Glen Akins
@bikerglen.bsky.social
Building gadgets, riding bikes, and fighting the good fight for municipal broadband. Chip designer by day. Some days you're a mountain goat; other days you're a fainting goat. 🐐
Skies are clearing in Fort Collins but no aurora. Clouds still kind of interesting tho.
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Skies are clearing in Fort Collins but no aurora. Clouds still kind of interesting tho.
Fort Collins, Colorado. Pixel 9 Pro Night Sight
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Fort Collins, Colorado. Pixel 9 Pro Night Sight
✔️ fat grip ✔️ buddy tape ✔️ ride raw
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
✔️ fat grip ✔️ buddy tape ✔️ ride raw
Contrast this to their opposition's campaign. 2H won. 303 lost.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Contrast this to their opposition's campaign. 2H won. 303 lost.
While we're on the subject of political campaigns and graphic design, may I present the unabomber manifesto of campaign yard signs. They lost.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
While we're on the subject of political campaigns and graphic design, may I present the unabomber manifesto of campaign yard signs. They lost.
Thank you! @s3thn3ss.bsky.social came over and helped me decorate this year otherwise it wouldn't have happened so truly a group effort. Here's this year's setup. Maybe you'll get a few more trick-or-treaters this year!
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thank you! @s3thn3ss.bsky.social came over and helped me decorate this year otherwise it wouldn't have happened so truly a group effort. Here's this year's setup. Maybe you'll get a few more trick-or-treaters this year!
It gets wild! A doctor down the street used to hand out full-sized bars then I built my zombie containment unit and monster in a box animatronic props. Eventually word got out so it's our neighborhood plus the surrounding area. No animatronic props or roof wolfs this year.
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It gets wild! A doctor down the street used to hand out full-sized bars then I built my zombie containment unit and monster in a box animatronic props. Eventually word got out so it's our neighborhood plus the surrounding area. No animatronic props or roof wolfs this year.
Even my little flip dot board got hit by the AWS outage so I couldn't update my status to WFH today!
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Even my little flip dot board got hit by the AWS outage so I couldn't update my status to WFH today!
I've been building my own Neopixel controller boards with Xiao modules and 5V level translation logic. Yesterday, I discovered the @adafruit.com Sparkle Motion Mini. I ordered one and am eagerly anticipating using it my next 3D-printed Neopixel project! www.adafruit.com/product/6160
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've been building my own Neopixel controller boards with Xiao modules and 5V level translation logic. Yesterday, I discovered the @adafruit.com Sparkle Motion Mini. I ordered one and am eagerly anticipating using it my next 3D-printed Neopixel project! www.adafruit.com/product/6160
My phone doesn't say “lizard” every time you push the lizard button so I built a single-purpose box that does! Build your own using @adafruit.com QT Py and Audio BFF boards, #3DPrinting, and @circuitpython.org! bikerglen.com/blog/lizard-... @hackadayofficial.bsky.social @hacksterio.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
My phone doesn't say “lizard” every time you push the lizard button so I built a single-purpose box that does! Build your own using @adafruit.com QT Py and Audio BFF boards, #3DPrinting, and @circuitpython.org! bikerglen.com/blog/lizard-... @hackadayofficial.bsky.social @hacksterio.bsky.social
How to Train Your Light Leak
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
How to Train Your Light Leak
my neighbor has legit carpentry skills
October 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
my neighbor has legit carpentry skills
ethernet switch on a stick in a bag in my front yard
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ethernet switch on a stick in a bag in my front yard
Finally got around to installing some software on the Framework Desktop. I'm astounded at how much faster it is than my old PC. Fusion orbits are silky smooth and the Bambu Studio slicer is super snappy. Next step is moving it upstairs to my desk and beginning the migration of everything else to it.
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Finally got around to installing some software on the Framework Desktop. I'm astounded at how much faster it is than my old PC. Fusion orbits are silky smooth and the Bambu Studio slicer is super snappy. Next step is moving it upstairs to my desk and beginning the migration of everything else to it.
A couple more lights on the rotting corpse at the back right of the 2nd picture and I'm done with Halloween until it's time to release the wolves from the basement in two weeks.
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A couple more lights on the rotting corpse at the back right of the 2nd picture and I'm done with Halloween until it's time to release the wolves from the basement in two weeks.
2024 Halloween me decided to be nice to 2025 Halloween me and label things for what they are for, but he also hid 2 of the 9 Hue spotlights as a challenge in a separate stash in the garage. #wolf
October 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
2024 Halloween me decided to be nice to 2025 Halloween me and label things for what they are for, but he also hid 2 of the 9 Hue spotlights as a challenge in a separate stash in the garage. #wolf
The parts from SendCutSend worked out well! Time to work on the software and mechanics now.
October 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The parts from SendCutSend worked out well! Time to work on the software and mechanics now.