kscottz
@kscottz.bsky.social
Engineer: mainly robots and computer vision stuff. Developer advocate for ROS at Open Robotics. Open Source Hardware Association board member. Lover of rats and plants.
It is the kind if Monday where my coffee pot stops working, there are trolls in our forum, and American Democracy is in obvious decline.
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It is the kind if Monday where my coffee pot stops working, there are trolls in our forum, and American Democracy is in obvious decline.
Pushing Simulation to the Limit to Find Order in Chaos
YouTube video by Drew's Campfire
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Top shelf logo design.
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Top shelf logo design.
Join me at Open Hardware Summit in Berlin this May!
We are soooo excited to announce that the tickets for the 2026 Open Hardware Summit are officially available! Snag your tickets today and maybe even get yourself an extra cool Summit tee? 👀
ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/
ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Join me at Open Hardware Summit in Berlin this May!
Pot roast is just shitty BBQ made by white people.
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Pot roast is just shitty BBQ made by white people.
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![4 frame comic. In the first frame, JD Vance is in Greenland. Text reads : praxis is a start-up funded
by american billionaires and
Trump backers such as jd Vance's
puppeteer Peter Thiel and open
AI's Sam Altman. its aim is to
create "freedom cities" outside
of democratic regulations and
managed by a "king-ceo leading
citizen-shareholders."*
Second frame shows some houses of Nuuk, in Greenland. Text reads : in 2023, praxis founder dryden
brown went to greenlAND TO
Attempt buying it (or at least
a sizeable chunk of it), without
success. he said in 2025 : "we
think Greenland is a very in-
teresting place. we view it as
one of the last frontiers
on earth."**
Third frame shows an iceberg. Text reads : he spoke for many. in April
2025, Reuters reported that
tech investors in silicon valley
were "promoting the frozen
island as a site for a so-called
freedom city, a libertarian utopia
[sic] with minimal regulation."***
Fourth frame shows a Twitter screenshot reading 'according to plan." Text reads : since then, ken Bowery, Who co-
founded a venture-capital firm
with his PayPal buddy Peter thiel,
has been appointed u.s. ambassador
to Denmark, with the express order
to lead greenland-acquisition
negotiations. praxis reacted to
the news by posting on Twitter:
Sources are indicated at the bottom of the first three frames from Le Monde (Peter Thiel, the libertarian billionaire waging war on government), The New Republic (The oligarchs pushing for conquest of Greenland) and Reuters (Greenland freedom city? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcmpg73bt2wudku3nqgx33yx/bafkreibarlgqfhsaccjj2ujgezf4r5huqmxeh47fkcbz35hapjktlsp6mi@jpeg)
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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⚠️ do not buy these unless you are okay inhaling the whole bag ⚠️
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 AM
⚠️ do not buy these unless you are okay inhaling the whole bag ⚠️
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Feels like we are at a defining moment right now.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Feels like we are at a defining moment right now.
Woke up to two different data breach alerts.
I don't want your "free identity protection" I want you to stop fucking up.
This isn't going to change until companies have to pay for their failures.
I don't want your "free identity protection" I want you to stop fucking up.
This isn't going to change until companies have to pay for their failures.
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Woke up to two different data breach alerts.
I don't want your "free identity protection" I want you to stop fucking up.
This isn't going to change until companies have to pay for their failures.
I don't want your "free identity protection" I want you to stop fucking up.
This isn't going to change until companies have to pay for their failures.
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Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
Sick of YouTube ads? I know I am!
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
GitHub - iBicha/playlet: The unofficial, privacy driven, YouTube client for Roku
The unofficial, privacy driven, YouTube client for Roku - iBicha/playlet
github.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Sick of YouTube ads? I know I am!
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
Sick of YouTube ads? I know I am!
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
GitHub - iBicha/playlet: The unofficial, privacy driven, YouTube client for Roku
The unofficial, privacy driven, YouTube client for Roku - iBicha/playlet
github.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Sick of YouTube ads? I know I am!
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
If you use a Roku to watch YouTube videos on your TV check out the Playlet Roku app. It strips YouTube videos of their ads and works surprisingly well.
github.com/iBicha/playl...
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Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
reut.rs
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images reut.rs/4jvw0JI
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Every single "the robots are here" story from CES is wrong
January 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Every single "the robots are here" story from CES is wrong
Can someone please put together a company that aggregates the content from independent investigative journalists and allows you to support them using a single monthly payment.
This $5 here $2 there stuff is killing me. I'm sick to death of the scattered news environment.
This $5 here $2 there stuff is killing me. I'm sick to death of the scattered news environment.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Can someone please put together a company that aggregates the content from independent investigative journalists and allows you to support them using a single monthly payment.
This $5 here $2 there stuff is killing me. I'm sick to death of the scattered news environment.
This $5 here $2 there stuff is killing me. I'm sick to death of the scattered news environment.
I reset my Android ad ID the other day.
Why we allow Google to continue with this nonsense is beyond me.
Why we allow Google to continue with this nonsense is beyond me.
Here is a (likely incomplete) list of apps that are enabling ICE to track your smartphone's location.
Download, mirror, and reshare.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Download, mirror, and reshare.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Gravy-Venntel_apps
docs.google.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I reset my Android ad ID the other day.
Why we allow Google to continue with this nonsense is beyond me.
Why we allow Google to continue with this nonsense is beyond me.
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New footage from the ICE agent's phone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We've placed that footage in a synced timeline with the other currently available footage.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
New footage from the ICE agent's phone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We've placed that footage in a synced timeline with the other currently available footage.
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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San Francisco! Emergency Action TONIGHT!
Join us for an emergency vigil and protest in response to ICE killing a woman in Minneapolis.
630 Sansome St. SF at 6 PM.
Join us for an emergency vigil and protest in response to ICE killing a woman in Minneapolis.
630 Sansome St. SF at 6 PM.
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
San Francisco! Emergency Action TONIGHT!
Join us for an emergency vigil and protest in response to ICE killing a woman in Minneapolis.
630 Sansome St. SF at 6 PM.
Join us for an emergency vigil and protest in response to ICE killing a woman in Minneapolis.
630 Sansome St. SF at 6 PM.
If this were a civilized country the people would shut down everything tomorrow.
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 AM
If this were a civilized country the people would shut down everything tomorrow.
I've had no less than a dozen robotics people ask me if I was planning to attend CES.
This coverage of CES sums up exactly what I'm afraid of regarding consumer robotics.
For the most part, robots belong in factories, farms, hospitals, and in space not in homes.
This coverage of CES sums up exactly what I'm afraid of regarding consumer robotics.
For the most part, robots belong in factories, farms, hospitals, and in space not in homes.
Here's Ep 2 of Better Offline's CES coverage - I'm joined by @niedermeyer.online, @henrytcasey.net, @edwardongwesojr.com and @bishonentype.bsky.social to talk wireless TVs, useless smart glasses, and the big lie of consumer robotics.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I've had no less than a dozen robotics people ask me if I was planning to attend CES.
This coverage of CES sums up exactly what I'm afraid of regarding consumer robotics.
For the most part, robots belong in factories, farms, hospitals, and in space not in homes.
This coverage of CES sums up exactly what I'm afraid of regarding consumer robotics.
For the most part, robots belong in factories, farms, hospitals, and in space not in homes.
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New article with Natasha Quadlin and Jordyn Wald. Regrets, she's had a few.
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
New article with Natasha Quadlin and Jordyn Wald. Regrets, she's had a few.
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Women with computer science and engineering degrees are unusually regretful of their major choice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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