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Brian Jepson
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Publishing Director for Raspberry Pi, old computer restorer and enjoyer, and occasional amateur event producer. Based in Kingston, RI, US
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Want to eliminate the clicks and pops from #RaspberryPi #Pico audio? Here's a lesson I created for my students that shows how to use a simple Digital to Analog Converter (as low as $3.95, with audio-jack included) to vastly improve Pico sound. Wiring & CircuitPython code demoed. youtu.be/776nkK9-3Ko
Better Pico Audio for the Raspberry Pi Pico! Using an Inexpensive DAC (CircuitPython School)
YouTube video by Build With Prof. G.
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This unique NES emulator not only lets you play classic Nintendo games on modern hardware - it lets you play 100 titles in 3D thanks to custom profiles that add 3D effects (including lighting and shadows). Version 1.0 is now available after 10 years in development. www.dsogaming.com/news/after-1...
After 10 years of development, the emulator that lets you play NES games in full 3D has been fully released
3dSen, the amazing emulator that lets you play all the NES games in full 3D, has left Early Access and has been fully released.
www.dsogaming.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wakefield, Rhode Island
June 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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NANCY’S CAT SATURDAY
April 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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AL CAPONE
DILLINGER
NANCY
April 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Got tariff questions? 🌍🚢 Join us TONIGHT on ASK AN ENGINEER at 8PM ET with Ladyada for TARIFF TALK! We’re diving into pricing, BOMs, reshoring, and more. Drop your questions now and tune in for answers! youtu.be/fVrmZe67Xcs

#adafruit #tarifftalk #askanengineer #tariffs #electronics
April 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spacewar! on the PDP-12 at the Rhode Island Computer Museum.
March 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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VIC 20 port of Ultima III is now out: vic20ultima3.wordpress.com
VIC 20 Ultima III
Journey Onward
vic20ultima3.wordpress.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The Gimp 3.0 is OUT! What's that? It's a free and open-source Photoshop-like image editor! You can install it free in seconds on the Microsoft Store for Windows! www.gimp.org/downloads/ (and Mac and Linux, natch!) congrats to the team for this major release!
GIMP - Downloads
The official download page for all things GIMP! Please only use the official binaries provided here unless you really, really know what you’re doing (it’s the only way to be safe). We try to provide b...
www.gimp.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Full Linux command line, native on my Pixel! Find it in developer settings.
March 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Joining Bluesky - with updates on Obsolescence Guaranteed and the PDP-11, PDP-10, PDP-10 replicas. The main web site: obsolescence.dev

#PiDP-11, #PiDP-10, #PiDP-8
March 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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We're working on getting some fun emulators ported to the FruitJam www.adafruit.com/product/6200. Of course, we wanted to start with the C64,
Adafruit Fruit Jam - Mini RP2350 Computer
Coming soon! Sign up to be notified when these are in stockWe were catching up on a recent hackaday hackchat with eben upton and learned some fun facts: such as the DVI hack for the ...
www.adafruit.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
March 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
2022 flashback: Data General Dasher terminal at the RI Computer Museum warehouse. The keyboard was still in plastic, having been recently returned by someone who may or may not have used it to build something that you may (or may not) have seen in a moving image on a screen somewhere.
March 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Follow my unofficial CamJam feed for wooorrrdds and pictures-
March 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Images from today's Cambridge Raspberry Jam
March 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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They already tried, with MOOCs. We were told we'd need only like 5 universities to produce "the best" content, the rest could shut down and everyone could learn from MOOCs instead. Which showed exactly how much they understood about education, learning, humans, and other things not measured in bits.
in 8-10 years someone from Silicon Valley is going to invent the university, genuinely unaware that it's been done before
February 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Fruit Jam RP2350B credit-card mini computer with all the fixin's 🍓🍇💾
February 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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That's it. I've done it. Automated button tapping is finally and forever a Solved Problem™️. Now no one change *anything*, understand? No new phones, no new buttons, that's it. We're done now.
January 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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OH, BOY - - -
THIS IS MY
LUCKY DAY
January 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Relatable.
January 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Version 1.3 of my BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Desk Accessory is available today

This version brings internationalization support and some bug fixes

jcs.org/bluescsi
BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Desk Accessory
jcs.org
January 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
FRIDAY!
January 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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If you order a cup of clear RI clam chowder at the Matunuck Oyster Bar it will show up on your receipt as one cup of Rhode Island, itself. And I find this beautiful.
January 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM