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Michael Horne

@recantha

CFML/JS/SQL web developer and Director of Systems Development. Family man, Christian, amateur theatre director/performer, occasional maker with electronics such as Raspberry Pi and Picos! Big fan of old radio series Journey into Space and also #3Dprinting.

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Wondered where it was going. Did not disappoint

09.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Consumer market, maybe. But hobbyist? Still a lot of fun there.

09.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. Fair.

08.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great game. Isn't it funny how we remember the graphics of 80s/90s games being so much better than they actually were?

08.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh.... awkward... ;-)

08.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Heh. I guess some moments are just magical (shrug) :-)

08.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#TheFloor was great. But why in the heck did they not play for Β£81k?

08.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For real? That's cooool. :-)

08.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Think I might get into doing #3dprinting dioramas of retro games. I have no idea how to turn a 2D design into a 3D object, though... any pointers anyone would like to share? :-)

08.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cute

08.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have the same thing! Got the A1, the Ender 3 was becoming "the hobby" rather than the printing being the hobby. Now, the A1 just turns on, prints and I'm happy. The Ender was turning into a living nightmare.

08.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh sure, β€œyou’re not supposed to drink WD40”. Then why does it come with a straw?

02.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

That's a very rigid, mono-spaced position!

08.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sweet. I do love a box with buttons :-) Got a microcontroller under there?

07.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Makes *me* anxious. I couldn't care less about the AI!

07.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally finished re-working my Elite Dangerous button box.

Sure, I could use a Stream Deck to control all the extra stuff, but c'mon ... real buttons and toggle switches and a missile switch and LEDs? Way cooler.

05.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2

It is good to have empathy. But spending all day feeling miserable about everything bad happening in the world will not make the problems disappear. It is okay to step back sometimes and take a moment to relax and enjoy life.

07.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

(gentle, yet bigly hugs)

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs of various flavours and colours.

Chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs of various flavours and colours.

My Easter collection is now available on my shop! 🐰
All the eggs, bunnies, and mini eggs are ready to go. They’re delicious and just waiting for someone to eat them… I also have a few plant-based options this year!

Feel free to order now or reshare if you know someone who’d love them! Thanks!

22.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

#speechless

06.03.2026 04:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 7337 πŸ” 2310 πŸ’¬ 182 πŸ“Œ 50
Weyward by Emilia Hart. Pink with big black bird

Weyward by Emilia Hart. Pink with big black bird

Skipshock cover. Very blue.

Skipshock cover. Very blue.

Happy #WorldBookDay! (Not the UNESCO one, the other one).

Just finished reading Weyward by Emilia Hart (4*, work book club).

Started Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue. YA romance but I'm slightly bemused by what the heck is happening at the moment. It is fantasy, though, so to be expected!

05.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for Hamnet

Poster for Hamnet

Just finished watching Hamnet. Wow. Just speechless.

04.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

03.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 510 πŸ” 336 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 4

Oh god... Just when we thought it couldn't get worse...

04.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been trying to find out how to do this very thing for YEARS. A hinge that will carry a cable. It's magic, I'm sure, but I've yet to find an easy way to model it! :-/

03.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pi 4 is your go-to. Go for the 4GB version - good cost-value balance.

03.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Arran Gunn's CyberBrick Is a Compact Yet Chunky Portable Field Terminal in a Custom-Built Metal Case Command line-focused build pairs an M5Stack Cardputer with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W single-board computer in one portable package.

Arran Gunn has designed a compact "field terminal" cyberdeck that pairs an M5Stack Cardputer-Adv with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W single-board computer and boasts a robust custom stainless steel case: the CyberBrick.

02.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bookshops are cool. So are libraries.

03.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

So, standard day, then?

03.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0