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xorbit1.bsky.social
New ManT1S #prototype delivery from @jlcpcb.bsky.social !
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#electronics #pcb #maker #esp32 @crowdsupply.bsky.social

www.crowdsupply.com/silicognitio...
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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xtools.at
Beautiful 😍 Makes you wonder what else those little ESP32 chips are capable of!
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
I decided it was kind of important to make sure the ManT1S is #compatible with the (only?) other T1S board on the market, the #Arduino SPE Shield. Yep, it works! 😉 @officialarduino.bsky.social @microchip-makes.bsky.social #embedded #networking #esp32
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Terminal on top shows a MicroPython REPL session with a command sending text to the Arduino SPE Shield over a socket, Arduino serial monitor on the bottom shows the text being received.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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timonsku.zip
no, just no
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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arturo182.bsky.social
Gotta make shit up to make it seem like you're doing something to keep the grift money flowing
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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phineas.bsky.social
New awareness campaign
A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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onthistangent.bsky.social
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
exwife-of-frankenstein on tumblr: Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call. #IM GOING INSANE #NOTHING WORKS NOTHING
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Working on more #demo #hardware for the ManT1S @crowdsupply.bsky.social #campaign, highlighting the advantage of a #modular approach. (Locally extendable with more sensors, still to come!) Just one twisted pair running down the arm for #power and #communication!
www.crowdsupply.com/silicognitio...
Robot claw with a ManT1S board to locally control the wrist rotation and tilt, and the claw opening and closing. Just a single twisted pair runs down the arm to power and control this part.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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tubetime.bsky.social
Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.
Guide to Electronic Components A list of parts each with a photo of a SOT-23 package Bipolar Transistor MOSFET JFET Voltage Regulator Diode Supervisor Thyristor Voltage Monitor Temperature Sensor Voltage Reference Varactor Magnetic Field Sensor EEPROM Resistor Divider LED (but with a red SOT-23 package that is glowing!)
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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xorbit.noc.social.ap.brid.gy
I wish I "understood" #HomeAssistant better. It all seems very nebulous and opaque. "Magic is happening" kind of stuff with various terms that seem to have very specific meanings in the context of HA.
Is there some good #introduction #video or article someone can recommend?
#homeautomation
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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adampknave.com
They are also intentionally conflating machine-learning and generative AI slop to confuse and try to make GenAI seem necessary. Google Maps traffic stuff is machine learning, not GenAI, for example. Auto-correct is too. Don't let them make you lose the thread. GenAI slop is slop.
doomboy.bsky.social doom boy @doomboy.bsky.social · 14d
the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Is building something with tie straps "proper" enough for a @crowdsupply.bsky.social campaign #video or is it too hokey? 😳😅
#maker #lowtech #demo #wired #networking
www.crowdsupply.com/silicognitio...
ManT1S controller for three servos strapped to the side of a robot arm with plastic tie straps.
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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techconnectify.bsky.social
I do not claim to know why we are on this planet, but I am very certain we are not born to start a mission where we optimize every single little thing in our lives.

I think it's just not good for the spirit.
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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techconnectify.bsky.social
OK, having heard a report on some AI bracelet which is always recording audio with the idea that you could go back and audit your day's interactions or ask it questions about what you did that day...

look if you actually want this I think you're forgetting what it means to be human.
October 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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timonsku.zip
And how many softwares have you compiled at your last position? We require candidates to have compiled at least 4!
foone.bsky.social Foone @foone.bsky.social · 21d
can job listings be serious please
a job listing question: "How many APIs have you implemented in the last 2 years?" with four options: 1-3 APIs 4-6 APIs 7-10 APIs More than 10 APIs
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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zorinlynx.bsky.social
It's like developers and companies have forgotten that you can do stuff like this with a local microcontroller, and using the local network, without needing any cloud components.

www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright - Dexerto
The AWS outage caused chaos for owners of Eight Sleep’s Pod3 mattresses as they had no offline mode and were stuck at high temperatures.
www.dexerto.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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cafiffle.bsky.social
I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Working on #campaign #video demos for the ManT1S! Turning this dumb floodlight into a #smart networked one. Do you think T1S Single Pair Ethernet will work over that fat repurposed #power cable? Stay tuned! 😉😁
#IoT #homeautomation
www.crowdsupply.com/silicognitio...
Putting a ManT1S into the bowels of an existing 12V floodlight. The existing waterproofed power cable connects to the T1S networking/power pads.
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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malwaretech.com
Software engineer salaries are going to be crazy high after the LLM companies spend years enabling everyone to create mountains of technical debt then go bankrupt.
edzitron.com Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28d
Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...
A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished. This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too. You only care about professional developers. Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers. You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin. 20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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evilcleverdog.bsky.social
Using ChatGPT
edithcharles.bsky.social Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23
What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?
August 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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arturo182.bsky.social
- Is this pin 5V-tolerant?
- Great question! Yes it is! ✨
- I just fed it 5V and now the chip is dead...
- You're absolutely right! This pin is not 5V-tolerant ✨
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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shamjaff.bsky.social
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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nyx.liber.ar
how sad to continue seeing websites that still do not have a minimum of accessibility

looking at you: hackaday.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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jeffgeerling.com
AI companies are pumping that financial bubble to new heights in creative ways.

www.reuters.com/business/amd...
AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it option to take a 10% stake
AMD said on Monday it will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that would bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT creator the option to buy up to roughly 10% of the chipmaker.
www.reuters.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM