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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 26/09/2026
Inspired by Mitxela's latest project, I added a FLIP fluid sim pattern to this little motion sensitive Fibonacci256, using code adapted from Ten Minute Physics: matthias-research.github.io/pages
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 11/09/2026
This little motion-sensitive 75mm Fibonacci256 prototype might be my favorite new thing I've made in a while. This was totally inspired by @starduststorm.art's brilliant "The Hexagon" which you should definitely go buy instead of waiting for me to make more of these. 😁 www.tindie.com/products/sta...
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 25/09/2026
They're beautiful @znjp.bsky.social! 🤩 uberflux.com/product/ZNJP...
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 25/08/2026
New soft polyhedron. This rhombicuboctahedeon was a trial to see if I could sew a polyhedron that didn't totally deform to a sphere when stuffed, so each face is lined with thick fusible interfacing and the exterior fabric is heavy canvas. It's surprisingly heavy for being stuffed with polyfill.
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 10/07/2026
Just finished these prototype LED hats. I'll be teaching workshops to make them at #EMF2026 and #Teardown2026. The next few weeks will be busy!
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Electromagnetic Field @emfcamp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Introducing the EMF 2026 badge upgrade: Spaceagon. Oh and we made a keyboard too. Surprise! blog.emfcamp.org/2026/05/28/t...
A hexagonal electronic camp badge with prototype glowing cat artwork. There is a round screen in the middle.The camp badge in the background, leaning against it is a plug-in keyboard. The keyboard is VERY PURPLE.
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 16/05/2026
Designed three interlocking squares that come together in an octahedron. LEDs will be involved at some point.
A brown table with three 3d printed hollow squares, about 6 cm long on each edge and 6mm thick, lying on top. the corners of each square contain notches either on the inside or outside of the corner. Behind the squares is a 3D octahedron which is formed by assembling the three squares to form the octahedron's edges.
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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 01/05/2026
I'm revisiting "Sol v2". I tore it down, rewired the 1,628 pixels into eight parallel channels, and went from 20 to 72 FPS. 😁 www.evilgeniuslabs.org/sol-v2
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Straithe @straithe.com · 24/04/2026
I've taken up an editing role over at OpenBoardsGuide.com. This is the first article I've had a hand in, and it would mean a lot to get your feedback. If you are afraid of being too mean publicly, roast me via whatever contact method you have for me. www.openboardsguide.com/pimoroni-bad...
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Pimoroni Badgeware Tufty
The Pimoroni Badgeware Tufty proffers a low-barrier event badge, desktop companion, DIY gaming console, and MicroPython learning platform all in one polished polycarbonate package.
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 13/04/2026
I made this hyperboloid years ago when LED strings were only available with 10 cm spacing. The old LED string broke, so I restrung it with higher density pixels, and am playing with 3D patterns on the Pixelblaze controller.
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gallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Funk This! board progress in MakerSpace. Copper pads wired to cap touch board. Pulsing lights triggered. Sound plays. I still get hangs sometimes. Ordered a larger memory board so I can move away from Pico with Cowbell to see if avoiding SD card helps. And I’ll add audio meter panels. #CircuitPython
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garrett miller @garrett.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
sick! www.opentools.studio
opentools.studio
OpenTools / OpenPrinter
This is the homepage of the website
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Alex Glow (merlin) @alexglow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This Thursday: #DayGlowShow Ep. 9 – Pocket #Pentesting Platforms! Multi-hour live-build with @ishotjr.bsky.social & myself (plus some cool extras from guest Alex Lynd) 🛠️✨ Mar. 26, noon PDT / 8pm UTC: ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqbi... ▶️ www.linkedin.com/events/74423... ▶️ www.twitch.tv/glowascii
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DAY//GLOW Episode 9: Pocket Pentesting Platforms
YouTube video by Alex Glow
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 22/03/2026
I am an orchid show taking a tour. The speaker, a lovely older lady, explained that growers are very generous in sharing cuttings freely and that their generosity "puts the 'whore' in 'horticulture!'" 😂
A beautiful white orchid plane with about thirty large blooms speckled with purple spots.
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Alex Glow (merlin) @alexglow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Monday, Mar. 16: #1 of 3 #ArduinoDays preview streams! A short, fun chat with Giovanni Bruno, who works on #robotics at #Arduino 🤖 Hosted by @ishotjr.bsky.social & myself 10:30am Pacific / 5:30pm UTC: ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNQ5... ▶️ www.linkedin.com/events/74386... ▶️ www.twitch.tv/glowascii
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Arduino Days Preview: Giovanni Bruno
YouTube video by Alex Glow
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Lyndie Chiou @lyndie.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Happy π Day! To prep, feast on this article on a brand new discovery for the ancient constant. My latest slice for SciAm! It's irrationally enjoyable... 🥧 www.scientificamerican.com/article/math... #math #science #PiDay 🔭👩🏾‍🔬
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Mathematicians find one pi formula to rule them all
A mixture of AI and algorithms uncovered a hidden structure spanning 2,000 years of equations for pi
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Carrie (prev of Alpenglow) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Somehow I completely missed when #teardown2025 talks went live - here's mine on navigating battery regulations. Bonus butts in one of my slides. 😏 Also, the CFP for Teardown 2026 ends on the 15th so get your proposal in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwUG...
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Teardown 2025 - Carrie Sundra - The Woes of Putting a Battery in It
YouTube video by Crowd Supply
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Odd_Jayy @oddjayy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Testing my robots arm #maker #wip #robot
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 04/03/2026
Sorry if you're tired of these, I'm having fun tweaking sound-reactive #PixelBlaze patterns. 😁 Get your own: lectronz.com/products/fib...
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 03/03/2026
Fibonacci256 Expanding HDR is now available! It's music-reactive & powered via #PixelBlaze by @bhencke.bsky.social so you can edit & write new patterns in a web app over wi-fi. Get yours here: lectronz.com/products/fib...
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bleeptrack @bleeptrack.de · 28/02/2026
Just registered for an @oshwassociation.bsky.social summit workshop. Very excited 🤩 Open Hardware Summit is in Berlin this year btw!
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kelly @kickinson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels
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Odd_Jayy @oddjayy.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#wip #maker #robot
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Carrie (prev of Alpenglow) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Today is Week 2 of our closing sale, the website is 35% off (discount shown after items are added to your cart). We added stock status to our product thumbnails, so you can easily scroll through and see what we’ve still got. Soldering kits are 50% off! www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...
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Closing Sale
Week 1, 02/14/26 - 02/20/26: 25% off all prices shown below!Discounts will be shown AFTER items are added to your cart. Also check out even bigger discounts on our remaining SOLDERING KITS. SkeinTwist...
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Straithe @straithe.com · 17/02/2026
My friend, @lasermistress.bsky.social, is constantly doing good for others and she needs us to do some good for her. Please, donate to her Go Fund Me ASAP so she can keep bringing us all impactful resistance art. * clairecassidy.info * www.gofundme.com/f/keep-my-am...
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Donate to Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive, organized by Claire Cassidy
After my first Maker Rig and open source regenerative living space conversion on wheels… Claire Cassidy needs your support for Keep My Amazing Maker Rig Alive
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Carrie (prev of Alpenglow) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
All of our electronics kits, boards, weird shit, & misc notions are on sale starting now. This week thru 02/20/26 everything is 25% off. Week 2 - 02/21/26 - 02/27/26 is 35% off, Week 3 - 02/28/26 - 03/08/26 is 50% off. Soldering kits are already 50% off. www.alpenglowindustries.com/collections/...
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Closing Sale
Week 1, 02/14/26 - 02/20/26: 25% off all prices shown below!Discounts will be shown AFTER items are added to your cart. Also check out even bigger discounts on our remaining SOLDERING KITS. SkeinTwist...
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Emily @mle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A friend picked some very spicy eggs that he's calling Eggs of Mass Destruction and asked me to design him a label for the jar, so here it is
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 10/02/2026
By request: Fibonacci256 Expanding HDR with circles instead of straight Voronoi grid lines. Both grids are 4mm thick with 1mm gap between the grid and LED PCB. Next I'll try both with thinner grids and larger gaps for a more diffused look.
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Kevin Santo Cappuccio @jumperless.org · 03/02/2026
Woo! The ALASKAN BULL WORM! PSRAM Mod Kits are ordered, and I wrote a whole thing about them in my store. jumperless.myshopify.com/products/ala...
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ALASKAN BULL WORM! Jumperless V5 PSRAM Mod Kit
8 megabytes of extra room for activities! Do PCB assembly crimes in the process! The Jumperless V5's RP2350B has 520kB of RAM, which is pretty awesome for a microcontroller. But in the course of scope...
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 03/02/2026
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Antarctica and need everyone to see these penguins.
A penguin on a rocky shore facing the camera with its its wings extended and one leg raisedA penguin on a rocky shore with its back leg extended behind it and its head tilted at a rakish angle while looking at the cameraA parent penguin sitting on a rocky nest with two adorable fuzzy baby penguin chicks underneath itTwo penguins who appear to be having a conversation on a rocky shore looking to each other while one has its beak wide open and appears to be shouting at the other
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Kevin Santo Cappuccio @jumperless.org · 10/01/2026
Woo! Just got a box of 200 more Jumperless V5s. These are rev 7, the only real difference is they have 2 friction-fit OLED headers on the main board, so it can sit in that crevice between the Nano headers (or scoot it over to the right if you have something in there that would cover it.)
3 Jumperless V5 rev 7sQuark sniffing some boxes of Jumperlesses
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Odd_Jayy @oddjayy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Trying to upload more here since a friend of mine seems to like it very much. Here is a test video of my latest robotic project #maker #robot
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 27/12/2025
Ended up needing a new sewing machine, but now that it's arrived, I've been able to finish sewing the Ouija messenger bag. The project has entered the hot-glue phase. Only a few LEDs left to go.
An exterior of a beige messenger bag with a Ouija board on the front flat. The board itself is made from etched faux leather with cutouts for 3D printed letters that are illuminated from behind.The view inside the front flap of the messenger bag with a panel zipped open to reveal the back side of the illuminated letters which are surrounded by EVA foam with cutouts at the letter positions. Each letter cutout is filled with hot glues and has two LEDs from an LED string attached to eliminate the letter from behind.The front of the LED Ouija board messenger bag with the letters and numbers illuminated from behind in rainbow colors
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Timon @timonsku.zip · 22/12/2025
#39C3 is about to be very.. Cool
A Cool-S illuminated by LEDs in the white portions in one half pink and one half blue. It is worn around the neck with a golden necklace.
A white PCB in the shape of the Cool-S. It has a string of SMD LEDs following the shape of the S on the middle portion.
On each flat side sits a right angle button.
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 18/12/2025
It's one of those days... Before I can start sewing, I need to find and re-seat the foot petal plug which has disappeared inside the machine.
A sewing machine opened up so the two halves are separated and the interior machinery is accessible.
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Shawn Hymel @shawnhymel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
After 20 years in embedded systems, here are the 10 things I wish I knew when I started (#Arduino, hardware, debugging, timing, RTOS, and real projects). 👇 shawnhymel.com/3100/10-thin... #embedded #programming #microcontroller #rtos
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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning Embedded Systems - Shawn Hymel
As I reflect back on my embedded systems journey for the past 20 years, I'd like to share some of the insights along the way. I figured a "10 things I wish I
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Unexpected Maker @seonr.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Wow, JLCPCB are now selling framed and frameless manual stencil printers. They offer them below the stencil area on the ordering page. Cool move JLC!
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 14/12/2025
In my house it's the festival of LEDs
Two illuminated LED menorahs made from edgelit acrylic with the acrylic candles illuminated in a rainbow of colors and acrylic flames flickering with yellow light. In between the two menorahs is an illuminated stick figure shaped like a wacky waving inflatable car wash man with LEDs running up his metal
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bleeptrack @bleeptrack.de · 13/12/2025
Assembled another star from a-star.bleeptrack.de/ Had a last one cut out luckily. My Lasercutter is currently waiting for it's anti freeze. #generative #procedural #lasercutter
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 12/12/2025
Pixel mapped my friends Christmas tree last night using an awesome video mapping tool by @themariday.bsky.social and set it up with a Pixelblaze controller.
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Carrie (prev of Alpenglow) @alpenglow.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It's the time of year where I get to show off all the cool things our friends make! Check out the 2025 Alpenglow Gift Guide and find something fun for that electronics nerd in your life (and maybe that's you!) www.alpenglowindustries.com/pages/2025-g...
A tiled array of images showing colorful circuit boards with LEDs in various fibonacci configurations, a cat on it hind legs pawing at something that has an enamaled-pin look, LEDs lit up and shaped like a rainbow, unicorn, and lightning bolt, some small rectangular circuit board LED controllers, a black breadboard with a probe, a book called Skill Seeker, a UFO beaming up a  human, a box of GlowStitch LED strips, and a box with diffused red, green, and blue lights on its front.
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Jason Coon @evilgeniuslabs.org · 08/12/2025
I can't decide which 1" (25.4mm) Fibonacci128 diffuser I prefer, so I've just been shipping both. 😁 Get yours: lectronz.com/products/inc...
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Tod Kurt (todbot) @todbot.com · 07/12/2025
A good episode! Listen to me get frustrated w/ the Arduino Uno Q, like the fellow in the video below, but with the added frustration of trying to make it work in a classroom setting. Something Arduinos rarely see! /s 🤨 ‪overcast.fm/+AA8F5JLPsFI/7:14‬ ‪youtube.com/watch?v=zGxSt562uo8‬
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Don’t call it a comeback — The Bootloader
Show Notes In this episode, Tod and Paul discuss the recent Hackaday Supercon, including a talk and a workshop, Microsoft open sources Zork, the return of 80s style computer magazines, and more. Follo...
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Dom @3dp.lol · 05/12/2025
I was fortunate enough to go to @hackadayofficial.bsky.social #Supercon last month and saw some awesome #maker #projects. I wrote about it for #Make:. Check it out! makr.ing/radurls/1 #make #3dprinting #3dp #robotics #hack #sao #badge
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My First Hackaday Supercon: Amazing and Inspiring - Make:
Dom Dominici found a welcoming, passionate community of builders at Hackaday's Supercon in Pasadena.
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GeekMomProjects @geekmomprojects.com · 27/11/2025
Thanksgiving prep smells very good right now
A freshly baked apple pie with a lattice crust resting on the stove to cool
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Solder Party @solder.party · 24/11/2025
Now in stock at @pimoroni.com shop.pimoroni.com/products/kee...
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KeebDeck Basic
A maker-friendly QWERTY handheld USB keyboard with a silicone keypad.
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Sander van de Bor - California STEAM @californiasteam.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
I’m very happy with how these boxes for the Amoracci pendant turned out.
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