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◈ https://shaw.city ◈ AKA "shshaw" on Twitter & other platforms ◈ Developer at @codepen.io http://codepen.io/shshaw ◈ Cohost of @keyframe.rs web animation tutorials http://keyframe.rs

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06.03.2026 20:15 👍 53 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 6
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5128 | DigiKey Electronics Order today, ships today. 5128 – RP2040 MacroPad - ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCU 32-Bit Embedded Evaluation Board from Adafruit Industries LLC. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components fro...

Listed as out of stock on AdaFruit, but you can usually get them through DigiKey: www.digikey.com/en/products/...

03.03.2026 20:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GitHub - todbot/picostepseq: MIDI sequencer using Raspberry Pi Pico in Arduino & CircuitPython MIDI sequencer using Raspberry Pi Pico in Arduino & CircuitPython - todbot/picostepseq

The PicoStepSeq code is even designed to run on the Macropad, too.
github.com/todbot/picos...

03.03.2026 20:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Adafruit MacroPad RP2040 Starter Kit - 3x4 Keys + Encoder + OLED Strap yourself in, we're launching in T-minus 10 seconds...Destination? A new Class M planet called MACROPAD! M here stands for Microcontroller because this 3x4 keyboard controller ...

Highly recommend the AdaFruit Macropad. It has an RP2040 chip, so it can do most everything a Pico can do. No solder assembly with a built in screen and basic speaker, a ton of inputs, and it's pretty easy to set up as a keyboard/MIDI controller.

www.adafruit.com/product/5128

03.03.2026 20:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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It's definitely cool. Here's a goofy little video of me playing with it, but the github.com/todbot/picos... has some better examples of what it can do.

03.03.2026 20:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Transcript: Electronics for Beginners - Syntax #627 Wes gives an overview of basic electronics concepts like voltage, amperage, microcontrollers, coding, and projects he has built.

The Pico is primarily what I've worked with (RP2040 chip) and it's got plenty of power for my needs, though heavy layouts/screen updates I need to optimize a bit more! 😅

@wesbos.com has some good resources, like this episode syntax.fm/show/627/ele...

And @adafruit.com is great learn.adafruit.com

03.03.2026 20:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Step Sequencer

Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI Step Sequencer

I've mostly been dabbling in Macropad/MIDI Controller kind of stuff.

My biggest build so far has been this MIDI Step Sequencer github.com/todbot/picos...

I ordered the circuit board then had to source all the components and solder everything. I definitely need to level up my soldering skills/gear.

03.03.2026 14:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think the Espruinos are more expensive and less powerful than Pi Pico, but there may be some variants that are a more balanced. Depends on what you're doing and how deep you want to go into it.

03.03.2026 14:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Microcontrollers like Pi/Espruino are definitely computers, but super low-powered compared to a modern computer. With the right hardware you could have a basic terminal. I have seen some NES Emulators running on Pico's!

03.03.2026 14:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Espruino Pico

Nice! I've been experimenting like this lately. It's so fun to make something that works in the real world.

CircuitPython has been relatively easy to get into, but there are microcontrollers that can run JavaScript if you find yourself looking for a more familiar environment www.espruino.com/Pico

03.03.2026 14:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Out with :nth-child(), in with :sibling-index()! Just so satisfying to use.

* no Firefox yet

23.02.2026 20:39 👍 146 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 5

It’s been a hard balance between familiarity and functionality. You don’t want to fix what isn’t broken but you also have to make room for what people don’t even know they want yet.

2.0 definitely takes some adjustment, but it’s definitely worth it!

28.02.2026 01:47 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Trying the new CodePen 2.0
Trying the new CodePen 2.0 YouTube video by Cassidy Williams

I tried out the new @codepen.io 2.0 editor! It was a bit confusing at first, but once it clicked, I realized how cool it was 👀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R4l...

27.02.2026 16:39 👍 27 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0

And Google Reader and Google Wave, please. Peak Internet. Everything else has been downhill.

27.02.2026 13:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

First time I am using the @codepen.io V2 in that article 👇

I no longer need to create a new pen for each tiny CSS change. One pen can hold all my demos with one CSS file.

With my PRO account, I can have up to 50 demos! 😀

codepen.io/beta

20.02.2026 19:32 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Two Factor Authentication where one of the factors is just annoyance.

17.02.2026 14:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Designed by Slackbot AI’s abilities.

10.02.2026 12:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 👍 7008 🔁 3608 💬 35 📌 154

Noooo

08.02.2026 05:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excellent! Mind sharing the formula?

04.02.2026 18:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You're fast! 😂

03.02.2026 21:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely! Add a little directional awareness in there for a real treat.

03.02.2026 21:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Given the current state of the web, maybe we shouldn‘t have killed off Flash?

29.01.2026 16:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If a centaur does ballet, is it technically dressage?

27.01.2026 01:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I was lucky to be a privileged tester of @codepen.io 2.0, and now they have released the Private Beta.

codepen.io/beta

It's finally time to unleash some cool "View Transition" demos because with the 2.0 version, we can have many pages in one pen 👀

Kudos to @chriscoyier.net and the entire team!

26.01.2026 10:56 👍 27 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Saw this the other day from @corbin.io that might be what you're looking for:
justthebrowser.com

bsky.app/profile/corb...

26.01.2026 18:04 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

He’s a ten, but in binary.

23.01.2026 05:03 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.

21.01.2026 04:50 👍 3750 🔁 1196 💬 524 📌 1120
Two images of Spock side by side. One is normal Spock labelled "DOM", and one is Spock with his evil goatee labelled "Shadow DOM."

Two images of Spock side by side. One is normal Spock labelled "DOM", and one is Spock with his evil goatee labelled "Shadow DOM."

Files from my hard drive without any context.

14.01.2026 19:57 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Holding up! Haven't had as much time for social / sharing work. Still working hard on CodePen and trying to keep my family sane! How's your world?

13.01.2026 21:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0