Glen Akins
@bikerglen.bsky.social
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. ๐
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Glen Akins
@bikerglen.bsky.social
ยท Nov 9
I guess six weeks of doing nothing but drinking beer paid off. Follow me for more fitness advice.
Unliked and their account blocked. Thanks!
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Unliked and their account blocked. Thanks!
You can lower a rope to a burrito taxi.
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
You can lower a rope to a burrito taxi.
AI ruins everything.
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
AI ruins everything.
Same here. I've been using the one that's downloaded directly to the Pi for network installs.
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Same here. I've been using the one that's downloaded directly to the Pi for network installs.
I'm right there with you but I found our whole blob's closeness to the cryptocurrency blob disheartening.
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I'm right there with you but I found our whole blob's closeness to the cryptocurrency blob disheartening.
Ghost energy drinks went up from $25 to $30 for 12 this month.
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Ghost energy drinks went up from $25 to $30 for 12 this month.
Can I draw a circle around the cryptocurrency advocates blob and block them all at once?
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Can I draw a circle around the cryptocurrency advocates blob and block them all at once?
Since we're doing MIDI things now, this seems worth posting.
MIDI Keyboard Doubles As MIDI Thing To Stack Shit On
Local woman Nicole Black converted her Novation SL61 MkIII MIDI Controller, originally purchased as a beginner instrument for music production, into a thing to stack shit on, sources report.
thehardtimes.net
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Since we're doing MIDI things now, this seems worth posting.
That'd be great! I hit Blue Sky solo around 3 today. Hardly anyone on the trail. It's been an annual tradition for a few years now.
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
That'd be great! I hit Blue Sky solo around 3 today. Hardly anyone on the trail. It's been an annual tradition for a few years now.
bike trails are the same.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
bike trails are the same.
@pinkcurmudgeon.bsky.social Imagine how much beer we could boot leg in the 1920s if we had a DeLorean and a flux capacitor!
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
@pinkcurmudgeon.bsky.social Imagine how much beer we could boot leg in the 1920s if we had a DeLorean and a flux capacitor!
Is there a dot loser TLD yet? I hope Sub Pop Records controls it. Or Beck.
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Is there a dot loser TLD yet? I hope Sub Pop Records controls it. Or Beck.
Brought to you by Dale's Pale Aleโofficial beer of USA Curling!
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Brought to you by Dale's Pale Aleโofficial beer of USA Curling!
I bought an Adcom CD changer right out of college. It broke but I still have an Adcom amp and preamp from the same era. Lol.
February 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I bought an Adcom CD changer right out of college. It broke but I still have an Adcom amp and preamp from the same era. Lol.
That seems accurate! Same here. There's a patch of trail in the shade on the north facing side of the mountain that should be solid glaze death ice from January through March. It was dry dirt today.
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
That seems accurate! Same here. There's a patch of trail in the shade on the north facing side of the mountain that should be solid glaze death ice from January through March. It was dry dirt today.
Another 18 C day in winter in Colorado. This is at 2100 m. There should at least be some packed ice and snow from the last snow. There isn't.
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Another 18 C day in winter in Colorado. This is at 2100 m. There should at least be some packed ice and snow from the last snow. There isn't.
Inflation definitely isn't under control. Safeway raised a case of Odell beer from $36 to $42 and my breakfast burritos from $2.99 to $3.49 each.
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Inflation definitely isn't under control. Safeway raised a case of Odell beer from $36 to $42 and my breakfast burritos from $2.99 to $3.49 each.
It's the frustrated AI banging it's head on the wall.
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 AM
It's the frustrated AI banging it's head on the wall.
All the code, PCB, and enclosure design files are already on GitHub. Good luck sorting it all out tho. Hoping to get the blog post with detailed instructions and photos up in a few weeks. These things take time to photograph and write.
GitHub - bikerglen/rp2040-midi-player
Contribute to bikerglen/rp2040-midi-player development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 AM
All the code, PCB, and enclosure design files are already on GitHub. Good luck sorting it all out tho. Hoping to get the blog post with detailed instructions and photos up in a few weeks. These things take time to photograph and write.
Work in progress. MIDI controller triggers an RP2040 to play stereo 48 ksps sound effects off a microSD card through an I2S DAC and amplifier.
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Work in progress. MIDI controller triggers an RP2040 to play stereo 48 ksps sound effects off a microSD card through an I2S DAC and amplifier.
Jason Veritek went to Georgia Tech while I was there. Cool seeing him play in the majors after seeing him in school. Wikipedia sounds like he's still in Boston so probably not him coaching little league in Atlanta. ๐
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Jason Veritek went to Georgia Tech while I was there. Cool seeing him play in the majors after seeing him in school. Wikipedia sounds like he's still in Boston so probably not him coaching little league in Atlanta. ๐
same in Fort Collins
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
same in Fort Collins
That's the big difference between the dot com boom and the AI boom. The dot com boom was accompanied by a myriad of job opportunities for just about anyone with some tech skills. The AI boom, not so much.
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
That's the big difference between the dot com boom and the AI boom. The dot com boom was accompanied by a myriad of job opportunities for just about anyone with some tech skills. The AI boom, not so much.
Unless you make acquiring the necessary documents free of charge, would this not amount to a poll tax?
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Unless you make acquiring the necessary documents free of charge, would this not amount to a poll tax?