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Sam

@samdiyfreeman.bsky.social
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Builds and writes about fun things. Resists the urge to post pictures of his dog. Online Editor at Make: magazine.

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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks for the correction. The pirate bar history was easily the hardest part to wrap my head around.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What's even weirder is that's the only cabbage I know of at the faire
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This might be the most fun I've had writing a story makezine.com/article/craf...
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Tour the Hidden Worlds of ILM - Make:
ILM's Rebel Hideout is the real-life galactic center of the Star Wars universe. But it isn't the only theme room there.
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Cards Against Humanity @cardsagainsthumanity.com · 12/08/2026
www.SadLittleBitchWithNoFriends.com
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Oh yeah, I also wrote one for the Substack makezine.substack.com/p/5-lessons-...
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5 Lessons from Open Sauce
When you gather makers in one place, what do you see?
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh yeah, I wrote about some stuff I found at #opensauce makezine.com/article/make...
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Bots, Blasters, Bugs, and a Bunch of Open Sauce Hardware - Make:
Open Sauce 2026 was filled with familiar faces, new projects, robots, and all kinds of wings.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What should I see at Open Sauce?
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Oh yeah I writed this thing too makezine.com/article/tech...
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Messing Around With the PolyCast5 Hacker Multitool - Make:
PolyCast5 is an everything remote hacker multitool. Use it responsibly.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I writed this thing makezine.com/article/elec...
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Hypnotic Clock Maker Does It Again - Make:
This mesmerizing rainbow diffraction grating clock puts a little more color in your daily timekeeping.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I talked to cool people yesterday! vimeo.com/1196379217 Ok, they did most of the talking
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Make Live - Inside Volume 97, The Tech Craft Issue
Recorded Date: May 27, 2026 Grab your copy of Make: Volume 97 in the Maker Shed! Join us live to check out the tech-craft fusion in Make: Volume 97: bargello embroidery, LED embellishments, digital ...
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Oh so not their health issues. Just potentially all their future patients. Great.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thought this was good to see makezine.com/article/make...
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Betta Wire Is Finally Moving Towards Shipping After Most of the Company Quit - Make:
Rack Robotics aught to have some relieved backers in the coming weeks, as they finally move towards shipping their Betta Wire 4-axis EDM machine.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thanks for giving a voice to all the casual players who love gaming without doing math on the side
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
That is smoooth
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This is good advice for life
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I don't know if people are very interested in "stuff you can buy" roundup posts, but I at least try to find fun stuff to buy. makezine.com/article/make...
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Cool Crowdfunding: Bits, Bots, and Bananas - Make:
In April we saw crowdfunding campaigns for companion bots, hardware multitools, and a musical banana.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I can't believe "butt cheek" isn't in the thesaurus
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I went to a thing and met cool people and played fun games. makezine.substack.com/p/interactiv... #altctrlgames #gdc2026 #altctrlgdc
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Interactive Art Makers of alt.ctrl.GDC
Simple parts can make big experiences
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
There are so many more conferences than I realized
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Same, except it was my name and email address. Not one person complained
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Joining from flaky connection, let's see how this goes! meet.zoho.com/fwjf-pqb-amy
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
😲
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Dessert menus are places of lies
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Finally finished my Cloq kit. I don't think it came out too bad.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
See me embarrass myself on the internet today: makezine.com/article/digi...
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Make: Live - Inside Volume 96, The Digifab Issue
At Make: we’ve cheered, and sometimes steered, two decades of rapid evolution in digital fabrication tools for home, hobby, and business use. But this year is an astonishing one. Make: Vol. 96 is all ...
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This was fun to build. makezine.com/article/tech... I was surprised the hardest part was picking a Linux flavor.
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Review: Framework Laptop 13 - Make:
Framework's Laptop 13 isn't just a capable machine, but one you can repair and keep using indefinitely.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
makezine.com/article/craf...
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Meet the Maker: Robert Quattlebaum of Lumanoi - Make:
Robert Quattlebaum makes high-end interactive Lumanoi light sculptures from wood, acrylic, and custom circuitry.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Literally the first choice for an example of beautiful LED artwork
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Disgusted?
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I'd been meaning to build a CNC mill for almost 20 years, so this was fun. Still took s while. makezine.com/article/digi...
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Reviewing the Shariff DMC2 Mini CNC Mill - Make:
Shariff DMC2 Mini is a scrappy CNC mill for those who like getting their hands dirty.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Can't believe how quickly some of these ended
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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We've got the latest certification round up on Make and Hackster.io! See 3 new certs we loved including the first Vietnamese cert from Long Phan, the first Pakistani cert from Hariz Zoran Farooq & we're so stoked that Ribbit Network has certified their frogs! Read here: makezine.com/article/make...
frog sensor in the desert
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I love the samples at See's. I never realized it was a California thing.
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adafruit @adafruit.com · 02/12/2025
Giving Tuesday is here. Four orgs worth supporting if you live online: EFF, Signal, 404 media, and The Trevor Project. Pick one, pick all, just click something good ... adafruit.com/giving #GivingTuesday @eff.org @404media.co @signal.org @trevorproject.bsky.social
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
On the other hand, I wish I'd replaced a few more big things.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Next is the fun of figuring out the time
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Suddenly my Baby Steps fascination makes way more sense
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adafruit @adafruit.com · 12/11/2025
MakerFaire Orlando 2025! do-it-yourself science, art, rockets, robots, crafts, music and more!
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
My Maker Faire prep is 50% snacks. My bag now looks like a kid running away from home.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Maker Faire preparation energy status is currently: Jason Webley - Ways To Love
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Ugh, I'm sorry
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Still, 🤞🏻
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I'm not sure tires are a detail
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
My first welding attempts, stick vs laser. @xtool-official.bsky.social MetalFab really is a game-changer.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This game was terrific! Have you thought about taking it to Maker Faire Bay Area?
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 31/07/2025
does anyone know if there are any repositories with 'continuously' collected twitter/X data including of retweets of large/most followed twitter accounts? ideal if it goes back a few years thank you kindly 🙏🏾
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I've gotta get people together to play competitive mode. makezine.com/projects/pla...
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Play With Your Own Junk - Make:
Learn how to assemble and play professional-quality party games with the stuff you already have around the house.
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I must have the sweatshirt
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is why I spent so much time at alt.ctrl. There's no other way to experience it
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Sam @samdiyfreeman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
If you need me I'll be checking out the future
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