Aaron Hackson 🌱
@asj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Research Computing at Uni of Dundee. Hacker at @nottinghack. Queer, nerdy, and too many piercings.
#Tea, #Vegan, #UNIX, #Electronics, #Cycling, #HamRadio, #Emacs […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@asj, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
#Tea, #Vegan, #UNIX, #Electronics, #Cycling, #HamRadio, #Emacs […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hachyderm.io/@asj, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Look at this beautiful dog. His name is Dexter.
You can go and see him at Foragers' Kitchen in #nottingham
You can go and see him at Foragers' Kitchen in #nottingham
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Look at this beautiful dog. His name is Dexter.
You can go and see him at Foragers' Kitchen in #nottingham
You can go and see him at Foragers' Kitchen in #nottingham
IKEA sell tetrapods now
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
IKEA sell tetrapods now
v2 of my ear thing, it has an accelerometer now
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
v2 of my ear thing, it has an accelerometer now
This was an annoying project because I wanted to add a 24v to 5v dc-dc converter on board, but it is so pretty now!
Now lives in the comfy area of @nottinghack
Now lives in the comfy area of @nottinghack
October 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This was an annoying project because I wanted to add a 24v to 5v dc-dc converter on board, but it is so pretty now!
Now lives in the comfy area of @nottinghack
Now lives in the comfy area of @nottinghack
Another modern tech fail for tonight. My dishwasher tray has been slowly rusting and falling apart for a while, meaning we can stack fewer and fewer plates. I found a thing on thingiverse for plates and am cable tying them into the dishwasher. Only printed one […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
October 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Another modern tech fail for tonight. My dishwasher tray has been slowly rusting and falling apart for a while, meaning we can stack fewer and fewer plates. I found a thing on thingiverse for plates and am cable tying them into the dishwasher. Only printed one […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Modern tech fail. I have one of these smart plugs which runs ESPhome and it stopped working a while back. Finally took it open to take a look (required a small blood sacrifice from my thumb).
Low voltage cap exploded. I didn't have a 470uF so I put 220uF in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Low voltage cap exploded. I didn't have a 470uF so I put 220uF in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Modern tech fail. I have one of these smart plugs which runs ESPhome and it stopped working a while back. Finally took it open to take a look (required a small blood sacrifice from my thumb).
Low voltage cap exploded. I didn't have a 470uF so I put 220uF in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Low voltage cap exploded. I didn't have a 470uF so I put 220uF in […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Here's the populated board close up. A 2450 battery fits perfectly on the back :)
October 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's the populated board close up. A 2450 battery fits perfectly on the back :)
It works!
ATTiny1616 with three small shift registers. 24 LEDs around the outside. All passives are 0201.
ATTiny1616 with three small shift registers. 24 LEDs around the outside. All passives are 0201.
October 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It works!
ATTiny1616 with three small shift registers. 24 LEDs around the outside. All passives are 0201.
ATTiny1616 with three small shift registers. 24 LEDs around the outside. All passives are 0201.
Got the power supply mounted this afternoon.
Waiting for PCBs to arrive 😢
Waiting for PCBs to arrive 😢
September 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Got the power supply mounted this afternoon.
Waiting for PCBs to arrive 😢
Waiting for PCBs to arrive 😢
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I don’t know how to extinguish an incense cone. But my cooling tower arrived.
Ryan is doing another run of them soon.
https://www.ryan-heath.com/product-page/softpower2025
Ryan is doing another run of them soon.
https://www.ryan-heath.com/product-page/softpower2025
September 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I don’t know how to extinguish an incense cone. But my cooling tower arrived.
Ryan is doing another run of them soon.
https://www.ryan-heath.com/product-page/softpower2025
Ryan is doing another run of them soon.
https://www.ryan-heath.com/product-page/softpower2025
They are all very cute
September 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
They are all very cute
TETRAPOD
i cheated slightly and lasercut the bits out
i cheated slightly and lasercut the bits out
September 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TETRAPOD
i cheated slightly and lasercut the bits out
i cheated slightly and lasercut the bits out
look how cute this mosfet is
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
look how cute this mosfet is
It’s so adorable. Cute lil MNT Pocket, I love it
August 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It’s so adorable. Cute lil MNT Pocket, I love it
probably a bad idea
July 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
probably a bad idea
In hindsight, I should have known adding a Geiger counter to the hackspace instrumentation would encourage mischief.
June 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
In hindsight, I should have known adding a Geiger counter to the hackspace instrumentation would encourage mischief.
@nottinghack Not very exciting so far
June 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@nottinghack Not very exciting so far
June 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Past six months of sun
June 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Past six months of sun
The @nottinghack Discord bot now tracks Emoji usage in messages and presents it as a prometheus metric for Grafana.
I only implement the most important of infrastructure 🤔
I only implement the most important of infrastructure 🤔
June 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The @nottinghack Discord bot now tracks Emoji usage in messages and presents it as a prometheus metric for Grafana.
I only implement the most important of infrastructure 🤔
I only implement the most important of infrastructure 🤔
They are done, and now drying.
The one on the right was the first one I did, which was dyed purple. The one on the left just came out and was dyed blue. I think they both look pretty good but I don't know which one I prefer yet.
They are both very Dade though.
The one on the right was the first one I did, which was dyed purple. The one on the left just came out and was dyed blue. I think they both look pretty good but I don't know which one I prefer yet.
They are both very Dade though.
May 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They are done, and now drying.
The one on the right was the first one I did, which was dyed purple. The one on the left just came out and was dyed blue. I think they both look pretty good but I don't know which one I prefer yet.
They are both very Dade though.
The one on the right was the first one I did, which was dyed purple. The one on the left just came out and was dyed blue. I think they both look pretty good but I don't know which one I prefer yet.
They are both very Dade though.