even with large paid plans. When they are good they are astonishing but they need to be constantly questioned because I see so much confident bogusness where, if an employee was that irregular, you’d send them to HR for substance abuse on the job.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I don’t know, man. Mr. Beast doesn’t at all seem like a beast. Like if I called myself Prof. GoodHair.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I have no idea what goof profiling is afoot at Apple News but I’m regularly seeing headlines like “[celebrity] eats this [2 or 3] ingredient sandwich every day”. The world is on fire & I need to be informed, yet Apple thinks my pressing need is to know Bono digs potato chips between bread slices.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This looks goose-bump-inducing fantastic!

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Faculty using my #BizTechBook might find this article on accessing data collected by firms interesting. Faculty might assign an exercise to see what students get, and discuss privacy, rights, access, firm responsibility, and more. www.wired.com/story/i-dema...

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I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead

California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#Maker educators, the slides for the first week of the @BostonCollege AI-centric Physical Computing course with #CircuitPython are up in the public Google Drive at bit.ly/PhysComp-cou.... First week lots of configuration & setup. We use Visual Studio Code & GitHib Copilot. #csed

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Physical Computing Course Drive - Google Drive

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A perhaps more useful piece than earlier one shared. Graphics, regional footprint www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... Also: “more than 97% of water consumed by major data-center operators comes from municipal drinking-water systems” agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most

A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Please support @npr.org, @pbs.org and other public media. Needed now more than ever.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yesterday kicked off our redesigned course, “AI-based iOS App Development for All,” @BostonCollege. Week 1 slides are in the open Google Drive at Gallaugher.com: 100+ slides on getting started in Xcode, intro #SwiftUI concepts, first steps with agentic AI, challenges & week 1 homework. #csed

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Home - Gallaugher.com - Website of Prof. John Gallaugher

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Apple Maps remains most accurate.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Admiral Grace is excited for school year lesson prep.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Are you a #STEMEducation teacher? I'm updating my Physical Computing (#CircuitPython) course to be AI-centric. Students learn basics & extend with AI. Draft slides of 1st lecture: docs.google.com/presentation... Students have already requested GitHub Student for Copilot use. Feedback always welcome.

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Physical Computing Week 1 [FOR CLASS]

Physical Computing Week 1 Fill out a name card in black magic marker with your FIRST NAME in ALL CAPS + Last Initial Course Intro: Prepare CircuitPlayground boards (CPB) What is this thing? How does i...

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How about the first “portable”? I lugged one of these bad boys around the Soviet Union. Now it absolutely looks Soviet.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The @wired.com World Fair sounds cool. Hope there are academic rates. Would love to go.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Updating the Sonic Pillars so they are in a single case with a single plug and can be more easily transported. I need to do a better job on sizing the internal shelf so the lid closes and I need to give another shot at trying to paint inside the laser etchings but it’s getting there.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Fascinating conversation on AI and Creativity, discussion with an author of 200 AI co-created novel, as well as researchers on the vanguard of tool impact, effective use, dangers, education, AI & kids, and more. NPR’s OnPoint Listen before cranking praise or hate www.wbur.org/radio/progra...

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The latest show topics from On Point, updated daily.

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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So they are taking down the Citgo sign in Boston to relocate it and the skeleton underneath looks like it’s flipping the bird.

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