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Building gadgets, riding bikes, and fighting the good fight for municipal broadband. Chip designer by day. Fort Collins. Some days you're a mountain goat; other days you're a fainting goat. ๐Ÿ

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Here's the history around August 2024 where it was removed, added back, then removed again.

08.03.2026 04:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A yamaha drum pad connected to a Keysight scope. Both are surrounded by clutter.

A yamaha drum pad connected to a Keysight scope. Both are surrounded by clutter.

Test setup. The workbench clutter and dust situations are out of control.

08.03.2026 03:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

four oscilloscope screen captures with the timebase set to 2 ms/dev and channel 1 set to 1 V/div. Waveform is an AC waveform quickly decaying within 12 ms and with a peak voltage ranging from about 1 V to 3.5 V.

Drum hits. 100 kโ„ฆ resistor in parallel with drum pad. I expected bigger peaks? Most of my hits are between 1 and 2 V peak. I'm really not sure how hard I'm supposed to hit the drum pad though.

08.03.2026 03:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚

08.03.2026 02:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

* half a 24" wide, standard height rack.

08.03.2026 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing. And now we can support many thousands of households with XGS-PON connections out of half a 24" rack.

08.03.2026 02:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
photograph of computer screen showing bottom view of drum pad in stand in cad software.

photograph of computer screen showing bottom view of drum pad in stand in cad software.

Yes, those are 3D scanner marker dots on the bottom of the drum pad.

07.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
black e-drum in blue printed stand with a cable out the back and a pair of drumsticks to the left of it.

black e-drum in blue printed stand with a cable out the back and a pair of drumsticks to the left of it.

black e-drum in blue printed stand with a cable out the back and a pair of drumsticks to the left of it. view from the bottom. there's some rubber feet on the bottom of the stand which is mostly hollow to save on material. also some 3d scanner markers on the back of the drum pad.

black e-drum in blue printed stand with a cable out the back and a pair of drumsticks to the left of it. view from the bottom. there's some rubber feet on the bottom of the stand which is mostly hollow to save on material. also some 3d scanner markers on the back of the drum pad.

I printed a stand for drum pad.

07.03.2026 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A derelict blue bus in a field next to a barbed wire fence. The remnants of a grateful dead sticker are on the front windshield.

A derelict blue bus in a field next to a barbed wire fence. The remnants of a grateful dead sticker are on the front windshield.

A telephone pole with an electrical transformer on it. On the north side of the pole are bits of snow stuck to it.

A telephone pole with an electrical transformer on it. On the north side of the pole are bits of snow stuck to it.

At 1:30 pm today, we had more snow on the north sides of telephone poles than on the ground in rural-ish Larimer County.

07.03.2026 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A derelict blue bus in a field next to a barbed wire fence. The remnants of a grateful dead sticker are on the front windshield.

A derelict blue bus in a field next to a barbed wire fence. The remnants of a grateful dead sticker are on the front windshield.

A telephone pole with an electrical transformer on it. On the north side of the pole are bits of snow stuck to it.

A telephone pole with an electrical transformer on it. On the north side of the pole are bits of snow stuck to it.

At 1:30 pm today, we had more snow on the north sides of telephone poles than on the ground in rural-ish Larimer County.

07.03.2026 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fort Collins once again feeling left out at only a couple of inches. ๐Ÿ˜ข

07.03.2026 18:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It really is!

07.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you know how much technological progress humans had to make so that I could make three-dimensional, light-up chickens in my basement?

07.03.2026 17:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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moar light up chickens

07.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm going to go throw some bricks through windows so I can brag about how many windows I replaced.

07.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol. Exactly.

07.03.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

intelligent design my ass

07.03.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! That's great!

06.03.2026 20:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I almost bought an electronic drum kit. I don't play drums. But it would be fun to bang on something with a pair of sticks.

06.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

06.03.2026 04:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
3d printed chicken lightbox. I'm holding it in my hand over my cluttered workbench.

3d printed chicken lightbox. I'm holding it in my hand over my cluttered workbench.

Another view

06.03.2026 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a 3d printed chicken lightbox sitting on top of a microchip debugger sitting on top of a vga to hdmi converter sitting on top a hyperdeck recorder sitting on top of a bench dmm with a bunch of misc workbench crap stacked behind it.

a 3d printed chicken lightbox sitting on top of a microchip debugger sitting on top of a vga to hdmi converter sitting on top a hyperdeck recorder sitting on top of a bench dmm with a bunch of misc workbench crap stacked behind it.

Bro is lit tonight!

06.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Moar?

05.03.2026 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, it's all chips from where I'm sitting too.

05.03.2026 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Can of odell IPA and a cookie with the AMD logo.

Can of odell IPA and a cookie with the AMD logo.

Cookies and beers!

05.03.2026 22:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once I get the homing code completed, I'm thinking of having them stop momentarily at each digit as they count.

05.03.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
top of purple pcb mounted in frame with two screws. the hall effect sensor is in the middle of the board. A capacitor is also present. two pads for a resistor are not stuffed.

top of purple pcb mounted in frame with two screws. the hall effect sensor is in the middle of the board. A capacitor is also present. two pads for a resistor are not stuffed.

back side of board with a jst sh connector soldered to it and a qwiic cable plugged into the connector. You can also see the bottom of the stepper motor in this view.

back side of board with a jst sh connector soldered to it and a qwiic cable plugged into the connector. You can also see the bottom of the stepper motor in this view.

Update: boards stuffed!

05.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bluesky needs a feature to exclude posts that you can't reply to from your feed. I have no interest in hearing what they have to say if they have no interest in what I have to say. In the meantime, I'm blocking people who have their posts set to "no one can reply" when they show up in my feed.

05.03.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Driver Arrested After Ford Explorer Sport Trac Flies Into House: Video The driver of this Ford Explorer Sport Trac was arrested after the pickup hit a mound of dirt and went flying through the air before crashing into a house.

An Explorer SportTrac would have cleared the wall:

"The pickup was traveling westbound when it left the roadway, hit a mound of dirt, and proceeded to catch air for approximately 100 feet, clearing a three-foot tall brick wall in the process."

05.03.2026 15:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've had that happen with 20 feet of Color Kinetics outdoor architectural wash fixtures.

05.03.2026 05:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0