Alpenglow Industries (Carrie)
@alpenglow.bsky.social
Irreverent electronics for makers and modern yarn tools for crafters. Yes, both. A very small business in San Luis Obispo (SLO), CA, USA, owned by Carrie Sundra (she/her), the real live human who is behind these posts.
🛠⚡️✨🖕🦄 🧶
www.alpenglowindustries.com
🛠⚡️✨🖕🦄 🧶
www.alpenglowindustries.com
Project idea for Pin-Bot - mine came without the red light bar topper, and I don’t really like the way they look anyway - a bit too cop car for a space robot. So I’m thinking of building my own infinity mirror topper using the same incandescent flashers.
@alpenglow.bsky.social got me wondering if it's possible to do an infinity mirror with a 45º bend in it. Turns out it totally is.
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Project idea for Pin-Bot - mine came without the red light bar topper, and I don’t really like the way they look anyway - a bit too cop car for a space robot. So I’m thinking of building my own infinity mirror topper using the same incandescent flashers.
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@alpenglow.bsky.social got me wondering if it's possible to do an infinity mirror with a 45º bend in it. Turns out it totally is.
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
@alpenglow.bsky.social got me wondering if it's possible to do an infinity mirror with a 45º bend in it. Turns out it totally is.
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
(There were much easier ways to validate this that don't involve an overnight render)
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Made an "analog" YouTube book for my kid so she can choose what she wants (from pre-approved list) without being exposed to a thumbnail hellscape. Also automatically cuts her off after x scans
February 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Made an "analog" YouTube book for my kid so she can choose what she wants (from pre-approved list) without being exposed to a thumbnail hellscape. Also automatically cuts her off after x scans
Whoa these are cool!
It's the older model of this (im not sure what the difference is) + their little ESP32 plugin board. I got a box of them on eBay dirt cheap last year and they are my new fave thing
shop.m5stack.com/products/ato...
shop.m5stack.com/products/ato...
ATOMIC Barcode/QR-Code Scanner 2 Base
Description Atomic QRCode2 Base is specifically designed for the ATOM series hosts. It is an integrated 1D/2D barcode scanning base that supports 3 major types of 2D barcodes and 8 types of 1D barcode...
shop.m5stack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Whoa these are cool!
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This M64 knurled bolt & nut is still one of my favorite 3D prints ever. @alpenglow.bsky.social I'm gonna need a bigger Screwler 😆
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1460364
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1460364
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This M64 knurled bolt & nut is still one of my favorite 3D prints ever. @alpenglow.bsky.social I'm gonna need a bigger Screwler 😆
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1460364
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1460364
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404 Media is watching ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries. It's why we made a zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
To support our continued work: www.404media.co/membership/
To support our continued work: www.404media.co/membership/
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
404 Media is watching ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries. It's why we made a zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
To support our continued work: www.404media.co/membership/
To support our continued work: www.404media.co/membership/
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These beautiful mfs seriously make the greatest hardware “review” show ever; because they’re not actually reviewing anything, it’s just slice-of-life first few hours with a new dev board and omg I’m terrified.
New #DayGlowShow today (Thurs) with @ishotjr.bsky.social ! Live deep-dive on #Jumperless (@architeuthisflux.bsky.social), new #RaspberryPi #hardware, event reports, & more 🤩
Noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UTC:
▶️ YT: see below
▶️ www.linkedin.com/posts/alexgl...
▶️ www.twitch.tv/glowascii
#Electronics #Maker
Noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UTC:
▶️ YT: see below
▶️ www.linkedin.com/posts/alexgl...
▶️ www.twitch.tv/glowascii
#Electronics #Maker
DAY//GLOW Ep. 7: Jumperless Jam
YouTube video by Alex Glow
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
These beautiful mfs seriously make the greatest hardware “review” show ever; because they’re not actually reviewing anything, it’s just slice-of-life first few hours with a new dev board and omg I’m terrified.
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Calls for civility are often weaponized by abusers, by bigots, by those who would oppress you. If it is considered impolite to speak out against dishonor, then it is time for a true warrior to be rude.
January 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Calls for civility are often weaponized by abusers, by bigots, by those who would oppress you. If it is considered impolite to speak out against dishonor, then it is time for a true warrior to be rude.
I spent Sunday fixing up Pin-Bot, here’s a thread! Thanks again to @roypollock.bsky.social for letting me care for this wonderful machine. The problem was that the score displays stopped lighting up, time for some rework of the power supply board!
January 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I spent Sunday fixing up Pin-Bot, here’s a thread! Thanks again to @roypollock.bsky.social for letting me care for this wonderful machine. The problem was that the score displays stopped lighting up, time for some rework of the power supply board!
As a wordy person, this is interesting. I’d love to see longer-form comms in the fediverse.
New ATproto writing app:
“Weaver is designed to be a flexible platform for medium and long-form writing on atproto. I was inspired by how weaver birds build their own homes, and by the notebooks, physical and virtual, that I create in the course of my work, to ideate, to document, & to inform.”
“Weaver is designed to be a flexible platform for medium and long-form writing on atproto. I was inspired by how weaver birds build their own homes, and by the notebooks, physical and virtual, that I create in the course of my work, to ideate, to document, & to inform.”
Some announcements.
First, brand account. Hi.
Second, a preliminary version of subdomain hosting for Weaver notebooks is working. Currently there is no interface to enable it, but the required architectural changes in the app had to come first.
weaver.weaver.sh/weaver_-_lon...
First, brand account. Hi.
Second, a preliminary version of subdomain hosting for Weaver notebooks is working. Currently there is no interface to enable it, but the required architectural changes in the app had to come first.
weaver.weaver.sh/weaver_-_lon...
January 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
As a wordy person, this is interesting. I’d love to see longer-form comms in the fediverse.
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Woo! Just got a box of 200 more Jumperless V5s.
These are rev 7, the only real difference is they have 2 friction-fit OLED headers on the main board, so it can sit in that crevice between the Nano headers (or scoot it over to the right if you have something in there that would cover it.)
These are rev 7, the only real difference is they have 2 friction-fit OLED headers on the main board, so it can sit in that crevice between the Nano headers (or scoot it over to the right if you have something in there that would cover it.)
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Woo! Just got a box of 200 more Jumperless V5s.
These are rev 7, the only real difference is they have 2 friction-fit OLED headers on the main board, so it can sit in that crevice between the Nano headers (or scoot it over to the right if you have something in there that would cover it.)
These are rev 7, the only real difference is they have 2 friction-fit OLED headers on the main board, so it can sit in that crevice between the Nano headers (or scoot it over to the right if you have something in there that would cover it.)
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
I spy with my Fibonacci eye…… @evilgeniuslabs.org 🩷💜💙👁️
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I spy with my Fibonacci eye…… @evilgeniuslabs.org 🩷💜💙👁️
Thank you @roypollock.bsky.social ! Pin-Bot is safe in their new home. And Gorgar is also finally moved into the house, thanks to 3 friends on a lunch break!
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thank you @roypollock.bsky.social ! Pin-Bot is safe in their new home. And Gorgar is also finally moved into the house, thanks to 3 friends on a lunch break!
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Wanted a Dabao but couldn't get one at #39C3? Sign up here to be notified when they are ready for sale: www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao
Dabao Evaluation Board for Baochip-1x
A powerful new RISC-V microcontroller with mostly open RTL
www.crowdsupply.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wanted a Dabao but couldn't get one at #39C3? Sign up here to be notified when they are ready for sale: www.crowdsupply.com/baochip/dabao
SAME. 😂
Me: *staring into vending machine for a while*
Wife: "do you... want a snack?"
Me: "no, I want a vending machine"
Wife: "do you... want a snack?"
Me: "no, I want a vending machine"
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
SAME. 😂
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A 22mm socket fits on the Tabasco cap just in case anybody needs to know that. Not sure what the torque specs are though.
December 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A 22mm socket fits on the Tabasco cap just in case anybody needs to know that. Not sure what the torque specs are though.
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Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI-first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be. While ML tools like local translation offer real utility, LLMs are opaque black boxes. Waterfox won't ...
www.waterfox.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
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Live now! @helenleigh.bsky.social from @crowdsupply.bsky.social talks to @oshwassociation.bsky.social about the 2026 Open Hardware Summit coming to #Berlin next May! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY1I... #OSHWA #OpenHardware #OSHW
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Live now! @helenleigh.bsky.social from @crowdsupply.bsky.social talks to @oshwassociation.bsky.social about the 2026 Open Hardware Summit coming to #Berlin next May! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY1I... #OSHWA #OpenHardware #OSHW
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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#1 and #10 for real. I will extol the virtues of the 8-bit processor until I die.
After 20 years in embedded systems, here are the 10 things I wish I knew when I started (#Arduino, hardware, debugging, timing, RTOS, and real projects).
👇
shawnhymel.com/3100/10-thin...
#embedded #programming #microcontroller #rtos
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shawnhymel.com/3100/10-thin...
#embedded #programming #microcontroller #rtos
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning Embedded Systems - Shawn Hymel
As I reflect back on my embedded systems journey for the past 20 years, I'd like to share some of the insights along the way. I figured a "10 things I wish I
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December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#1 and #10 for real. I will extol the virtues of the 8-bit processor until I die.
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My new book, Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is now available! Looking for holiday activities to learn maker skills?
This book is the perfect Christmas gift for young learners, and they can show off their progression with video game inspired dashboards, skill trees and activities.
This book is the perfect Christmas gift for young learners, and they can show off their progression with video game inspired dashboards, skill trees and activities.
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
My new book, Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is now available! Looking for holiday activities to learn maker skills?
This book is the perfect Christmas gift for young learners, and they can show off their progression with video game inspired dashboards, skill trees and activities.
This book is the perfect Christmas gift for young learners, and they can show off their progression with video game inspired dashboards, skill trees and activities.
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3 weeks into the simple knit blanket. This is my meditation keeping me away from screens for a bit of time every day. Going to need a new project, soon.
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
3 weeks into the simple knit blanket. This is my meditation keeping me away from screens for a bit of time every day. Going to need a new project, soon.
Hey if you’re in or around San Luis Obispo, we’re part of the Big Holiday Show at the Madonna Inn for one more day! See us Sunday 11-4pm, there’s a lot of other handmade goods including ceramics, soap, lavender, cutting boards, and some local food goods! #sanluisobispo #slo #shoplocal
December 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Hey if you’re in or around San Luis Obispo, we’re part of the Big Holiday Show at the Madonna Inn for one more day! See us Sunday 11-4pm, there’s a lot of other handmade goods including ceramics, soap, lavender, cutting boards, and some local food goods! #sanluisobispo #slo #shoplocal