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1.04K Posts, 466 Following, 2.58K Followers · robots, music, languages, biohacking, PCBs • hardware nerd @ hackster.io • a.k.a. glowascii • thoughts & feels my own • she/her • chaotic good

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6 years

A capsule vending machine that vends FM chips!!! ✨📻✨

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#b3d

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4 years

Bein a alien. V3 of the GlowUp wearable! DIY jet lag / SAD device ⚡️ Making it real for a contest on @hacksterio with @AARPiLabs , solving the symptoms of menopause (a ton of biotech stuff applies)!

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5 years

We beamed @virgilvox ‘s picoprojector onto my #retroreflective dress ✨ the fabric is from a friend’s alibaba order a couple years ago; I sewed the dress on a regular machine. It doesn’t breathe, but is very light & flowy! (And protects you from flash photography...) #defcon27

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4 years

At the intersection of SO SATISFYING and SO HORRIBLE

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5 years

OM*F*G IT HAS TAKEN ME NINE MONTHS TO GET THIS FRICKEN BIRD TO GIVE ME HARDWARE TRIGGERS ON EMOTIONS CELEBRATE WITH ME ✨✨✨✨ //

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@glowascii

3 years

My #ESP8266 programmer is now an earring! And I just published the project on @hacksterio -- check it out at ✨ // Designed in @kicad_pcb , an update on a circuit from @aallan 's article in @make , fabbed by @oshpark 🙌 #Ouija #PCB #PCBArt #FashionTech

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4 years

F3N now has some touch responses, thanks to @BrownDogGadgets Maker Tape! It helps me adjust his head angle, in case he gets too carried away in one direction. // Project notes: // #CompanionBot #fennec #robot

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2 years

I’ve been playing with this #card10 wristband design for a couple days. Now probably the most #cyberpunk thing I own. First real project done with @MatterHackers Quantum filament! (I designed only the wristband.) // #smartwatch #WearableTech #3DPrinting

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6 years

I am in love with this matte-black-and-gold USBNinja (via @crowdsupply ). Absolutely gorgeous. ✨💙✨ // ultimate aesthetic @hackaday #supercon

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3 years

F3NR1R voice demo! More info + tutorial on @hacksterio >> I'm using Python to send motion commands from the @Raspberry_Pi brain to a Teensy running @arduino , and to trigger mp3s 🔊 // #robot #robotics #WearableTech #fennec #FennecFox #CompanionBot

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@glowascii

6 years

Daring you to try for a flash photo today... @makerfaire #wmfny18

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@glowascii

5 years

Oh my, a new Pi! 🤩 This beauty is the @Raspberry_Pi 4, just released! Check out @aallan ’s overview & benchmarks for the @Hacksterio blog, plus our spontaneous vid at ⚡️

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3 years

New PCB coming up!! Simple servo/NeoPixel breakout for #CompanionBots using @arduino or Teensy. The copper ribcage helps bridge across headers. I've been dreaming this up since creating F3NR1R! It's gonna look AMAZING in @oshpark After Dark, with that copper skeleton showing 😱

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@glowascii

4 years

A whole bunch of #LaserCut Delrin flexures by @amy_makes_stuff ! Super fun to play with. #HardwareHappyHour

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@glowascii

5 years

Normal brain: do your work Friday brain: take a walk in the sun! Galaxy brain: rearrange ALL THE PINS on your nerd hat 🧢🔥 // ft @arduino @hacksterio @adafruit @estefanniegg @particle @sailorhg @jeffwurz @makerprojectlab @crowd_supply @moldover // don’t @ me i’m flashing a raspi

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@glowascii

4 years

Look, Ma – no Pi! (It's embedded in the keyboard!) Setting up new @Raspberry_Pi 400 in prep for our @hacksterio interview with Eben Upton on Tuesday, 10am Pacific :) (After which I shall attempt to stay off media. Woof)

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2 years

Wow it's my mascot

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@glowascii

10 months

Advertise your account with one #PCB 😄 This is an #ESP8266 programmer/earring/planchette! Project link:

Steph Piper

@sjpiper145

10 months

Advertise your account with one PCB. Coming soon!

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@glowascii

2 years

Made it to @hackaday #Supercon ! Come get some @Hacksterio swag ✨✨

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@glowascii

7 years

Super cute astable multivibrator! <3 deadbug soldering projects - @oshpark #BringAHack

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@glowascii

4 years

🤩 h/t @risknc 🤩 🤩

"Forbidden Li-on Pillow" Pillow for Sale by snwball

Watch out for this Forbidden pillow! It can go off any minute! • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Find your thing.

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@glowascii

4 years

Robot is helping me with holiday cards :3 Machine is the #AxiDraw by @EMSL ! (tag spam: #PlotterTwitter #RobotArt #robot #robotics )

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1 year

First look at the new @arduino Nicla Voice! A sibling to the Vision and Sense ME – high-powered boards for edge AI on embedded devices. ✨ #CES2023 Cheers to @_benstr for bringing me along to meet the @Syntiantcorp team!

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@glowascii

5 years

An incredibly wonderful machine: АСТРОПИЛОТ "Astropilot", at Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines ( @SovietArcades ). Tons more goodness in today's @hacksterio vid -- edited without the sound of me losing my sh*t 🕹🤖📹 Learn about the awesome Pepper's Ghost effect, too! 👻

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@glowascii

5 years

This servo is hooked up to an *un-programmed* @Raspberry_Pi 4, through the @MATRIX_Creator ... SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN // #robotics #witchcraft

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@glowascii

3 years

I don't always wear semiconductor swag, but when I do, I prefer gold on black. ✨🖤✨ h/t @NordicTweets

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@glowascii

7 years

PS, I just interviewed Naomi for Hackster! Great learning from this amazing person. More to come. ✨

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@Hacksterio

7 years

Introducing the open-source Sino:bit, a cousin to the Calliope mini and Micro:bit:

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4 years

So satisfying! First time using @sparkfun Snappable Protoboard. See the adapter board I was making for my new #CompanionBot 👉🏻

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@glowascii

3 years

High-speed #Piunora unboxing now on @hacksterio ! A @Raspberry_Pi CM4 breakout for @arduino lovers, created by @timonsku 🎥 Piunora is now available for preorder on @crowd_supply , and this is a beta unit. Thanks, Timon! // #RaspberryPi #Arduino #IoT

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@glowascii

5 years

Archie is happily running in basic mode — with a vastly improved harness!! ✨🦉🤖 Come see @odd_jayy ’s and my talk at 3:30 on the main stage, #Supercon

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@glowascii

5 years

Somebody who knows me very well sent me this, ages ago. It might be the perfect object. ✨ #Dieselpunk Pegasus, by Keith Newstead, at the @exploratorium // #automaton

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@glowascii

3 years

Quick reminder that you can get your own ✨spooky✨ #ESP8266 programmer board / earring! See my @Hacksterio tutorial at 👉 👈 and order @oshpark 's After Dark colorway. Use this to program your own ESP board with @arduino code!⚡ // #arduino #pcb #ouija

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@glowascii

4 years

Ear servos are go! This is just a test -- I hope to get some less screamy motors soon for F3N 😅 // Tutorial: // #CompanionBot #fennec #robot

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@glowascii

6 years

Mike (of mikeselectricstuff) has made the world’s tiniest LED throwie!!! Runs on a smol supercapacitor!! 🤩 // @makerfaire #wmfny18

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@glowascii

3 years

Pretty little #Piunora ! An @arduino carrier board (partially compatible with shields!), for the @Raspberry_Pi Compute Module 4. Looking forward to building telepresence nonsense with this pre-production unit! Thx @timonsku ! Video soon on @hacksterio 🤩 Preorder on @crowd_supply

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@glowascii

4 years

Where are the palm-eyes though

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@glowascii

3 years

Where did that "you as final boss" meme go? Cause I just re-bleached my hair and

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@glowascii

5 years

So stoked to finally talk about this!! The HackJack is our new cyborg implant with #AI assistance (w/ custom “NeoSound” bone conduction tech). Plus, learning acceleration via direct experience download! 🤖🧠💖 // Livestream Q&A today on @hacksterio FB

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3 years

A few breadboard mishaps, but tons of stoke on today's @Hacksterio video unboxing the very first @Raspberry_Pi microcontroller: the Pico, built with their own custom silicon!

🤩 Raspberry Pi's New $4 Microcontroller: Pico

Woohoo, time to unbox Raspberry Pi's just-announced Pico board! Powered by RPi's first custom silicon, the RP2040, this little board breaks out 26 GPIO pins and is designed to be embeddable. We take...

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@glowascii

4 years

YEEESSSSSssssssss

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@BrianRoemmele

4 years

The mural printer.

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5 years

This hedgehog #robot is the cutest thing ever 😭😭😭 Anyone know the maker?? (ft. @BarbMakesThings !) // #MakerFaire #MFBA19

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@glowascii

6 years

Sitting in the airport with a badass new beta board from @adafruit ! Can’t wait to try this out — full deets from the Ada team on Wednesday’s show and tell ✨🛠🤩 Thank you!!

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@glowascii

7 years

Soldered my @boldport Monarch with LEDs on the underside. I lurve it

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@glowascii

6 years

I'm finally announcing CharmWare, a modular tech jewelry system. Here is the first set of boards from @oshpark !!

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4 years

@RationalMale @rachelholliday This sculpture was designed by a man, and most of the actual survivors in the comments hate it. But carry on I guess

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7 years

OMGGGG @OSHPARK NO WAY

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@glowascii

5 years

Easy pick for #1 badge hack: @MLE_Online and her giant amp 💪🏻🤯⚡️ #Supercon

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@glowascii

11 months

I've been #3DPrinting #nerdy , #magnetic #mask charms!!! Designed a few of these (hex, Phillips, flathead) for upcoming #hardware events. They use a 6mm Neodymium magnet on the charm and a bigger one on the inside - all carefully oriented the same way. What do you think? ⚡️

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@glowascii

2 years

Modded my @card10badge to be a pendant instead of a watch style. It now has exactly the kind of real-time ECG readout I've been looking for!!✨ To me, this is the perfect platform for #biohacking . I'll share more soon :) I didn't design this badge or write the apps (...yet).

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@glowascii

3 years

Happy little footprints.

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@glowascii

4 years

I just freakin love @adafruit . They're good people.

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@glowascii

4 years

It ain't much, but it really feels good to have built something useful for myself & housemates. <3

Touchless Handwashing Timer / Nightlight

Program a cute little timer that activates when you clap your hands! Perfect for shared bathrooms.

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4 years

free game idea: bob ross, mob boss

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4 years

AAAHHHHH MAGPIES ARE MY FAVE THIS IS AMAZINGGG ✨💙✨

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4 years

poteto. #ces2020

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@glowascii

2 years

Quick demo video + update! I created this cuff for @card10badge in @Onshape . Resize & print your own – link in bio! I've also written my first app for the badge – a Pomodoro productivity timer: #3DPrinting with @MatterHackers #MHQuantum two-tone PLA.

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@glowascii

3 years

My Purr Module is now live! The video shows it all soldered up and ready to thrum within my lap-creature #CompanionBot (Roko) for the winter. :) Flex PCB fabbed by @oshpark ! It works like a dream.

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@Hacksterio

3 years

A purring robot? Since @glowascii can't have pets, she's been building a furry companion bot to fill the void during the winter months. This module enables you to build a cat, tribble, or other bot with a soothing, programmable oscillation:

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5 years

Wow... guess the years of abuse finally caught up with these. 😬

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@glowascii

2 years

Sleepy but stoked! #SiliCon2022 ahoy! (After this Lyft nap...)

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@glowascii

3 years

I just drew this bee for an upcoming PCB(ee). And found out that it’s Bi Visibility Day! So hey, I’ll bee visible :) Seems that lots of people still don’t think we exist, which is silly. Hello.

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@glowascii

2 years

Flashback to #BringAHack at Bay Area #MakerFaire '17! I made these #carbonfiber claws by vacuum-forming plastic over wood forms I carved by hand, then lit them up with NeoPixel #LEDs , w/ @arduino on a #Teensy . They were originally for my EEG-reactive mohawk, made as a Pier 9 AiR!

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@glowascii

3 years

Testing out fluorescent liquids! This one involves draining highlighter ink into alcohol. For edible versions, there's also B vitamins and/or tonic water (quinine). Isn't it mesmerizing? ✨ // vid: a yellow highlighter tip drips neon strands into a narrow, clear glass vial in UV

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@glowascii

5 years

Quick demo of Archimedes’ zip-tie wing supports, for @MakerBlock :) Tutorial (hoot-torial) up soon — thanks to @odd_jayy for reminding me to keep up with documentation XD // #robot #owl #familiar

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@glowascii

4 years

OMFG yes.

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@JohnLaTwC

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ICYMI - MapSCII - maps🗺️ in your terminal🖥️ I am not sure I have a use for this project but boy do I want to find one! 👉

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@glowascii

6 years

I’m into this giant robot. // MATRIX walking hexapod, @emfcamp #emf2018

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@glowascii

5 years

Congrats to the fellow who watches my @Hacksterio videos with his daughter Gabi. I forgot your name amidst the cramming at @HamRadioVillage , but @alvaroprieto told me you passed! (We both did too!!!) #defcon27

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5 years

OMFG this is brilliant!! Printing directly onto a diffraction grating mounted on the heated bed, so the 3D print picks up the fine lines and becomes rainbowy itself. Love it, @shoreydesigns ! ✨✨

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@glowascii

3 years

OMG!!! Fresh DOOTs from @sparkfun !!!! Available 10/1; backstory on @hacksterio at ✨💀✨ Thanks to Chris and the SparkFun team for keeping this silliness going 😄 I’m so thrilled that last year’s livestream goof inspired such an excellent Thing!!

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@glowascii

2 years

Got my bivalent booster last night!! Managed to get through some work today, but mostly i did blob. Fatigue, achy joints/muscles, fever, chills, and gut aches... but 24 hours (+ many naps) later, I'm feeling much better! Glad to have this option. 💙

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4 years

Glamorous cyber/punk wizard newsboy ✨ in various combos! I gave "cyberwitchpunk" to @MLE_Online but imo that's a big part of our overlapping vibes :D Definitely time travel wizards with @virgilvox Also some scholastic overlap with @Odd_Jayy 's profpunk Today's aesthetic:

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6 years

It’s raining, it’s pouring, and Archie is in the latest issue of @make !!! 4-pager on how to build from scratch, using @arduino & @Raspberry_Pi . 🤖🦉🗞 Check for design files & updates ^____^

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@glowascii

5 years

The @TURFinc dancers at @makerfaire are amazing!!! This awesome performer won the dance battle 🤩 I think they’re teaching workshops, too... // #MakerFaire #MFBA19

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@glowascii

6 years

Quick peek at @BenKrasnow ’s super-cyberpunk EL wire glove, powered by an @adafruit Trinket M0 — he stripped the outside off of regular EL wire to make this! Whoa 🤩 // @hackaday #supercon #wearabletech

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@glowascii

3 years

Got Pfizer #2 yesterday. I had a bit of fatigue after #1 . This one waited 12 hours to hit me with chills, body aches, and spontaneous burrito rejection syndrome. This morning, still achey and burrowing into blankets; we'll see how it goes after I down some Huel.

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3 years

We launched the #CompanionBots topic on @hacksterio !! (And found these pins in the warehouse!) The group could use some more tutorials (rn mostly me and the amazing @odd_jayy ), so we’re gonna send a pin to whoever posts a wearable bot project 👉👈

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@glowascii

5 years

This board for an open e-reader takes “self-documenting” to a new level!

@[email protected]

@josecastillo

5 years

Barring any major mistakes, this is almost certainly the final layout of The Open Book rev 2. In addition to fixing my design errors (and adding a mic amplifier), I realized I could use the area under the screen on the front as space for a README :)

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6 years

I’m super impatient to finish Gustavo’s OSHWi board, so about to solder Side 2 with buttons and a soldering iron that are both too big. Wish me luck! (Or schadenfreude along on @hacksterio ’s fb/youtube...) // ft. @gsreynaga @oshpark

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@glowascii

5 years

ME I AM THE ONE THAT WANTS IT ✨😱✨

Grace

@gracecondition

5 years

twitter did someone want a touchbar tamagotchi?

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5 years

Final test of Archie 2 before heading to @makerfaire today! Missing some interactive elements, but I’ll add those in for tomorrow 💙🤖💙 Thanks to the @MATRIX_Creator team for an awesome day hanging out & hacking @hacksterio yesterday!

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@glowascii

6 years

This robo-fishie is pretty neat 🐟 — at SegMaker (gov/investment-backed innovation office in Shenzhen)

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@glowascii

6 years

EXCITING / TERRIFYING ✨✨✨

Raspberry Pi

@Raspberry_Pi

6 years

Happy new @HackSpaceMag ! Issue 11 is out today, with the cream of this year's hardware crop, a shed to beat all others, PAT testing explained, the joy of angle grinders, and a super nifty affordable laser harp. Get your copy now!

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I fell in love with the InkPlate 6, which is on @crowd_supply now! Wrote a #generative art tutorial for it using @arduino — code is up on @Hacksterio 🛠 // // // @eradionica #eink #epaper #esp32

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@glowascii

2 years

Holiday hack in T minus 30!! Building new things with @arduino on @KittyArtPhysics #WearableTech BLE brooches :D Register at ⚡️🌸⚡️ With @virgilvox @IShJR @whichlights @helenleigh @amiedoubleD @tanurai @BarbMakesThings @GeekMomProjects @SophiKravitz

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@glowascii

2 years

HAHA WAT 🤩

3D Printing Professor

@3DPProfessor

2 years

I've arm mounted the @easythreed3d K7 with a battery pack so I can print on the go. And it works!

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6 years

it’ll be fun trying to explain this one // i tried:

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3 years

Finished my guitar pick PCB tutorial! Everyone who wanted my ESP-01 Ouija planchette to be a pick, this one's for you ;) Happy #Avnet100Years !

Hackster.io

@Hacksterio

3 years

A little light-up guitar pick PCB to celebrate @Avnet 's legacy with Guild Guitars. Works as a real pick, earring, keychain, and more!

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Aaaaaaaaaaa The perfect fusion of Pepper's Ghost and oscilloscope art. It's beautiful 😭 (All of @ellingson 's art is amazing, btw!!)

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@ellingson

2 years

Here, I'm drawing a cube into re-purposed snow globe using OsciStudio and my synthesizers. #peppersghost #oscilloscopeart

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6 years

Meeting of familiars, with Michael McCool and Ralph, at ROBOTIS!

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@glowascii

5 years

Kudos @MacchinaCC for bringing the wonderful @WillCaruana back to us — this time with 12kV to put through an impromptu Jacob’s ladder ⚡️ ⚡️ #Supercon

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@glowascii

7 years

Doing inktober all wrong but here, i like this 555 timer bug... also uv ink because ???

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@glowascii

2 years

IT'S ALIIIIIIVE ✨😱✨ This project has been eating my brain recently... I'm SO EXCITED to get it working, because I've been wanting to harness this powerful little circuit for ages. It's honestly rather magical! :D

Hackster.io

@Hacksterio

2 years

. @glowascii created a new board for building the Joule Thief – a circuit that lets you run small projects off of "dead" AA or AAA batteries! And of course, it's wearable! Don't miss her @ohsummit talk this Friday for more sustainability-focused hardware!

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